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INDUSTRY NEWS YANMAR Mastry Engine Center for Puckett Equipment’s Asphalt Pavers Develops Customized Engine for Puckett Equipment’s Asphalt Pavers The Puckett 580 asphalt paver with customized 3TNV88C-DYEM YANMAR Tier 4F engine from YANMAR Mastry Engine Center Y ANMAR Mastry Engine Center has developed a highly custom- ized engine for the latest Puckett Equipment asphalt pavers. Florida-based system integrators Mas- try adapted the 3TNV88C-DYEM YANMAR Tier 4F engine to create a unique solution when Puckett decided to upgrade the engine driving its 500 Series pavers from EPA Tier 4I to EPA Tier 4F. Following the creation of an approved 3-D model, Mastry’s engineers moved the service side of the engine to the opposite side and incorporated special drain hose panels as an extra feature, de- veloping the production unit in under 60 days. Paul Puckett, of Puckett Equipment Inc., said: “We selected YANMAR and www.callape.com Mastry because of the need to find a proven Tier 4 diesel engine that would fit on our pavers without a lot of struc- tural changes. Weight, dimensions, and horsepower were critical. Being in the industry for so long, we had heard the great reviews of the YANMAR engines that Mastry markets. “After contacting Mastry and other dealers, we selected Mastry because of the efforts and solutions made by their sales and engineering departments to “We selected YANMAR and Mastry because of the need to find a proven Tier 4 diesel engine that would fit on our pavers without a lot of structural changes.” [16] supply us with an engine that would meet our requirements. The sales de- partment came up with a unit that had the hp and dimensions we needed. The engineering department designed modifications we needed to successfully mount the engine into our pavers. We were very pleased with the final result.” Mastry’s specific, application-focused approach to solving problems is the key to ensuring customer satisfaction. Arley Bedellion, Industrial Sales Man- ager, Mastry, said: “Our solution for Puckett Equipment is one example of the way we are prepared to commit to the extra design and development work for each individual customer. We will always take time to research our cus- tomers’ applications and provide them with a complete package.” 1.800.210.5923