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CONTENTS
ADVANTAGES PAGE 4
Original Vögele screeds Page 4
Original Vögele screed types Page 6
Original Vögele screed components Page 8

FACTS PAGE 10
Screed versions for compaction Page 10
Manufacturing process of tamper bars Page 14
Manufacturing process of screed plates Page 16
Manufacturing process of pressure bars Page 18
Electric screed heating systems Page 20
Telescoping system of extending screeds Page 22

APPLICATION PAGE 28
Wear on screeds Page 28
Reasons and tips for maintenance Page 28
Influencing factors Page 30
Factor screed planing angle Page 32
Wear on the tamper Page 36
Wear on the screed plate Page 38
Examples of wear on screed components Page 40
Set-up of the screed Page 46
Screeds for the VISION series Page 58
Range of service packages Page 62

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ORIGINAL VÖGELE
SCREEDS

A look at everyday work reveals:

Shadows in the pavement, a rough surface or an uneven
paving result – faults that in the majority of cases are due to the
usage of heavily worn components or low-quality cloned parts.
However, it is possible to avoid these problems using original
Vögele screeds.

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| FACTS
| APPLICATION
Use our original parts and ensure you meet your high-quality
standards during road construction.

It is not only the high standards during the manufacturing

process that have a major effect on the service life of the
components involved in compaction, but also the special
design characteristics.

This brochure describes Vögele screeds with particular

emphasis on the compaction, screed heating and
telescoping systems, as well as the characteristics of
the screed wear parts. You will find information and tips on
the replacement at the right time of all relevant components
on our extending screeds and our fixed-width screeds.

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ORIGINAL VÖGELE
SCREED TYPES

Extending screed

The screed is the heart of each road paver.

The screed has the following tasks:
„ Creation of an even, closed surface structure
„ Achievement of high pre-compaction
„ Profiling of the pavement in accordance
with the client’s requirements

In general a differentiation is made between two different types

of screed.

Using an extending screed (AB) it is possible to realise

varying pave widths from 1.1 m to 10 m. Their strength is
their enormous flexibility in case of different pave widths.

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Fixed-width screed

Fixed-width screeds (SB) can be used for pave widths from

2.5 m to 16 m – with additional bolt-on screed extensions.
Thanks to their 500-mm deep screed plates (on extending
screeds 330 mm) these screed types react more slowly, which
results in even pavement quality and accuracy of line and level.
The continuous, mechanically extended screed configuration
does not leave any marks on the surface of the finished
asphalt. Not even if the screed planing angle changes.
Fixed-width screeds are predominantly used for paving long
sections with a large, unchanging pave width and large radii.

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ORIGINAL VÖGELE
SCREED COMPONENTS

The functional principle of screeds

The screed components shown have a direct or indirect
effect on the pavement quality.

The tamper shields push forward the paving material in front

of the screed. The tamper located on the front of the screed
pushes the mix under the screed body and creates the
necessary pre-compaction; this component also has a
significant effect on the “floating behaviour” of the screeds.
The screed plates ensure the surface structure is even.
The pressure bars driven by pulsed-flow hydraulics form
the end of Vögele high compaction screeds. Using these
screed components a perfect paving result with very high
pre-compaction can be achieved; in this way the roller
passes necessary can be minimised.

The heating rods on all compacting systems prevent asphalt

adhering and provide a perfect close-textured surface.

The telescoping tubes and the torque restraint system

(see illustration on the right) along with the guide bars
and sliding blocks ensure the extending screed has
the necessary stiffness.

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| FACTS
| APPLICATION
 2 3
1

1 Telescoping tubes
2 Torque restraint system
3 Internal guide tubes

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SCREED VERSIONS
FOR COMPACTION

The screed’s compacting systems are intended to create

the greatest possible pre-compaction so that varying layer
thicknesses have less effect on the amount of subsequent
compaction by rolling during final compaction. The compacting
systems listed in the following are used at Vögele:

T = Tamper: An eccentric shaft causes the tamper bar to

move up and down.

V = Vibrators: Vibrations are generated by an eccentric shaft

acting on the screed plates at right angles to the direction
of motion.

P = Pressure bar: The pressure bar is hydraulically pressed

onto the mix at a frequency of 68 Hz (approx.) and a
maximum pressure of 130 bar.

P1 = equipped with 1 pressure bar

P2 = equipped with 2 pressure bars

Fields of application
V and TV screeds are used for all conventional, easy to
compact mixes.

