The Atlas Copco CA1300D single-drum soil roller offers high maneuverability and visibility on parking lot, road, utility pipe and street projects. Atlas Copco revealed the CA1300 during CONEXPO 2014, and Rental Equipment Register honored the roller with an Innovative Product Award for its compaction equipment category the same year.
The engine on the CA1300D is cross-mounted, or placed perpendicular to the frame, which is an industry first. The roller’s hydraulic pump is also in line with the engine. This allows users to reach all the necessary components on the engine and hydraulic pump for fast and easy service and maintenance. And because the engine is cross-mounted rather than parallel to the frame, it provides optimal weight distribution and contributes to the unit’s minimal footprint.
The CA1300D features a Tier 4 Final, 75-horsepower Kubota diesel engine. It also has top-mounted, cool air intakes with side vents that combine with the ejector exhaust outlet to minimize engine noise and prevent dust from being sucked into the engine compartment, which is a common occurrence on soil compaction sites.
The roller’s high static linear loads make it ideal for compacting a range of materials, such as sand, gravel and clay. The CA1300D features a static linear load of 73 pounds per linear inch (PLI) that is transferred through the roller’s drums to efficiently compact soil with minimal passes.
The CA1300D’s 54-inch drum gives the operators optimal visibility and allows them to maneuver into tight workspaces, such as pipe trenches or road shoulders. “With high visibility, operators can monitor the drums and keep an eye out for nearby workers,” said Tim Hoffman, Atlas Copco Dynapac heavy compaction product manager. “This means operators don’t need to sacrifice productivity or safety when working on cramped worksites.”
The service alert system and easy-access engine on the CA1300D allows contractors to service and maintain the roller on the worksite without taking it to a shop.
Optional strike-off blades help the roller’s consistency by removing oversized rocks and obstacles in front of the thick drum shells. The blade has an innovative, divided profile that efficiently pushes out rocks, which can break up compacted soils. All Atlas Copco pad foot rollers are fitted with heavy-duty drum scrapers to keep the drums clear of clay and mud to ensure consistent compaction.
For environmentally sensitive worksites, the roller features Atlas Copco’s ECO Mode, an rpm-management system. The system reduces fuel consumption as much as 20 percent by delivering to the roller only the amount of power that is necessary to operate at any given time.
