Patent ID: 8025458

Claim:
A method of deploying multi-use road paving equipment comprising the steps of: providing a paving tractor with a first detachable road paving tool attachment operatively coupled thereto at a first connection point, where said first connection point is on a vertically adjustable pull arm; replacing said first detachable road paving tool attachment with a second detachable road paving tool attachment without welding or cutting metal at said first connection point; where said first connection point is at an adjustable rear location on said paving tractor, where adjustment of the adjustable rear location is accomplished by manipulating a frame raise capability of the paving tractor; where said first detachable road paving tool attachment is configured to perform a substantially different task than said second detachable road paving tool attachment; wherein at least one of said first detachable road paving tool attachment and said second detachable road paving tool attachment comprises a means for elevating paving material away from a road surface while simultaneously minimizing any changes to the road surface as a result thereof; and wherein said paving tractor is a self-propelled vehicle configured to be driven by a driver located on and at a rear end of said paving tractor, said paving tractor further comprising a hopper disposed forward of said rear end, and means for conveying paving material from said hopper to said rear end.