On the usage of TP1 and TP2 screeds slightly less effort

is required for subsequent compaction by rolling. The two
variants differ in relation to the compaction values achieved;
all conventional mixes can be processed. The TP2 version
achieves high pre-compaction in particular even with thick
layers.

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| APPLICATION
1 2

3 4

Compacting systems of extending screeds:

1 V: Vibrators

2 TP1: Tamper and one pressure bar

3 TV: Tamper and vibrators

4 TP2 (Plus): Tamper and two pressure bars

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SCREED VERSIONS
FOR COMPACTION

TVP2 screeds can be used for all conventional mixes. This

variant is also suitable for paving PCC® (Paver Compacted
Concrete), as in this application there is no subsequent
compaction by rolling.

The variant TP2 Plus with even higher compaction values is

used in the Vögele InLine Pave® train for producing the binder
course. This layer must already have final compaction values
as it is immediately driven over by the following paver.

All compacting systems on Vögele screeds – tamper,

vibrator and pressure bar – are controlled separately
and can be switched on or off as required.

Conclusion: The interaction of the tamper bar, screed body

(screed plate), bevel iron as well as the side plate ski and the
pressure bar ensures the mix is held in place as a package
such the material is prevented from escaping – irrespective
of in which direction. An almost finally compacted asphalt
pavement is produced.

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| FACTS
| APPLICATION
1 2

3 4

Compacting systems of fixed-width screeds:

1 TV: Tamper and vibrators

2 TP2: Tamper and two pressure bars

3 TP1: Tamper and one pressure bar

4 TVP2 (Plus): Tamper, vibrators and two pressure bars

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MANUFACTURING PROCESS
OF TAMPER BARS

The tamper packs the mix to be laid under the screed body
by means of the vertical stroke. It ensures a regulated supply
of material and creates the necessary pre-compaction.

The up and down movement of the tamper places high

requirements on its material due to the constant impact load.
A hard surface and a ductile core are important characteristics
that tamper bars must have.

At the start of the manufacturing process, a CNC-controlled

saw cuts the profiled bars to the required length. Thanks to the
bevelled leading edge, the tampers ensure even mix feed and
optimal compaction in use. The service life of the components
depends on their hardness. Using induction hardening, as on the
pressure bars as well, even hardening over the entire length of
the bar and a hardening depth of at least 5 mm is achieved.

Arrangement of the compacting systems

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| FACTS
| APPLICATION
The core remains ductile and flexible while the surface, which
is in constant contact with the mix to be compacted, remains
wear-resistant.

The bores for the heating rods are made on the CNC deep
hole drilling machine specially developed for Vögele. With
this bore the heating rods can heat the bars (tamper bars
and pressure bars) centrally from the inside over the entire
length – homogeneous heating is ensured. In this way
deposits of bitumen residue are prevented from adhering
during subsequent paving (particularly during pre-heating
prior to starting work) and abrasive wear on the contact
surfaces is reduced.

Then all the bars are straightened on a straightening bench.

The permissible error is maximum 0.5 mm.

Manufacture of the bores for the Section through the tamper

heating rods on pressure bars and (hardening depth < 5 mm)
tamper bars

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MANUFACTURING PROCESS
OF SCREED PLATES

The wear-resistant steel on the screed plates combines

the optimal characteristics such as ductility and fracture
strength that are imperative for the service life of these
components due to the sliding friction that occurs against
the mix for the pavement.

During the manufacturing process the raw material for the

screed plates is first cut to the required dimensions with the
aid of a laser. A chamfer is milled on the future underside of
the screed plate in the forward direction of travel; this chamfer
ensures good material feed behind the tamper bar.

To prevent cold welding between the rear of the tamper

and the leading edge of the screed plate (forward direction
of travel), this area is also machined appropriately. This
optimisation ensures accurate tamper bar guiding and also
significantly increases the service life of both components.
After low-stress straightening to ensure evenness, the threaded
bolts are applied to the top using a CNC-controlled stud
welding machine. On average 25 threaded bolts are welded
to each screed plate with maximum tensile and shear strength.

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| APPLICATION
1 2

1 A laser cuts the correct shape

from Hardox steel.

2 The necessary screed plate

chamfer is produced using special
milling tools.

3 Screed plates are low-stress

straightened.

