Soil Stabilizers / Recyclers Dismantled Machines

About Soil Stabilizers & Recyclers

Soil stabilizers/recyclers, sometimes referred to as reclaimers, are specialized heavy-duty construction machines commonly used by paving companies to alter the physical makeup of soil through the use of chemical additives to create a more stable base and subgrade. That, in turn, gives the soil greater load-bearing capacity and protective properties against moisture-related damage.

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Roadtec SX-6e Soil Stablizer/Reclaimer

Soil stabilizers/recyclers are used in the construction of roadways, parking lots, airfields, sidewalks, and other projects. While they are available as towable, standalone machines, many self-propelled models can be used for stabilizing or recycling purposes. As a recycler, the machines use milling and cutting rotors to pulverize and granulate the top layers of an existing surface for immediate reuse in the repaving of a new surface. As a soil stabilizer, the machine mixes lime, Portland cement, fly ash, bitumen, or other types of binding agents with the soil, enhancing its overall strength and durability while also introducing preventative properties to guard against shrinking and swelling.

Soil Stabilizer/Recycler Benefits

To complete pulverizing, stabilization, recycling, and other tasks, soil stabilizers/recyclers rely on numerous components, which can variously include metal cutting and milling drums and rotors (some with reinforced teeth or tips), mixing blades, paddles, mixing chambers, protective plates, metering systems, graders, spreaders, breaker bars, and rollers.

In addition to the time- and cost-savings benefits of re-using existing road surfaces, soil stabilizers/recyclers can also provide various environmental advantages by minimizing the usage of large transport trucks and other machines to haul away old surface material and bring new material in, which often also leads to overall shorter project times and fewer interruptions to local traffic.

Features To Look For 

Metering systems for binding agents and water, rearview and intelligent camera systems, pressurized and height-adjustable enclosed cabs with heating and air conditioning, reversible fans, working lights, quick refueling systems, four-wheel and all-wheel drive, anti-slip control, telematics support, and air compressor connections for tool hookups are some of the many features these machines may include.

Others can include various automation abilities, such as automatic depth set point control and automatic load-control monitoring. Still others may include tilting ability to match the road grade, sliding and rotating operator seats for enhanced visibility, and variable rotor speeds, as well as the use of proprietary technologies to regulate material flow, discharge, and other functionalities.

Find The Right Soil Stabilizer/Recycler For The Job

Popular manufacturers of this type of equipment include Bomag, Caterpillar, CMI, and Wirtgen, among many others. You’ll find plenty of equipment to choose from every day on PavingEquipment.com, the industry’s leading source for new and used soil stabilizers/recyclers and other paving equipment for sale.