Ace Asphalt's work on the hospital job will conclude when it paves the main ring running around the complex, a road that is remaining unpaved while a high volume of construction traffic continues to go in and out from the facility. Meanwhile, the new 814-2 pavers will have no trouble keeping busy as Ace's workload remains constant and strong.

"We've been very pleased with this machine," said Tuttle. "It outperforms our other compact pavers and lays a very nice mat. It can do just about anything our bigger machines can do while producing just as fine or an even better product than what we would get by switching back and forth between machines. And that's not even taking the cost savings into account."