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MANUFACTURING PROCESS
OF PRESSURE BARS

The pressure bars driven by pulsed-flow hydraulics of

single or double design (TP1 or TP2 variant) are subjected
to similar loads to the tamper bars during operation. All
high compaction screeds from Vögele are equipped with
pressure bars. They are located immediately behind the
screed plates and form the end of the compaction by the
screed.

The positioning of the pressure bars at the end of the screed

has the advantage that the compaction effect can be regulated
independent of the material feed and pre-compaction.

If the profile of the pressure bars is already excessively worn,

the compaction results will be well below the values required
by the client.

1 A CNC-controlled saw ensures

the profiled bars are of the required
length.

2 Profile and plane-parallel milling

of the blanks.

3 The CNC deep hole boring

machine makes a 20-mm bore
for the heating rods.

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| FACTS
| APPLICATION
The manufacturing process for the pressure bars is
similar to the tamper bars; there are two different forms
of pressure bars:
Pressure bar 1, immediately behind the screed plate, has a
uniform chamfered profile. The rear third of pressure bar 2,
which follows, has a flattened profile. On TP1 version
screeds, only the pressure
bar of type 2 is fitted.

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ELECTRIC SCREED
HEATING SYSTEMS

1 Engine
2 Control desk
1 3 Control box/
5
fuse box
4 Distributor box
2 5 Generator
6 Tamper with
heating rod
7 Screed plate with
3 2 heating rods
6

4 7

Screed heating

Screed plate with heating rod

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| FACTS
| APPLICATION
Vögele is the technological leader in the area of electric
screed heating. As early as 1952 Vögele was the first road
paver manufacturer to use this highly efficient, eco-friendly
design and has shaped the development of screed heating
up to the current day with many innovations.

To provide optimal support to the compaction and to produce

a smooth surface structure, all compacting systems are heated
across the full screed width. In this way the adhesion of mix is
effectively prevented and an operating temperature optimal for
the floating behaviour of the screed obtained.

Tamper and pressure bars are heated evenly from the inside
via integrated heating rods. As standard the screed plates are
fitted with a heating rod that distributes the heat all over the
plates. Optionally, the bevel irons and side plate skis can also
be equipped with heating.

On all Vögele road pavers, powerful and robust three-

phase A.C. generators supply the screed heating with
the necessary energy. The intelligent generator management
system provides optimal efficiency. It ensures that enough
generator power is available for the current pave width,
independent of the engine speed. Power reserves are
available in full for paving.

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TELESCOPING SYSTEM
OF EXTENDING SCREEDS

3-Point Suspension
The 3-point suspension for Vögele extending screeds
comprises the following components: the telescoping tube,
the hydraulic ram in conjunction with the guide tube, and the
torque restraint system (see illustration on right). The width of
the extending screeds is adjusted using two hydraulic rams
controlled exactly via the ErgoPlus® consoles.

The generously dimensioned telescoping tube keeps

the extending units securely in position. At full screed
width the three nested individual tubes of telescoping tube
are extended by no more than half. Due to the large bearing
span the vertical up float forces are reliably counteracted. The
smooth movement of the telescoping tubes, without jamming
or jerking, is an important prerequisite for impeccable project
execution – particularly if frequent pave width changes are
required. The slide tapes inside the tubes guarantee freedom
from play and ensure jerk-free movement on extending and
retracting.

Vögele achieves variable width while retaining high stability by

using an additional guide tube. This tube, which is connected
to the extending unit via a linear plain bearing, makes possible
the precise, parallel adjustment of the width of the screed up to
large pave widths. Enormous material pressure is applied to the
screed’s extending units in the horizontal direction, resulting in
a torque.

This torque is counteracted by bracing (torque restraint system)

that prevents the extending unit twisting or turning around the
telescoping tube.

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| FACTS
| APPLICATION
 1 Torque
restraint
system
2 Guide tube
3
mounting
1
3 Fastening
point for the
telescoping
2 tube

Together with the guide tube mounting (2) and the fastening
point for the telescoping tube at the outer end of the extending
unit (3), the torque restraint system (1) forms the Vögele 3-point
suspension that absorbs the forces produced and guarantees
the stress-free extension and retraction of the extending units
without jerking or jamming.

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TELESCOPING SYSTEM
OF EXTENDING SCREEDS

Telescoping Tubes
The telescoping tubes provide the extending screeds with
the necessary stability (system stiffness) and ensure maximum
precision (freedom of the system from play) on extending and
retracting. While the stiffness is determined above all by the
large tube diameter, a high accuracy fit between the inner
and outer tubes is crucial for the freedom from play. Due to
the precision necessary on the telescoping tubes, they are
manufactured in an elaborate process with several work steps.

