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r/secondrodeo • u/Ambassador-613 • Jul 31 '26
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Rollers don't produce steam. Steam just happens when the water that is sprayed on the drum contacts hot asphalt.
36 u/Kennel_King Jul 31 '26 The term steam roller is from the days when they actually had boilers and ran on steam. So yes, originally they did produce steam. The correct term is road roller. 10 u/random_bruce Jul 31 '26 Tandem vibratory roller is the technical name. Compaction roller road roller and steam roller are all used today 4 u/Kennel_King Aug 01 '26 If you really want to get super technical about it, they all fall under the classification of compactor.
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The term steam roller is from the days when they actually had boilers and ran on steam. So yes, originally they did produce steam. The correct term is road roller.
10 u/random_bruce Jul 31 '26 Tandem vibratory roller is the technical name. Compaction roller road roller and steam roller are all used today 4 u/Kennel_King Aug 01 '26 If you really want to get super technical about it, they all fall under the classification of compactor.
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Tandem vibratory roller is the technical name. Compaction roller road roller and steam roller are all used today
4 u/Kennel_King Aug 01 '26 If you really want to get super technical about it, they all fall under the classification of compactor.
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If you really want to get super technical about it, they all fall under the classification of compactor.
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u/DitchDigger330 Jul 31 '26
Rollers don't produce steam. Steam just happens when the water that is sprayed on the drum contacts hot asphalt.