Abstract: An adjustable paving machine includes a first frame portion having a plurality of walls, and a variably expandable portion having a plurality of walls and being operably coupled to the first frame portion. The adjustable paving machine also includes at least one brush affixed to at least one of the first frame portion or the variably expandable portion. The first frame portion and the variably expandable portion together form a containment basin configure to confine a paving material deposited into the containment basin. The variably expandable portion is configured to laterally move relative to the first frame portion to change a width of the containment basin. The at least one brush is disposed inside of the containment basin and configured to spread the paving material on a paving surface.

Abstract: There is a hopper having a substantially closed interior space that is configured to receive a binder, a fill assembly that is configured to be in fluid communication with the interior space of the hopper, and an exit port. Secured to the hopper is a base with at least one carrier. A pneumatic pump is secured to the hopper. An ingress pipe is secured to be in fluid communication with the pneumatic pump. A valve housing is secured to the ingress pipe and the exit port of the hopper. A valve is secured within the valve housing. An egress pipe is secured to the valve housing, and a spreader bar is secured to the egress pipe.

Abstract: An aggregate spreading device includes a hopper, a conveyor system disposed below the hopper, and a spreader system extending from at least one side of the aggregate spreading device and configured to receive aggregate from the conveyor system. The spreader system includes a vertical support coupled to a frame of the aggregate spreading device, a first wall extending from a first end attached to the vertical support, and a second wall extending from a second end of the first wall. A lift actuator is configured to adjust the vertical placement of the spreader system and causing the first and second walls to move vertically.

Abstract: Methods and systems for making and using a wide swath offset concrete screed apparatus for screeding wet concrete slurry. The apparatus includes a cross support bar, an attachment mechanism for attaching the cross support bar to a liftable arm of a motorized vehicle, and lateral support bars for attaching a screed bar to the cross support bar. The screed bar is positioned offset from the motorized vehicle used to operate the screed, allowing the motorized vehicle to drive outside the forms.

Abstract: A paving machine for paving a work surface can include a hopper for receiving, accommodating, and dispensing a paving material. The hopper may be movable into various positions including a conventional configuration, a material receiving configuration, and a material feeding configuration. The paving machine may include a hopper regulation system associated with a material quantity sensor and an object detection sensor and that utilizes data obtained therefrom to decide on proceeding with a material receiving operation, a material feeding operation, or to suspend hopper operation.

Abstract: An asphalt paver machine includes a main screed and an extender screed. The extender screed is coupled and configured to move laterally relative to the main screed. The extender screed includes a first screed carriage movably coupled to the main screed by a first cylinder and a second cylinder diagonally arranged relative to one another, and a second screed carriage movably coupled to the first screed carriage by a third cylinder and a fourth cylinder diagonally arranged relative to one another.

Abstract: A screed extension for a main screed frame of a paving machine includes an upper frame and a lower frame disposed below the upper frame. A height adjustment system is disposed between, and coupled to, the upper and lower frames. The height adjustment system is configured to moveably couple the lower frame to the upper frame. The height adjustment system includes an upper mounting plate affixed to the upper frame, and a lower mounting plate affixed to the lower frame. The height adjustment system also includes a first tube that is located between and coupled to the upper and lower mounting plates such that a first end of the first tube is configured to establish an interference fit with the upper mounting plate and a second end of the first tube is configured to establish an interference fit with the lower mounting plate.

Abstract: Device for realizing surfacing, in general, realizing surfaces that differ in nature, and more especially for realizing concrete pavements. In particular, it concerns a machine for realizing concrete roads, more especially a type of machine where work can be done without lateral formwork, in such way that after the machine has passed, the road is completely finished and that one only has to wait for the concrete to set and possibly seal the expansion joints before commissioning the road.

Abstract: A machine for filling a trench comprises a tub, release assembly, and a hopper. The tub mixes a material to be filled into the trench. The release assembly releases the material into the hopper and the material flows from the hopper and into the trench. The machine moves parallel to the trench as the trench is being filled. An operator controls the movement of the machine from an operator station on the machine.

Abstract: A concrete screeding device for screeding uncured concrete placed at a support surface includes a screed head having a grade setting device and a vibrating member, and an extendable and retractable boom. A base end of the boom is attached at a base structure and the screed head is supportable at a distal end of the boom. The boom is extendable so as to position the screed head at a distance of at least 20 feet from the base structure, and the screed head is movable between its extended location and the base structure to screed the concrete placed at the support surface.