After cutting, the elements are machined in several honing

and grinding processes to ensure there is as little play on
the fit as possible. On the honing machine extremely fine,
accurate surfaces are achieved on the inner surfaces of
the telescoping tubes with a roughness of maximum
5 thousandths of a millimetre.

For comparison:
A human hair has a diameter of approx. 0.1 mm.

1 2

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| FACTS
| APPLICATION
For a hard, corrosion-resistant surface, the outer surfaces
are first ground again and then Kanigen nickel-plated. The
telescoping tubes from Vögele are only manufactured as a
set in one process to safeguard the characteristic features of
stability and precision and to ensure the usual high pavement
quality.

3 4

1 Teflon slide tapes on the end

of the tubes guarantee perfect
sliding properties.
2 Measurement of the play
between the telescoping tubes.
3 Machining the surface on
the honing machine.
4 The workpieces are finish
honed in one pass.
5 Grinding process for
a particularly smooth
outside diameter. 5

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TELESCOPING SYSTEM
OF EXTENDING SCREEDS

Guide bars and sliding blocks

The guide bars and sliding blocks are part of the Vögele
torque restraint system. The guide bar is attached to the
extending units’ screed body using screws. A special
locking compound is applied to the screws and the screws
are roughened on the underside. In this way the loosening of
the screws due to the continuous vibration from the screed
is counteracted.

The sliding blocks are attached at the screed’s outer extending

units. One sliding block is above the guide bar, the other is
below the guide bar (see photo on right).

The guide bars and sliding blocks of the torque restraint system

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| APPLICATION
The sliding blocks lie tightly against the guide bar.

The bottom sliding block is permanently attached; on the

other hand the top sliding block is attached in such a way
that in case of wear it can be adjusted without difficulty using
an eccentric attachment. This configuration ensures the secure
guiding of the extending units and the high stiffness of the
entire screed system.

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WEAR ON SCREEDS –
REASONS AND TIPS
FOR MAINTENANCE

All elements of the screeds, and especially those that are

directly involved in the compaction (tamper bars, screed
plates and pressure bars), are subject to material-dependent
wear of varying degree. There are many reasons for this.
Wear can be delayed to some extent, however wear cannot
be avoided. Fouling, incorrect assembly or ill-fitting parts from
other manufacturers affect not only the productivity and/or
pavement quality, but can also increase the wear on other
components.

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| APPLICATION
The most frequent reasons for an unusually
short component service life include:
„ Incrustations and accumulations of old mix
(inadequate cleaning or, e.g., the usage of
tamper bars without heating rods)
„ Inadequate pre-heating of the screeds
„ Paving abrasive materials (e.g. polymer asphalt)
„ Incorrect screed settings or settings that are not optimal

What is wear?
Wear is produced by the pressure between two elements in
contact (e.g. between mix to be laid and screed plate) when
there is relative movement. When this happens, small particles
become detached from the surface of both elements.

How can wear be avoided?

Fouling enhances the wear process: abrasive materials rub
between all contact surfaces and drastically reduce the service
life of the components. Regular maintenance and cleaning is an
imperative prerequisite to maximise the service life of the
components.

Increasing service life means:

„ Paying attention to thorough daily cleaning
(before and after paving)
„ Regularly checking the wear parts so that action
can be taken at the right time to counteract
wear or damage to other components
„ Undertaking regular maintenance and regularly
checking the screed settings

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WEAR ON SCREEDS –
INFLUENCING FACTORS

Job site
requirements Operating
Material (pave width/ hours and
to be laid overlap) tonnage laid

EXTERNAL INFLUENCING FACTORS

It is possible to differentiate in general between

external and internal influencing factors.

Here the external factors are those factors that are defined
by the material to be laid, the tonnage per hour or special
job site requirements:
„ Paving with strongly abrasive material
„ Paving polymer-modified materials
„ Paving surface courses (in general these courses will
produce more wear than, e.g., thicker binder courses)
„ Paving “hot to cold” with heavy wear in the overlap area
„ Paving on job sites with large variations in the layer
thicknesses over the entire pave width (e.g. on levelling)

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 INTERNAL INFLUENCING FACTORS

Screed Cleaning/ Quality of

settings maintenance the material
of the screed of the screed
wear part

The internal influencing factors are mostly incorrect

settings on the screed or the consequences of inadequate
cleaning. Specifically this could be:
„ Excessively low tamper speeds cause an excessively
large screed planing angle and therefore heavy
wear on the rear edges of the screed plates.
„ Excessively high tamper speeds (in relation
to material and pave speed) cause a negative
planing angle on the entire screed.
„ Incorrect adjustment of the extending
units (not same height).
„ Incorrect adjustment of the tamper shield and the
spring steel. This situation will result in a spontaneous
increase in the height of the material in the screed area.
„ Heavily fouled or excessively firmly attached
pressure bars that cannot “move” freely.
„ Working with heavily worn screed wear parts.

