A compacting drum includes an arcuate outer wall having a thickness and a recess formed in the arcuate outer wall. The recess extends into the thickness of the arcuate outer wall and has a central axis. A padfoot is movable, within the recess, between a fist position and a second position along the central axis.

A ground preparation machine, in particular a compactor, comprises at least one roller (16) rotatable around an axis of rotation of the roller (A) and, attached to the at least one roller (16), at least one scraper device (36, 38) for scraping off material adhering to the outer peripheral region (26) of the roller (16), wherein the scraper device (36, 38) comprises a scraper bar (40) extending along the roller (16), the scraper bar (40) being designed to provide a first scraper region (58) for scraping off material from a roller having an essentially untextured outer peripheral region (26) and to provide a second scraper region (66) for scraping off material from a roller having a textured outer peripheral region (26).

A tire skirt system configured for attachment to a vehicle is disclosed. The system may include a first skirt bracket adapted for attachment to the vehicle, a skirt panel having a first edge adapted for attachment to the first skirt bracket, and a transparent window in the first skirt bracket, the window having an outside face and an inside face. The window may be aligned with at least a portion of a tire when the tire skirt system is attached to the vehicle.

A scraper blade for cleaning a compactor element of a compactor machine is disclosed. The scraper blade includes a body made from an elastomeric matrix material, a fiber reinforcement material embedded in the elastomeric matrix material, and a coating provided on the body. The body includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a leading surface and a trailing surface. The fiber reinforcement material includes fibers extending from the leading surface to the trailing surface. Further, the coating is provided on the body with anti-wear additives.

A cleaning device assembly for a drum of a compactor machine is provided. The cleaning device assembly includes a support member connected to a frame of the compactor machine. The cleaning device assembly further includes a linkage member having a first end and a second end. The linkage member pivotally connected to the support member at the first end. The cleaning device assembly further includes a mounting plate pivotally connected to the linkage member at the second end thereof. The cleaning device assembly further includes a cleaning device mounted to the mounting plate and the cleaning device extends along a length of the drum.

A ground compactor for compacting ground material (10), comprising at least one compactor roller (22) rotatable on a machine frame about a roller rotation axis (W) substantially orthogonal to a longitudinal direction (L) of the compactor and a vertical direction (H) of the compactor and extending substantially in a transverse direction (Q) of the compactor, with an edge processing device (24) associated therewith for processing a side edge (38) of compacted ground material (10), wherein the edge processing device (24) comprises an edge processing disk (26) rotatably supported on a disk carrier (30) about an edge processing rotation axis (K), characterized in that the edge processing rotation axis (K) is set or can be set at a first angle of incidence (W1) with respect to the transverse direction (Q) of the compactor in the longitudinal direction (L) of the compactor.

An electrically powered paving machine includes a hopper; a screed assembly; a conveying system; one or more batteries configured to power the electrically powered paving machine; a plurality of thermoelectric generators electrically connected to the one or more batteries; a potential thermal energy conversion device electrically connected to the one or more batteries; and processing circuitry. Additionally, the electrically powered paving machine controls charging the one or more batteries using electrical energy generated by one or more of the plurality of thermoelectric generators and the potential thermal energy conversion device.

A grading attachment for a work machine includes a frame defining a front end and a rear end and a roller rotatably coupled to the frame proximal to the front end of the frame. The roller defines an outer surface. The grading attachment includes a scraper assembly coupled to the frame proximal to the front end of the frame. The scraper assembly is offset to an axis of rotation of the roller. The scraper assembly includes a first scraper plate extending along the axis of rotation. The first scraper plate includes a first end surface that is proximal to the outer surface of the roller. The scraper assembly also includes a second scraper plate coupled to the first scraper plate and extending along the axis of rotation. The second scraper plate includes a second end surface that is proximal to the outer surface of the roller.

A compaction roller machine has a chassis that is connected to at least one driven roller assembly. The roller assembly includes a stationary casing and a rotatable drum that rotates with an axle extending through the casing. The drum includes a central flange and an outer shell connected to the flange by a radial support. A scraper is mounted on an outside surface of the casing in proximity to an interface between the radial support and the inner peripheral surface of the shell. The scraper is configured to scrape debris from the drum and to break up debris located between it and the adjacent radial support. The machine may be a vibratory roller with a driven drum that also is excited to vibrate, in which case the roller assembly additionally includes a roller assembly drive motor and an exciter assembly drive motor supported on an outside surface of the casing.