Plate Compactors

The earth is flat. That’s what you’ll be saying after using Herc Rentals gas or diesel-powered plate compactors. Designed to smooth and level the ground, plate compactors consist of a heavy steel plate and uses a vibrating, pounding action to flatten the ground in preparation for paving, landscaping or more.

Features and applications include:
- Lightweight to heavy models available
- Center mount lifting bale
- Innovative guide handles limit vibration
- Reversible plate compactor
- Multi-directional plate compactor
- Easy forward and reverse operation
- Better than rammers for compacting granular soils and covering large areas of ground
- Ideal for road, path, driveway and parking lot construction, compaction of interlocking paving stones, sand, gravel and cohesive soils