Selecto hot-box selected by Kirchen

Selecto Systems has further expanded its hot-box range with the addition of a new 2.2m-long conveyor designed for use with both single and twin chamber boxes.

A 10t, twin chamber Selecto STC07 hot-box, fitted with the new conveyor, has been purchased by Kings Lynn-based reinstatement contractor Kirchen, specifically for use on Norfolk County Council contracts.

'In this format the hot box is ideal for trench and path work,' says Selecto System's managing director Michael Hvid.

'It is fully height adjustable and can swing through 180deg, enabling it to reach either side of the machine,' he adds.

The hydraulically driven conveyor is fitted with variable speed control allowing the asphalt delivery rate to be regulated precisely.

Additional hot-box features include Selecto's new gas Propamiser system, push button electric controls and hydraulically operated lids.

As well as well as curing one of the major failings on current hot-boxes - flat batteries - the Propamiser non-electric gas system reduces gas consumption by up to 50%.

'Should a flat battery occur, the solenoid is incapable of relighting the gas and therefore the asphalt falls below the required temperature. As well as possibly wasting asphalt, the only solution the following morning is to jump start the carrier vehicle or recharge the battery - both an unnecessary inconvenience,' comments Hvid.

Recent changes in legislation means that those involved in reinstatement work are having to look towards the hot-box as the best way of complying.

'The beauty of the hot-box is that you know the temperature of the asphalt in the late afternoon is going to be the same as when it was put in first thing in the morning,' says Jim Kirchen of Kirchen.

'We travel between 80 and 200km per day between reinstatements and the dedicated lorry mounted hot-box with the conveyor is the only way that this can be achieved,' Kirchen adds.

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