Road Roller Machine

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There are many names for earthmoving equipment. They are also called construction or heavy equipment. As the name implies, these equipment are extremely heavy and can tackle more than one function at any one time. They are usually for heavy construction work involving excavating or clearing operations. Those who are resorting to earthmoving hires can surely take advantage of single equipment doing a couple more tasks other than what it has been hired for.

These are the basic earthmoving equipment that is commonly used:

Bulldozer

This massive equipment is for pushing a large quantity of earth, wood, rocks, etc. This is like a tractor with a dozer blade attached.

Crane

This heavy equipment is used for moving loads from area to another. It can have a rake or a bucket attached to it and it is capable of lifting or moving soil, debris, trees, etc.

Backhoe

This is an earth digging machine. It has a bucket attached to it for easy digging.

Excavator Bucket

This is a bucket that can be attached to any heavy vehicle as an extension or an arm. The main purpose of this earthmoving equipment is to scoop soil, debris or rocks.

Road Roller

This construction equipment is used for compacting soil, asphalt, concrete or gravel for roads. The weighty roller compresses the surface on which it is being rolled.

Grapple

This attachment is used to hold objects when attached to another machine.

Pile Driver

As the name implies, this equipment is used to make piles into the soil. The pile driving method is used for construction of structures to make it stronger.

Hydraulic Hammer

This is usually fitted to an excavator and used to demolish or break concrete structures or rocks.

Driller

This is the equipment used to drill wells or holes during construction.

Feller Buncher

They are used in cutting or logging trees. This machine cuts trees without endangering the other trees or structures in the area.

The above earthmoving equipment are the most common ones and you will often see them when there is a road construction or a tree clearing operation. Since technology is so fast in its development, don’t be surprised if you will see new attachments which would make earthmoving work faster and effective. Most of these equipment run on fossil-based fuel but who knows when there will come a time when solar power or other methods will be resorted for powering such equipment.

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Vibratory roller is one of the most commonly used road equipment. A road roller also known as roller compactor is a type of engineering vehicle, which is used to compact loose foundation, such as gravel, soil, asphalt and bituminous materials. The rolling process results in thorough compacting of the loose foundation so that the materials stay compact and do not come loose. These equipment have a variety of applications. They are primarily used in construction of roads, foundations, at landfills or in agriculture applications. The effectiveness of these equipment depends mainly on their weight.

The concept of road rolling equipment was first introduced in the agricultural industry. The rollers drawn by horses were used to carry large and heavy loads. However, horse-drawn equipment were replaced by self-powered vehicles during the nineteenth century. These vehicles were powered by steam traction engine.

These steam engine vehicles were gradually replaced by equipment powered by internal combustion engine in twentieth century. The machines with internal combustion engine were powered by fuels, such as kerosene, diesel and gasoline. The working of these machines powered by internal combustion is quite similar to the steam powered machines. The internal combustion engine rollers were not so popular during their initial stages.

Today, almost all road rollers, which are used for commercial purposes use diesel as fuel. Different types of road rolling machines available in the market are static weight, three-wheeled, sheep’s foot, rubber tire, tow behind and vibratory roller. The kind of equipment that is required to execute a task generally depends on the type of material used, the level of moisture and how much pressure or weight is required to compact them.

Some basic components of a vibratory machine are a canopy to guard the driver, a diesel engine, tires, a water system and drums. The drums used in this type of machine are vibratory smooth drums. Another important part of this machine is a compaction meter. It is used to evaluate the level of compaction.

Different types of vibratory road rolling equipment available in the market are:

=> Single drum vibratory road roller: These types of road rolling machines are especially suitable for compacting non-cohesive materials, such as crushed stone, gravel, sand-macadam mixture, rock filling and sandy soil.

=> Walk behind vibratory road roller: These road rolling machines are specially designed for compacting and maintaining building construction, gymnasium, ground pipeline channel, back-filling for pipeline and drainage trench.

=> Tandem vibratory Machinery: These types of road rolling machines have a compact design and are small in size. They are suitable for mending and maintaining roads, side- walk, express shoulder sports ground, garden lawn and parking areas.

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To most people, road roller only means bluntness, slowness and baldness. But some guys also associate them with cuteness and fun. Look at these pictures, and you will surely burst into laughterâ€

Santa may be a little late this year

In the past, Santa drove his deer to give children presents. These deer flied in the air so that Santa could travel through the world within one night. This year, however, Santa decides to change his way of traveling. He will drive a road roller pulled by some smart dogs. “So I will be a little late this year; please keep patient”, Santa said to the children.

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