The District 4 Wagon Mound Patrol Crew 44-64 created the asphalt oven to help
them when performing asphalt patching operations. The asphalt oven was designed to keep asphalt patching material warm in cold weather when the asphalt mix is hard to break apart.

The oven is built out of metal and uses the exhaust from the truck to heat the asphalt oven. The oven has two dampers on the exhaust system to create heat. The dampers can either release exhaust or keep the exhaust in the oven. The oven attaches to the tailgate of a pickup truck and was designed to allow the crew to access the asphalt mix with a shovel through an access door on the rear of the oven. They are then able to shovel the hot asphalt mix on the roadway for different maintenance activities such as pot hole patching.

This device has been a enormous help to Crew 44-64 during cold weather. The asphalt oven’s smart design to solve the continuous problem of asphalt patching operations in cold weather is the reason why it was picked as the “Best Practice Award Winner” for District 4.

Result:

The innovative design of the asphalt oven has saved Crew 44-64 a great deal of time and labor, especially in the cold winter months. The crew spends almost no time at all handling the asphalt mix and are able to pay more attention to what they are doing. The creative design of the asphalt oven has created a safer work environment and has made asphalt patching operations easier and faster.

Contact:

Walter Adams 505.827.5203