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Soil stabilization is taking on a new look with the availability of Stehr soil stabilization attachments in the United States. With products such as standard and dust-free stabilization grinders and bonding agent spreaders that mount to the front and rear of agricultural tractors, contractors have an economical alternative to self-propelled equipment. As a result, they can readily use native soils in stabilization projects.

These attachments offer a range of additional advantages, including reducing fuel costs; avoiding unwanted compaction caused by driving over processed material; greater maneuverability; and ease of transport. Plus, the tractor is available for other jobs once a soil stabilization project is finished.

Until recently, there have not been any tractors that could move slowly enough to work with the stabilizer attachments. But now, JCB, Fendt, John Deere, Massey Ferguson, Case and Landini all offer tractors with the horsepower and creep speeds needed to handle the task. And with three attachment sizes available, you can stabilize soil at depths down to nearly 2 feet and widths up to 8 feet.

More capacity for less
Several contractors across the country are realizing the advantages these attachments provide.

One such contractor is Kokosing Construction Co. Inc., Fredericktown, OH. This general contractor specializes in commercial and institutional buildings, heavy industry process plants, waste and water treatment plants, underground sewer and utility lines, heavy/highway construction and industrial waste management projects in and around the Midwest.