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Compaction Wheels

Equipmentland.com has a full line of
Steel Unlimited compaction wheels available.

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Pad-Foot (for granular soils) standard equipment. Please specify Sheeps Foot for wet sticky soils (no extra cost).

 
Wheel compaction is faster and more effective than a vibratory machine. Greater lift (material in a trench to compact) thicknesses are possible with a compaction wheel. Lifts of 12" to 24" for backhoes or 24" to 48" for excavators means doing more work in less time.

Soil Bridging is less likely to occur with a Compaction Wheel. Vibratory machines compact from the top down leaving unbroken clay or soil with voids below the surface. Compaction wheels work from the bottom up, eliminating bridging while breaking soil and filling in the voids. The mixing and kneading action of the wheel produces a more uniform soil consistency for better compaction. The open-rim design allows maximum penetration through the lift, with standard densities achieved in 6-10 passes under normal soil conditions; the wheel processes the levels of the material as it compacts.

Heavy clay most often can not be torn apart by vibration. The aggressive shearing action of a wheel easily breaks up hard soil and/or clay, so that they can be intermixed into the rest of the fill soil.

With a compaction wheel you get the same compaction with a fast or slow motion. Speed of travel is critical with vibratory equipment, too little time means poor compaction, while too much is inefficient. Six to eight passes usually produce the required densities, in less time than the same compaction with a vibratory compactor.

Wheels do more with less wear and tear on the operator and machine.

Vibration from vibratory machines can loosen joints in water, gas and sewer lines as well as damaging nearby slabs, foundations or electrical/electronic equipment. This is not a problem with the smooth operation of a compaction wheel.

 

SKID STEER/MINI EXCAVATOR
Up to 10,000 lbs
 
Model #
Width Rims
 Weight  
SUIME6CW
4" TO 6" 1 775 lbs Details
SUIME12CW
 11" 2 600 lbs Details
SUIME18CW
 17" 3 750 lbs Details
SUIME24CW
 23" 3 775 lbs Details
SUIME36CW
 35" 4 1250 lbs Details
         

 

 

RUBBER TIRE BACKHOE/MINI EXCAVATOR
10,000 TO 17,000 LBS
 
Model #
Width Rims
 Weight  
SUISL6CW  
4" TO 6" 1 875 lbs Details
SUISL12CW 
11" 2 950 lbs Details
SUISL18CW
17" 3 1050 lbs Details
SUISL24CW  
23" 3 1150 lbs Details
SUISL36CW
 35" 4 1650 lbs Details
         

 

 

RUBBER TIRE BACKHOE/MINI EXCAVATOR
17,000 TO 27,000 LBS
 
Model #
Width Rims
 Weight  
SUISE12CW
 11" 2 975 lbs Details
SUISE18CW
 17"" 3 1175 lbs Details
SUISE24CW
 23" 3 1275 lbs Details
SUISE36CW
 35" 4 1650 lbs Details
         

 

 

EXCAVATORS
27,000 TO 50,000 LBS
 
Model #
Width Rims
 Weight
SUIEXCS14CW
 14" 2 1722 lbs Details
SUIEXCS18CW
 17" 3 2125 lbs Details
SUIEXCS24CW
 23" 3 2230 lbs Details
SUIEXCS36CW
 35" 4 2350 lbs Details
SUIEXCS48CW
 47" 5 3250 lbs Details
         

 

 

EXCAVATORS
50,000 TO 75,000 LBS
 
Model #
Width Rims
 Weight  
SUIEXCM24CW
23" 3 3300 lbs Details
SUIEXCM36CW
35" 4 3650 lbs Details
SUIEXCM48CW
47" 5 4650 lbs Details
SUIEXCM60CW
59 6 5220 lbs Details
         

 

 

EXCAVATORS
75,000 TO 115,000 LBS
 
Model #
Width Rims
 Weight  
SUIEXCL24CW
 23" 3 3700 lbs Details
SUIEXCL36CW
 35" 4 4150 lbs Details
SUIEXCL48CW
 47" 5 5140 lbs Details
SUIEXCL60CW
 59" 6 6500 lbs Details