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2025 Sakai 84" (12 ton) SV544DF Padfoot Shell Compactor

The SV544DF 84-inch vibratory soil compactor sets the standard for adaptability on medium to high volume soil compaction jobs. Featuring a 2-piece padfoot shell kit factory-installed, this machine provides unparalleled flexibility: operate as a smooth drum for granular materials or quickly transform to a padfoot for cohesive and semi-cohesive soils with the industry’s easiest and quickest shell installation. Weighing just under 14 tons, the SV544DF excels at diverse site work applications like highway and airport subgrades, expansive embankments, and large commercial developments. Power comes from a reliable 130 HP Cummins diesel engine with selectable Eco Mode, ensuring both hard-hitting force and fuel efficiency. Confidently navigate challenging terrain with its standard, user-selectable traction control, maintaining superior performance on slopes up to 32.2 degrees (63% grade). True to SAKAI’s heritage, the SV544DF offers unwavering dependability, enduring durability, and superior operator control. Its intuitive layout provides tactile physical switches and knobs, simplifying operation and accelerating learning for new operators, a distinct advantage over complex failure-prone touchscreens. Built with a heavy-duty center hitch and long-life drum isolators, this SAKAI compactor is designed for maximum uptime, further enhanced by the swift, hassle-free shell changes. For a truly versatile, reliable, and consistently productive compaction solution that adapts for any site preparation need, the SV544DF is an intelligent equipment investment.

Traction Control Comes Standard

• High traction capability ensures compaction in both forward and reverse — even on jobs with soft ground, slopes or rough terrains.

• Selectable traction control allows forward slope and reverse slope operation.

Vibration System

• There are 2 range of vibration, high amplitude and low amplitude.

• Reaches target density in fewer roller passes.

• Achieves uniform compaction throughout lift thickness.

Long Lasting Drum Isolator System

• SAKAI’s unique drum mounting system extends the life of the drum isolators.

• Patented drum vibration isolation system and floating deck keep the operator free from vibration.

• Durable, high quality components such as hydraulics, drum and center-pin hitch assure longer life and lower maintenance costs.

Standard Safety Equipment

• ROPS

• SAKAI proprietary emergency brake pedal which kills the engine and stops the machine instantly

• Retractable seat belt

• Horn and backup alarm

• Operator deck hand rails

• Electric parking brake w/ interlock

Applications:

• Medium to high compaction site work

• Cohesive soils (clay, silt)

• Granular soils or rockfill (sand, gravel, crushed rock)

• w/ Padfoot shell equipped: Semi-cohesive soils (mixtures of clay with sand or silt)

• Highway and airport subgrades and subbases

• Embankments

• Dams and reservoirs

• Large commercial and industrial tracts