The Carbide Pick Alternative Built for Asphalt Milling

Asphalt is typically milled using skidsteer-mounted planer attachments or large dedicated road milling machines equipped with rotating drums. In place of most pointed carbide picks that hammer and chip the pavement, contractors can use Rolling Wedge Milling Tools with nine carbide teeth each, keeping a few carbide picks at the drum ends for square edges, to remove asphalt with reduced vibration.

Traditional carbide picks rely on a hammer-and-chisel impact that causes significant vibration, wear, and frequent replacement. Rolling Wedge tools utilize a patented rolling-wedging-lifting action that exploits the low tensile strength of asphalt and concrete. This design rolls continuously through material, staying cooler, preventing seizures, with operating lives of 10x and longer than carbide picks reported in asphalt.

In asphalt milling applications, Rolling Wedge cutters typically require replacement every one to three months. In contrast, conventional carbide picks often require replacement twice a week. This extended service life substantially reduces equipment downtime, labor overhead, and overall tooling replacement costs over the life of a roadway resurfacing project.

Yes. Rolling Wedge cutters are engineered to mill asphalt and concrete simultaneously in a single pass without requiring tool swaps. The curved cutting profile and nine carbide teeth per tool can also cut through many grades of rebar and wire mesh reinforced concrete without stalling or jamming the milling drum.

Rolling Wedge systems are compatible with rubber-tire and track skidsteer-mounted planer attachments from manufacturers like Bobcat, Caterpillar, Kubota, Roadhog, Simex, and Virnig. They also integrate with large road milling machines such as Caterpillar and Roadtec platforms, offering cut widths including 18, 24, 30, and 40 inches.

Rolling Wedge milling tools do not require water for cooling or lubrication during the milling process because their rolling action does not generate excessive heat. Water is only needed if required on the jobsite for airborne dust suppression, simplifying operations when water trucks or onboard water systems are unavailable.