Can You Wacker Plate Soil?

Plate compactors are best suited to the compaction of bituminous and granular materials e.g. granular soils, gravels and sands or mixtures of both. Cohesive soils such as silt and clay are best compacted using the impact force produced by an upright rammer.

Can you use a Wacker on soil?

A wacker plate is used for compacting soil, hardcore, gravel sand and tarmac on the ground. This is the first step of many construction projects and DIY jobs, such as building a patio, creating a base for a shed, or laying a driveway, in order to provide a compact and solid base.

How do you tamp down soil?

Soil can be mechanically compacted by applying force with a roller, hoe or rammer. A roller looks like a drum aerator, minus the spikes. Pulling this weighted metal drum over the lawn crushes the soil. In a pinch, a heavily loaded wheelbarrow can do the same job.