This Bomag BMP8500 is a used walk-behind compactor, sometimes referred to as a pedestrian roller, offered for sale in Virginia, USA. Walk-behind compactors are used in road construction, utility trenching, and site preparation to densify soil, gravel, and asphalt in areas where larger ride-on equipment cannot easily operate. Bomag is a well-established manufacturer specializing in compaction and paving equipment, serving the road building, civil engineering, and construction industries worldwide.
According to the seller, this unit is configured as a double-drum compactor and features a sheepsfoot drum. The double-drum arrangement means both the front and rear drums provide compactive effort, making the machine effective for achieving uniform density across a pass. The sheepsfoot drum — distinguished by its protruding foot-shaped pads around the drum surface — is specifically suited to compacting cohesive soils such as clay, as the pads penetrate and knead the material to build density from within the layer rather than simply pressing the surface.
This machine was manufactured in 2020, placing it in relatively recent working life. It is priced at $20,000.
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