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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:09 pm
by RSVr
What size and weight would you reccomend as I would only use it for doing 140sqm of block paving
Ive seen this on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WACKER-....5d55d5d
Is this too heavy too light??
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WHACKER....0545068
or is this too crap LOL
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:33 pm
by GB_Groundworks
hahaha
electric compactor, stay clear
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:36 pm
by Stuarty
Tell me thats a joke. Please! lol
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:38 pm
by RSVr
Stuarty wrote:
Tell me thats a joke. Please! lol
Do you reckon its to make cake toppings smooth? LOL
What u reckon of the other one?
and what weight should i be looking at?
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:57 pm
by Stuarty
For a light use pedestrian path the first one would be ok. I wouldnt use it on a driveway though, its just too light for my liking. The bigger the better!
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:14 pm
by rimexboy
none of either of them has sold any on ebay listings, why not just pop down the local hire shop..
and as said the bigger the better you dont want the surface to drop in the future....
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:06 pm
by lutonlagerlout
roflmao
"top of the range"
"very good compaction"
"brand new" and "never been used"
" colours vary"
??????????
what does all this mean
LLL
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:54 am
by DNgroundworks
colours vary lol 
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:21 pm
by Dave_L
Hire something decent.
Whacker plate won't be man enough for any sub base compaction anyway.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:24 pm
by lutonlagerlout
decent wackers are ok on domestic drives dave
mbw and wacker brand
but these chinese copies are likely to be a pile of crap
we just hire the big diesel ones now, too much agg moving and storing them when you can hire for £30 a day
cheers LLL
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:51 pm
by Ted
I got given a brand new Chinese wacker plate (petrol motor) as part payment for a job in Angola. I used it on my next job and it did not last half a day - it shook itself to pieces and we could never put it back together satisfactorily.
Don't buy a wacker unless you can buy a decent one. I have an Ammann Yanmar AVP2220, I think, and it has lasted ages but it would have cost a fortune new. I got mine second hand.
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 4:17 pm
by remus
Be VERY careful
I purchased one from e bay a few years ago. It looked just like one I had hired 10 - 15 years ago from a plant firm.
Looked nice when it arrived. and still would be, but I did a silly thing.
I tried to use it, every part is a cheap copy of the original and falls to bits.
Had to replace the rubber mounts, bolts, belts, covers etc.
If you get one just keep it to look at . Do Not start it.
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:53 pm
by RSVr
right so whos got one for 100 quid including postage LOL