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"The heart of this
operation is the
ProSizer® 3600,
manufactured
by Astec Mobile
Screens. It's
equipped with a 14'
vibrating grizzly
feeder, a 2-bar, 36
x 46 horizontal
shaft impactor, two
adjustable hydraulic
aprons and then
the material is
discharged or fed
into a 6 x 18, 2-deck
high frequency
screen."
Eric Smallwood, aggregate
sales manager for Power
Motive Corporation

and with it being all electric, we
don't have any cooling issues with
the oil dust sticking to radiators
and plugging up engines and
overheating them."
In addition to a reliable plant,
Smallwood explains the importance
of parts and service to their
operation. "Parts and service are
the backbone of Power Motive for
our success on the sales side. I grew

up through our service department
and our parts department. They
truly believe the old adage that
'Sales sells the first one, and parts
and service sells the rest'. You
have to be in a position to support
your equipment through KPI-JCI
and Astec Mobile Screens. This
American-made equipment, along
with the dealer network, is the
strong mechanism behind Power
Motive."
Legg adds, "...If the screen or
crusher is not operating, we're not
producing material, so we need
to be able to get parts and service
relatively quickly so we can keep
running. The parts and service
from Power Motive and KPI-JCI
and Astec Mobile Screens has been
good. We've been able to keep the
plant running and they were able to
deliver parts in a timely manner."

MILE HIGH EXPECTATIONS
Before the City and County of
Denver began processing its own
asphalt, the material was going
into the asphalt plant uncrushed.
"About two years ago, we looked
into crushing the RAP before it
went to the asphalt plant. We
found that by crushing the RAP, we
could be cost effective, potentially
recycle more material and recoup
some of the oil out of the asphalt.
That's when we started the process
of looking for the right plant for
our application," explains Legg.
Legg attended ConExpo 2017
in Las Vegas, Nevada, Caldwell
mentioned, "We met Mr. Legg at
ConExpo, where we started talking
about the plant. When the City put
out a bid, we quickly placed ours.

The liked our bid, and we won the
order."
Caldwell adds, "It was a great
experience for us working with a
municipality. For me personally,
this was my first municipal bid won,
but we gained a lot of knowledge
working with the City and County of
Denver and we are ready to handle
large projects moving forward with
city and state governments."
Caldwell continues, saying, "The
City and County of Denver have
been great and easy to work with.
They were polite and professional;
it's been a real pleasure."
Smallwood adds, "The City and
County of Denver is a valuable
customer. We appreciate everything
they do. They are environmentally
aware and support the asphalt
industry greatly. Doug and his team
are very heavily involved with all
the local asphalt associations and
support the most recycled product
in the world."
When asked about future goals
for the operation, Smallwood said,
"We would like to see the city earn
a strong return on investment
with the ability to introduce more
crushed product into their asphalt
plant, reducing their overall oil
content. As most of our customers
know, that's a major expense to
producing HMA asphalt." In the
next year, Legg, Caldwell and
Smallwood anticipate the City and
County of Denver to see a return
on investment, introduce more
crushed product into its asphalt
plants, produce up to 30% recycled
material, reduce overall oil content
and, the ultimate goal, produce
more paved miles for the City and
County of Denver.

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