“ Trying to match every job that a customer might be faced with over the life of owning a machine to the right paver can be tough ... “
When looking at current and future jobs the work can be grouped according to type of paving . There is mainline paving , municipal and county projects , or commercial paving . There is distinct differences in these types of paving and the features of the paver are distinctly different to accommodate these differences .
“ Mainline pavers will require a higher throughput of material and grade and slope control that will enable the contractor to achieve all the ride and mat quality requirements of the state DOT ,” said Jennifer Brigman ,
director of marketing and product management , with BOMAG Americas , Inc ., Ridgeway , South Carolina . “ Municipal or county pavers require a lot of the same features of the mainline paver , but need to be more flexible to change for the conditions . A change in paving width on the fly is common in this category . Commercial pavers are a unique class in that they still require a base 8-foot paver , but are much smaller and lower on HP than their big brother the 8-foot mainline . With a smaller footprint , this enables the commercial paver to be more flexible in a wide variety of applications .”
In addition to the type of paving to be performed , Nigel McKay , sales manager with Weiler Products , Knoxville , Iowa , stated that the features that are important to the crew need to be considered . “ I ’ m thinking of such features as automation , simplicity of operation , production output levels , paving widths , and machine maneuverability .”
McKay added , “ Will the crew be maintaining the paver and performing most of the maintenance and repair work ? If uptime is important , who will be servicing the paver and what is their level of experience ?”
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November 2021