Wirtgen W 250i high-performance cold milling machine for limitless milling performance débuts at Conexpo 2014

Wirtgen's W 250i – the company's most powerful cold milling machine – is making its début on the North-American market at Conexpo. The machine being exhibited in Las Vegas is equipped with an extra-large milling drum unit for a working width of 12’ 6” (3.80 m), offering a good 70 percent increase in milling width over a standard machine and consequently a remarkable increase in milling performance. It also sports a camera system and the Vacuum Cutter System (VCS). High rates of productivity, maximum cost efficiency and the eco-friendly i-machine technology of the W 250i make it the top player in its performance class.

Broad range of applications on large job sites

The strength of the W 250i lies in its ability to mill large job sites on motorways or airports at top speed. The Wirtgen large milling machine can remove asphalt layers with a milling depth of up to 14” (350 mm) and hard concrete surfaces at a high advance rate. In addition to removing complete roadway sections in a single pass, individual layers can also be removed extremely economically. The W 250i performs impressively in all of these applications, and not only due to the high advance rate and maximum milling output its tremendous engine power permits. Above all, the intelligent WIDRIVE machine management system, the three selectable milling drum speeds and the Dual Engine Concept keep the operating costs exceptionally low for a cold milling machine in this performance class. As a result of the Dual Engine Concept, the W 250i essentially unites two machines in one: on the one hand, there is the high-performance milling machine with the full power of its two engines and 1,005 PS, while on the other hand, the customer also benefits from a cost-efficient mid-range milling machine that can operate with the 608 PS power of one engine to economically remove softer asphalt surface courses or porous asphalt.