available in the machine’s 12 tonne capacity hopper. The machine also demonstrates a class beating degree of manoeuvrability thanks to the ‘Active Steering’ feature with an inside turning radius of just 2.5 metres. This, coupled to individual suspension struts, means the paver can overcome obstacles in one go that competitive models can only do after several complicated manoeuvres.
Screed performance is a distinct feature on the ABG6870 which has a variable screed width of between 2.5 and 5 metres in standard configuration but can be fitted with optional extensions to provide a generous width of 9 metres. With an output poten- tial of up to 700 tonnes per hour, the machine can continuously pave up to 40 metres per minute. Whilst a normal layer thickness of 50mm at high speed is easily achievable, the ABG6870 can, for certain applications, lay up to a maximum thickness of 300mm.
Other features on the machine include a moveable steering wheel, which allows for a particularly sensitive control of the machine that can be placed in various positions around the EPM
(Electronic Paver Management) control panel. The large screen display is the only one of its kind on the market giving a bird’s eye view or map of the paver, allowing the operator to monitor and control all the important functions as a glance. The EPM control panel has backlit control buttons to facilitate paving at night. Besides a comfortable seat the operator is afforded an excellent view of the flow of material in the hopper, the head of material in the auger channel and material lay down. The flexible (rigid) all weather roof can be hydraulically lowered along with the exhaust pipe for transportation. With a proportion of work being undertaken at night time, Xenon lighting has been also been included as an aid to the operator and crew.
Besides the new ABG6870 paver, Derek Lewis Ltd has continued to buy into the Volvo brand by purchasing a second hand Volvo EC140B and an ECR88 compact excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment’s used equipment department. “These are the first Volvo excavators we’ve tried and if they perform as expected we intend to increase our civils fleet with more of the product in the future,” says Tom Lewis.
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