
PAGE 1.8 SECTION I MODEL 2450 (1/2012)
Live Loads for 2450 Machines
The Paving Carriage, accessories and the operator are considered live loads because they move from
one end of the machine to the other. Therefore, it is necessary to figure that the entire weight of these
live loads will be carried by only one end of the machine at a time. The Basic Weight of the standard
Paving Carriage is listed below.
• 2450PavingCarriagewithDualRollers........................................................................................... 1670lbs(747Kg)
The weight Per Wheel is the Basic Weight Assembled at Factory divided by the number of wheels at each
end of the machine. Write the weight of the basic carriage into the Total Weight column. Divide the total
weightby4toobtaintheweightperwheelontheIdlerEndandthePowerUnitEndofthemachine.Write
the wheel loads of your machine into the weight per wheel columns. Example: 1295 lbs / 4 = 324 lbs PER
WHEEL.
Weight of Paving Carriage Accessories (These weights take into consideration any basic carriage
parts that the accessory replaced). Unfortunately, not all accessory weights are currently avail-
able. If your accessory is not included in the list below, contact the Bidwell Service Department.
• Rota-Vibe(11-1/2Inch) ................................................................................................................................ 230lbs(104Kg)
• SingleSpudVibrator......................................................................................................................................340lbs(154Kg)
• SkewBarKit....................................................................................................................................................... 230lbs(104Kg)
• CarriageFogger(Includestheweightof50Gallonsofwater).............................................900lbs(408Kg)
Determine the number of accessories being added to the basic carriage. Add the additional weights
of those accessories to get the total additional weight of the accessories. Example: Carriage Fogger
Weight Transfer of Power Units with Gasoline Engines
The graphs below list the additional weight that the Power Unit adds to the wheel load on the Power
Unit End of the machine. Graph A lists the weight to be deducted from the Idler End of the machine
and Graph B lists the weight to be added to the Power Unit End of the machine. The total weight of
the Power Unit is included in the basic machine weight. The longer the total length of the machine,
the more the Power Unit weight is transferred to the Power Unit End of the machine and away from
the Idler End of the machine. Consult the appropriate graph and determine the wheel loads for the
idler end and the power end of the machine. For example, using the gasoline graphs, if the distance
betweenscreedrailsis36feetthepoundsperwheelwillbeapproximately85lbsperwheelonboth
theIdlerEndandonthePowerUnitEnd.Subtract85lbsperwheelfromtheIdlerEndandadd85lbs
per wheel to the Power Unit End.
Write the wheel loads of your machine into the weight per wheel columns.
Lbs. per
Wheel
Distance between Screed Rails in Feet
80
90
100
110
120 40 60 80 100 120
GRAPH A - IDLER END
Lbs. per
Wheel
Distance between Screed Rails in Feet
120
120
110
100
90
80 40 60 80 100
GRAPH B - POWER UNIT END
WEIGHT TRANSFER - GASOLINE ENGINES