{"id":80101,"date":"2014-04-03T15:11:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T15:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/article\/stringless-curbs-and-gutters_o"},"modified":"2014-04-03T15:11:56","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T15:11:56","slug":"stringless-curbs-and-gutters_o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/projects\/infrastructure\/stringless-curbs-and-gutters_o\/","title":{"rendered":"Stringless Curbs and Gutters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"image-carousel\"\n\trole=\"region\"\n\taria-roledescription=\"carousel\"\n\taria-label=\"Image carousel\"\n\tdata-total-slides=\"3\"\n\t>\n\n\t<div class=\"image-carousel-top\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-counter\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"current-index\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\tof\t\t\t<span class=\"total-count\">3<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"image-carousel__hero-wrapper\">\n\t\t<button class=\"carousel-prev\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Previous slide\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-main\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slide active\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"carousel-slide-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-roledescription=\"slide\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Slide 1 of 3\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"false\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Load the first image immediately at full size -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/148017019-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters1-tcm45-2127293.jpg?w=651\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/148017019-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters1-tcm45-2127293.jpg 2000w, 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https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/148017019-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters1-tcm45-2127293.jpg?resize=315,177 315w, https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/148017019-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters1-tcm45-2127293.jpg?resize=202,114 202w, https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/148017019-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters1-tcm45-2127293.jpg?resize=232,131 232w, https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/148017019-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters1-tcm45-2127293.jpg?resize=560,315 560w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Summers-Taylor\u2019s Tennessee Highway 75 project is a 4-mile stretch requiring placement at various locations of concrete curbing and gutters, for drainage and catch basins.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"Summers-Taylor\u2019s Tennessee Highway 75 project is a 4-mile stretch requiring placement at various locations of concrete curbing and gutters, for drainage and catch basins.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Summers-Taylor\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slide hidden\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"carousel-slide-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-roledescription=\"slide\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Slide 2 of 3\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Lazy load other main images with data-src to be loaded only when needed 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https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/942507554-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters2-tcm45-2127295.jpg?resize=232,131 232w, https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/942507554-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters2-tcm45-2127295.jpg?resize=560,315 560w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"The Topcon 3D GPS machine control on the Gomaco GT-3600 slipform paver eliminates the need for stakes and stringlines.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lazy-load-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"The Topcon 3D GPS machine control on the Gomaco GT-3600 slipform paver eliminates the need for stakes and stringlines.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Summers-Taylor\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slide 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https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/1017837397-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters3-tcm45-2127296.jpg?resize=202,114 202w, https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/1017837397-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters3-tcm45-2127296.jpg?resize=232,131 232w, https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/1017837397-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters3-tcm45-2127296.jpg?resize=560,315 560w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A pair of Topcon PZL-1 transmitters are placed 500 feet apart to track the position of each receiver on the curb machine and relay curb location and elevation data to the paver. As the machine progresses, the transmitters are leap-frogged to maintain the slip-form production flow.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lazy-load-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"A pair of Topcon PZL-1 transmitters are placed 500 feet apart to track the position of each receiver on the curb machine and relay curb location and elevation data to the paver. As the machine progresses, the transmitters are leap-frogged to maintain the slip-form production flow.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Summers-Taylor\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<button class=\"carousel-next\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Next slide\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"carousel-captions-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-caption active\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"carousel-caption-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-caption__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-credit\">Summers-Taylor<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-caption\" data-full-caption=\"Summers-Taylor\u2019s Tennessee Highway 75 project is a 4-mile stretch requiring placement at various locations of concrete curbing and gutters, for drainage and catch basins.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSummers-Taylor\u2019s Tennessee Highway 75 project is a 4-mile stre&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"read-more-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"caption-full-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"caption-full-0\" class=\"full-caption hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSummers-Taylor\u2019s Tennessee Highway 75 project is a 4-mile stretch requiring placement at various locations of concrete curbing and gutters, for drainage and catch basins.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-caption hidden\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"carousel-caption-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-caption__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-credit\">Summers-Taylor<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-caption\" data-full-caption=\"The Topcon 3D GPS machine control on the Gomaco GT-3600 slipform paver eliminates the need for stakes and stringlines.