Modern Quarrying Q4 2022

Road construction is a high-risk job but utilizing attachments that cut out multiple steps in the process takes crew members out of harm’s way and allows traffic to flow more freely.

rial placement attachments, which will also cut down on labour. Material placement attachments take the complex four-step process using expensive equipment and simplify it. With this method, a single operator connects their skid steer, loader or other common host machine to the attachment and loads road material into the hopper at the top. Then, the operator drives alongside the road as material feeds down the hopper onto a conveyor which then carries the material to the edge of the attachment, dispensing it through an adjustable width opening exactly where it’s needed. Some attachments can even dispense up to 20 tons of aggregate in under 10 minutes with all machine adjustments made by a single crew member from inside the host machine using a remote control. To further increase the efficiency of material placement attachments, some manufacturers offer dual and single, left or right side, dispensing configurations to take on numerous roadways around the world. Streamlining the process saves money and makes money. Crews cannot only do more work in a day

Some material placement attachments can even dispense up to 20 tons of aggregate in under 10 minutes with all machine adjustments made by a single crew member from inside the host machine using a remote control

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Road construction tasks like backfilling and aggregate placement have typically been viewed as a four-step process. Roadway materials are piled on the road, scraped into place, compacted and then crews sweep and clean what remains off the road.

Reducing maintenance reduces downtime, ultimately providing crews with the opportunities to take on more jobs and save money.

Traditional self-propelled machines see most of their maintenance downtime and costs from engine, transmission and associated parts repairs.

Without an engine or transmission of their own to upkeep, these attachments have the power to reduce maintenance by up to 90% with just a few grease fittings to look after.

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MODERN QUARRYING QUARTER 4 | 2022