Hand-guided ground compacting machine

A hand-guided ground compacting machine, comprising:

• a driving engine which is mounted on a machine frame;
• a ground compaction device driven by the driving engine;
• and
• a guide bar,
• wherein the driving engine is a gas powered driving engine, that the hand-guided ground compacting machine comprises at least two storage containers for liquified petroleum gas (LPG) connected to the driving engine via a piping system, and that a storage container holder is provided for accommodating and storing the at least two storage containers on the hand-guided ground compacting machine with the piping system comprising an attachment device configured for parallel connection of the at least two storage containers to the piping system, with a protective cover comprising a hood being located above the at least two storage containers, the protective cover having a pair of protective tubes disposed on an interior surface of the protective cover which protrude in a direction toward the at least two storage containers when the protective cover is located above the at least two storage containers, and with the at least two storage containers being replaceably disposed in said storage container holder and the piping system including a quick coupling system operating to permit selective fluid coupling and de-coupling of the at least two storage containers with the driving engine without the use of tools.