Safety and operating instructions
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Original Instructions
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6.4 Correct operation
6.4.1 Compacting
Water and air are pressed out of the material to be com-
pacted during the compaction action. The degree to
which a material can be compacted mainly depends on
the following characteristics:
• Form and size: e.g. grit of a uniform size cannot be
compacted like hard core of different shapes and
sizes
• Water content
• Depth of the layer to be compacted:the compaction
result can be increased if the layer height is less
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Place the hydraulic compactor on the ground.
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Make sure that the entire tamper plate makes contact
with the ground.
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Switch on the hydraulic compactor.
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Exert slight pressure on the hydraulic compactor and
move it slowly along a straight line.
The ground/soil is compacted by the frequency of the
tamper plate. Exerting excessive pressure with the car-
rier does not improve the working result.
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Switch off the hydraulic compactor, lift it and put it
back on the ground elsewhere to compact the next
section.
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Try the compactor on a short test distance to deter-
mine the suitable layer depth and to find out how long
the hydraulic compactor has to work on any single
point to achieve the compaction required.
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If necessary, recompact a section that you have al-
ready worked on.
6.4.2 Driving something into the ground
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Check that the tamper plate makes contact with any
sheeting or post that has to be driven into the ground.
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Switch on the hydraulic compactor.
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Exert slight pressure on the hydraulic compactor and
have it impact the sheeting or post a couple of times.
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Switch off the hydraulic compactor, lift it and put it
back on the ground elsewhere.
