skid steer china vibratory smooth roller

The one pic. mentions 2 compartments that take 3.6 litres. It must depend on the brand of roller.

smifwal said: You don't have the same Allen head bolt on the other side?. I have 1 on each sid with the same cut out for both Click to expand... Both pictures I posted are from the right side. I believe the drum is not partitioned.

I will open mine up tomorrow and report back

So I took both bolts out 1 at a time and filled till it spit. Took about 2 gallons per side. My label says 3.6L/2 same tag on the other side

you have been a big help thank you sir!!!

materthegreater said: Yes I put approximately 20 gallons in it. The drain and fill plugs are just on one end. Click to expand... you're awesome thank you brother!!!

smifwal said: So I took both bolts out 1 at a time and filled till it spit. Took about 2 gallons per side. My label says 3.6L/2 same tag on the other side Click to expand... Different designs, probably made on the other side of the factory in China

I've read of the Chinese rollers not lasting long. I wonder if it's because the auction buyers never knew they had to put oil in them? They are 1/4 to 1/5 cheaper than name brand rollers.

From my experience owning a Bobcat brand back in the mid - 2000's the bearings are the weak part of these rollers. The Bobcat ate bearings even when kept greased so I can only imagine how crappy some of these cheap chinease ones are. A trench roller is a better option than these skid steer roller attachments - YMMV.

I found the grease zerk which I new had to be there but never went looking as hard as I did today. I bought my roller because I was doing a lot of playground turf prep and I was required to compact, with the AB -3 the dust would clog the plate compactor air filter and then you would be cleaning it out then trying get it started in the dead of sun. I rented a roller for one of the bigger ones and I couldn't get it on my gooseneck because of the 2in lip on my dovetail so I had to use the rental yard's trailer,(it was included in the rental but I prefer using my own trailer)after the 3rd try of them trying to find one that all the lights worked I told them to deliver it, I started looking for a roller that night. This one satisfied the requirements and was cheap so I "rolled with it" Lol

Don't get me wrong the Bobcat roller attachment paid for itself many times over on a town home project filling in a main level garage on basement units. Instead of #57 stone we used onsite chert fill and it worked great. I just got tired of putting bearings in it and sent it to auction after purchasing trench rollers.

Some people who put sod down read a bunch of stuff about rolling and figure it's mandatory. It's like any other job in that it's all in the prep. If you have your area leveled and smooth you lightly water it just before putting the sod down. Once the sod is down you give it a good soaking that makes the sod quite heavy. You need to water fairly heavy for several days. There isn't really a need to roll it. I did a lot of big sod jobs on golf courses so have some real experience with it.

CM1995 said: Don't get me wrong the Bobcat roller attachment paid for itself many times over on a town home project filling in a main level garage on basement units. Instead of #57 stone we used onsite chert fill and it worked great. I just got tired of putting bearings in it and sent it to auction after purchasing trench rollers. Click to expand... I was at the dealer today ordering 18' smooth and a 30" tooth bucket, I asked the dealer about a plate compactor or a vibratory sheep foot for the sany not sure would be better but either would be awesome