Commander III

Commander III
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Commander III

Product catalog summary
Introduction
The document provides an overview of the GOMACO Commander III, a versatile slipform paver known for its multi-application capabilities in concrete construction. It emphasizes the machine's advanced technology, versatility, and focus on customer satisfaction.
Specifications and Features
The Commander III is available in three-track and four-track models, capable of high production slipforming up to 49 feet per minute. It includes a skid-resistant operator platform for safety and ease of use, and can trim and slipform various structures such as sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and barriers.
Applications
The machine is suitable for a wide range of projects, including curb and gutter, monolithic sidewalks, recreational trails, barrier walls, bridge parapets, and irrigation canals. Its versatility is enhanced by the ability to attach new innovations and accessories.
Technology and Innovation
The Commander III features a digital operating system with a full-color, multi-language interface for ease of use. It includes advanced diagnostics, push-button steering setup, and 3D stringless paving capabilities, enhancing productivity and reducing setup time.
Performance and Efficiency
The machine offers fast tracking speeds for quick job-site mobility and features a hydraulically powered charging conveyor for efficient concrete loading. Its trim/pour design maximizes concrete yield by trimming only as wide as necessary.
Specifications and Components
The document details components and specifications for paving equipment, focusing on the Commander III. It highlights the use of high carbon steel stringline stakes, zinc-plated clamps, and slotted rods, emphasizing the availability of a wide variety of accessories.
Operational Features
The Commander III has a three-track system capable of trimming and slipforming various curb and gutter profiles. It offers hydraulic sideshift and vertical adjustments for maneuverability and stability, with features like the sideshifting and vertical-lifting trimmerhead.
Curb Depressors and Driveway Features
The document outlines the availability of guillotine-style and California-style curb depressors for use in driveways, providing smooth finishes and adaptability to different molds.
All-Track Steering (ATS) and All-Track Positioning (ATP)
ATS and ATP enhance machine maneuverability and efficiency, allowing easy positioning and backing up, and providing flexibility in leg positioning to navigate obstacles.
Technical Enhancements
The Commander III incorporates advanced hydraulic plumbing technology, increased cooling capacity, and expanded engine options. It integrates stringless guidance technology and 3D control systems, with safety features like emergency stop buttons and skid-resistant surfaces.
Safety Features
GOMACO machines include emergency stop buttons, track guards, warning decals, and manuals, prioritizing maximum visibility for the operator.
Selective Steer Controls
The Commander III offers Selective Steer Controls with various steering modes, including Stringline Steer, Coordinated Steer, Crab Steer, Front Steer, and Rear Steer.
Recommendations
GOMACO emphasizes the importance of implementing all safety procedures to ensure job-site mobility and transportability.
Contact Information
GOMACO Corporation's headquarters is located in Ida Grove, IA, USA, with additional offices worldwide and a global distributor network supporting sales and service.
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Catalog excerpts

Commander III-1

The Worldwide Leader in Concrete Paving Technology

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Commander III-2

COMMANDER III TRIMMER/SLIPFORM PAVER THREE-TRACK and FOUR-TRACK GOMACO has built its reputation on the single factor of customer satisfaction. Our products are designed for maximum versatility and quality to get you the most return on your investment. GOMACO has a tradition of quality, innovation and service, and will continue to meet the global challenges of today and the future. Commander III Brings A New Dimension To Paving When you choose the GOMACO Commander III, you know you have the latest technology available today to achieve your goals in concrete paving. This technology improves paving...

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Commander III-3

Slotted drain is slipformed by a three-track Commander III along the M25 Ring Road near London, England. The Commander III trims and slipforms curb and gutter through a cul-de-sac. For clearance of obstacles, the three-track Commander III’s trimmerhead and mold will hydraulically sideshift up to 36 in. (914 mm). A contractor in England slipforms right-side step barrier. The exclusive digital control system allows for multiple applications and configurations, which gives the Commander III its exceptional versatility. A GOMACO Commander III three-track slipforms 35 in. (900 mm) tall European step...

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Commander III-4

MULTI-APPLICATION FOUR-TRACK PAVER • The Commander III four-track is a revolutionary concrete paver for slipforming up to 20 ft. (6 m) wide, and the four-track framework is designed with built-in versatility. • Minimum-clearance paving is achieved by using the high-drive track(s) or by removing one rear track for zero-clearance projects. • The four-track is chosen for its job-proven results throughout the world. Multi-application capabilities include primary and secondary roads, highways, city streets, ramps and approaches, parking lots, alleys, shoulders, golf cart paths, recreational trails,...

