Falcon Road Maintenance Equipment

Visit booth 315 at NPE. Falcon's asphalt recycler / asphalt hot box is used by municipalities and private customers in 44 states and provinces across the United States and Canada. this instructional video describes the six steps to asphalt recycling when reusing reclaimed and old asphalt chunks and millings. This recycled asphalt can be used for asphalt maintenance, pothole repair, utility cut repair, infrared pavement heater repairs, and any other application where hot mix asphalt is need to repair pavement. Asphalt patching with this material typical would take place in a parking lot after seal coating equipment has seal coated the parking lot.

December 14, 2012

Falcon Asphalt Repair Equipment

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World of Asphalt Preview Guide 2024

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RX-405 Cold Planer

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This machine features a 23- x 16-in. jaw crusher fitted with an integrated vibrating feeder.

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BOMAG 2200-65 Cold Planer

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At center, Joseph Shacat, NAPA Director of Sustainable Pavements, during the Sustainability Committee at NAPA Annual 2023

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In 2024, LeeBoy is Celebrating Our 60th Anniversary! 🥳

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