Abstract: A paving machine for spreading, leveling and finishing concrete having a main frame, center module, bolsters laterally movably, and a crawler track associated with respective aft and forward ends of the bolsters. A bolster swing leg for each crawler track supports an upright jacking column. A worm gear drive permits rotational movements of the crawler track and the jacking column. A hinge bracket is interposed between each swing leg and a surface of the bolsters to enable pivotal movements of the swing leg. A length-adjustable holder engages the pivot pin on the hinge bracket and pivotally engages the swing leg. The holder permits pivotal motions of the swing leg in its length-adjustable configuration and prevents substantially any motion of the swing leg in its fixed-length configuration. A feedback loop cooperates with transducers keeping the crawler tracks position. The paving machine can be reconfigured into a narrowed transport configuration.

Abstract: A self-propelled paving machine includes a plurality of swing legs, each swing leg being supported from a ground surface by an associated crawler track steerably connected to an outer end of its associated swing leg. The machine may be re-oriented from a paving orientation to a transport orientation via a transport conversion mode of an automatic controller configured to spin the paving in place on the ground through a re-orientation angle, then rotate each of the crawler tracks relative to its respective swing leg until each crawler track is primarily oriented in a transport direction generally perpendicular to the paving direction, and then while moving the paving machine in the transport direction pivoting each of the swing legs relative to the frame until each swing leg is oriented primarily in the transport direction. The paving machine may then be driven onto a transport vehicle.

Abstract: A system for coordinating a cold planer and a paver is disclosed. The system may include a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a position of the cold planer; a production monitoring system associated with the cold planer and configured to determine a milling rate of the cold planer; a communication device configured to exchange information between the cold planer and the paver; and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive a second signal indicative of a position of the paver and a third signal indicative of a paving rate of the paver, determine a current distance between the cold planer and the paver based on the first and second signals, determine a target distance based on the current distance and a comparison of the milling rate and the paving rate, and determine a difference between the target distance and the current distance.

Abstract: A system for discharging a chemical from a drum that is coupled to a drum retainer is provided. The system includes a booth having a floor, a ceiling, and walls defining an enclosure therein and configured to enclose the drum and the drum retainer. A first gas source is coupled to the booth and in flow communication to the enclosure and configured to discharge a first inert gas into the enclosure. A second gas source is coupled in flow communication to the drum and configured to discharge a second inert gas into the drum and to pressurize the chemical. The system further includes a pump coupled in flow communication to the drum and configured to discharge the chemical from the drum under at least one predetermined characteristic and out of the enclosure.

Abstract: A rotary pivot arm positioning assembly for a paving, texturing, or curing machine allows the machine to automatically transition from an operational orientation to a transport orientation without manual repositioning or disconnection of its components. The assembly includes a pivot arm coupled to both the front and aft ends of an end frame by a helical actuator, slew gear drive or other rotary actuator. The rotary actuator articulates each pivot arm, as well as the adjustable leg and steerable crawler connected to the pivot arm, through at least a 90-degree range. The end frame may be fixed to the left or right end of the machine. The assembly may additionally include a second helical actuator, slew gear drive or rotary actuator connecting each steerable crawler to the adjustable leg and configured to rotate the steerable crawler through a full 360 degrees.

Abstract: A joint density assembly adapted for use on a screed comprising an endgate having a vertical axis, a frame mounted to the screed, a mounting means adapted to mount the frame to the screed, and a fixed shoe, a bolt-on unit mounted to the screed and disposed between the screed and the endgate, and a means for adjusting the bolt-on unit between a downward position and an upward position. A method for increasing the density of an asphalt longitudinal joint comprising providing a joint density assembly and adjusting the bolt-on unit.

Abstract: A self-propelled paving machine includes a plurality of swing legs, each swing leg being supported from a ground surface by an associated crawler track steerably connected to an outer end of its associated swing leg. The machine may be re-oriented from a paving mode to a transport mode by driving the ground engaging units to rotate the frame substantially in place on the ground through a re-orientation angle of the frame relative to the ground, and as the frame is rotating, pivoting one or more of the swing legs from a paving position relative to the frame, to a transport position relative to the frame.

