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Maintaining Your Plate Compactor

Maintaining Your Plate Compactor

If you care for and maintain your machine your machine will work harder for longer! Your machine will need periodic adjusting, maintenance, and inspection at different intervals. These will be set out in the operating instructions and manuals – so make sure you read these manuals first. Here's a quick guide: Note: This is a guide only, please check your Operators Manual for more relevant information on your machine, and also some activities listed below are to be executed by skilled personnel only. Daily SAFETY CHECKS - PRE-STARTING Before starting each day, run a routine maintenance check or inspect the...

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Reversible Plate Compactor

Reversible Plate Compactor

It would be hard to imagine a building or construction site where they do not use any compaction equipment. Reversible plate compactors are commonly used tools on these larger projects, whether they are commercial, residential, or roadworks. As opposed to a normal single-direction compactor, as the name suggests the reversible plate compactor for sale is able to operate equally in both directions – Forward & Reverse. Doing this allows the operator to control the compactor easily, increasing the maneuverability of these large machines on all surfaces. Compactor baseplates are generally made from either steel or cast iron. The steel plates...

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Using a Concrete Saw Efficiently

Using a Concrete Saw Efficiently

There are many reasons for needing to learn how to be efficient at using a concrete saw and making sure you have the right blade. Some are safety, efficiency, accuracy, and then of course profitability. It isn’t always as easy as grabbing a saw and making the required cuts. Though we will go through some tips to help increase your chances of only having to make one good cut. Using the right saw & blade for the job. Making sure to know the difference between the concrete saw types and blade uses before beginning a project is essential: Wet saws:...

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Rammers vs. vibrating plates: A quick guide to light compaction equipment

In some warehouse and industrial spaces, it’s not always possible to have heavy-duty drums or Padfoot rollers on hand. In these cases, light compactor equipment can fill the gaps, getting the job done on a number of tasks. Within this category are rammers, manual rollers, and vibrating plates. These are lightweight enough to put into a ute or van but still carry the capacity to offer strength for interior paths, floors, and roads.So here are your options and when each type is most suitable. Two of the most common types of light compaction equipment Using rammers Of all the manual...

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The ins and outs of plate compactors

The ins and outs of plate compactors

When it comes to any job relating to heavy machinery, having the right equipment plays a vital part in the quality of the finished product. This definitely applies to plate compactors – of which are essential to a majority of businesses and projects in the industrial/construction field. What do plate compactors do? In their most basic form, they feature a vibrating unit attached to a heavy steel plate. The vibrating unit (driven by a renown industrial quality engine) is vibrated at a designed ratio of force and frequency to compress different types of gravel and soil. Mixing a series of...

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