Who
Municipalities and Contractors
Where
Nationwide
When
May 2002
What
A Better Way to Remove Asphalt
Why
"Nationwide, contractors and municipalities are saving tens of thousands of dollars by revolutionizing the way they reclaim and recycle asphalt. And that revolution is found in an unlikely package – a small milling machine called the Asphalt Zipper."
Author(s)
Heather Beers, Utility Products Showcase
The City of St. George, Utah shaved 70% off repaving expenses. The Town of Matthews, North Carolina completed a job, budgeted to cost $53,000 and take 20 days, for $19,000 in only 4 days. Larry Hess, owner of Hess Construction in California, says he's saved so much money he hopes his competition never finds out about it.
Nationwide, contractors and municipalities are saving tens of thousands of dollars by revolutionizing the way they reclaim and recycle asphalt. And that revolution is found in an unlikely package – a small milling machine called the Asphalt Zipper.
Compact enough to be transported behind a pick-up truck, the Asphalt Zipper reduces thousands of square feet of asphalt into reusable millings, comparable to much larger and more expensive full size mills, at a fraction of the cost.
The Asphalt Zipper machine’s brutal power condenses one-to-two day projects into as little as one-to-two hours. Full-depth reclamation is now affordable and easily accessible providing cities with longer lasting repairs. It may sound cliché, but the Asphalt Zipper machine really is “the most powerful milling attachment on earth,” says Bill Smythe, President of Smythe & Associates in Kirkland, Washington. Smythe, who’s been involved in the construction industry for over 30 years, also says “The Asphalt Zipper machine is easily transported on its own trailer and the Versa-Mount™ Universal Coupler system attaches to most backhoe or loader buckets, so you’re off the trailer and into the cut in minutes.”