Why expertise in manufacturing matters
Contractors tasked with maintaining paved surfaces, whether it be roads or parking lots, face a recurring challenge: time is money, and both often run in short supply. The pressure to deliver quality road repairs done quickly is ever-present. Hand shoveling asphalt out of a dump truck is a slow and inefficient process. The tendency to rush and not properly fill the hole or compact the repair leads to costly return trips to the same hole.
To meet these demands, contractors must adopt innovative solutions that allow them to get the job done right while saving time, money and resources. Outdated or inefficient equipment, such as standard dump trucks, simply won’t suffice when dealing with the intricacies of modern infrastructure projects. The “throw and go” method not only creates a significant amount of wasted material, but it also doesn’t allow contractors to make high-quality, permanent asphalt repairs.
Enter Falcon Asphalt Repair Equipment. For the last 20 years, Falcon has been producing the best asphalt hot boxes available, as evidenced by the thousands of municipalities, DOTs and contractors across the country operating the Falcon brand. Falcon believes to improve our shared roadways you must start with the best equipment to complete the job. Falcon is well known for its innovative engineering and attention to detail that allows it to produce the best asphalt repair equipment in the industry. The focus is on building a superior machine that is easy to use and safe for your crew to operate while making permanent asphalt patches.
Why Falcon?
There are many different equipment options available when it comes to patching asphalt. Many companies have or still use a standard dump truck to transport asphalt for patch work. Some have decided to upgrade to an asphalt hot box, but there are many considerations you must make first:
• Do you want a trailer, slip-in or a hook lift hot box?
• Are you planning on using hot or cold mix asphalt?
• Are you planning on having onboard additional equipment such as a tack tank or a compactor?
• How much asphalt do you need on any given day?
Regardless of your answers to these questions, Falon is the only hot box manufacturer that has an equipment option to fit all your needs.
Customization –
Falcon believes in providing you with the machine that fits your operation and your current fleet. That is why Falcon offers more machine configurations and sizes than any other manufacturer. Falcon offers hopper capacities from 2 tons all the way up to the industry’s only 10-ton hot boxes. It also offers trailer mounted, slip-in, hook-lift and chassis mounted machines that can heat hot and cold mix asphalt to the optimal temperature and hold it for up to 72 hours. Additionally, Falcon now builds the first 4-ton asphalt patch truck that does not require a CDL to operate. Falcon’s goal is to provide you with the machine that best suits your asphalt patching needs.
Innovation –
Falcon continues to push the limit on what is possible with patching equipment. Innovative designs like its voltage interruption protection (V.I.P) and seamless one-piece combustion chamber make up its patented heat management system. These components will only be found on a Falcon hot box and are designed to ensure your hot boxes produce and hold heat more effectively than any other box on the market, while also protecting your burner from missfires. Falcon also now equips every hot box with a new touch screen digital controller to make operating the machine simple for your crew.
Superior Manufacturing –
Falcon prides itself in providing long-lasting machines that are built with the best possible components. This is why in 2018 Falcon broke ground on a new state-of-the-art 54,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. This allows all its equipment to be properly built and undergo multiple inspections all under one roof in Freeland, Michigan. As a result of its commitment to high quality, Falcon stands behind its equipment with the industry’s longest warranties. It offers a 2-year machine warranty on all machines and a lifetime frame warranty on all trailer-mounted hot boxes.
Optional Equipment –
One of the major drawbacks of utilizing a standard dump truck for asphalt repair is the inability to make permanent patches because you cannot bring all the necessary equipment. Falcon hot boxes can be equipped with both our tack package and our compaction package that allow you to make permanent patches every time. Falcon also builds all its trailer frames with pre-drilled tabs, so many bolt-on options can be purchased and added to the machine even years after the machine was built.
What types of contractors can take advantage of Falcon Hot Box?
Falcon understands that most contractors do not view pothole repair as the focus of their company. However, hot boxes can provide a great piece of complementary equipment for many contractor types to provide additional streams of revenue.
Utility Contractors –
Once a utility cut is made to pavement, contractors are then faced with the problem of how to patch the area correctly. Contractors often use quick fixes like gravel, metal plates or cold patch asphalt for road repair of the utility cut to get the road reopened quickly and come back to make more permanent repairs later. With Falcon’s trailer-mounted asphalt hot boxes, contractors can access hot mix asphalt at the job site. These hot boxes can be easily towed, which means an uninterrupted workflow and an immediate start to the repair processes once underground work is done – finishing the job right away and getting you paid faster.
Sealcoat Contractors –
Before being able to sealcoat a paved surface, contractors generally have to or suggest to fill any potholes to flatten the surface. If these potholes are not filled properly, then cracks in the pavement will re-form quickly. A Falcon hot box can provide hot mix asphalt year-round to your job sites, allowing for proper patching of potholes. This can be an advantage to the sealcoating side of your business by not allowing poor quality patches to ruin your sealcoating work.
Paving Contractors –
While not the main focus of your business, a hot box can provide additional streams of revenue for your company. There are many occasions when a hot box can be used quickly and efficiently to make smaller repairs versus taking a paver to the jobsite.
Your Trusted Partner
Falcon believes that it is its job as a manufacturer to make sure your crew is properly trained in how to use its equipment. That is why it offers full in-service training for all new machines. Falcon also believes that it is important to have local support in your area, and currently have 30 dealers covering 48 states and all provinces in Canada. These dealers are licensed to sell Falcon’s entire equipment lineup and provide parts and service for your machine.
As we embark on the next 20 years of manufacturing hot boxes, we will continue to remain focused on addressing your needs. By focusing on meeting customer needs, Falcon has found effective ways to help solve the complex problem of filling potholes with easy-to-use equipment. The future continues to be bright at Falcon!
For more information on any Falcon products, please visit falconrme.com, email sales@falconrme.com or call (989) 623-1699.
