Joint Initiative with Spaulding Manufacturing

I visited the home of Spaulding Manufacturing in Saginaw this past week to inspect the 4 ton R.M.V. Road Saver apshalt storage heater & recycler which they manufactured specifically to be mounted on Truck & Trailer Specialties hook loader equipped demo truck.  For those unfamiliar with Spaulding Manufacturing, they are a first class manufacturer of asphalt patch heaters, recyclers, and crack sealers under the capable leadership of Linda Kwapis.  I was a Spaulding customer for many years and will attest that they build quality equipment, and even better, provide excellent customer service.  If  you encounter a problem with one of their machines, they  absolutely make it right and use your experience to improve their products during the design phase.  For more information, visit their website @ http://www.spauldingmfg.com/.  The unit I inspected was a 4 ton asphalt patch heater & recycler mounted on a hookloader subframe for use on a hookloader equipped work truck, which in our case is a 2011 Ford F-550, 19,500# GVWR.  This asphalt heater is oil jacketed (uses heating oil to heat the product rather than just air), diesel fired, has hydraulicly operated hopper door & loading doors, fully self-contained, and is equipped with fold down shovel pan.  The unit can be loaded with product while still setting on the ground prior to loading onto hook truck and the hook loader provides the dumping capability.  Loading height is not an issue.   Just "rough numbers", I was informed that this same unit, trailer mounted with dumping feature, would cost the customer about $4,000.00 more than a hookloader unit.  Think about it, $4,000.00 upfront savings on purchase price and no trailer maintenance (tires, hitch, wiring, lights) ever and no trailer licensing!  And on top of all that, the hook loader addition to a standard work truck chassis transforms that truck into a multi-functional work truck capable of any task you can envision for which you can mount the tool on a subframe.  You have the ability to replace the truck chassis and the attachments separately and on different replacement schedules.  You can adjust your depreciations schedules, rental rates, etc. to accomodate replacement and usage flexibility.  Hook trucks are "transformers".................
Think about it!!!                 www.ttspec.com.    "Home of the transformers"

You can learn more about our demo trucks under the demo truck section on our website,  We would love to sell the Ford F-550 hook loader truck complete with the new Spaulding R.M.V. Road Saver unit.

Contact us to arrange for a demo.

Truck And Trailer Specialties - Wing Comparison

New exciting project at Truck & Trailer Specialties!!  We have been collaborating with Spaulding Mfg. from Saginaw, MI on joint venture whereby they are incorporating one of their 4 ton Asphalt Reclaimer/Storage Heater units on a hookloader subframe for use on our hookloader equipped Ford F-550 demo truck.  This asphalt unit is diesel fired and uses oil jacket for heat transfer from burners to product rather than transferring heat via air which is totally more efficient and causes less damage to metal structure.  Just for comparision purposes, MDOT had two crack sealer units purchased in late 1980's equipped with oil jacket for heating that were still in the fleet and still operational when I left in 2011.  Spaulding is installing a fold up shovel tray beneath the door on the unit for easier pothole patching operations.  And of course, with the hook loader, the unit has dumping capability.  Even better yet, the unit can be loaded with asphalt will setting on the ground and then loaded on the truck by use of the hook loader feature on Ford demo truck.  The ground loading feature will allow the use of smaller skid steer loader or tractor mount loader for material loading.  We are anxious to calculate the final cost figures but believe there could be $2,500.00 to $3,500.00 savings when compared with the same unit on a mounted trailer with dumping capability. 

We are now scheduling demonstrations on this unit combining Sapulding Mfg. personnel and Truck & Trailer personnel whereby we can demonstrate the features & benefits of the Spaulding Asphalt unit and the hookloader combination.  Visit the website at"  www.ttspec.com.