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Topcon 3D GPS machine control on the Gomaco GT-3600 slipform&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"read-more-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"caption-full-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"caption-full-1\" class=\"full-caption hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Topcon 3D GPS machine control on the Gomaco GT-3600 slipform paver eliminates the need for stakes and stringlines.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-caption hidden\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"carousel-caption-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-caption__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-credit\">Summers-Taylor<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-caption\" data-full-caption=\"A pair of Topcon PZL-1 transmitters are placed 500 feet apart to track the position of each receiver on the curb machine and relay curb location and elevation data to the paver. As the machine progresses, the transmitters are leap-frogged to maintain the slip-form production flow.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA pair of Topcon PZL-1 transmitters are placed 500 feet apart to&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"read-more-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"caption-full-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"caption-full-2\" class=\"full-caption hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA pair of Topcon PZL-1 transmitters are placed 500 feet apart to track the position of each receiver on the curb machine and relay curb location and elevation data to the paver. As the machine progresses, the transmitters are leap-frogged to maintain the slip-form production flow.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"carousel-thumbnails-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-label=\"Thumbnail navigation\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-thumbnails\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"thumbnail-wrapper active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Go to slide 1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"carousel-slide-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/148017019-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters1-tcm45-2127293.jpg?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"thumbnail-wrapper \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Go to slide 2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"carousel-slide-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/942507554-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters2-tcm45-2127295.jpg?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"thumbnail-wrapper \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Go to slide 3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"carousel-slide-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/1017837397-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters3-tcm45-2127296.jpg?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summers-Taylor Inc. holds license number 00000069 in its home state of Tennessee, which means it\u2019s the 69th contractor of any kind to be licensed in the state. Founded in 1932 as a general maintenance and construction company, Summers-Taylor is now the largest, heavy and highway construction contractor serving the tri-state region of Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western North Carolina. Located in Elizabethton, Tenn., the company owns more than 400 pieces of construction equipment and trucks, five concrete plants, and four asphalt plants.<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travel an interstate or major highway in this region, and it has likely been built or repaired at some point by Summers-Taylor. The family-owned company has grown from its modest start and now employs more than 375. The contractor has diversified, adding design and engineering capabilities to its core construction and paving services. Yet, road building remains at its heart.<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not surprisingly, the company is involved with the $18 million Tennessee DOT improvement and expansion of state Highway 75. Just north of Johnson City, the highway spanning between Washington and Sullivan counties is being widened from two to four lanes. The Tennessee Highway 75 project is a 4-mile stretch requiring placement at various locations of concrete curbing and gutters, for drainage and catch basins.<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith its long, straight highway run, this is the perfect project for us to try our newly acquired 3D GPS machine control on our Gomaco GT-3600 slipform concrete curb and gutter paver,\u201d says Lee Thomson, concrete superintendent for Summers-Taylor. \u201cWe\u2019re among the first contractors in America running a stringless GPS-based curbing machine\u2014they\u2019re more commonly found in use outside of the States.\u201d<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thompson feels comfortable pioneering machine-control technology on the curb machine because he\u2019s followed the evolution of the technology over the past 10 years, learned how it\u2019s benefiting Canadian contractors, and his company is successfully using GPS technology on the earthmoving and site-grading side of its business.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Slip-form production flow<\/h3> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Summers-Taylor Gomaco concrete curb machine is equipped with a Topcon GPS+ receiver and an onboard graphical display. A pair of masts, each topped with a Topcon PZS-I laser sensor, are mounted on the machine to control grade elevation and steering. Because Summers-Taylor uses Topcon Millimeter GPS, which uses laser-enhanced GNSS technology, a pair of Topcon PZL-1 transmitters are positioned at control points on the site. Thompson places the transmitters 500 feet apart to track the position of each receiver on the curb machine and relay curb location and elevation data to the Gomaco curb and gutter machine. As the machine progresses, Thompson leap-frogs the transmitters to maintain the slip-form production flow.<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The transmitter uses a fan beam signal that Topcon calls Lazer Zone technology. It is designed to emit a fanned signal with a height of 33 feet. Summers-Taylor relied on Construction Engineering Solutions, LLC, Leopold, Ind., to help create the 3D model that was converted via Topcon Office 3D software to the files the curb machine used.<\/p><\/div> <!--nextpage-->\n\n<div class=\"image-carousel\"\n\trole=\"region\"\n\taria-roledescription=\"carousel\"\n\taria-label=\"Image carousel\"\n\tdata-total-slides=\"3\"\n\t>\n\n\t<div class=\"image-carousel-top\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-counter\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"current-index\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\tof\t\t\t<span class=\"total-count\">3<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"image-carousel__hero-wrapper\">\n\t\t<button class=\"carousel-prev\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Previous slide\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-main\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slide 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https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/1017837397-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters3-tcm45-2127296.jpg?resize=232,131 232w, https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/1017837397-summers-taylor-stringless-curbs-and-gutters3-tcm45-2127296.jpg?resize=560,315 560w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A pair of Topcon PZL-1 transmitters are placed 500 feet apart to track the position of each receiver on the curb machine and relay curb location and elevation data to the paver. As the machine progresses, the transmitters are leap-frogged to maintain the slip-form production flow.