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5 min

How to use the trench roller

Remote-control padfoot trench roller: compacts the trench floor in cohesive soil with the operator at a safe distance.

Training video

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In the meantime, follow the step-by-step guide.

  1. 01

    Charge the remote

    Check the transmitter battery and that the infrared beam between remote and machine is clean and aligned.

  2. 02

    Levels and drums

    Engine and hydraulic oil. Padfoot lugs free of packed-in material between them.

  3. 03

    Operate from outside the trench

    Lower it by sling from the lifting point and drive from the surface. Never inside the trench with the machine.

  4. 04

    Lifts and passes

    20–30 cm lifts, 4–6 overlapping passes. The padfoot kneads cohesive soil from the bottom up.

  5. 05

    Use the articulated joint

    The articulated joint steers around covers and obstacles without tearing up fresh work. Smooth turns.

Do this

  • Keep the machine in sight at all times.
  • Respect the remote's range; don't drift too far.
  • Clean the padfoot lugs at the end of the shift.

Avoid this

  • Don't climb into the trench to adjust it while running.
  • Don't use it as a finish smooth roller: it leaves lug marks.
  • Don't operate with the trench shoring in poor condition.

Safety

  • Hard hat, boots, gloves, glasses and hearing protection.
  • Exclusion zone: no one else in front of the machine.
  • Slope and shoring checked before any maneuver.

Test yourself

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Self-check

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Each practice: do it or avoid it? Tap your answer.

  • Keep the machine in sight at all times.

  • Clean the padfoot lugs at the end of the shift.

  • Respect the remote's range; don't drift too far.

  • Don't climb into the trench to adjust it while running.

  • Don't operate with the trench shoring in poor condition.

  • Don't use it as a finish smooth roller: it leaves lug marks.

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