Plate compactor transport device

A plate compactor transport device adapted to be mounted on a plate compactor, comprising:

• a base, an arm, a wheel, an arm lock means, and an arm biasing means,
• the base being fixedly attached to a plate via an anti-vibration means in a position above the plate,
• the wheel being rotatably supported at a distal end of the arm,
• the arm having a proximal end pivotably attached to the base on a rear side of the plate compactor so as to allow the distal end of the arm to pivot between a position higher than the plate and a position lower than the plate,
• the arm lock means including:
• a stopper configured to limit upward pivoting of the arm;
• and
• a lock lever having a hook configured to engage the stopper;
• the arm lock means being configured:
• to lock the arm in the position higher than the plate to stop the arm from pivoting by the hook of the lock lever engaging the stopper;
• and
• to release the arm to allow the distal end of the arm and the wheel to pivot downwards by their own weight until the wheel touches a ground surface behind the plate compactor,
• the arm biasing means being configured to bias the distal end of the arm and the wheel toward a position below the plate when the plate compactor is leaned forward from an orientation in which the wheel is in contact with the ground surface behind the plate compactor.