System by system and motor by motor, Donnie and Steve Payne test each motor, thermocouple, and proximity switch prior to testing the total system.  Finally the statement can be made - "We have Main Flame!" As soon as the plant systems were checked for conformance to specifications, materials were fed through the plant.  Mike put on another hat and became a paving foreman. Steve Meekins drove the paver while Art and Mike operated the screed.  After two days of paving, the stockpile yard was nearly half covered.