Rock Delivery: VORTEC System
1 Person Operation
Controls: Plus+1
Dimensions
- Length: 28’ with boom retracted
- 38’ 5” with boom fully extended
- Width: 8’ 6”
- Height: 10’
- Weight: 18,000 lbs with standard chassis
Hydraulics
- Dual hydraulic pump
- Variable displacement hydrostatic pump for blower functions rated at 28 gallons per minute
- Fixed displacement hydrostatic pump for all other function rated at 9 gallons per minute
- Hydraulic tank reservoir: 20 gallons
Chassis
- Cab-over Peterbilt 220 (or equivalent)
- GVWR: 33,000 lbs
- Front axle: 12,000 lbs
- Rear axle: 21,000 lbs, rear springs rated for 23,000 lbs
- Engine: 240 hp (179 kw) @ 2,400 rpm diesel engine
- Wheelbase: 164”
- Cab-to-axle: 153”
*Rosco to review truck specifications prior to bid and/or order
Auxiliary Engine
- Kubota Tier 4 Final diesel engine
- 65 hp (97 kW) @ 2,600 RPM
- In-cab aux engine controls at operator’s station with tachometer, hour meter and warning system
Air System
- High volume, low pressure. Positive displacement blower driven hydraulics by truck hydraulics motor
- Capable of 850 cfm @ 2,850 rpm
- Hydraulically-driven blower with variable CFM from 0-850
Liquid Asphalt Emulsion Tank
- Insulated liquid asphalt emulsion tank
- Overnight heating by two 2,250 watt, 120 volt thermostatically controlled heater elements, located in water heat exchanger tube
- Alternate heat source provided to maintain heat on work site, regulated automatically to prevent over or under heating of materials
- Asphalt line heated to prevent clogging during operation
- Tank mounted 5” dial thermometer and emulsion level indicator both visible from cab
- Tank size: 300 gallons
- Tank fill opening: 12”
Aggregate System
- Low profile, 5 cubic yard hopper, or 11,000 lbs
- Rectangular welded 10’ 3” x 7’ aggregate hopper
- In-cab controlled vibration system
- Dual electric over hydraulic activated hopper lids, rear access open/close swtich
- Cab controlled adjustable, feed slide gate meters aggregate flow
- System will accept aggregates up to .75” (19 mm)
- Plus+1 system store settings: rock flow, emulsion flow and air flow
- VORTEC: Vacuum Operated Rock Transfer Emulsion Coating system
- System utilizes no mechanical or moving parts to move aggregate
- Ease of access to clean and service the slide gate and sub systems
- Conveyors and/or paddle feeders are NOT acceptable
- Venturi nozzle with cleanout
Asphalt Emulsion Feed and Flush System
- Air pressurized system to deliver sufficient asphalt to completely cover aggregate at full feed capacity
- Delivery system capable of maintaining 60 psi
- Flush system 30 gallon minimum capacity with provisions for storing used flush material
- Asphalt tank is equipped with a three-way valve for flush, delivery and shut-off
Additional Standard Equipment
- LED beacon light
- Work light package
Operator’s Controls
- One person operation from driver’s seat
- All patching functions are in the cab, including cleaning, tack coating, patching and dust coating
- LCD display controlled from Plus+1 CAN Bus system in cab monitors boom location, blower speed, rock and emulsion flow, hydraulic temperature, emulsion level and system faults
- Single joystick controls: Boom swing, extend/retract and push button for up/down
- Push buttons operate: Blow out mode, emulsion on/off, aggregate gate on/off and extension/retraction
- Control center includes: Auxiliary engine on/off, blower on/off, blower inc/dec, rock flow inc/dec and emulsion inc/dec
- Engine alarm, tachometer, pre-heat, engine start/on/off, rpm min/max
- Boom auto stow and override
- Vibrator on/off, beacon light switch, hour meter, circuit breakers
Arrow Board
- Multi-function arrow board mounted on rear
- Size: 30” x 60”
- 13 bulb configuration
- Multi-function control panel mounted in truck cab
- Separate arrow board control panel
Patch (on the Go)
- Electric hydraulic flow control for independent operation allows patching while moving at slow speeds
Telescopic Boom
- Front-corner mount boom storage system
- Eliminating windshield obstruction in stow position
- One piece, double acting boom with three-stage telescoping aggregate delivery tube
- Cable/hose carrier, heated water lines with individual nozzle shut-offs
- Double acting swing and hoist hydraulic cylinders
- Position censored safety system that does not allow boom swing into traffic beyond center line
- Capable swing operations to shoulder and center with caution
- Emulsion hose energy chain for protection
- Reach, retracted: 7’ 5”
- Reach, extended: 11’ 5”
- Patching area: 42 ft²
Optional Equipment
- Back-up/reverse camera with in-cab color display
- LED lights in the 30” x 60” arrow board, 13 light
- Larger arrow board 48” x 96”
- LED night working light package, 2 front, 1 rear
- LED lights, stop, turn signals and tail lights
- 240V heater conversion in lieu of 120V
- Emergency triangle kit, flare, fire extinguisher
- Jet flush system
- Hopper Aggregate Heater
One 100,000 BTU diesel burner
7 gallon fuel tank
Autoignition diesel burner with outfire
Training, Support and Company
- Training and support manuals
- Optional on-site operator training by Dealer
- Two-year, unlimited hours warranty against any manufacturer defects
- Extended warranty available
- 55+ years manufacturing experience
- ISO 9001 Certified
- Sourcewell Contract#052417-VTL
- Manufactured in the USA
Job Application
- Road repair
- Pothole patching
- Shoulder erosion
- Alligator cracking repair
Key Features
- One man operation
- Wide easy loading rock hopper
- Patch-on-the-go system
- Computerized material application rate control