How to Use a Jumping Jack Compactor | Soil Compaction for Trenches & Tight Spaces - video Dailymotion

Shiva Tanamala

Need to compact soil in narrow trenches or around foundations? A Jumping Jack Compactor (also known as a rammer) is designed for deep, targeted compaction in tight or uneven areas. In this video, we’ll show you how to safely and effectively operate a Jumping Jack for solid, stable ground prep.  💡 Pro Tip: Let the machine do the work—keep a steady pace and avoid tipping. It’s ideal for cohesive soils like clay where plate compactors struggle.  ⚠️ Safety Reminder: Wear ear and eye protection, use both hands when operating, and avoid inclines or unstable surfaces. Always check fuel levels and inspect before starting.  👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for more heavy equipment tips and job site how-tos!  Hashtags: #JumpingJackCompactor #SoilCompaction #TrenchWork #LandscapingTools #ConstructionTips #GroundPrep #JobSiteReady

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00:00Hello! Today we're going to have a look at a jumping jack. It's a form of tamper for tamping

00:16dirt mainly. Now some people use this machine when they're tamping substrate or stone or

00:25anything but it's the purpose of this machine unlike the plate tampers which are over here

00:31which we've shown in other videos which have a big flat plate on the bottom that's your that's

00:36your tamper for tamping stone. Once you get into soil say digging around your foundation around

00:44the house or you got a trench or a ditch then you're back filling it with dirt you would put

00:50in some dirt and then you would use this to tamp the dirt down and pack it down tight and the reason

00:56is because this this jumping jack as the name implies jumps when it's on is making a much higher

01:04vibration and then you're it's able to walk along and jump on top of the soil whereas and if the soil

01:10softer this will actually move whereas your plate tampers have a very low vibration height and that's

01:18why they need a hard aggregate to be on top of like stone whereas this will do the dirt now they come

01:24in different widths this is about a 10 inch width pad on the bottom some will come with a 6 inch you're

01:32kind of restricted as far as how deep down in trench you can go by your bellows in the bottom portion of

01:38your of your jumping jack but you start this machine you start increasing the speed just like you do any

01:45tamper and that's we'll see as a very high jumping path and two people can hold it one on each end

01:53because sometimes it does get a little violent especially you're on dirt that's not very level

01:58or anything or you got some stone or something there and sometimes it'll be side to side so one

02:03person can get on either side and you can control it as you go along tamping your soil and the same thing

02:09with any compaction your compaction is a factor of your moisture and your hitting force so this can

02:17have a very hard hitting force they come in different sizes and do it in levels so much dirt tamp it down

02:24again so much dirt tamp it down and you'll get a a nice hard compaction you get much less by caving in

02:31like you might say after you've put your your trench down say a trench down down your lawn or something for

02:37a gas line or water line or maybe some drainage putting some weeping tile around your yard you

02:43can use it for that then you can tamp it down put your sod back on and it won't sink and you'll have

02:49a perfect job when you're done so that's it for that one and we'll see you in the next video

How to Use a Jumping Jack Compactor | Soil Compaction for Trenches & Tight Spaces

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