Dash 5 Highway Class pavers from Vögele with redesigned screed system

Vögele has introduced new SUPER 2000-5 X and SUPER 2003-5 X Highway Class pavers with newly designed VR 600 and VF 600 screeds to the North American market, along with the SUPER 800-5 P mini paver. The machines are designed to offer operator comfort, automated processes, and shorter set-up times, as well as minimal noise and reduced emissions.

User-friendly pavers with a fast laydown rate 

The SUPER 2000-5 X tracked paver enables paving widths from 10 feet to 27 feet 9 inches, while the wheeled variant, SUPER 2003-5 X, achieves paving widths of up to 25 feet 5 inches. Both pavers offer a laydown rate of up to 1,540 U.S. tph and are designed for high paving speeds. As Dash 5-generation machines, they also combine ease of use, process automation, and cost efficiency. Several new features increase operator comfort and reduce the commissioning and set-up times, which increases productivity while simultaneously reducing costs for transportation or reworking.

New Dash 5 screeds 

Both pavers can be used in combination with the new VR 600 and VF 600 screeds.

The VR 600 with extensions mounted behind the basic screed is equipped with a completely redesigned guidance system that simplifies paving concrete profiles. In addition, its very low height affords an ideal overview of the inside of the auger tunnel. It offers paving widths of 10 feet to 25 feet 9 inches and is particularly suitable for the construction of highways and larger projects with high paving speeds. 

The VF 600 with extensions mounted in front of the basic screed offers an optimized material flow for particularly even material spreading. It enables paving widths of 10 feet to 25 feet 5 inches and is ideal for jobs with varying working widths.

The extensions of both screed types can be tilted by up to 10 percent. In conjunction with the vibration compaction system (V), they achieve optimal evenness and pre-compaction.

New automated controls make asphalt paving easier than ever 

Both the screeds and the pavers of the new Dash 5 generation are designed entirely with their users in mind. With the upgraded ErgoPlus 5 operating concept, Vögele provides a better overview, more comfort and storage options, improved ergonomics, and an optional touchscreen display for digital applications. 

The new Paver Access Control function (PAC) enables convenient commissioning and decommissioning of the Dash 5 paver from ground level. In addition, the Lighting Package Plus option with permanently integrated LED floodlights provides additional safety and shorter set-up times when working on construction sites at night. 

With automatic functions such as AutoTrac automatic steering and screed width control or Smart Pave digital paving control, the Dash 5 pavers reduce the users' workload while simultaneously increasing efficiency and quality. Furthermore, the digital solution Wirtgen Group Performance Tracker (WPT) Paving enables precise documentation of the paving process and the work on the construction site. The new RoadScan option can also be added to enable precise, full-coverage measurement of the paving temperature over a measuring width of up to 42 feet 8 inches. 

Reduced CO2 and noise emissions 

Vögele has also implemented several measures designed to reduce the Dash 5 paver's CO2 and noise emissions. These include the improved EcoPlus low-emissions package. The speed-controlled fan has been adapted so that it calculates the required rotational speed even more precisely and, together with other measures, reduces noise emissions.

New Dash 5 mini paver

In addition to Highway Class Pavers, Vögele has intorduced a new Mini Class Paver, the SUPER 800-5 P. The successor to the SUPER 700i, the new machine has an engine rated output of 74 hp (55.4 kW), a laydown rate of up to 330 U.S. tph, and, with a width of only 4 feet 7 inches and a length of 14 feet 5 inches, is also extremely compact. In combination with extending screeds AB 200 and AB 220 and the vibration or tamper and vibration compaction variants, it offers paving widths between 1 foot 8 inches and 11 feet 6 inches — making it the ideal choice for narrow paving jobs. Compared to its predecessor, the Dash 5 model also incorporates several new features.

Vögele's optimized material hopper features an asymmetrical wall configuration which makes paving along a wall possible on both sides. The hopper walls of SUPER 800-5 P also now feature a double folding function. This gives the operator an unobstructed view ahead of the paver.

Vögele has further improved the ergonomics of the operator's platform. The angle of the new ErgoBasic paver operator's console can now be adjusted in four steps to accommodate taller or smaller operators. For the first time, the paver operator's console of the new ErgoBasic 5 operating concept features an integrated display on which the operator can view the operational data of the machine in real-time. In addition, Vögele has fully integrated the operation of the Auto Grade Basic system for automated grade and slope control into the machine control system. This means that screed operators can now control the SUPER 800-5 P via console in compact form.