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Smooth Drum Or Pad Foot Drum Roller

dieseldog5.9

dieseldog5.9

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Looking at purchasing a roller for installing gravel driveways and concrete pad prep. Have an opportunity to purchase a roller reasonable but it is a pad foot and i have no experience with a pad foot roller, always used a smooth drum, thoughts?
 
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Smooth drum best for a finish grade project
 
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there you go. I've never even seen a sheepsfoot before around here. been calling a padfoot a sheeps foot for years. thanks for posting
 
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It's horses for courses. If you only need compaction, go for a Padfoot. If you also need consolidation (drying) choose a Sheepsfoot.
 
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Welder Dave said:
So what are the compactors that use a round pad. They don't have the hooks like sheepfoots.
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It's all down to the shape of the sides. If they are tapered to leave the ground cleanly then as far as I'm concerned, they're a Padfoot.
 
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There is all different science in the shape of the pads on a padfoot. I have read about it, but way above my head. I have used a cat in particular, more of an oval pad that sucked. The more rectangular seem to pack better, In my opinion
 
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can a padfoot roller be used effectively with thicker lifts of material, better roads magazine talked about lifts of up to 18 inch, seemed like alot.
 
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