Concrete Products covers the issues that attract producers of ready mixed and manufactured concrete focusing on equipment and material technology, market development and management topics.
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FEATURE TRUCKS & COMPONENTS WESTCON MANUFACTURING THEAM CONVEYORS Buffalo Crushed Stone is a primary supplier of quality construction materials in the West- ern New York region. Owned by New Enter- prise Stone and Lime of Pennsylvania, it operates Buffalo Redi-Mix, serving the Buffalo market and surrounding region. Buffalo Redi-Mix has relied on Theam con- veyors in accomplishing the company's goal of "Providing a quality product and servicing the needs of the customer." With that in mind, the producer recently poured a number of pedestals and mud mats for wind turbine pedestal foundations using one of its Theam mixer-mounted conveyors on sites that had limited access. All together a total of 900 to 1,000 yd. were placed via the conveyor. Con- tinuous placing was achieved by tailgating onto the conveyor with a rotation of trucks. Buffalo Redi-Mix has seven Theam convey- ors that are continuously in high demand op- erating in its fleet of 50 mixer trucks. The producer has continued to add conveyors an- nually for the past four years. According to General Manager, Peter Armlovich, "The Theam conveyors have given us a competitive advantage and ability to increase market share. They play an important role in servic- ing the needs of our customers." Adds Fleet Manager Dan Novoa, "The ability of the Theam conveyor to stand up to the rig- ors of daily use have been excellent." — Westcon Manufacturing Inc., 800/635- 6729, www.theamconveyors.com Westcon offers mixer-mounted Theam conveyors in Standard Series and Cross Series. Standard models have up to four folding-boom configurations, including Short Wheel Base, Long Wheel Base, Extra–Long Wheel Base; each is equipped for 42-ft. horizontal reach, 25-ft. vertical reach, 310-degrees maximum rotation, and 85 yd./hour placement capacity, depending on mix slump. The Cross Series offers a telescoping boom model with 30- to 42-ft. reach and other specs com- parable to the Standard units. The company's family of fixed-axle air ride trailer sus- pensions has been enhanced with the addition of the RideMaster series, which includes two integrated axle models containing narrow bushings and three wide- bushing U-bolt axle connection models. The RideMaster family allows customers to spec suspensions for any load from 20,000 to 30,000 lb. per axle and to further customize their equipment with a choice of bushing widths and mounting options. RideMaster suspensions are specifically designed for heavy-duty, fixed-axle applications where durability and long service-life are essential, including dump trailers and tank trailers. Engineered with all industry- standard components, the RideMaster family boasts such features as Rey-Align one-person axle-alignment system, full-coverage warranty, TIS-Ready design that accepts any OEM tire pressure inflation system, and tri- functional hanger bushing for extra-long life. Further- more, wide-bushing models have longer, wider axle connection for greater weight distribution along the trailing beam. Axle connections use U-bolts and simple welds to facilitate axel changes. RideMaster specifications include: GAWR of 20,000- 30,000 lb. per axle; bushing options of 4.5-in. narrow 38 | MAY 2012 WWW.CONCRETEPRODUCTS.COM and 6-in. wide; underslung and top mount; cast-cap narrow I-beam mounts; weld-on and bolt-on hangers available; mounting heights from 6.5 to 19 in.; and, up to 8 in. of axle travel. "Every model in the series delivers on the Reyco Granning promise of suspensions that not only provide industry-best durability and reliability, but also live up to the RideMaster name for superior air ride perform- ance," said Wayne Powell, vice president of marketing. — www.reycogranning.com REYCO GRANNING RIDEMASTER AIR SUSPENSION