Portable Asphalt Recycler

A method of preparing asphalt and recycled asphalt for use comprising the steps of:

• arriving at a location where material is available for reusing or recycling;
• positioning a portable asphalt pavement recycling device near said location, said portable asphalt pavement recycling device comprising:
• a base;
• a rotatable drum unit rotatably secured to the base;
• a hopper secured to the base or the rotatable drum unit used to load materials into the rotatable drum unit to be recycled/processed and used to unload materials which have been recycled/processed from within the rotatable drum unit;
• a burner secured to the rear of the rotatable drum unit which is used to heat the materials which are to be recycled/processed;
• one or more fins located within the rotatable drum unit, the fins being operable in the mixing and folding of the material to be recycled/processed and also being operable in:
• pulling the material to be recycled to the back of the rotatable drum unit for complete heating and mixing and
• pushing the recycled/processed material from the back of the rotatable drum unit to the front of the drum unit for unloading;
• wherein the material within the rotatable drum unit does not come into contact with a flame produced by the burner;
• and
• a thermostatic heating sensor device located within the rotatable drum unit used to measure the temperature of the material to be recycled/processed while it is being recycled and or rejuvenated;
• retrieving and collecting the materials which are to be recycled/processed;
• loading the materials which are to be recycled/processed onto/into the hopper;
• raising the hopper and dumping the materials which are to be recycled/processed into the rotatable drum unit;
• turning on the burner and turning on the drum unit rotator in order to heat and mix the materials which are to be recycled/processed;
• heating and mixing the materials which are to be recycled/processed to a desired temperature and/or consistency resulting in a recycled/rejuvenated material;
• unloading said recycled/processed material from within said rotatable drum unit onto/into said hopper;
• lowering the hopper to gain access to said recycled/processed material;
• place the recycled/processed material in a desired location;
• and
• compacting the recycled/processed material resulting in asphalt cement.