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Three Paving Attachments That Up the Ante

Vibratory roller, grader, and wheel saw skid steer attachments can aid paving and pavement maintenance contractors on the job.

A vibratory roller attachment can be used for patch work and compaction of base material.

MT12 Micro Trencher

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Micromilling Can Help Win Smoothness Bonuses

A major South Carolina asphalt milling subcontractor is using fine-tooth milling or "micromilling" to give South Carolina taxpayers smoother roads

Fine milling provides super-smooth base for overlays while correcting cross-slope problems.

3D Transforms Milling and Paving

Grade control technology changes the nature of road building and repair operations.

By using Topcon GPS, Intercounty Paving Associates was able to simultaneously operate five Roadtec RX-900 milling machines to speed production at the John F. Kennedy Airport. This would have been impossible using conventional techniques.

Setup Tips for 3D Paving and Milling

Before you can mill or pave with a 3D system, you need to properly set the system up.

Complex Profile Achieved on Airport Runway

Grade control technology helps Shelly and Sands achieve stringent FAA tolerances.

Shelly and Sands' subcontractor used a Trimble GCS900 universal total station system on its Wirtgen W 200 milling machine, enabling correct grade to be achieved the first time.

Milling it in the Big Apple

A resurfacing project at New York's JFK airport tests advanced milling control technology.

All Pavements Are Created to Perform Equally, or Are They?

Increasing reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), incorporating a percentage of shingle content, adding crumb rubber, and producing warm mix lowers the cost of maintaining quality road systems and reduces the consumption of valuable resources.

Testing asphalt with TransTech's PQI 301: Additives in warm mix can create testing challenges, says TransTech System's president and CEO David Apkarian.

MTH Soil Stabilizer/Asphalt Grinder

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Cutter-Head Tips that Slash Pavement Milling Costs

With asphalt and concrete milling machines, cutter head operation and maintenance drive costs.

You need to have the cutter head set up to match the working conditions. For example, above is a fine milling drum from Kennametal.

RX-700 Cold Planer

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Milling at the Outer Limits

Contractor relies on satellite and laser technology for accurate preparation of Air Force runway surface in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.

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