Methods for paving a trail between obstacles
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1. A method for continuously paving a trail between obstacles using an adjustable width trail paver comprising:
- steering and moving a frame with a prime mover between obstacles along an area to be paved, said frame having a first side, a second side, a front, and a rear;
receiving paving material onto a moveable controllable material conveyor, said material conveyor being moveably connected to said frame and having a paving material conveyor drive for controllably and operatively moving said material conveyor to receive paving material from at least the first side and the second side and moving said material conveyor into a position to avoid an obstacle as said trail paver paves past said obstacle;
receiving paving material into a material hopper that is in communication with the material conveyor, said material hopper having an input and an output, said input receiving paving material from the material conveyor and said output associated with an adjustable width paver for feeding paving material into said adjustable width paver, wherein said adjustable width paver is attached to said frame and has a width substantially equal to said frame;
configuring said material hopper to detect the amount of paving material received, indicate that more or less paving material is needed to pave around said obstacle, and discharge paving material to said adjustable width paver;
receiving paving material into the adjustable width paver to form a paved trail of widths from one meter to four meters; and
moving said material conveyor when said obstacle is in a path of the material conveyor.
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Methods and apparatuses for continuous paving near or around obstacles that are along a path to be paved. The methods include receipt of paving materials onto a material conveyor then into a hopper, detecting an amount of paving materials received in the hopper, indicating whether the paving materials in the hopper are sufficient for paving around an obstacle, forming the paving materials into a paved trail of widths from one to four meters, and moving the material conveyor while the trail paver continuously paves around the obstacle.
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1. A method for continuously paving a trail between obstacles using an adjustable width trail paver comprising:
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steering and moving a frame with a prime mover between obstacles along an area to be paved, said frame having a first side, a second side, a front, and a rear; receiving paving material onto a moveable controllable material conveyor, said material conveyor being moveably connected to said frame and having a paving material conveyor drive for controllably and operatively moving said material conveyor to receive paving material from at least the first side and the second side and moving said material conveyor into a position to avoid an obstacle as said trail paver paves past said obstacle; receiving paving material into a material hopper that is in communication with the material conveyor, said material hopper having an input and an output, said input receiving paving material from the material conveyor and said output associated with an adjustable width paver for feeding paving material into said adjustable width paver, wherein said adjustable width paver is attached to said frame and has a width substantially equal to said frame; configuring said material hopper to detect the amount of paving material received, indicate that more or less paving material is needed to pave around said obstacle, and discharge paving material to said adjustable width paver; receiving paving material into the adjustable width paver to form a paved trail of widths from one meter to four meters; and moving said material conveyor when said obstacle is in a path of the material conveyor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for one-pass, or multiple-pass paving a trail between obstacles comprising:
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steering and moving a frame of a trail paver with a prime mover between obstacles along an area to be paved and in a paving direction, said frame having a first side, a second side, a front, and a rear; receiving paving material onto a moveable controllable material conveyor, said material conveyor being moveably connected to said frame and having a paving material conveyor drive for controllably and operatively moving said material conveyor to receive paving material from at least the first side and the second side and moving said material conveyor into a position to avoid an obstacle as said trail paver paves past said obstacle; receiving paving material into a material hopper of the trail paver, said material hopper having an input and an output, said input receiving paving material from the material conveyor and said output associated with an adjustable width paver for feeding paving material into said adjustable width paver, wherein said adjustable width paver is attached to the rear of said frame and has a width substantially equal to said frame; mounting a subgrade preparing component to a front end of said prime mover; configuring said material hopper to receive sufficient paving material to pave past said obstacle while the material conveyor is being moved or controlled around said obstacle; performing at least one subgrade preparation step simultaneously while the adjustable width paver is forming the paving material into a paved trail; and moving said material conveyor into the position when said obstacle is in a path of the material conveyor so that the trail paver continuously paves past the obstacle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for adjustable width trail paving between obstacles comprising:
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steering and moving a frame with a prime mover between obstacles along an area to be paved, said frame having a first side, a second side, a front, and a rear; receiving paving material by a material conveyor of a trail paver, said material conveyor being moveably connected to said frame and having a paving material conveyor drive for controllably and operatively moving said material conveyor to receive paving material from at least the first side and the second side and moving said material conveyor into a position to avoid an obstacle; receiving paving material into a material hopper that is in communication with the moveable controllable material conveyor, said material hopper having an input and an output, said input receiving paving material from the material conveyor and said output associated with an adjustable width paver for feeding paving material into said adjustable width paver, wherein said adjustable width paver is attached to said frame and has a width substantially equal to said frame; configuring said material hopper to receive sufficient material to enable continuous paving while said material conveyor is being moved or controlled around said obstacle as said trail paver paves past said obstacle; receiving paving material into the adjustable width paver to form a paved trail of widths from one meter to four meters; adjusting one or more component widths to form the paved trail widths; rotating, tilting, or folding said material conveyor when said obstacle is in a path of the material conveyor; and forming paving materials according to one or more pre-determined dimensions to form the paved trail. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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