Patent ID: 8177456
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
1. A pavement milling sled of the type that upholds a rotating pavement milling drum as the sled travels over pavement preselected for milling, said milling sled comprising: laterally-separated left and right runners, each of said runners having, respectively, a lead end oriented toward the front of said sled and a lower face configured for sliding travel on the surface of the pavement, said lower faces of said runners being substantially coplanar and thereby defining a floor of said sled; and a milling frame mounted between said runners, said milling frame circumscribing a milling region, the milling region extending from front to back over the milling drum, front-to-back rotation of the milling drum in said milling region dislodging pavement located in the path of forward travel of said sled below said floor thereof, carrying pavement over the milling drum, pulverizing dislodged pavement into granules, and depositing pulverized pavement granules to the rear of said sled, said milling frame comprising: