Compactor

The GP12 from MBW Inc. is a lightweight, economical compactor that features a patent-pending suspension system that places shock mounts in a predominantly shear mode at the high amplitude front end of the plate and a predominantly compressive mode at the low amplitude trailing end of the plate. This system, the maker says, reduces hand arm vibration and also better isolates all upper mass components, including the engine, from vibrations produced by the machine’s exciter. Producing .057 inch amplitude, the GP12 is well suited to 10-inch lifts of granular soils including sands, bank run, gravels and asphalt. The unit has an overall width of 13 inches. www.mbw.com/