paver in that weight class. One that had a combination of overall light weight with a heavy-duty screed. We looked at several pavers, but hadn't found one that could do the job we needed until we found the Mauldin. When we go up north to do a public works (government) job, residents and business owners often ask us to pave parking lots and driveways while we are there. We needed a machine that could do both types of work, and still be light enough to transport long distances quickly, because we can't afford to leave any jobs behind. That's our income," said Gary Parenteau.
"Everything about the Mauldin paver is well balanced. The machine is really sturdy and operates very efficiently. We wanted a  paver with a screed that operates like those on a highway class paver. This screed does just that!" continued the owner and founder of Texada Paving, Ltd.
Runway 09-27, the main 1525m (5000ft)-crosswind runway at Yellowknife, had a 200m (650') long section that required two areas of immediate redemption. These were 40m & 100m each. They had to be excavated down one meter (39") below the permafrost or 4m below the surface.
Once the general contractor, Two- Way Enterprises, Ltd. of Yellowknife, did this, they then began the backfill. A 15cm (6") layer of sand was put back and covered with a 10cm (4") layer of rigid thermal cellular insulation. Another sand layer was covered by a 2m layer of -6" blasted rock. Then a couple of feet of -2" material was placed. Finally, a foot of -3/4" stone filled the area. Then on top of that, two 2" thick layers of asphalt was laid.
They put down 1700 tons of #150-200 Penetration asphalt that South Slave Asphalt manufactured in an Allmix portable asphalt plant, which had been erected in a nearby quarry. According to Bill Chapple, in the Northwest Territories, that's considered pretty hard. Down south, that's considered pretty soft. Each patch area was given a single, variable depth course of asphalt that ranged from 5cm (2") to 15cm (6") deep. This was followed by a final 5cm (2") surface course that covered a major width of the 150' wide runway. The 1750-C was fitted with two bolt-on screed extensions enabling it to pull both 4m (14') and 5m (16') passes. There was no requirement for grade and slope electronics on the base course, and most of the passes were laid 16' wide.