Asphalt pavers are machines that lay asphalt on all kinds of surfaces from highways and bridges to parking lots, local roads, and even your driveway.

​Asphalt pavers have many names:
 

• Asphalt finisher
• Pavers
• Road paver finisher
• Road paving machine

Different Types of Asphalt Equipment

There are several types of asphalt paving equipment. We service the following:

Flatliner

​A flatliner is a lot like big iron but only for asphalt instead of clothes. Flatliners smooth out surface imperfections to create a flat surface.

Milling Machines

​A milling machine is what grinds away the top layer of asphalt before it’s repaved.

Graders

​Graders are enormous machines that use enormous blades to smoothen and flatten surfaces before asphalt can be laid down.

Stabilizers/Reclaimers

​The asphalt stabilizer/reclaimer is a huge machine that operates by pulverizing the asphalt with its blade and rotor. Moreover, it can be used to incorporate materials into a sub-base that will strengthen it.

Asphalt Pavers

​The asphalt paver is the machine that does a lot of the heavy lifting. It’s the machine that spreads out the asphalt on a surface. The screed, a component of the asphalt paver, then levels and compacts the poured asphalt mix

Sweepers

​Once a surface has been milled or graded, sweepers clean away any unwanted materials so that asphalt may be laid down on a “clean” surface or as clean as the ground can possibly be. 

Rollers

​Once asphalt is poured, spread out, and leveled, rollers drive across the surface to compact it. The compaction increases longevity, as if it is just left loosely spread, the asphalt surface will disintegrate much faster.

What Makes Asphalt So Popular?

Asphalt is a popular paving material because of benefits such as:
 

• Asphalt Is A 100% Recyclable Material 

Unlike plastics which require extensive chemical processes to recycle, the recycling processes for asphalt are very simple. Dig it up, screen it, resize it, and reuse it.
 

• Asphalt Is Durable 

As long as you keep up with maintenance, the asphalt on your driveway could easily last 20 years.
 

• Asphalt Reduces Noise 

The grading of asphalt allows it to absorb most of the noises generated by vehicles moving across it, making it quieter than many of the other available options.
 

• Asphalt is Cheap 

Asphalt is a byproduct of petroleum refining. It’s the stuff that’s often discarded after all the fuels have been extracted. Asphalt mixtures also contain soil making it reasonably cheap when compared to options like concrete.
 

• Asphalt Projects Usually Take a Short Time 

Due to its ease of availability and manufacture, asphalt can be laid down quickly and easily, greatly cutting down on construction time.
 

• Drainage Benefits of Asphalt Paving 

Asphalt is an excellent choice for drainage. It can be made to be waterproof or porous. Porous asphalt lets water drain through a lower layer of gravel. Waterproof asphalt allows water to easily flow across it.

Asphalt Paver Maintenance

Preventive maintenance is necessary to keep your asphalt functioning in peak condition. Preventive maintenance also helps avoid costly repairs and disruptions caused by unforeseen breakdowns. It often involves: 

• Adjust the flight chains properly
• Check battery cables for corrosion
• Check coolant levels and ensure there are no leaks
• Check the auger motors for leaks
• Check the conveyor motors for leaks
• Check the engine oil for leaks
• Check the lighting for problems
• Checking for damaged components
• Checking for loose fastenings
• Checking for oil leaks
• Checking the hopper cylinders for leaks
• Checking the screed to ensure it’s level before paving
• Checking the tire conditions
• Clean the hydraulic core
• Clean the radiator
• Clearing push rollers of material buildup
• Ensure chains are free of any foreign materials
• Ensure operator seats and seat belts are in satisfactory condition
• Ensure operator stands are in good condition
• Ensure that augers segments are present and in good condition
• Ensure that the chain covers are in good condition
• Ensure the hydraulic tank is full and not leaking
• Ensure the pump drive is full with no visible leaks
• Ensure the safety lock pins for the screed are in place
• Ensuring all the rollers are free

• Ensuring proper track adjustment
• Ensuring the proper adjustment of scrapers
• Ensuring there’s no damage on hopper flashing
• Inspect all the cylinders
• Inspect electrical harnesses
• Inspect hoses for cuts, chafing, and dry rot
• Inspect steering hoses for build-ups of deposits
• Inspect the extension end gates
• Inspect the fuses
• Inspect the seal on the radiator cap
• Inspect the strike-off plates
• Inspecting the hopper cylinder pins
• Regular visual inspections
• Secure operator station handrails
• Secure the floor plates
• Secure the screed plates
• Secure the tow arms
• Securing all bogie pins
• Securing all the hopper lock pins
• Test the backup alarm
• Test the height jacks
• Top up the engine oil
• Ensuring that the extension leveling is as per manufacturer instructions

Heavy Equipment Repair Services Reno offers preventive maintenance services for asphalt pavers. Proper maintenance will save you a chunk of change in repair bills and lost business due to equipment breakdowns.

Asphalt Paver Repair

Asphalt pavers will need to be repaired from time to time in order to correct accident damage and counter the inexorable process of wear and tear.
 
We offer repair services both in our shop and on-site through the technicians of our Rapid Response Team. Our technicians are highly-trained, widely experienced, and factory-certified.
 
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​Contact​

When you need your heavy equipment repaired in a pinch, we are your best option. Need emergency repairs? We’ll do it. Need the repairs done on-site? We’ll do it. Need repairs at a reasonable price? We will do it.

Heavy Equipment Repair Services Reno

Phone: (775)-242-7209​​
Email: info@heavyequipmentrepairsreno.com