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Bomag BW120AD-5 Roller Price Guide
The Bomag BW120AD-5 at a glance — full manufacturer specs, buying guidance, what it's used for and what drives its resale value. Verified used-price ranges publish here as our data clears the sample-size gate.
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The light tandem class is the backbone of Australian compaction hire — footpaths, driveways, car parks, trench reinstatement and patching — and the BW120AD-5 is one of the most common machines in it, long distributed nationally through Tutt Bryant. Buyers split between hire companies restocking fleets and small asphalting and landscaping contractors buying their first roller. Because the used market is dominated by ex-hire stock, condition varies widely at similar hours: check the drum surfaces for flat spots and weld repairs, confirm the sprinkler system works — the classic neglect point on asphalt machines — and feel for play in the articulation joint. The Kubota engine is a known quantity with parts available everywhere.
What a Bomag BW120AD-5 is used for
The Bomag BW120AD-5 is a light articulated tandem roller — the footpath, driveway and patching machine that anchors small-compaction hire fleets.
- Footpath and bike-path compaction
- Driveway and car-park asphalt
- Trench reinstatement
- Small civil and landscaping works
What Moves the Price
Vibration in full health
The vibratory system is the machine. Full amplitude at rated frequency, no bearing rumble and clean cut-in earn the premium; a lazy drum is priced as a rebuild.
Low hours for age
Compaction hours are honest hours — rollers idle less than most plant. Low readings for the year, with service history to back them, carry real weight.
The right drum
Smooth versus padfoot decides who can use the machine at all. Padfoot shells and combination options widen the buyer pool and hold value.
Drum wear & mounts
Dented or rippled drum surfaces, tired isolation mounts and leaking sprinkler systems on tandems all get quoted straight off the asking price.
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Pre-purchase inspection checklist
The checks that matter on a used roller — amplitude and bearing noise, drum surface, isolation mounts, water system on tandems. Requests are reviewed and emailed manually.