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WEAR ON SCREEDS –
FACTOR SCREED PLANING ANGLE

On paving with mix, the screed planing angle plays a

significant role. This angle is set by the tow point on the
road paver’s screed arm.

The position of the screed reacts, along with the adjustment of

the height of the screed tow point, also to a change in the road
paver feed speed and to the different characteristics of the mix
to be compacted.

The layer thickness should be checked after pulling away

to determine the ideal position of the tow fastening point and
therefore the resulting screed planing angle. This angle can
be positive or negative (see illustrations on right). A slightly
positive screed planing angle is of advantage for the pavement
quality and pavement quantity. Also the application-related
wear is reduced to a minimum.

Conclusion: The greater the layer thickness, the larger the

screed planing angle should be set. The more material in
front of the screed, the greater the up float of the screed,
which in turn has effects on the screed planing angle.

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| APPLICATION
 1 Screed plate
2 Base

Negative screed planing angle

1 Screed plate
2 Base

Positive screed planing angle

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WEAR ON SCREEDS –
FACTOR SCREED PLANING ANGLE

An excessively large, positive screed planing angle

will cause increased wear on the screed plates and
irregularities on the pavement. A negative screed planing
angle, caused by an excessively high tamper speed or an
excessively large tamper stroke, causes small, regularly
occurring irregularities. With a correctly set, slightly
positive screed planing angle, the complete screed plate
surface is used to smooth the surface of the pavement.

All screed plates on an extending screed should be set to

the same screed planing angle so that different pave widths
do not degrade the floating behaviour of the screed. For this
purpose the leading edge of the screed plate on the extending
units should be 0.5 mm higher than the rear edge on setting
up the screed.
0.5 mm

Correct screed planing angle on the extending unit

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WEAR ON
THE TAMPER

The tamper is the crucial compacting system if the issue

is to keep the wear on the other components such as the
screed plate or pressure bars as low as possible. This
means if the tamper is heavily worn, wear on the screed
plate and pressure bars will quickly follow.

If increased wear is found in the central area of the tamper bar,

the cause is mostly a twisted (rotated) bar. The bar should be
checked to ensure it is straight and replaced if necessary.

If the extending units are not adjusted to the correct height, on

an incompletely extended screed increased wear can occur on
the part of the tamper bar behind the basic screed. The “freely
moving” section of the tamper bar wears more slowly, as here
the material has not yet been compacted by the basic screed
and is “softer” than the material already compacted behind the
basic screed.

Unusually high wear occurs on the outer edges of the

tamper bars if overlapping “hot to cold” paving is undertaken
frequently. In these cases the tamper bars compact already
compacted pavement over a length of approx. 3-4 cm.

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| APPLICATION
Effect of tamper wear on floating behaviour of the screed
The shape of the tamper affects the floating behaviour of the
screed. If the tamper is pointed, there is no pre-compaction
effect on the entire screed system and the rear edge drops.
The screed experiences an excessively large screed planing
angle, which causes the screed to react strongly during paving,
an uneven surface structure is produced and the wear on all
other components increases significantly.

In case of sharply pointed tamper Model of a tamper bar in

bars, all bars on the screed should the compaction process
be replaced as a set.

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WEAR ON THE
SCREED PLATE

If the screed plate is heavily worn at the rear with wedge-

shaped wear, the screed planing angle was consistently
too large and as a consequence the pre-compaction under
the screed was too low.

The cause is mostly a tamper

speed continuously set too
low.

There is often heavy wear

on the leading edge of the
screed plate caused by an
excessively high contact

Left: Heavily worn screed plate

with wedge-shaped wear
Right: New screed plate

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Heavy erosion on non-original screed plates with through bolts.

force, applied by the screed tamper shield, via the tamper

on the leading edge of the screed plate.

