Twin Drum Rollers

[Regy53]

we have had a blue top roller once or twice...horses for corses they can give us a headache ( in general all rollers) but so can anything else. Worst without fail and i will never buy another is ammann, sorry


I am amazed more people dont own them. So long as they roll a 120 is worth 3k at 30 years old.

 

[pettsy]

that link is a firm not too far from me. Dare say the rooler looks like an ex tool care hire which are way down south.

Not far from me too, they always have lots of kit advertised for sale

 

[Silversabre]

that link is a firm not too far from me. Dare say the rooler looks like an ex tool care hire which are way down south.

I thought it was PJP plant out of Radcliffe, Manchester to me, always did panels in blue

 

[DaveDCB]

I thought it was PJP plant out of Radcliffe, Manchester to me, always did panels in blue

Yep that’s an ex pjp machine.. they normally go through the auctions because they have no working life left in them.

 

[Gunners]

I've got a JCB 800 roller and its been fine. Sure, compaction needs more passes to get it down, but it will do it. And there's been plenty of times where a 120 would have been too big for me. Kubota engine, simple enough machines, should give me a lifetimes use really.
The one to get if you can is the 1m wide ones, a lot more stable but still on the smaller 80 chassis, but they are a lot rarer and of course you have the same force over a larger area so again, a few more passes, but for track maintenance, your only scratching the surface up to remove potholes etc so an 800 would put it back down ok anyway. Its the deeper stuff they struggle with.
I'd rather have to do more passes than not be able to use it because its too big, so an 800 works well for me. And if your only doing it once a year, an hours extra time (maybe even less depending on the area) isn't exactly the biggest negative against the storage space and cost to buy.

The other good thing with the JCB rollers is there are sometimes ex Jewsons or Travis Perkins ones that come up at auction with very little hours on and you can get a bargain. Bomag's seem to make strong money and I don't think they are as good as they used to be. Hamm's are good, but love an electrical issue on the dashboard! And Ammann's are terrible for electrics - avoid!

 

[Lancs Lad]

I've got a JCB 800 roller and its been fine. Sure, compaction needs more passes to get it down, but it will do it. And there's been plenty of times where a 120 would have been too big for me. Kubota engine, simple enough machines, should give me a lifetimes use really.
The one to get if you can is the 1m wide ones, a lot more stable but still on the smaller 80 chassis, but they are a lot rarer and of course you have the same force over a larger area so again, a few more passes, but for track maintenance, your only scratching the surface up to remove potholes etc so an 800 would put it back down ok anyway. Its the deeper stuff they struggle with.
I'd rather have to do more passes than not be able to use it because its too big, so an 800 works well for me. And if your only doing it once a year, an hours extra time (maybe even less depending on the area) isn't exactly the biggest negative against the storage space and cost to buy.

The other good thing with the JCB rollers is there are sometimes ex Jewsons or Travis Perkins ones that come up at auction with very little hours on and you can get a bargain. Bomag's seem to make strong money and I don't think they are as good as they used to be. Hamm's are good, but love an electrical issue on the dashboard! And Ammann's are terrible for electrics - avoid!

Teasing us with the Grenadier now. Come on let's have a review 🫡 even in the "back room" if best

 

[Storrsy]

Teasing us with the Grenadier now. Come on let's have a review 🫡 even in the "back room" if best

Was gonna say. Can't just drop a photo like that!

 

[V8Druid]

I didn’t! Can you delete the link from your quote also!

done

 

[Regy53]

I've got a JCB 800 roller and its been fine. Sure, compaction needs more passes to get it down, but it will do it. And there's been plenty of times where a 120 would have been too big for me. Kubota engine, simple enough machines, should give me a lifetimes use really.
The one to get if you can is the 1m wide ones, a lot more stable but still on the smaller 80 chassis, but they are a lot rarer and of course you have the same force over a larger area so again, a few more passes, but for track maintenance, your only scratching the surface up to remove potholes etc so an 800 would put it back down ok anyway. Its the deeper stuff they struggle with.
I'd rather have to do more passes than not be able to use it because its too big, so an 800 works well for me. And if your only doing it once a year, an hours extra time (maybe even less depending on the area) isn't exactly the biggest negative against the storage space and cost to buy.

The other good thing with the JCB rollers is there are sometimes ex Jewsons or Travis Perkins ones that come up at auction with very little hours on and you can get a bargain. Bomag's seem to make strong money and I don't think they are as good as they used to be. Hamm's are good, but love an electrical issue on the dashboard! And Ammann's are terrible for electrics - avoid!

Always try to stock a few 100 rollers they are great sellers.. we have one or two now actually

 

[Giles]

I've got a JCB 800 roller and its been fine. Sure, compaction needs more passes to get it down, but it will do it. And there's been plenty of times where a 120 would have been too big for me. Kubota engine, simple enough machines, should give me a lifetimes use really.
The one to get if you can is the 1m wide ones, a lot more stable but still on the smaller 80 chassis, but they are a lot rarer and of course you have the same force over a larger area so again, a few more passes, but for track maintenance, your only scratching the surface up to remove potholes etc so an 800 would put it back down ok anyway. Its the deeper stuff they struggle with.
I'd rather have to do more passes than not be able to use it because its too big, so an 800 works well for me. And if your only doing it once a year, an hours extra time (maybe even less depending on the area) isn't exactly the biggest negative against the storage space and cost to buy.

The other good thing with the JCB rollers is there are sometimes ex Jewsons or Travis Perkins ones that come up at auction with very little hours on and you can get a bargain. Bomag's seem to make strong money and I don't think they are as good as they used to be. Hamm's are good, but love an electrical issue on the dashboard! And Ammann's are terrible for electrics - avoid!

Do you add the extra 8x4 sheet every time you take the roller? Or a fixture?