The Micro Padder

Applications

Gas Pipeline Alternative Energy Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Injection Utility Line Backfill

As the smallest model of padding machine in Ozzie’s fleet the Micro Padder is the ideal machine for distribution cables and small inch pipelines in tight places and where low ground pressure is required. Like all of Ozzie’s padders it is a one-man operated machine. The Micro Padder consists of a Bobcat T300 compact track loader with a custom built padding attachment. The padder is powered by the loader hydraulic system and is controlled using controls mounted neatly inside the cab. A mesh elevator chain carries material from the front of attachment to the just in front of the loader. The desired specification of material falls through the mesh elevator and ends up on a conveyor, which is then conveyed into the trench or other desired location. The undesired material stays on the surface of the elevator mesh and falls off the rear of the attachment to the ground, away from the desired material.

Detailed information pertaining to different Micro Padder applications can be found through the links to the right.

• Weight – 11,460 lbs (5,198 kg)
• Height – 7ft 9 in (2,362 mm)
• Length – 16 f t 8 in (5,080 mm)
• Width – 7 ft 6 in (2,286 mm)
• Screen Area – 12 sq. ft (1.11 sq. m)
• Conveyor Width – 1 ft (305 mm)
• Conveyor Length – 7 ft 6 in (2,286 mm)
• Ground Clearance – 9 in (227 mm)

• Length of Track on Ground – 5 ft 4 in (1,626 mm)
• Track Width – 1 ft 6 in (457 mm)
• Ground Pressure – 5.00 PSI (34.5 kPa)
• Engine Power – 81 hp (60 kW)
• Hydraulic Reservoir Capacity – 4.7 gal. (17.8 L)
• Fuel Tank Capacity – 30 gal. (114 L)
• Fuel Consumption (varies with load) – 3.0 gal./hr (11.4 L/hr)