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Long-Term Road Repairs for Less than Half the Cost

Long-Term Road Repairs for Less than Half the Cost

Why There Are Thousands of Happy Customers Across the Country

  • Do in a day what used to take up to two weeks.
  • Enjoy cost and time savings of up to 70% or more.
  • Turn old worn out asphalt into spec comparable base material.
  • Enjoy happier, more productive crews and grateful residents
  • Make repairs that last up to 3 to 5 times longer.
  • Repair everything from small patches to full roads, up to 2 miles per day.
  • Quickly and easily solve most base problems.
  • Work on your own schedule with your own people.

HOW IT WORKS

PULVERIZES & BLENDS

  • The asphalt is cut and pulverized into reusable material in one pass.
  • Virtually eliminates the need for saw-cutting, chunking, trucking, and disposal.
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PRODUCES SPEC-COMPARABLE MATERIAL

  • Adjustable baffle to create desired material.
  • Pulverized asphalt can be reused as road base material.
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CREATES A STRAIGHT EDGE WITH BETTER BONDING

University research has proven that a scarified, interlocking “Zipped” edge improves joint bond strength 25 percent over a saw-cut edge.*

*W. Spencer Guthrie, PhD, Dennis L. Egget, PhD, Keith H. Woffinden, EIT, “Effect of Scarification on Asphalt Patch Joint Strength,” Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, 2005.

RECYCLING WORN-OUT ASPHALT WITH FULL-DEPTH RECLAMATION

Compared to traditional rehabilitation, full-depth reclamation and stabilization with Asphalt Zipper® machines is considerably faster and far less expensive.

3 PROVEN APPROACHES TO FULL-DEPTH RECLAMATION (FDR)

HOW DOES FULL-DEPTH RECLAMATION COMPARE?

AFFORDABLE FOR ALL

Special Municipal Program

  • Spreads cost over 5 years
  • Nothing down; first annual payment not due for an entire year
  • Low municipal interest rate
  • With less than 40 hours of use, savings most often are greater than annual payment.
  • Asphalt Zipper machine pays for itself.
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How a Small Town Got an Asphalt Zipper Machine without Adding a Penny to Their Budget

The small town of Walsh, Colorado (pop. 720), opted to spread the cost of purchase over 5 years through a special financing program available to municipalities. A benefit of this program is that the first payment is not due for one full year. After completing their needed road work for the season, they found that what they had saved in road repair expenses by using the Asphalt Zipper machine more than covered their annual payment. In effect, they were able to acquire an Asphalt Zipper machine without adding one cent to their budget.

“The Zipper has more than paid for itself. In fact, it paid for itself within the first year.”

Superintendent, Walsh, CO (pop. 720)

– James Dubois

FOR ALL SIZES OF PAVING / ROAD REPAIRS

Small

(A few hundred square feet or less)

Do in 1 to 2 hours what used to take all day.

Medium

(Up to a city block)

Do in a day what used to take a week or two.

Large

(Up to a half mile or more)

Do in a couple of days what used to take weeks.

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EASY TO USE

EASY TO LOAD/UNLOAD

The Asphalt Zipper® is easy to load and unload from its custom trailer. Mounts securely to the widest variety of loaders or backhoes in just minutes.

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EASY TO MAINTAIN

Top-opening hatch (hydraulic on larger models) simplifies bit inspection and replacement.

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EASY TO TRANSPORT

(ON CUSTOM TRAILER)

Asphalt Zipper® custom trailers are the easiest way to transport from site to site behind most work trucks. Plus, with an on-board custom tool box you’ll always have everything you need for operation and routine maintenance in one secure place.

  • Custom inset for a lower center of gravity (standard models)
  • Convenient working deck for routine maintenance
  • Transport behind most work trucks

TESTIMONIALS

  • “Our Asphalt Zippers have enabled us to cement-stabilize 714 miles of our roads over the past 20 years, because we can now do in a day what used to take 2 weeks.”

    – Richie Beyer, P.E.

    Chief Operations Officer
    Elmore County, AL

  • “If we were doing it the old way, it would have taken us years to complete these 22 projects. We probably would have only completed 2 or 3 this year. Where in that same time frame, 7 months, we completed 22 projects with the Zipper.”

    – John “JD” Donnelly

    Public Works Director
    Seguin, TX

  • “We’re saving approximately 70% compared to contracting out. What used to take months we can now do ourselves in about a week, on our own time schedule. We can do more jobs with less money.”

    – Steve Adams

    Township Supervisor
    Damascus, PA

  • “We can do in a couple of hours what used to take several days. We’re able to use the grindings, which also eliminates asphalt disposal costs.”

    – Patrick Zellner

    Street Maint. Manager (retired)
    City of Renton, WA

  • “It’s hard to believe that a process that is faster also lasts longer and even costs less. But that’s exactly what we have found.”

    – Tony Vasquez

    Public Works Division Chief
    Bexar County, TX

  • “I’m thoroughly pleased with our Zipper. What it did in half the time we were doing with our large reclaimer is going to really improve our production.”

    – Joe Hamric

    Area Manager
    Polk County, FL

  • “A half mile that used to take us 4 weeks digging out we can now stabilize with our Zipper in 2 days, which saves us a tremendous amount of time and money. The Zipper does an amazing job, and the Accu-Trak™ system couldn’t be easier.”

    – Shane Ramsey

    Assistand Road & Bridge Director
    Pulaski County, AR

  • “Lease to own is an economical way to get a pretty considerable piece of equipment and spread the cost over time. It paid for itself in the first year. It’s a home run.”

    – Sean McKee

    Township Manager
    South Heidelburg, PA

  • “It’s very simple, very fast, and really easy and also saves a lot of time and money.”

    – John Miller

    Operations Superintendent
    Glenn County, CA

  • “The Zipper has more than paid for itself. In fact, it paid for itself within the first year.”

    – James Dubois

    Superintendent
    Walsh, CO (pop. 720)

  • We are really pleased. We can now easily do a half a mile in only a day and a half. This would have normally taken us two weeks or longer to excavate, haul off and then haul in new base. Not only is it a lot faster, but it’s also a lot less expensive now that we’re able to convert our worn-out road surfaces into base material and reuse it in place.”

    – Wade Scarbrough

    County Commissioner
    Precinct 1, Archer County, TX

  • “Compared to traditional asphalt road reconstruction methods, Full-Depth Reclamation has numerous engineering, economic, and environmental benefits.”

    – Spencer Guthrie, Ph.D.

    Professor of Pavement and Materials Engineering, Brigham Young University

  • “The Zipper has revolutionized our maintenance program. We now do in a day what used to take 2 weeks or longer.”

    – Wayne Gisler, P.E.

    Road and Bridge Engineer
    Karnes County, TX

  • “The 5-year muni program enabled us to buy an Asphalt Zipper. The Zipper is more productive than we thought, and the savings have far exceeded our annual payment. We couldn’t be happier.”

    – Melvin Lanier

    Road and Bridge Supervisor
    Custer County, ID

  • When you can present a finished product that holds up for years and is a good quality product with the least amount of tax-payer money being used, everybody’s happy.

    – Jared Wehry

    Road Master
    Point Township, PA

  • “The Asphalt Zipper makes usable material out of our existing road surfaces. This gives us a really stable base. We’ve had our Zipper 3 years and none of the roads we’ve done have given us any trouble. Our guys can easily do a half mile per day, and they love it.”-

    – Jeff Muegge

    County Commissioner (Former)
    Milam County, TX

  • “The Asphalt Zipper has been especially helpful throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re able to follow through and keep essential projects on schedule with the City of McKeesport’s own staff. Our crews are able to get onto a job site, and get each project done right while saving a considerable amount of money with each and every project. “Covid-19 may have slowed us down, but we’re still ‘Zipping.’ This equipment has been a great benefit to the City of McKeesport, as it gives our Public Works Department the flexibility to respond quickly as conditions change. “We’ve had our Zipper for three years, and our only regret is not purchasing this equipment sooner.”

    – Tom Maglicco

    City Administrator
    City of McKeesport, PA

  • “This machine is economical to purchase, and it’s reliable. It does the job of a much larger milling machine. I highly recommend it.”

    -Henry Weid

    Public Works Director
    City of Brownwood, TX

  • “With our Zipper we’re able to do a large patch in just a couple of hours that used to take us all day. It makes a cleaner cut, with a better edge, and it also creates a reusable base material out of our old roads. We love it!”

    – Harry Frisby

    Public Services Superintendent
    City of Inglewood, CA

  • “It used to take 2 guys a full day to do what we do in less than 2 hours with the Zipper.”

    – Mike Stenhouse

    Street Superintendent
    City of Renton, WA

  • “We can mobilize in a matter of days, so we win and our constituents win. Timing has been beautiful. If you don’t have a Zipper, you better get one. Your city will be in a better position.”

    -Pete Beltran

    Council Member
    City of Alice, TX

  • “We used to do 1.5 Miles a year of road repairs paying a contractor. Now that we own an Asphalt Zipper, we can do 8 miles of repairs a year with the same budget.”

    – Ryan Herzog

    Supervisor
    Keating Township, PA

  • “We’re able to use the material that’s already there, in many cases that’s all we need. In fact a road we Zipped 7 years ago that services 42 active oil wells is still solid.”

    – Tommy Durrett

    Road Superintendent
    Claiborne Parish, LA

  • If you have potholes, if you have streets that are decaying and chipping away, this is the machine for you.

    -Terry Coffee

    City Manager
    City of Panhandle, TX

  • “The good thing about it is every time I use it I know I am saving money. If you’re not Zipping, you are wasting money.”

    – Jerry Haynie

    Road Manager (retired)
    Lafayette County, MS

    FULL-WIDTH ROADS

    Don’t let the compact, easily maneuverable size of an Asphalt Zipper road reclaimer fool you. Sure, it’s perfect for smaller road patches and repairs, but it’s also just as formidable at tackling entire roads.

    You can easily repair a full city block in as little as an hour and up to two miles of full width road in as little as one day. Best of all, when done correctly, you can realize all of the benefits of road reconstruction for a small fraction of the cost and time.

    Models are available with standard cutting widths from 30 inches to 8 feet wide. Not only are Asphalt Zipper reclaimers perfect for doing Full Depth Reclamation but also a wide range of stabilization projects with countless additives. All machines come with on-board spray systems. Optional machine or hitch mounted water supply systems ranging from 100 to 300 gallons are available. You can even accurately deliver precise amounts of liquid stabilizer from a water truck with the optional AccuFlow™ metered liquid injection system.

    Most models easily transport behind a work truck on their own custom trailer that is optimized with a low center of gravity for smooth towing. Now you can get to job sites quicker, potentially visiting several job sites in the same day.

     

    ROAD PATCHES

    There is no quicker or easier way to make long lasting road repair patches than with an Asphalt Zipper reclaimer / recycler. All Asphalt Zipper models will do in minutes what used to take hours or even days. This means you can now do up to 8, or more, road patches in the time it used to take to do just one.

    Asphalt Zipper machines also produce a straight, scarified edge that has been proven superior to a saw-cut edge. Combined with Asphalt Zipper machines’ unmatched material gradation and control, this means patches will not only last longer, but the bond to the surrounding asphalt will also be stronger and more durable.

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    SURFACE MILLING

    T-Cuts, trench plate recessing and precise asphalt milling with your Asphalt Zipper machine is now easier than ever. Full-length stabilizing skis combined with precise active hydraulic depth control enable you to do a wide range of asphalt milling and cold planing applications.

    Asphalt Zipper machines are also far easier to mobilize and maneuver than larger cold planers and are up to 20 times more productive than hydraulic skid steer cold planers.

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    GRAVEL ROADS

    Asphalt Zipper machines are the quick and easy way to improve gravel roads and are far superior to merely blading. Asphalt Zipper machines pulverize and blend the existing road materials into a uniform mixture of aggregate and soil. You can easily do up to 2 miles or more per day. This “fluffing up” of the road also makes it easier to reshape the road and solve any slope or drainage issues.

    You can also easily incorporate a wide range of stabilizing additives. Asphalt Zipper machines are ideal for blending additional road base or aggregate, dry additives such as Portland cement or lime, as well as any liquid stabilizers. Liquid stablizers can also be easily injected through the optional AccuFlow™ Metered Liquid Injection System.

    TRAILS / PATHS

    The Asphalt Zipper® is ideal for asphalt paths and trails, providing the production of a larger reclaimer with the mobility of a much smaller machine. It’s compact size allows it to pulverize narrow paths with greater maneuverability and speed. Wheel assist models come with wireless remote control steering, perfect for greater accuracy on winding paths.  Host vehicles may include compact track loaders or large skid steers.

     

    SOIL STABILIZATION

    Asphalt Zipper road reclaimers / soil stabilizers are ideal for incorporating and uniformly blending a wide range of stabilizing additives. Simply spread the desired amount of dry additives, such as Portland cement or lime, and let Asphalt Zipper’s unsurpassed blending capability evenly distribute throughout.

    Liquid additives can also be uniformly distributed through the optional AccuFlow™ Metered Liquid Injection System.

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    PARKING LOTS

    Parking lot repair has never been easier. Now complete many repairs in less time than it takes to transport a larger self contained machine to the job site. You can quickly and easily pulverize parking lot surfaces into spec comparable material and simultaneously blend with the underlying base. This improves the load bearing capability and durability of the parking lot base for a small fraction of the cost and time of reconstruction, using the existing materials.

    Need even greater stability?  Easily incorporate additives such as Portland cement, lime, emulsions, polymers, etc.  Asphalt Zipper’s unmatched blending capability combined with a built in spray system or an optional metered liquid injection system make it easier than ever to blend both dry and liquid stabilizers.

    Best of all, do parking lot repairs that used to take weeks in as little as a day or less. Many contractors opt to “Zip” at night and have the newly stabilized and smooth base ready for paving first thing in the morning. This is especially crucial for high value parking lots, keeping disruptions to a minimum.

    Unlike larger asphalt milling machines, Asphalt Zipper machines are far more agile and easy to maneuver. You can now easily navigate around obstacles such as light poles and landscape islands and also work in tighter areas.

    Full-depth reclamation in parking lots can also correct previous drainage issues, irregular grade, and increase overall smoothness.

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