If shadowing occurs in the pavement surface, in the majority

of cases partial erosion on the screed plate is the cause. This
erosion is due to heavy, partial wear (e.g. during levelling) in
combination with strong thermal action.

In the case of screed plates with through stud bolts (non-

original Vögele screed plates), partial erosion occurs almost
always around the bolts on the underside of the screed plate.
This erosion is due to the different wear behaviour of the bolt
and screed plate material.

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EXAMPLES OF WEAR
ON SCREED COMPONENTS

Tamper bar

Condition:
The tamper bar is heavily worn. The profile necessary
for the pre-compaction is completely worn away.

Cause and consequences:

The cause is an excessively low tamper speed and as a
consequence low pre-compaction and the dropping of the rear
edge of the screed. In turn this situation produces excessively
high wear on the rear edge of the screed plate. If the incorrect
setting is used for an extended period, the screed plate may
be completely worn away at the rear edge and almost look
like new at the front.

Solution:
Moderately increase tamper speed until the screed
adopts a balanced screed planing angle again.

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Screed plate

Condition:
The screed plate is extremely worn in the rear area.

Cause and consequences:

The cause of the uneven wear is that too much mix was used
in front of the screed such that the higher resistance caused
a larger screed planing angle. In case of extreme wear the
fastening bolts for the screed plate become detached and
the connection to the screed frame is no longer ensured.

Solution:
During paving always pay attention to the usage of paddle
sensors at the end of the conveyor tunnel and auger sensors
to ensure a correct supply of mix in front of the screed.

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EXAMPLES OF WEAR
ON THE SCREED COMPONENTS

Pressure bars

Condition:
The pressure bars have an extremely flattened profile and can
no longer compact the mix as required.

Cause and consequences:

Over time the pressure bars lose their profile due to the
continuous friction with the material. The pressure bars are no
longer in direct, constant contact with the mix and the required
high compaction can no longer be achieved.

Solution:
In this case the replacement of the worn pressure bars is
unavoidable. The pressure bar distances should be regularly
checked. Thorough cleaning will significantly slow down the
wear.

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| APPLICATION
Torque restraint system

Condition:
The bottom edge of the top sliding block is worn and is not
in contact with the guide bar.

Cause and consequences:

The friction on extending and retracting the extending units and
the pressure between sliding block and guide bar result in wear
on the brass components. As a result the pressure produced
by the material can longer be fully countered.

Solution:
The top sliding block can be re-adjusted using an eccentric
attachment. In case of excessive wear the sliding block can
be rotated by 180°.

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EXAMPLES OF WEAR
ON SCREED COMPONENTS

Telescoping tubes – scratches

Condition:
There are scratches and notches on the surface of the tubes.

Cause and consequences:

During everyday operation the telescoping tubes can be
damaged by shovels or the soles of boots. The mechanical
scratches and notches produced on the tube damage the
Teflon slide tape on the retraction and extension of the
telescoping tubes and reduce the guiding accuracy of
the screed.

Solution:
The telescoping tubes should be smeared daily with an original
Wirtgen Group grease containing silicone and contact with
sharp edges should be avoided to ensure a long service life
and high guiding accuracy.

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| FACTS
| APPLICATION
Telescoping tubes – adhering material

Condition:
The telescoping system is not adequately moistened
with grease and asphalt is starting to adhere.

Cause and consequences:

On retracting and extending the extending units with a
high head of mix at the same time, asphalt may come into
contact with the guide tubes. If the telescoping tubes are not
adequately moistened with silicone grease, the asphalt will
adhere to the metal. If continuous width changes are then
made, lasting damage is caused to the tape and as a result
the play increases.

Solution:
Regular lubrication of the telescoping tubes and internal guide
tubes with silicone grease.

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OF THE SCREED

One of the most important precautions to prevent wear is

to correctly set-up the screed. On the following pages
you will find the procedure for various screed
components.

Attention is to be paid to the following steps on

setting up an extending screed:

01 Clearance between
sliding blocks and
sliding rail has been
set and checked.
02 Height adjustment:
Adjusting spindles have
been set and checked.
03 Screed has been
raised and laid down
on locking bolts.
03
04 Both tow point rams are
in their lowest position.

04

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05 Crown has been

set to 0%.
06 Clamping screw for
height adjustment
is released.
07 Height adjustment
of the extending
screed has been set
to 0 on the scale.

