Soil levelling device

A soil levelling device for use with an impact compactor having two compactor masses spaced transversely apart from one another, the soil levelling device comprising:

• coupling means for coupling the levelling device to an impact roller so as to trail the impact roller in use;
• a support frame;
• for each compactor mass of the impact compactor, a ground-engaging levelling blade fast with the support frame, the levelling blade being arranged to cut soil which has been traversed by the compactor mass and thereby to perform a soil levelling action;
• for each levelling blade, a ground-engaging shoe connected to the support frame for pivotal movement relative to the support frame about an axis transverse to the direction of movement of the impact roller, the shoe serving to control the depth of cut achieved by the levelling blade;
• and wherein
• the support frame includes a transverse beam mounted for pivotal movement about a fore-and-aft axis, the levelling blades and shoes being supported in spaced apart relationship at opposite ends of the transverse beam.