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EquipmentWorld.com | February 2018 47 rotor, he says. Other manufacturers are follow- ing suit when it comes to operating ease and ergonomics. For example, Roadtec's ergonomic design of the SX-8's sealed cabin puts the operator in position to reach all controls and systems. "For somebody to sit in the ma- chine and operate it for eight hours, you want to make it as comfortable as possible for the operator so that he or she can be more productive," says Stahl. Engineers focusing on safety features At BOMAG, machines come standard with several features that increase the safety of the operator during machine operation as well as during cutting-tool changing, Dennison says. He points to BOMAG's rotor side- shifting on the RS 500 Recycler and Soil Stabilizer, which allows the entire rotor house to be offset up to 11.8 inches and reach beyond the wheel track. "This is beneficial while stabiliz- highway contractor | continued BOMAG's RS 500 Recycler-Stabilizer • Full-depth reclamation: A reclamation technique in which the full flexible pavement section and a predetermined portion of the underlying materials are uniformly crushed, pulver- ized and blended, resulting in a stabilized base course. Stabilization can be further enhanced by blending in ad- ditives. This can improve the base for a new overlay or be used to convert an existing asphalt road to a gravel road. • Mixing applications: Soil stabilization using mechani- cal or chemical additives, soil drying or bioremediation. This primarily improves the load- bearing capacity of the soil. • Agriculture: Pre-season field preparation and/or post- season soil processing. This is for mixing crop residue. • Mining: Surface mining of some materials, haul-road reconditioning and mainte- nance. How reclaimers and stabilizers are used Source: Caterpillar, January 2018 The Wirtgen 240i during in-place recycling of street asphalt.