John Elko is the Senior Enterprise Growth Supervisor for BOMAG America, and he spent a while with me on the World of Asphalt 2025 present flooring to reply my questions concerning the up to date CR 1030 T and CR 820 T2 highway-class asphalt pavers.
Inform me concerning the up to date CR 820 T.
“That is now not a body elevate unit that may principally incorporate your conveyors. With a body elevate, your augers and your conveyors are tied into one. What we have performed with this unit is, you’ll be able to management particular person auger conveyors, left versus proper. We have included our new MOBA system into the tractor. This additionally has [an] HMI show, included customary. You will nonetheless have your slope field. This one is ready up for Topcon, however this panel will keep built-in to the machine. All of the functionalities that you’re going to see inside your toe level – your automation and choosing up and down. To your aspect, shall be in your Topcon show, so you can choose your precise heights for what you are making an attempt to pave.”
“With our augers on the surface, you may see that we even have your capacity to regulate your top of your precise combine popping out. You are in command of your precise quantity. Segregation is at all times an enormous drawback underneath all pavers, and loads of that consists in the course of the conveyors. Everyone has their chain case in the course of their conveyors. We [do] not – ours outboard drive are on either side. So principally, within the center, as a substitute of getting one thing the place the fabric can push up beneath your chain case field, you will not have that. Middle-line segregation is a factor of the previous for the Cedar Rapids paver.”
Entrance view of the CR 820 T2.Brandon Noel
What are some options that set aside the CR 1030?
“This machine shall be our new entrance mount screed. For our angle of assault screws, we have modified this throughout the business requirements for a front-mount display, they’re good, straightforward two finger lifts. And we have raised the peak about twelve inches. This places it on the operators midsection, the place they will use it comfortably. Two finger management, very fast response. We’ve coarse thread screws as a substitute of advantageous thread, in order that they maintain their positioning very effectively, and so they’re very quick.”
What’s the max pavement width on these fashions?
“They are going to be 20 foot. We had been in a position to truly incorporate our tubing system off of our BF pavers from Italy, and truly apply them over right here to North America. They’ve already been confirmed. It is not a double-sliding system. It is single. There’s nothing else within the business like that. For those who’re even blown out all the way in which to max width, you recognize, these are going to cut back that potential for bowing.”
Between the rear mount display or entrance mount display, are you a rear mount man or a entrance mount man?
“From my previous days, I used to be a entrance mount. However I am type of torn now as a result of once we did our testing – I’ve performed loads of startups with the rear mount, and the mat is completely lovely when it lays a mat. But, this here’s a 7,000-pound screed for a stretch, 20. Now, whenever you’re coping with our Versa 20 display, that’s coming in at 9,300 kilos. There is no forgiveness. No matter goes beneath it’s gonna look completely lovely.”
What are you making an attempt to emphasise to paving contractors?
“Nicely, I believe there’s a few issues. To start with, … we bought it proper the primary time with the damage parts on our pavers. However we would have liked to do some updates so far as for extra know-how, proper? We wished to have it built-in into the system, and that is what we actually did. What we’ve got now could be only a true trendy paver that’s nonetheless surprisngly easy – it is nonetheless a 12-volt system. We solely have two controllers, one for the tractor, one for the screed.And, final however not least, with regards to serviceability and performance, and truly having any individual who’s by no means paved and so they need to learn to pave, you will not discover a higher paver than a Cedar Rapids from BOMAG.”
Brandon Noel
