Paving 2in of blacktop with belly dump trucks (Smith road construction)

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today's video is of #smithroadconstruction and the second and final layer of paving (roughly 2in of blacktop)
if you saw the previous paving video (here is the link to that video- • ~~PAVING a ROAD~~{MODE... ). they paved about a 1/4mi or road...about half mile total in 2 directions. that was done with normal dump trucks.
in this video, Granite construction (who has been doing this entire Smith road construction project) used belly dumps to pave about 1 mile of road (both directions total) using belly dump trucks....which also includes an extra piece of machinery that you will see in front of the paver that eats the windrows of asphalt and puts it on a hopper....onto a belt...and into the paver...onto the road.
if you have any questions....let me know and I can do my best to answer your question.
I wish i got more video of them coming back on the other side of the road (the next day) but I sadly missed out on filming the rest.
this is the last of #smithroadconstruction series....hope you enjoyed it
thanks for watching

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@ZurkeyTurkey 4 года назад

Everyone that has commented about the arms are completely wrong so far. That is called a ski and they are running 2 of them which is called great grade which isn't very common honestly. There are 3 sensors per ski that read the road and relay it to the paver to make the smoothest ride possible, those sensors will pick up low spots or high spots and fill them on the fly. They have nothing to do with keeping the paver on track or weight in the hopper.

@Tractors_Trucks_And_Pups 4 года назад

Really...ok (think there was only one other comment about this) and think it was about the same....thank you!

@andrelegrange3139 3 года назад

Moba big ski

@head7502 3 года назад

That’s mostly true but when running 3 sensors on a ski it’s called a sonic averaging system. It takes all 3 measurements and averages them out so it doesn’t make to many adjustments when there is highs and lows.

@djteako Год назад

There is another important reason for using this "technique" that no one has mentioned so far. When the run to/from the asphalt plant gets longer, the load tends to cool and segregate in the truck. By dumping it on the ground and using the pickup, the transfer buggy can re-mix the asphalt so it is all a consistent temperature again.

@natemead 3 года назад

They are skis. They read the road and make adjustments based on the sensors readings. And that big machine in the front is a transfer machine.

@head7502 3 года назад

The whole purpose of this method is so that the paver never stops. They need a better ground guy on those belly’s.

@matthewbrady5274 2 года назад

Agreed, however it's possible that the hot plant is far away from the work zone and the trucks are just not coming fast enough. That said, it's better to stop the paver earlier so that the buggy doesn't need to back up.

@Tractors_Trucks_And_Pups 2 года назад

Yes closest hotplant is a good 15min away 1 way with no traffic... And you have to go down a few major roads to get there i believe

@Eliflocau 2 месяца назад

Yeah I’m a belly operator and the idea is that the paver never stop

@briansnyder7155 3 года назад

Wow what a slow process compared to dumping straight into the transfer buggy.

Paving 2in of blacktop with belly dump trucks (Smith road construction)

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