Abstract: A hydraulic pivot arm positioning assembly includes a forward and aft pivoting arm on both the left and right ends of a paving machine configured to operate in a paving direction. Hydraulic cylinders or other linear actuators enable the forward and aft pivoting arms to rotate automatically through at least a 90-degree range including at least an operating configuration, wherein the pivoting arms extend parallel to the paving direction, and a transport configuration, wherein the pivoting arms extend parallel to the transverse framework of the paving machine, narrowing its overall width. The use of linear actuators enables the pivoting arms to change position with minimal downtime to the paving machine, and without the need for manual repositioning, disconnection, or reconnection of components or accessories of the pivot arm positioning assembly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to quickly deploy a communication line or lines onto a surface (100). After a surface blower (124) blows away debris, a bare communication line (112) is unwound from a spool(s) (116) and guided by a bare communication line guide (114) to the surface (100). Unshaped protectant (108), stored in the protectant container (118), is pumped into the protectant applicator (120). The protectant applicator (120) applies unshaped protectant (108) onto the surface (100) and the bare communication line(s) (112). The unshaped protectant (108) passes through protectant shaping template (110) where it is shaped before being cured by a curing lamp (122). The cured protectant (104) provides a hard protective encasement that firmly adheres to the surface (100). This encasement provides robust protection to the installed communication line (102) from the effects of traffic and weather. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Abstract: Disclosed is an assembly that may be used with a machine, such as, but not limited to, a screed. In example embodiments, the assembly may include a first member, a second member adjacent to the first member, and a first actuator configured to rotate the second member with respect to the first member and transfer a biasing force to the second member. In example embodiments, the assembly may further include a second actuator configured to translate each of the first and second members.

Abstract: An embodiment comprises a first plate coupled to a second plate via a first joint having a first axis of rotation; and a resilient member, coupled to the first plate, including a downward bias directed along a vertical line of force orthogonal to the first axis of rotation; wherein (a) the second plate is configured to at least one of (a)(i) couple to a pavement shoe, and (a)(ii) include a lower surface that comprises a pavement shoe, (b) the resilient member, the first and second plates, and the first joint are configured to simultaneously: (b)(i) rotate the second plate about the first axis of rotation from a non-horizontal position to a horizontal position, and (b)(ii) move the first joint vertically along the line of force; and (c) the first joint is to move vertically and rotate independently of both a screed and an end gate. Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: An angled endgate assembly adapted to produce an edge on an asphalt mat. The preferred angled endgate assembly comprises a frame that is adapted to be attached to an item of asphalt paving equipment. The preferred angled endgate assembly also comprises an edger assembly that is attached to the frame and has an asphalt contacting surface. The preferred asphalt contacting surface tapers from a minimal compaction portion to a maximum compaction portion. The preferred angled endgate further comprises a means for moving the edger assembly relative to the frame. The method of the invention comprises providing an angled endgate assembly adapted to produce an edge on an asphalt mat. The method also comprises compacting the edge of the asphalt mat.

Abstract: A screed has an extendible frame portion that includes a catch engaging surface of an extension mounting system. The extendible frame portion is expandable along a lateral extension axis and pivotable about a pivot axis perpendicular to the lateral extension axis. A screed extension has a screed extension frame supporting a mounting catch of the extension mounting system. In a mounting configuration, the extendible frame portion is pivoted to a lowered mounting position, and the extendible frame portion is axially expanded to an extended mounting position in which the catch engaging surface and the mounting catch are vertically aligned. In a lifted configuration, the extendible frame portion is pivoted to a raised lifting position, the catch engaging surface and the mounting catch are in mating engagement, and the screed extension is supported on the extendible frame portion using the extension mounting system.

Abstract: A compactor includes a frame and a compacting element coupled to the frame. An edge wheel assembly is also coupled to the frame and is adjustable between a raised configuration and a lowered configuration at which an edge wheel contacts a substrate outboard of the compacting element. The compactor further includes a spray system for the edge wheel, and a control device in control communication with the spray system and configured to command activation of the spray system responsive to detecting lowering of the edge wheel.

Abstract: A screed extension is selectively connected to opposing sides of a paving screed used to lay a blacktop over large surfaces to create a wedge notch joint for merging with an adjacent swath of blacktop. The screed extension includes a positionable base plate that can be oriented at a selective depth relative to the screed. The base plate is connected to linear actuators through a gear box corresponding to opposing sides of the base plate to position the corresponding side of the base plate at a selected height to orient the base plate in a sloped configuration to form the wedge notch joint along a side of a course of blacktop. The base plate supports a vibration unit providing compaction to the wedge notch joint as the course of blacktop is being deposited, thus providing a dense joint between adjacent swaths of a course of blacktop.

