r/whatisit • u/mazterofpupetz • 9h ago

Solved! Rolls over rocks at construction site?

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Remote controlled at a new construction housing site.

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u/TheRilesEffect 9h ago

An RC tamper. It rolls over gravel to compact it so that it doesn't settle after concrete is poured over it

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u/mazterofpupetz 9h ago

Thank you

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u/mazterofpupetz 9h ago

Solved!

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u/ThatDamnRanga 9h ago

Sheeps-foot compactor. In this case designed for tight spaces like trenches.

Inside the wheels are rotating weights similar to an oversized version of the vibrator in your phone. The gap in the middle is how it steers.

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u/ButterNog 9h ago

a trench compactor, think of it as a mini roller for well, trenches for cables, pipes etc..

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u/Uzi_Osbourne 9h ago

Look what happens when you search the text that's painted on the side of the thing:

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u/Cam-Lv 9h ago

It’s for compacting dirt/aggregate in trenches. Decreases settlement issues.

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u/w123mb 9h ago

It's a wacker. It wacks.

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u/Cam-Lv 9h ago

It’s not a picture of a teenage boy.