Equipment World Digital Magazine
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October 2017 | EquipmentWorld.com 38 16-inch diameter conical augers, and the paver hopper features passive remix- ing with an optional 17-ton or 22-ton receiving insert. Cold crusts are broken up by a grate system in the insert, which creates smaller clumps that can absorb heat from hotter mix. Vögele reports this passive remixing can help lower owner expenses because it "costs nothing in terms of energy or maintenance." The primary and secondary conveyor belts, measuring 43 inches wide, are heated to eliminate "warm up" loads and to keep material from sticking to the belts. Heated scrapers also aid in keep- ing the belts clean. The secondary con- veyor has a swing capacity of 55 degrees left and right, a feature new to the North American version. The MT 3000-2i also automatically slows or shuts down feed when the paver hopper is filled. Another feature that can keep the operator focused on steering is a propel system with a pre-set automatic distance control that keeps the feeder at a set spacing from the paver. highway contractor | continued Towmaster_Ew0217_PG48.indd 1 9/22/17 10:11 AM BOMAG Cedarapids CR662RM BOMAG has updated its Cedarapids CR662RM RoadMix material transfer vehicle and paver combo machine with a 260-horsepower Tier 4 Final Cummins engine. The company says the CR662RM can be converted from an MTV to a paver within four hours by removing the rear conveyor assembly and replacing it with a screed. "If necessary, a contractor could pave with the Road- Mix in the morning and use it as an MTV in the after- noon," according to the company. The rubber-tracked CR662RM features 21-psi fully loaded ground contact pressure. It can cross bridges fully loaded and can be transported to a jobsite the same way as a 10-foot paver, BOMAG says. The Remix Anti-Segregation System delivery augers feature hard- faced back sides and pitch spacing transitions ranging from 10 inches at the front of the hopper to 12 inches at the back. The throughput capacity can exceed 500 tons per hour in both the paver and MTV configura- tions. BOMAG says the machine's platform design im- proves operator line of sight to the sides and includes a pivoting seat that extends beyond the sides. The operator console also pivots to line up with the seat, and the engine hood is sloped to improve sightline to the hopper.