Matt, with the paver systems and retaining walls you do I would stick with a plate tamper.
You want a smooth finish, prep-ed for pavers, or the base course of block. This roller will not give you the quality finish you need. A reversible plate will work well for you.
Now if you are just filling behind your walls and compacting over geogrid or something, the roller will work better.
One of the reasons for the links I posted was to make sure you knew the drastic price difference from 04 to 09. No way I would sell a machine that retailed for 40K 5 years later for just over 6K. Something ain't right....
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