06

07

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Screed planing angle of the extending screed

Setting the screed planing angle – outer extending screed:

01 Retract the screed completely.
02 Hold the ruler (4) under the screed plates
in the area of the outer adjusting spindles.
03 Set the extending unit via the mechanism
for height adjustment so that the ruler makes
contact with the three points (1), (2) and (3).
04 Measure the clearance. About 30 mm behind the rear
edge of the tamper, there must be a gap of roughly
1 mm between the ruler and the screed plate.
05 Unscrew the chains on the adjusting spindles.
06 Make the setting at the front adjusting
spindle with a suitable tool.
07 Measure the clearance and repeat
the procedure if necessary.

Setting the screed planing angle – inner extending screed

01 Extend the screed until the adjusting spindles
are located under the sliding blocks.
02 See above from point 02 ff.

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4

Please note: Retighten the clamping screw for height

adjustment after setting the screed planing angle.
Then check the setting again.

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THE SCREED

Adjusting spindle
To set the adjusting spindle, first the play on the threaded
bush (1) is checked with locking screws tightened.

To adjust the height of the adjusting spindle:

01 Lower the screed with extending
units onto wooden blocks.
02 Open the chains (2) by means
of the shackle type connector.
03 Turn the adjusting spindles (3) down to ensure
that their face end (5) rests completely on
the flange surface of the screed frame.
04 Remove the hexagon socket screw (1) from the flange.
05 Tighten the threaded bush (4) with a suitable tool.
06 Back off the threaded bush (4) with a 45° turn
until the hole of the locking screw is free.
07 Tighten down the hexagon socket screw (1).

Please note:
Always set all four spindles for each extending screed.

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4
3

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Tamper
The tamper shall be set to an identical stroke length across
the entire pave width. The setting can be changed by simply
turning the eccentric bush on the shaft driving the tamper bar.
The driving shaft is accessible from behind, so that this can
easily be done between job site sections. Adjusting the lower
reversal point of the tamper bar, however, takes more time.
First, the tamper shields need demounting. Then remove the
screws on all shaft brackets. After loosening the locking nut (2),
the tamper bar can be adjusted via bolt (1). The height to be
set depends on the tamper stroke selected.

Tip: At a stroke length of 2 mm, the tamper bar should

be flush with the screed plate (check with your hand).

1 Tamper stroke 2 mm
The tamper bar at the lower
reversal point is flush with
the bevelled edge of the
screed plate.
Tamper stroke
2 Tamper stroke 4 mm 2 mm
The tamper bar at the lower
reversal point is 1 mm lower
(maximum) than the bevelled
edge of the screed plate.
0 mm

3 Tamper stroke 7 mm 5
The tamper bar at the lower
reversal point is 2.5 mm 6
lower than the bevelled
edge of the screed plate.
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3
2

1 Bolt
2 Locking nut
3 Eccentric shaft
at lower reversal
point
4 Tamper
5 Bevelled edge
of screed plate
4
6 Screed plate
7 1 mm at stroke 5
length of 4 mm 7 6

Tamper stroke
Tamper stroke
7 mm
4 mm
2.5 mm
1 mm

5 5
6 6

2 3

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8 3 2
4
59.5 mm

7
4 mm

Pressure bars

Set-up of pressure bars

01 Unscrew the nut (2) with anti-twist device (3)
on the hydraulic ram (1) for the pressure bar.
02 Turn the hydraulic ram (1) to adjust the height of the
pressure bar. The clearance (7) between pressure bar and
bottom edge of the screed plate should be at least 4 mm.
03 Check that the hydraulic ram for the pressure bar
makes contact with metal plate (5) when retracted.

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 0.5 - 1 mm 0.5 - 1 mm

04 Set pre-tension of spring (6) to 5.5 mm via

nut (4) to yield a distance (8) of 59.5 mm.
05 Resecure the hydraulic ram (3) for the pressure bar.

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OF THE SCREED

Tamper shield
The tamper (3) must be set so
6
that it rests on the wear strip (1) 5
across the full width. Then
adjust the spring steel bar (2)
on the tamper shield by means
of screw (4) from the rear of
the screed until a gap of
0.5 to 1 mm is obtained
4
between tamper bar and
the spring steel bar.

Release screws (6) and fit

3
various small shims (5) to align
the tamper shield. With the 2
1
tamper shield correctly aligned,
the spring steel bar (2) is at
0.5 - 1 mm 0 mm
least parallel with the tamper
or preferably inclined slightly
to the front.

Check the clearance between tamper and spring steel bar and
correct, if necessary.