Abstract: A machine for laying concrete paths of the type in which a concrete mix in the plastic state is spread over a certain width and is then levelled to a certain height, in which a levelling element comprises at least two largely horizontal plates which are positioned at least partially laterally next to one another, viewed in the direction of movement of the machine, and which can be displaced in the lateral direction relative to one another for adjusting the working width of the machine, and in which the first plate bears with its lower face against the upper face of the second plate.

Abstract: An aggregate-spreading device is disclosed for widening roads, filling trenches, spreading any kind of road construction material, and creating shoulders on the side of roads at a controllable, quick, and steady pace. The aggregate-spreading device may be controlled by electronic motors and electronic actuators. The aggregate-spreading device is equipped with a skeletal frame, either a first and a second adjustable spreader assembly attached on opposing ends of the skeletal frame, or a single spreader assembly for allowing an operator precise control over placement of an aggregate. The aggregate may be supplied to the first or second adjustable spreader assemblies by adjusting the rotation of a reversible conveyor system. The skeletal frame simplifies manufacturing of the aggregate-spreading device and allows for easy repairs and maintenance. The electronic motors and electronic actuators eliminate the need for hydraulics, allowing an operator to control the device from a remote location with a controller.

Abstract: In a screed with a basic screed and at least one extendable screed movable relative to the basic screed with a hydraulic cylinder and an electro-hydraulic control comprising a magnet-actuated directional control valve for at least controlling the direction of the hydraulic cylinder, the directional control valve for changing the rate of motion of the hydraulic cylinder is guided by an operator or automatically and is a proportional directional control valve (W) with proportional-electric direct actuation or proportional-electric-hydraulic pilot control. The proportional directional control valve for the hydraulic cylinder is connected on the actuation side with an electro-hydraulic control of a hydraulic system of the road finishing machine.

Abstract: The present invention is a flexible skid steer road widening and shouldering attachment device with an adjustable spreader system which gives the operator precise control over the placement of debris.

Abstract: An apparatus for attachment to dump trucks having a dump bed and a chute for discharging material onto a road shoulder and/or roadway. The apparatus allows the truck with a single operator to perform shoulder and/or roadway surfacing and/or repair by receiving and grading repair material into place. The attachment being adjustable as to pitch, width and depth of the repair material. The attachment being adjustable to allow a greater or lesser amount of material to be applied to a shoulder closer to the roadway surface if a deeper fill is required. The apparatus allows for rotational movement between the apparatus and the dump truck in a direction parallel to the roadways length and perpendicular to the roadways surface. The tires of the dump truck being utilized to compact the repair material. The apparatus being stored in a vertical position when not in use.

Abstract: A machine for paving concrete paths, of the type in which a concrete mix, in a plastic condition, is spread over a certain width, and is then levelled to a certain height. The machine includes a tractor and a levelling section connected to it, wherein the working width of the tractor and levelling section are adjustable and wherein the adjustment of the working width of the tractor is independent of the adjustment of the working width of the levelling section. The tractor is provided with an element whose width is adjustable and which distributes the concrete mix over a certain width and to a certain height.

Abstract: A paving screed comprises a base screed and extension screeds each of which is support via an extension guiding structure at a guidance fixed in the base screed such that each extension screed can be extended and retracted. A multiple point suspension is provided between the extension guiding structure and the guidance. A frame carrying the sole plate of the extension screed A is arranged below the extension guiding structure. Substantially vertical adjustment assemblies make it possible to adjust the height position of the frame via drives. A lateral inclination adjustment assembly is provided structurally separated from the adjustment assemblies either for the frame or within the frame for the sole plate of the extension screed.

Abstract: A paving machine that moves in a travel direction and spreads, levels and finishes concrete into a form having a generally upwardly exposed, finished concrete surface that terminates in lateral sides. The paving machine has a main frame with first and second bolsters arranged at opposite ends of the main frame. Each set of bolsters has two hydraulic jacking columns used to raise and lower the machine frame. Crawlers attached to the bottom of the jacking columns engage the ground and move the paving machine in the travel direction. A pair of support beams is attached to the inner surface of each bolster and supported in passageways of a center module of the tractor frame. To extend the maximum width of the paving machine without having to extensively disassemble it, the free ends of the support beams extend beyond outer sides of the bolsters when the distance between the inner sides of the bolsters is at its minimum.

