Caterpillar expands its single drum vibratory soil compactor line with the introduction of the 84-inch Cat GC Series, built for simple operation, high reliability, and low cost-per-hour performance.

On the surface, soil compaction is pretty straightforward — a vibrating drum agitates soil particles until less air exists between them, creating a more stable structure. The machines that perform ...

Caterpillar added weight over the drum and increased maximum vibration amplitude in each of nine smooth-drum and padfoot compactor models Cat's exclusive dual-pump propel system, providing separate ...

Vibratory soil compactors are usually the least conspicuous machines on road-building projects. Either they're long gone before the more glamorous paving train arrives, or they're working so far ahead ...