Capital Equipment News May 2022

COMPACTION EQUIPMENT

A Hamm vibratory smooth drum roller from Wirtgen.

Snap survey: types of compaction equipment in the SA market

Efficient compaction is vital to construction, road building, earthworks, paving and other applications. This feature sheds light on the types of compaction equipment available in the market, their respective features and new developments in terms of technology to simplify the compaction process and to provide quality compaction where it is needed. By Mark Botha

W aylon Kukard, sales man ager at Wirtgen Group South Africa, says Hamm offers the biggest roller portfolio in the compac tion market, with the range including small ride-on tandem rollers; large tandem rollers; pneumatic tyre rollers and soil compactors. He says the OEM’s small ride-on tandem rollers, which range from 1,8 t to 4,5 t units, have different configuration options including vibration front and rear (VV); vibration front and oscillation rear (VO);

“Husqvarna’s compaction equipment range features enclosed plastic hoods with forced cooling through the hydraulic radiator.”

Lionel Zietsman, Husqvarna national sales manager, Construction and Stone

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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS MAY 2022