Paves in widths up to 10m with high compaction technology

The new SUPER 1800-2 carries on the long, successful tradition of tracked VÖGELE pavers in the SUPER 1800 class. The pavers of this class are legendary, with some 3,000 units sold world-wide to date. No other pavers in the upper mid-range segment have been so successful and were so positively received by clients around the globe like SUPER 1800, SUPER 1800-1 and now SUPER 1800-2.

Plenty of power

VÖGELE improved a number of features in the SUPER 1800-2 so that the machine’s specification reads like a list of top performance figures: the new paver handles pave widths up to 10m and achieves laydown rates up to 700t/h, maximum layer thickness is 30cm and maximum pave speed 24m/min. For the SUPER 1800-2’s outstanding performance, a 6-cylinder liquid-cooled PERKINS engine is installed delivering 130kW.

No matter whether motorway or roundabout

For SUPER 1800-2, three screed options are available: the SB 250 Fixed-Width Screed and AB 500-2 or AB 600 Extending Screeds, each of them in TV version (with tamper and vibrators) or in TP version (with tamper and 1 or 2 pressure bars). The SB 250 Fixed-Width Screed handles pave widths up to 10m in both TV and TP1 configurations. The new paver’s exellent and versatile design translates power into a wide range of applications. The SUPER 1800-2 gets major inner-city applications done in the same impeccable manner as it copes with motorway construction. Coming with powerful separate drives for paving functions, the machine manages to get even tricky jobs such as roundabouts done with ease.

The “flagship” of the VÖGELE fleet of wheeled pavers yields high performance figures

Making every effort to breathe fresh, innovative ideas into successful machinery to get it further improved has always been the philosophy pursued by VÖGELE. Take the new SUPER 1803-2 as an excellent example. The number 1 in the group of wheeled VÖGELE pavers sets new standards by combining high performance with superb mobility. The machine’s superb mobility is due to a small turning radius of just 6.5m and electronic traction control, which guarantees optimal tractive effort.

Maximum performance for minimum input

Thanks to the paver’s highly efficient drive concept, the principle of maximum performance for minimum input is translated into practice. The SUPER 1803-2 is capable of placing up to 700 tonnes of mix per hour, not least thanks to its 6-cylinder liquid-cooled PERKINS engine rated at 130kW. The low-noise engine features eco-friendliness at the highest level.

Wheeled paver in top form

Being one of the most powerful wheeled pavers in its class, the SUPER 1803-2 handles a most varied field of paving applications, from municipal road construction through to motorway. Separate hydrostatic drives installed for the paver’s rear wheels and one set of front wheels (all-wheel drive available as an option) provide for excellent transmission of power at a pave speed up to 18m/min. The SUPER 1803-2 on wheels is ideally suited for use on job sites where frequent moves of the paver are required. Combined with an AB 500-2 Extending Screed in TP1 version, the machine yields excellent degrees of density.

An “all-rounder” handling a large variety of paving task

Latest technology and excellent performance make the new tracked SUPER 1600-2 a real workhorse not shying away from any kind of medium to larger-scale paving job. Jobs include car parks, most varied roads and also municipal applications, which due to the paver’s compact design are an ideal challenge, too.

High compaction with 1 or 2 pressure bars

The all-rounder’s outstanding versatility is demonstrated by performance figures. The SUPER 1600-2 is capable of handling pave widths up to 8m and layer thickness up to 30cm. Like the bigger players in the SUPER 1800 class, SUPER 1600-2 comes with a material hopper holding 13 tonnes, so that sufficient mix can be stored to tide over even difficult paving situations. In the paver, a 4-cylinder PERKINS engine is installed delivering 100kW, which is ample of power to allow pave speeds up to 24m per minute and laydown rates up to 600 tonnes an hour.

Combines with first-class screeds

The tracked SUPER 1600-2 combines with VÖGELE AB 500-2 and AB 600 Extending Screeds. Either screed features a sturdy single-tube telescoping system of high precision for quick screed width control accurate to the millimetre. AB 500-2 and AB 600 are available in several configurations as far as equipment with compacting systems is concerned. The TP1 and TP2 versions (with 1 or 2 pressure bars) achieve excellent paving results with high degrees of density – unique in this paver’s class.

High mobility and excellent versatility

This new wheeled model from the VÖGELE “dash 2” paver family gives a totally new definition of the technology nowaday’s found in pavers of the compact equipment class. In the SUPER 1603-2, high-quality drive units are installed earning the paver top marks for efficiency and performance. The machine is powered by a low-noise, economical and eco-friendly 4-cylinder PERKINS engine rated at 100kW.