Abstract: An apparatus for compacting road shoulders is provided comprising a primary carriage adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, an attachment carriage adjustably mounted to the primary carriage, a compacting attachment adjustably mounted to the attachment carriage, a control system in communication with at least one actuator, and a vibrator disposed on the apparatus. The apparatus for compacting road shoulders able to be positioned within a normal width of a vehicle, vibrationally compact the road shoulder, and adjust according to a grade of the shoulder.

Abstract: A road shoulder working, grooming and compacting apparatus is configured to demountably cooperate with self-propelled operator-controlled machines. The apparatus comprises a first component for controllably working an outer portion of a road shoulder region to urge granular aggregate materials therefrom toward and onto a road surface, a second component positioned posterior to the first component and vertically movable between disengaged and engaged positions for controllably transferring granular aggregate material from a road surface to a road shoulder region, and a third component positioned posterior the second component for controllably distributing, grooming and compacting granular aggregate materials contained within the road shoulder region. The first and third components are movable between raised retracted positions and laterally-deployed lowered positions for engaging and working road shoulder regions while the self-propelled operator-controllable machine travels along a road surface.

Abstract: An extension screed is for a paving vehicle screed assembly that includes a main screed. The extension screed includes two base members movably connectable with the main screed and two vertical actuators each extending between the main screed and a separate base member. Each vertical actuator linearly displaces the connected base member with respect to the main screed in opposing vertical directions. A carriage preferably includes an inner frame movably connected with the base members and an outer frame slidably disposed about the inner frame and configured to support a screed plate. The vertical actuators vertically displace the carriage and alternatively pivot the carriage within a vertical plane. Further, a first horizontal actuator displaces the inner frame with respect to the two base members in opposing horizontal directions and a second horizontal actuator displaces the outer fame with respect to the inner frame in opposing horizontal directions.

Abstract: A paving convoy for producing a bituminous cover layer including a self-propelled road paver and a paving material feeding assembly which is self-propelled and travels in front of the road paver. A paving material conveying device extends from the feeding assembly to the road paver. A spraying module including its own undercarriage and components for storing and deploying bitumen emulsion is provided between the feeding assembly and the road paver. The spraying module has a spraying bar facing the front end of the road paver. The spraying module is either coupled to the feeder assembly by a detachable towing connection or to the road paver by detachable pulling connection.

Abstract: An attachment for a skid steer loader for use in performing road widening and shouldering jobs in small areas such as bike paths, driveways and cul de sacs. The attachment includes a compact frame adapted to support a hopper, a conveyor system, a spreader system, a spreader system angular adjustment, a hydraulic system, at least one wheel, at least one contact roller, and a universal mounting plate. The hydraulic system receives its power from the hydraulic system of, for example, a skid steer.

Abstract: A road shoulder working, grooming and compacting apparatus is configured to demountably cooperate with self-propelled operator-controlled machines. The apparatus comprises a first component for controllably working an outer portion of a road shoulder region to urge granular aggregate materials therefrom toward and onto a road surface, a second component positioned posterior to the first component and vertically movable between disengaged and engaged positions for controllably transferring granular aggregate material from a road surface to a road shoulder region, and a third component positioned posterior the second component for controllably distributing, grooming and compacting granular aggregate materials contained within the road shoulder region. The first and third components are movable between raised retracted positions and laterally-deployed lowered positions for engaging and working road shoulder regions while the self-propelled operator-controllable machine travels along a road surface.

Abstract: A road shoulder working, grooming and compacting apparatus is configured to demountably cooperate with self-propelled operator-controlled machines. The apparatus comprises a first component for controllably working an outer portion of a road shoulder region to urge granular aggregate materials therefrom toward and onto a road surface, a second component positioned posterior to the first component and vertically movable between disengaged and engaged positions for controllably transferring granular aggregate material from a road surface to a road shoulder region, and a third component positioned posterior the second component for controllably distributing, grooming and compacting granular aggregate materials contained within the road shoulder region. The first and third components are movable between raised retracted positions and laterally-deployed lowered positions for engaging and working road shoulder regions while the self-propelled operator-controllable machine travels along a road surface.

Abstract: A screed assembly for a paving machine includes a main screed portion and an extension screed portion longitudinally extendable from the main screed portion. The extension screed portion includes a variable length coupling portion arranged in a manner sufficient to permit modifying the overall length of the extension screed portion such that the screed assembly may be extended to a maximum overall width that is twice that of the minimum retracted width.

