Madison County, NY 1950 (circa) paving project - Hetherington & Berner mobile pug mill paver_1
Undated photo from the Madison County Highway Department archives. I suspect the photo is around 1950.
Anyone thinking in-place pug mill/batch plant paving is a recent concept need look no further to this beast of a machine. On board bituminous asphalt is mixed with stone and laid on the road bed in a mobile process. Note the coarse grade of stone being used and that they are paving a dirt road. Also note the large crew manning the big machine.
The make of the machine is unknown. There is a logo on the side of it but I can't make it out. Anyone recognize it? It would be self-propelled but the power plant is also unknown but likely gasoline. (Updated: identified as an H&B or Hetherington & Berner).
The truck unloading into the pug mill hopper is one of the county's 1-1/2 to 2-ton Chevy WB dumps, probably early 1940's vintage and powered by a 216 cubic inch six cylinder engine.
Photo courtesy of Madison County archives.
Madison County, NY 1950 (circa) paving project - Hetherington & Berner mobile pug mill paver_1
Undated photo from the Madison County Highway Department archives. I suspect the photo is around 1950.
Anyone thinking in-place pug mill/batch plant paving is a recent concept need look no further to this beast of a machine. On board bituminous asphalt is mixed with stone and laid on the road bed in a mobile process. Note the coarse grade of stone being used and that they are paving a dirt road. Also note the large crew manning the big machine.
The make of the machine is unknown. There is a logo on the side of it but I can't make it out. Anyone recognize it? It would be self-propelled but the power plant is also unknown but likely gasoline. (Updated: identified as an H&B or Hetherington & Berner).
The truck unloading into the pug mill hopper is one of the county's 1-1/2 to 2-ton Chevy WB dumps, probably early 1940's vintage and powered by a 216 cubic inch six cylinder engine.
Photo courtesy of Madison County archives.