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Warsop Benjo power rammer. 1:50 video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFlmZUn5Hm8
A diagram from the manual:
https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...mer_manual.jpg
I'm wondering if this is the relevant patent, for a "Rock Drill and Like Implement", issued to H. E. Warsop in 1934:
https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...mer_patent.jpg
More: US patent #1981764
Previously: https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...1250#post74040
Is a Power Rammer actually what we call a compactor now? Our city street crews could use those to compact the asphalt patches so they would stay in the holes...
Similar to that, I had a German plate compactor (ironically I think it was a Wacker brand) that was bulkier and didn't jump so high : big weight difference i would think. It didn't stop till out of fuel or switched off, but then again it was a pull start with heaps of compression.Quote:
Originally Posted by VinnieL
Looks more like a power post driver Just pull that flat foot off and slip over a T post or round pipe and hammer in in the ground.
whee.... that looks to be a real treat to run for an extended period of time....
I have a Wacker Tamper Rammer for compacting dirt... otherwise known as a jumping jack.... it will wear a guy out...
The Ingersoll Rand plate compacter is easy to run... just walk behind it and guide it along.... easier than a push mower.
spent many hours with a Wacker Tamper Rammer and walked miles behind a plate compactor.
Ralph
Interesting design for that vintage. Although never having used one or a plate compactor what they do and the versatility of them is pretty cool. It may be that I would use it to call the Worms on Arrakis and probably a good thing his quit before they came...:p
Ha ha actually I was waiting for Burt Gummer to show up and tell him that was a bad idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by PJs
Who ya gonna call...1-800-Bad-Idea...and Burt shows up! :p
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Notice the look of amusement on the couple behind this young man.
Fun Gif, gave me a big grin and thinkin' I might do the same thing! Gotta love Younguns and their playful enthusiasm!