A Road roller (sometimes called a roller-compactor, or just roller) is an engineering vehicle used to compact soil, gravel, concrete, or asphalt in the construction of roads and foundations.
A 27-year-old man was crushed to death by a road roller at a construction site in east Delhi on Sunday night, police said. “The incident was reported from Mandwali area bordering the Delhi-Noida link road around 1:30 am and the victim has been identified as Upender Singh,” said a senior police officer on condition of anonymity.
'Speedcrafts' 3-wheeled Diesel Road Roller, Model DRR/10 (4 speed) & Model DRR-3/10 (3 speed), capacity 8/10 tonnes, generally conforming to IS : 5502 of 1988.
This new drive unit is specifically designed for driving road roller wheels. It is specially shaped and sized for installation on roller-compactors which generally feature rear axles with four drive wheels and steering front axles with idle wheels.
Drive is delivered through a hydrostatic transmission system with two variable displacement axial piston motors installed horizontally along the machine's lengthwise axis.
Road Rollers
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