We’re fortunate to have automatic greasers as we do on many parts at the plant, but you must remember to fill those up. Follow OEMs’ recommendations for routine maintenance on all machines.
was closer to 70oF. We asphalt professionals know there’s a perishable product in the truck beds, but the drivers need to be told. I recommend every truck have GPS installed that lets the foreman know where the truck is at all times. In addition to tracking trucks while they’re carrying mix, watch the drivers after they dump their loads. Don’t let them clean out in front of the paver. They need a designated area alongside the job where they can clean out, and where a skid steer awaits his signal to clean up any messes the truck drivers make.
Rule 6. Pave By the Numbers Follow my paving-by-the-numbers cheat sheet in the sidebar. I created this years ago as a checklist to start paving. Use this the way a pilot uses a checklist before flying an aircraft. By going down the list from step 1 to step 14, you prepare the paver in a logical order to accept mix and take off from its starter plate successfully. As mentioned above, use a straight edge to Rule 7. Walk/Drive the Job check the screed. Also use a level, a temperaWhen paving is complete, there’s one last Do your crew a favor and ture gun and a measuring tape. The screed is step I recommend to check your workmanpaint that number on the the most important part out there because it ship. Walk along the parking lot or ride along ground in each pass lane. makes the good-looking mat. A temperature the roadway. Go back and check for roller gun is only about $50 but is worth its weight marks, joint problems or any issue that needs in gold. The electric screed’s gauge can say it’s to be addressed before the paving equipment heated to 300oF, but if half the elements have goes to its next job. It’ll be easier to fix misshorted themselves out, you’ll catch the probtakes now or to take the finish roller over a lem with the temperature gun before you start laying a damaged mat. problem area at the end of the job rather than letting the traveling When paving by the numbers, I stress monitoring the yield. It’s vipublic or project owner think you’ve done a poor job. tal to your pay and profit. From marking the beginning with stringlines or paint, to walking Coordinating truck traffic is also important during the paving part the completed pavement, if you pay attention to details and back-toof the job. You want to have your truck drivers bringing their mix to basics paving, you can achieve a top quality job that will get you full the site in the order in which it was loaded. Something loaded at 6:30 pay and an enthusiastic referral. a.m. when the ambient temperature was 50oF shouldn’t arrive afJohn Ball is the proprietor of Top Quality Paving & Training, Manchester the mix that was loaded at 8 a.m. when the ambient temperature ter, N.H. He provides personal, on-site paving consulting services around the United States and into Canada. For more information, contact him at (603) 493-1458 or tqpaving@yahoo.com. Pave by the Numbers Step 1 ❒ Heat the screed Step 2 ❒ Center tow points Step 3 ❒ Set paving width Step 4 ❒ Set main screed crown Step 5 ❒ Set height of extensions Step 6 ❒ Set slope of extensions Step 7 ❒ Lower screed into starting position Step 8 ❒ Null the screed Step 9 ❒ Set the end gates Step 10 ❒ Set auger height to be 2 inches above what you’re laying Step 11 ❒ Set feed sensors Step 12 ❒ Adjust feed control Step 13 ❒ Fill auger chamber Step 14 ❒ Pull off from starting plates
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