Things you need to know when renting a Compactor

RoseWells
2 min readDec 8, 2017

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Compactors are a requisite in varied construction, agriculture, municipal jobs used for soil compaction, reducing the size of material etc. The soil type and its amount should be decided before choosing a compactor. There are four types of compactors like road, plate, asphalt & soil compactors. The following points should be considered before deciding to rent a compactor:

  1. Choice of material: The decision to rent a compactor depends on the material required for compaction whether it is gravel, sand or clay. A pad foot rolling compactor is required for the soil compaction whereas drum vibratory rolling compactor is for compaction of gravel or sand
  2. Compaction area: The area for compaction is a major factor to be known before renting a compactor, small size compactor with small drums is suitable for a restricted area.
  3. Compaction need: The use for compactor should be clear, whether it is used for asphalt works or soil compaction as they are available as per respective needs of the tasks. The horsepower of the compactor to be rented should also be checked if the job is tough to complete
  4. Size of the lift: The compactor to be rented should be decided as per the weight of the machine with the lift size and compaction density. Lift thickness is an important point to be considered before hiring a compactor, as uneven compaction results can happen with heavy or lighter lifts in relation to the size of the lifts

Conclusion

Pertaining to the things you need to know when renting a compactor, one should definitely consider Skylift Hire & Rentals for the advanced technologies application and serving the customers with their profound and efficient services.

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