Hamm HD 14 VV Offers Vibration In Both Drums

March, 2007 – The new 4.6-ton HD 14 VV - introduced at World of Asphalt 2007 -- is an articulated asphalt compactor which offers vibration in both the front and rear drums.

VV stands for "Vibration Front, Vibration Rear", with the capability of vibration running in the front drum only, rear drum only, in both drums, or no vibration.

The HD 14 VV offers big-time compactive effort in a small package, equally at home for commercial or roadbuilding applications.

The HD 14 VV has a working width of 56.3 inches (1430 mm) when offset, and a drum width of 54.3 inches. It has a HATZ Model 4W35T, 4-cylinder, turbocharged, water-cooled, S.A.E.-rated 40-horsepower engine. Its design provides optimal forward visibility through its tapered front end, and three-point articulation joint for highest driving comfort.

The HD 14 VV offers hydrostatic dual drum drive, automatic/manual vibration system, hydrostatic articulated steering and excellent maneuverability. Its operator-friendly features include low sound level, an ergonomic driver's platform, and modern instrument panel, and three braking systems with an emergency stop button, a plastic water tank serving a pressurized water system and plastic, hand-serviceable spray nozzles.

Operating Weight with ROPS: Centrifugal Force, Front and Rear, High/Low: Working Width: Engine: Rated Power: Speed:

9,248 lbs. 14,625/9,000 lbs. 56.3 inches in offset HATZ Model 4W35T 40 hp 0-6.2 mph

BACKGROUNDER
Wirtgen America, Inc., Nashville, is the North American arm of the Wirtgen Group, the single-source marketer of the world's most technologically advanced lines of asphalt reclaiming and recycling equipment from Wirtgen, asphalt and soil compactors from Hamm Compaction Division, and U.S.-sourced asphalt pavers from Vögele America Inc. In late 2004 Reinhard Wirtgen, founder of Wirtgen Group, was honored as one of the "Top 100 Private Sector Transportation Design & Construction Professionals of the 20th Century" by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).

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