A budget rammer for homeowners backfilling a trench or setting footings. The force figure is optimistic for its weight.
Amazon $900.79
A rental-yard rammer for crews who use it every week. It costs the most but has the longest warranty of the rammers.
- 3,064 lbfForce
- 10.4 x 13.4 inPlate
- Honda GX100Engine
- 141 lbWeight
Price checked November 3, 2026. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
- Rental-grade rammer with a published force in lbf and kN
- Three-year warranty
- Cyclonic air cleaner keeps dust out of the engine
- The most expensive rammer here
- Sold only by a third-party seller
How it scores
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Specifications
| Model number | MTX60HD |
|---|---|
| Compaction | |
| Claimed force | 3,064 lbf |
| Credited force | 3,064 lbf |
| Plate or shoe | 10.4 x 13.4 in |
| Blows per minute | 695 bpm |
| Travel speed | 55.8 ft/min |
| Engine | |
| Engine | Honda GX100 |
| Power | 2.8 hp |
| Build | |
| Weight | 141 lb |
| Warranty | 3 years |
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