VÖGELE SUPER 1800-2 Slope Paver

Special Paver, Familiar Handling

The paving team quickly got to grips
with the SUPER 1800-2 slope paver

This method of construction makes high demands on machine technology, which a conventional paver would not have been able to meet. Therefore, a team of engineers at the VÖGELE headquarters in Mannheim, Germany, subjected the SUPER 1800-2 to a number of modifications in order to allow paving under the extreme conditions to the usual, high standards of quality.

The paver on the slope

Several components of the SUPER 1800-2 needed modifying for use on the slope from two points of view: operational safety of the machine on the one hand and safety of the paving team on the other. It began with extra weights fitted to the front of the paver’s chassis for relocating its centre of gravity, a measure which prevents the paver from tilting over when working on the incline. The extra weights are provided with two cable anchor points 3m apart from each other. To these points, pull cables can be attached to support the paver’s climb. In order to ensure safe access of the paver operator to his platform, the footboard attached to the rear of the screed is fitted at an angle of 30 degrees, and so are the extra step on the screed and the steps at the rear of the tractor unit.

Perfect conveyance of mix under difficult conditions

A flow gate, hydraulically adjustable in height, is installed inside the machine behind the material hopper’s rear wall. The gate serves to reduce the conveyor tunnel’s cross section in order to control the flow of mix on the conveyors while working on the slope. The flow gate prevents mix in the conveyor tunnel from slipping rearwards to the screed. In addition, the material hopper’s rear wall is higher to avoid spills on the engine cowling during feed of the paver with mix.

Infinitely variable control of the flow gate to adjust the conveyor tunnel’s cross section.

ErgoPlus masters every situation

The SUPER 1800-2 slope paver, too, comes with ErgoPlus, the concept focussed on easy paver operation and perfect ergonomics. This way, handling the machine is light work for the paving team. In contrast to the standard version of ErgoPlus, the one installed on the slope paver has two extra buttons to operate the flow gate. In order to offer ergonomic working conditions for the paver operator also on the slope, his two seats are adjustable in inclination to 4 different positions. This allows a horizontal seated posture at all times, also on the job in Henan, for relaxed and safe working.

The operator’s ErgoPlus console with separate push-buttons for the flow gate.

The ErgoPlus Operating Console

The paver operator’s ErgoPlus console offers a number of advantages. Among these are the self-explanatory symbols, the clear menu structure and the push-buttons for ease of operation and positive handling.

The Best Seller Among VÖGELE Pavers

SUPER 1800-2 is the best seller among the VÖGELE road pavers. The powerful machine of the upper mid range comes with a host of features construction companies value on the machines made by VÖGELE. SUPER 1800-2 is unrivalled especially in terms of versatility. Configured with an Extending Screed or Fixed-Width Screed, the paver handles jobs in conventional road construction. When combined with the SprayJet module, SUPER 1800-2 does an excellent job as a spray paver and is ideal primarily for placing thin layers.

Another example of the SUPER 1800-2’s high versatility is its latest appearance on the stage as a slope paver. In this version, the machine is capable of paving asphalt in vertical strips on slopes with gradients up to 32°. Challenges like this are found on landfill projects, canals, dams or, as shown in China, for a water reservoir.