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The 7 questions you need to answer when renting a ride-on compactor
1. What type of material will you be compacting? If you’re compacting soil, know what type of soil – gravel, sand, silt or clay. Gravel and sandy soils call for a smooth drum vibratory roller; if you’re dealing with silt or clay materials, investigate a sheepsfoot (also called a padfoot) roller. Since sandier soils are […]
October 1, 2013
Construction Equipment
What it takes to pave a parking lot, Part 2: Rollers
Editor’s Note: If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Part 1 of this series on pavers by clicking here. If we do some math, we can calculate that the hypothetical Walmart parking lot we began paving in Part 1 of this pieces, should take two days if everything works right, says Chris Connolly, […]
April 2, 2013
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