Abstract: In a road finisher having a spraying assembly for a bitumen emulsion, the spraying assembly has a plurality of spraying modules and one of the spraying modules has at least one pivotable spraying ramp at each side in the area of the carriage of the road finisher.

Abstract: A light, maneurable, durable and easy to transport attachment for a skid steer loader that can be used for performing road widening and shouldering jobs in small areas such as bike paths, driveways and cul de sacs.

Abstract: An edger assembly is for a paving vehicle screed for forming a paving material mat upon a base surface. The edger assembly includes a support connectable with the screed and an edger member having a contact surface contactable with the base surface. An actuator has an upper end coupled with the edger member and a lower end coupled with the support, the upper end being displaceable with respect to the lower end to vertically displace the edger member relative to the base surface. The actuator preferably includes two threaded blocks coupled with the support and two rotatable rods each coupled with the edger member and engaged with one block. Rotation of the rods vertically displaces the rods with respect to the support to displace the edger member. Preferably, a biasing member is disposed about each rod and biases the edger member in a direction generally toward the base surface.

Abstract: A plow blade float attachment for preventing damage to a side deflector on a plow blade. The plow blade float attachment includes an arm member pivotally attached to a deflector member of a plow blade, a contact member attached to the arm member, a guide member attached to the deflector member for slidably receiving a distal portion of the arm member, and a bias member attached between the deflector member and the arm member for applying a downward bias force to the arm member.

Abstract: A pavement ramp edge maker, paving machine and related method are provided for generating a pavement edge ramp that is equal to or less than approximately 45° relative to a surface upon which the ramp is formed. The edge maker generates a ramp that is partially compacted using a compaction surface that extends upwardly from a bottom edge of an end gate of a paving machine. When the pavement mat is compacted, the resulting ramp has an angle that is equal to or less than approximately 45° relative to a surface upon which the ramp is formed.

Abstract: A mechanical linkage having a geometry designed to substantially hold the plane of a main screed and the plane of an extension screed at a generally constant relative angle with respect to one another through a predetermined range of screed depth adjustments. The linkage is configured to allow the extension screed to be raised and lowered by an amount sufficient to compensate for angle of attack and elevation changes in the main screed. In particular, the linkage compensates for the effect of the radial distance differences from the axis of rotation of tow bars of the main screed and extension screed as the main screed pivots with respect to the tow point of the tow bars for different asphalt mat depths. An alternate embodiment includes actuators, together with sensors, for sensing the position of the extension screed with respect to the main screed and automatically compensating for changes in main screed position to properly orient the extension screed with respect to the main screed.

Abstract: An apparatus for paving a narrow gauge trench in a concrete roadway is adapted to be attached to a vehicle having a supply of pressurized hydraulic fluid and includes a frame having opposing ends and operable to be attached to the vehicle. The frame includes a hopper attached at a first end thereof, an auger disposed therein, and a concrete dispensing aperture extending through a lower wall thereof at a second end of the frame opposite the hopper. A strike-off member is hingedly attached to the frame and a roller is hingedly attached to the frame and extends rearwardly of the strike-off member. A hydraulic system is connected to the pressurized hydraulic fluid supply of the vehicle and is operable to control the auger, the roller, and the vertical orientation of the strike-off member and the roller.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for compacting a road shoulder by a vehicle positioned on a road surface. The apparatus includes a compactor support structure detachably mounted to a front end of the vehicle and including a guide member which slidably receives a horizontally movable ram. A ram linear actuator interconnects the guide member and ram wherein activation of the ram linear actuator causes horizontal movement of the ram. A pair of laterally spaced arms are pivotally mounted to the ram and rotatably support a roller. A pair of arm linear actuators connect the arms to the ram wherein activation of the arm linear actuators causes vertical movement of the roller.

Abstract: A system for coordinating a cold planer and a paver is disclosed. The system may include a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a position of the cold planer; a production monitoring system associated with the cold planer and configured to determine a milling rate of the cold planer; a communication device configured to exchange information between the cold planer and the paver; and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive a second signal indicative of a position of the paver and a third signal indicative of a paving rate of the paver, determine a current distance between the cold planer and the paver based on the first and second signals, determine a target distance based on the current distance and a comparison of the milling rate and the paving rate, and determine a difference between the target distance and the current distance.