EquipmentWorld.com | December 2016
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PAVERS
2016
TOP
ROLLOUTS
Standout products for road and bridge construction this year
highway contractor: top rollouts
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by Chris Hill
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ChrisHill@randallreilly.com
Here's what caught our eye as we reviewed road
construction and maintenance equipment, products and
services throughout 2016. All of these have been selected on the basis
of several factors, including their ability to fill a market need, techno-
logical advances, innovations and general industry significance.
Vögele Super 2000-3i highway paver
Vögele's new Super 2000-3i asphalt paver
features Euro styling and is the first of four
new Super lineup pavers Vögele is set to in-
troduce. "It has the look of a German paver,
but with North American functionality," says
parent company Wirtgen's Bruce Monical.
The Super 2000-3i features a basic width
of 10 feet and a maximum paving width
of 28 feet. Designed primarily for highway
construction and large scale commercial
applications, top placement rate is 1,540
tons per hour. The machine is powered by
a 6-cylinder, Tier 4 Final Cummins QSB6.7-
C250 engine rated at 250 horsepower. A
new ECO mode lowers fuel consumption
with 234 horsepower still at the paver's
disposal. It also features Vögele's Nivel-
tronic Plus Leveling System, which handles
automatic grade and slope control, and the
new ErgoPlus 3 operating system displayed
on a large color LCD screen.
