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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:50 pm
by pickwell paving
wacker had a set of 3 bolted together at the sed show the other year, think tolly paving use them on the big machine lay jobs
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:21 pm
by mickg
I have seen the video Giles, very impressive
I purchased a MBW vibrating plate, MBW stands for Made Better than Wacker, ???
many years ago before sit on rollers were very popular I used a twin vibrating roller with a big long handle on the sub base of large driveways , you walked behind it and it was a beast of a machine to maneuver
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:04 pm
by mickg
Michael if its only patios your doing one of these would do the job
compactor
or one of these
wacker plate
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:09 pm
by michaelthegardener
???
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:34 am
by henpecked
mickg wrote:Michael if its only patios your doing one of these would do the job
compactor
or one of these
wacker plate
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:31 pm
by pickwell paving
nice one mick :laugh: :p
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:24 pm
by rab1
micheal, you dont need to buy one mate. just hire one as and when you need it. trust me on this you go to any hire place the discount will become great for anything you hire as long as you pay your bill and use them regularly. :p
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:22 pm
by GB_Groundworks
and most the lads on here will have a hand tamp come in very handy, we know them as tarmacers' heels haha
but just hire then build up the number of patios your doing etc and then buy one
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:37 pm
by DNgroundworks
Lol Mick G, id never heard of MBW before you mentioned them, are they Honda engine?, i doubt from what ive seen they are made better than wacker.
Just had a look at them, they dont look much, but hey ive never used one, only have the small honda gx 120 engine though....
the plate i have made by wacker seems proper rock solid but it must be 10 year old at least.
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:47 pm
by mickg
well i look forward to our duel with your baby Belle and your 10 year old wacker...... :p
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:47 pm
by michaelthegardener
i know i dont need to buy one but i like buying tools :p 
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:11 am
by Mikey_C
is it the actual tool purchase or the deliberation you like 
!!
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:27 am
by michaelthegardener
well really i like to buy new for that new tool smell :p like to have the right tool for the job
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:11 pm
by mickg
so if you like to buy new why are all the links you have posted for buying a second hand one off ebay ??
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 2:14 pm
by michaelthegardener
because i dont want to spend that much on a tool i wont use all that much compaired to something like me mower 