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lazy-load-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-caption=\"A pair of Topcon PZL-1 transmitters are placed 500 feet apart to track the position of each receiver on the curb machine and relay curb location and elevation data to the paver. As the machine progresses, the transmitters are leap-frogged to maintain the slip-form production flow.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-credit=\"Summers-Taylor\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<button class=\"carousel-next\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Next slide\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"carousel-captions-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-caption active\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"carousel-caption-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-caption__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-credit\">Summers-Taylor<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-caption\" data-full-caption=\"Summers-Taylor\u2019s Tennessee Highway 75 project is a 4-mile stretch requiring placement at various locations of concrete curbing and gutters, for drainage and catch basins.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSummers-Taylor\u2019s Tennessee Highway 75 project is a 4-mile stre&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"read-more-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"caption-full-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"caption-full-0\" class=\"full-caption hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSummers-Taylor\u2019s Tennessee Highway 75 project is a 4-mile stretch requiring placement at various locations of concrete curbing and gutters, for drainage and catch basins.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-caption hidden\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"carousel-caption-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-caption__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-credit\">Summers-Taylor<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-caption\" data-full-caption=\"The Topcon 3D GPS machine control on the Gomaco GT-3600 slipform paver eliminates the need for stakes and stringlines.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Topcon 3D GPS machine control on the Gomaco GT-3600 slipform&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"read-more-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"caption-full-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"caption-full-1\" class=\"full-caption hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Topcon 3D GPS machine control on the Gomaco GT-3600 slipform paver eliminates the need for stakes and stringlines.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-caption hidden\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"carousel-caption-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-caption__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-credit\">Summers-Taylor<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-caption\" data-full-caption=\"A pair of Topcon PZL-1 transmitters are placed 500 feet apart to track the position of each receiver on the curb machine and relay curb location and elevation data to the paver. 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Summers-Taylor has a six-member concrete crew, including the machine operator. The crew places expansion joints every 100 feet, muscles the heavy cast-iron catch basin grids into place, smooths out any imperfections in the newly formed gutter and curb, brooms in the texture, and then moves the Topcon PZL-1 transmitter ahead as the Gomaco curb and gutter machine progresses. There are 69 catch basins to be installed along the route.<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince this was our first time using GPS technology on a curb machine, we were nervous at first and began the project by running stringlines in front of the machine,\u201d Thompson says. \u201cThe T-DOT inspectors wanted to see the stringlines too, but when we saw the machine could run perfect without them, we stopped placing them. The finished grade is a straight line\u2014no flutter or waves; it is very impressive. Once the T-DOT inspectors saw how good the results were, they pretty much pulled their lower jaws up off their chests and left us with one inspector.\u201d<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summers-Taylor is completing its work on the two-year project on time. Thompson reports that adding the millimeter GPS capability to the curbing machine is improving both accuracy and speed, and virtually eliminating rework.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Achieving tight specs<\/h3> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn terms of accuracy, we\u2019re accustomed to achieving the already tight +\/-0.1-foot finish grade specifications with our Topcon 3D-MC2 earthmoving equipment, so achieving even tighter DOT specs using our Millimeter GPS, with laser-enhanced GNSS technology on our concrete paving work, is more than possible,\u201d says Thompson. \u201cIn fact, our curb machine operator comes from the dirt side, so he\u2019s comfortable with machine control technology and achieving quality results.\u201d<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summers-Taylor is seeing faster production with the GPS machine control on its Gomaco GT-3600 curb and gutter paver.<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re saving time and cost by not needing workers setting stringlines or needing to replace them if they\u2019re knocked down,\u201d Thompson says. \u201cWhen you consider quicker speed, greater accuracy, and reduction of rework, we\u2019re at least 20 to 25% more productive with the stringless GPS curb machine.\u201d<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thompson concludes: \u201cI\u2019ll remember this project as our first stringless curb and gutter project. Implementing the Topcon system went exceptionally well and we had great support from our dealer, Roper Laser, in getting everything set up and running properly. My concrete crew certainly likes that at the end of the day they don\u2019t need to collect stakes and string; instead, they retrieve the two transmitters, stash them in their cases, and head home.\u201d<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jeff Winke is a business and construction writer based in Milwaukee. E-mail <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeffwinke.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.jeffwinke.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/div> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summers-Taylor Inc. holds license number 00000069 in its home state of Tennessee, which means it\u2019s the 69th contractor of any kind to be licensed in the state. 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