A milling machine from Wirtgen has been used successfully for rural road rehabilitation work in Sicily. Despite the narrow, twisty roads, the local contractor decided on a large W 210 Fi milling machine that could mill the entire roadway in 2-3 passes.
A milling machine from Wirtgen has been used successfully for rural road rehabilitation work in Sicily. Despite the narrow, twisty roads, the local contractor decided on a large W 210 Fi milling machine that could mill the entire roadway in 2-3 passes. The lengths of the individual sections of the rehabilitation project varied from 50-500m. For rehabilitation measures of this kind, the milling machine is repositioned several times a day and moves from one section to the next partly under its own power. “I’ve been working with Wirtgen equipment for a long time, including milling machines of this size. And I must say that I’m really impressed by the new features of the F-Series,” said Roberto Prainito, owner of contractor Sicilstrade.
Wirtgen says that the Mill Assist system monitors milling quality and delivers a high quality surface. The results are consistent on each individual section. This lets the driver focus entirely on the loading process and on keeping the cut in line. The individual sections could therefore be milled off in record time, enabling the completion of several sections per day.
An experienced paving team from Sicilstrade was always on site, ready to fill in each new patch directly behind the machine. A range of automated functions, like positioning in a second cut or automatic tracking of the discharge conveyor, sped up the process and improved the results produced on the construction site. In addition, the ability to save and store milling depths and the auto-start feature in combination with Mill Assist made milling work on these differently-sized patches easier.
