Roadtec RX-600eLR miller cuts flush to left and the right

April 15, 2016

Astec has brought its new Roadtec RX-600eLR half-lane milling machine to bauma 2016. Able to cut flush on the left and the right hand side of the road, the RX-600eLR offers contractors a 2m-wide, 60cm-deep cutter and a drum driven by two hydrostatic motors, one mounted on either side of the machine.

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