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Commander III-5

The Commander III paves the floor for a new cattle barn while applying a longitudinal groove. It was also slipformed with integral curb on both sides. A Commander III with a V2 variable width mold allowed this contractor to pave 12 to 18 ft. (3.7 to 5.5 m) transitions on a project in Ohio. GOMACO’s recommended allowable width is 20 ft. (6.1 m), however, this contractor is slipforming 21 ft. 6 in. (6.55 m) wide, with integral curb on one side. This four-track machine is also equipped with a sidebar inserter for the insertion of dowel bars. This Commander III is equipped with the four-track barrier...

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Commander III-6

GOMACO’s Proprietary Digital Operating Systems The World’s First Full Color, Full Text, Multi-Language Paver Control The GOMACO operating system features a 6.5 inch (165 mm) anti-glare display screen with sensor-controlled backlight levels. It provides superior visibility under all operating conditions. Its rugged, shock-resistant construction protects it against dust, moisture, and other outdoor elements. The highbrightness, color graphics, and fourteen (14) function buttons provide the ultimate user-friendly operator experience. Training time on the machine is reduced dramatically because the...

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Commander III-7

Paving Without Stringline Here’s how 3D stringless paving works: Data provided by the project engineer is converted into a digital model. The digital model is converted into a 3D design file and then is uploaded. The data can be imported from almost any CAD system. The 3D control computer is interfaced with the GOMACO exclusive operating system on the Commander III. When it’s time to start paving, the operator simply opens up a map of the project on the computer and chooses the desired reference line. The computer has a touch-screen interface, so it’s just a matter of selecting where to pave....

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Commander III-8

Fast Job-Site Mobility High-Production Slipforming Fast Tracking Speed - Saves Time and Money The track circuits on the three-track machine provide up to 49 fpm (15 mpm) operating speed for high-production paving and 125 fpm (38 mpm) travel speed, allowing quick and easy job-site mobility. The four-track Commander III has an operating speed of 37 fpm (11 mpm) and auxiliary up to 94 fpm (29 mpm). GOMACO’s Simultaneous Trimming and Pouring Design GOMACO’s trim/pour design assures maximum concrete yield. The Commander III is equipped with a 42 in. (1067 mm) wide sectionalized trimmerhead. Extensions...

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Commander III-9

A Commander III three-track simultaneously trims through 2.5 inches (64 mm) of Mississippi red clay as it slipforms 24 inch (610 mm) wide stand-up curb and gutter on a new housing development.

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Commander III-10

A Commander III three-track slipforms roll-over curb and gutter on a new housing development. The development featured some challenging tight working conditions and several 16 ft. 5 in. (5 m) radii. This Commander III is equipped with a monolithic trimmerhead and mold. It simultaneously trims the correct profile as the monolithic sidewalk and curb and gutter is slipformed. The monolithic profile is a 5 ft. (1.52 m) sidewalk with a 36 in. (914 mm) roll curb.

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Commander III-11

Sideshifting and Vertical-Lifting Trimmerhead, Mold and Hold-Down The Commander III features the sideshifting and vertical-lifting trimmerhead, mold drawbar and hold-down assembly. The mounts on the Commander III provide up to 36 in. (914 mm) hydraulic sideshift, 18 in. (457 mm) of hydraulic vertical adjustment and 6 in. (152 mm) of manual vertical adjustment. This enables the trimmerhead and mold to be raised or shifted to clear obstacles. The versatility of the trimmer, mold, and the rolling hydraulic hold-down allows slope to be applied to the curb and gutter while the machine remains level,...

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Commander III-12

Advantages of All-Track Steering (ATS) and All-Track Positioning (ATP) GOMACO Corporation sells more curb and gutter machines than anyone else in the world and we offer machines with alltrack steer and machines with single-track steer. Your concrete paver is a machine that is making you money every minute you have concrete coming out of the mold and All-Track Steering and All-Track Positioning have definite advantages that you will want to consider in your purchasing selection process. Simple to Put All-Track Steer On Line With an All-Track Steer (ATS) machine, setting the machine to line is...

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