eABG Jobsite Story Roelofs
Sustainability is just the start
As a zero emissions machine, there is no doubting the sustainability of the new eABG 4820 electric-drive paver. But that’s just the start. The paver already has proven itself both productive and versatile, too.
That has been the case from the very beginning, when the eABG 4820 breezed through its first tests.
The paver placed base and binder courses, at a depth of 6 cm each, on a jobsite in Assen, Netherlands. It was the type of project routinely handled by paving crews.
Widths varied from 2.5 metres to 4 metres.
Each course covered 400 m2.
A total of 175 tonnes were laid.
“The paver easily handled the application,” said an observer on the jobsite.
Its battery impressed, too. The state of charge (SOC), which is essentially how much battery power remains, was 70% after completion of the base course. This included heating the screed at the start of the shift. The SOC was 50% after placement of the binder course.
The machine was a big hit with the crew. “Everyone was pleased with the low sound and the easy operation,” said a foreman on the jobsite.
The next day highlighted the paver’s productivity and versatility.
The morning started with the placement of the wear course, at a depth of 4 cm, at the Assen jobsite. The machine worked at widths up to 4.5 metres and covered 460 m2.
It only took a few hours, so the eABG 4820 was relocated to another jobsite, where it deposited 150 tonnes of mix over 2000 m2.
On the third day, the paver placed a 4-cm wear course on a residential road in Veenhuizen, Netherlands. A total of 2000 m² was laid this day. The total operating time for the day was 6:45.
The eABG 4820 had once again proven itself on a jobsite. Over the three days, a combined 230 tonnes were placed at the two locations by a zero emissions machine. It was a strong, productive – and sustainable – beginning for the eABG 4820.