High mobility and excellent manoeuvrability

As you would expect of a wheeled paver made by VÖGELE, the SUPER 1603-2 stands out through high mobility, superb manoeuvrability and fast travel speed. Superb manoeuvrability is due to its small turning radius of just 6.5m. As a result, the SUPER 1603-2 is ideal for versatile use in a wide field of applications including farm tracks, car parks, municipal or rural roads and lots of tasks beyond. In order to serve the large variety of paving jobs, SUPER 1603-2 features a maximum pave width of 7m and handles layer thickness up to 30cm. It travels rapidly on public roads (up to 20km/h) and moves quickly on the job site.

The only paver in its class equipped with high compaction technology

The machine is unique due to the possibility of combining it with the AB 500-2 Extending Screed in TP1 version for high compaction. Equipped with tamper and one pressure bar, the SUPER 1603-2 yields degrees of density unknown in its class.

Mr Neidig, what preceded the development of ErgoPlus?

“Our development team first collected and systematically analysed the opinions and wishes of numerous clients on the subject of paver handling, ease of operation and clarity. This way, many valuable hints received from users could be integrated into development of the prototypes. These models led to production of a pilot series that was subjected to thorough testing on real construction sites.”

What experience did you gain in these tests?

“We provided only brief instructions. Nevertheless, all the ‘test operators’ were in a position to learn how ErgoPlus works. Personally, I’m very impressed by how well we succeeded in realizing the objective of self-explanatory operation. One simple figure is enough to illustrate the ease of operation: it used to take 1 to 2 days to become familiar with a machine. Thanks to ErgoPlus, 1 to 2 hours is all you need now. At the very most.”

So the switch to ErgoPlus caused no problems?

“ErgoPlus passed the test with flying colours: young or old, whether experienced in the handling of VÖGELE pavers or not, every ‘test operator’ got to grips with the functional principle of ErgoPlus in a very short time and was quickly familiar with its operation. It was a job to get some of them off the operator’s platform.”

What was the most convincing innovation?

“The Touch-and-Work principle is fantastic. Touch-and-Work enables a function to be triggered immediately, without security prompts or time-consuming confirmation. More than 95% of the functions used on a daily basis can be accessed directly via push-buttons. That was greatly appreciated by the operators. As was the fact that VÖGELE does without a film keyboard. Push-buttons on the consoles for paver operator and screwman can be operated quickly and reliably, even when wearing work gloves. Needless to say, that greatly improves ease of operation.”

• Quick and easy to learn
• Ergonomically designed operating consoles for fatigue-free working
• Clear, logical arrangement of all paver functions
• Convenient operation of paver functions by push-buttons
• Easy handling of NIVELTRONIC Plus®, the new VÖGELE system for grade and
  slope control
• Modular design of the paver operator’s console cuts service cost
• Hardtop of glass fibre reinforced polymer material shelters operator whether
  rain or shine
• Hardop folds up and down with effortless ease via manually operated hand pump

Self-explanatory operation thanks to ErgoPlus

Thanks to ErgoPlus, the paver can be operated intuitively. On the operator’s console, the push-buttons for paver functions are clustered into groups according to job site requirements. On the left-hand side of his console, the operator finds the buttons for conveyors and augers, in the middle those for the screed and on the right-hand side the controls for material hopper and steering. As self-explanatory symbols are used throughout, operators are put in a position to learn very quickly how ErgoPlus works. The push-buttons can be easily identified by touch and blindfold, which ensures reliable operation and avoids operator error.

Handling NIVELTRONIC Plus® is child’s play

Operation of NIVELTRONIC Plus® , the new system for grade and slope control, can be learned quickly and is child’s play, indeed. The display on the operating console guides screed operators easily and intuitively through the clear and logically structured menue. All major NVELTRONIC Plus® functions are located on menue level 1 for direct access. There is no easier way to achieve excellent paving results. Once the sensors for grade and slope control are connected, no further set-up is required. All sensors plugged in are recognized automatically by NIVELTRONIC Plus® . In addition to the radically simplified user interface of NIVELTRONIC® Plus, a number of other innovations have been realized to make the work simpler without any loss of functional diversity. Actual positions of the tow point rams, for instance, can not only be read off directly on the rams as usual, but also on the displays of both the screwman’s and the paver operator’s consoles.