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Mechanical-hydraulic side plate
Adjusting the height of the screed’s side plates is a frequently
used function during the paving process. As a user, you know
from experience that this function is often needed when paving
along high or low kerbs, for instance, or along gutters.

How side plates help ensure a perfect pavement quality:

„ They prevent the mix spreading sideways while paving.
„ They produce perfect longitudinal joints or pavement edges.
„ They provide for optimal compaction in the pavement’s
lateral areas.

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SCREEDS FOR
THE VISION SERIES

Especially for the American market, Vögele offers screeds for

road pavers that are particularly suitable for inner-city paving
or for paving at high speeds.

VF extending screed with front-mounted extensions

for multivariable width applications
„ Robust and smooth guide system for precise
operation at all widths.
„ Infinitely variable range 3.05 m up to 5.95 m
(10 ft to 19 ft 8").
„ Suitable for many screed profiles with crown and
sloping extensions. Berm is available as an option.
„ Sloping extension up to 10%.
„ Innovative electric screed heating.
„ Easy-to-use ErgoPlus® operating system.
„ Compact design allows for great visibility in all areas.
„ Ideal tool for multivariable width applications
and mainline paving.

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Main applications
Working at high pave speeds with varying pave widths requires
a screed that can always be relied on to deliver precise results.
The VF 600 from Vögele is just such a system.

Several constructive features greatly support fast and

precise retraction of the screed. For instance, the material
offers virtually no resistance at the bevelled leading edges of
the extensions, and blockades and obstacles are avoided. An
additional advantage is that the side plates of a front-mounted
screed are only about half as long as those of a rear-mounted
screed, permitting particularly precise paving, working close
up to obstacles. This, in turn, reduces the subsequent need
for shovelling. Its variability is also evidenced in the wide range
of possible profiles.

All features combine to make the VF 600 equally suitable for

building intersections on highways and for surfacing country
roads with multiple obstructions. It is above all invaluable when
tackling multivariable applications with many obstacles which
require frequent changes in pave width, such as parking lots
with several islands, light poles and storm sewers or residential
and city streets with gas and water mains.

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THE VISION SERIES

VR extending screed with rear-mounted extensions

for multi-lane paving
„ Large dimensioned, sturdy telescoping tubes featuring
high-precision operation. They provide for excellent
stability of the screed, ensuring great paving results.
„ The telescoping tubes of the screed are located in a
high position, thus avoiding any contact with the mix.
„ Even with the screed set to its maximum width,
the telescoping tubes are extended by no more
than half, which provides for zero flexing.
„ Deep screed plate design provides excellent floatation.
„ The attachment of the telescoping tubes, the support
of the guide tubes and the torque restraint system
make up a sturdy 3-point suspension, absorbing
the forces exerted on the screed while paving and
guaranteeing smooth width control of the extensions.

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„ Infinitely variable range 3.05 m up to 6 m
(9 ft 10" to 19 ft 8").
„ Sloping extension up to 10%.
„ Sturdy telescoping system with 3-point suspension.
„ Innovative electric screed heating system.
„ Easy-to-use ErgoPlus® operating system.

Main applications
When paving across large widths, absolute accuracy of
line and level is a crucial criterion for prime-quality results,
regardless of the pave width and layer thickness involved. The
Vögele VR 600 Extending Screed boasts impressive abilities in
this respect: its basic width is 3.05 m and it can be extended
hydraulically up to 6 m – nearly twice the basic width. With
bolt-on extensions fitted, the screed builds up to a maximum
width of 8.6 m and is equipped with vibration across the full
pave width. The quick-fitting system allows the 0.65 m wide
bolt-on extensions to be mounted very easily and quickly.

Based on its outstanding overall technical concept, the

VR 600 is the perfect choice for medium and large-scale
road construction projects. When it comes to paving
asphalt layers across multiple lanes, the new screed also
yields substantial advantages over single-lane paving as it
avoids joints, the weak points in every asphalt pavement.

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SERVICE PACKAGES

The all-round solution for your screed

With our packages for screeds you are on the safe side at all
times when it comes to quickly exchange the most important
wear and spare parts.
The service packages available for all screed models include
screed plates, tamper bars, pressure bars (for TP screed
versions), heating rods, spring steel strips for tamper bars and
pressure bars as well as all insulating and mounting materials.

You will find information on ordering the service packages as well

as the necessary spare parts in the Parts and More catalogue,
on the DVD or in the Internet at www.partsandmore.net.

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