Three roller families, one range: SDLG's compaction line covers Kenyan earthworks from farm-dam lifts to highway carriageways — single-drum soil compactors, tandem asphalt rollers and the pneumatic sealing specialist. The range is where the campaign's two confirmed roller prices live: the RD730 light tandem at KSh 4,500,000 and the RS8220H heavy soil compactor at KSh 13,000,000, both per the October 2026 dealer price list. This 2026 guide maps all three families, anchors the confirmed figures, and gives you the selection logic that places your programme on the right machine.

Quick answers if you are choosing a roller: SDLG roller sizes Kenya buyers start from the layer schedule: soil and subbase compaction belongs to the single-drum RS family (12–22 tonnes); asphalt finishing belongs to the tandem RD family (3–12 tonnes); chipseal and sealing belong to the pneumatic RP6300. Confirmed roller prices Kenya anchors: RD730 at KSh 4.5M and RS8220H at KSh 13M inclusive per the October 2026 list — indicative, subject to change. The compaction equipment Kenya selection question is rarely "which roller" and usually "which family first"; full road roller range Kenya mapping is below. The desk on +254 718 686 967 runs the layer-schedule worksheets and quotes any model with its datasheet attached.

The three families at a glance

Most serious road programmes run at least two families: a soil roller through the earthworks phase, a tandem through the asphalt phase, and a pneumatic whenever sealing is specified. The range guides on this site cover each family in depth.

Confirmed price anchors and what they mean

Two figures are confirmed on the October 2026 dealer price list. The RD730 at KSh 4,500,000 inclusive anchors the light end — a trailer-friendly 3-tonne tandem for patches, estates and reinstatement, and the most accessible financed roller in the range. The RS8220H at KSh 13,000,000 inclusive anchors the heavy end — a 22-tonne single-drum machine for the deepest embankment lifts, and class-adjacent context for its 20-tonne siblings the RS7220H and RS8200H. Both figures are indicative, subject to change without notice, and confirmed by written quotation within 24 hours of inquiry. Every other roller in the range is quoted to order against its verified datasheet.

Choosing by programme: the five-question path

1. What layers do I compact? — soil and subbase point to RS; asphalt and seals point to RD; chipseal points to RP
2. How thick are the lifts? — thin lifts favour lighter classes; deep lifts justify the heavy RS machines
3. What testing regime applies? — strict density gates reward the class that reaches spec in the fewest passes
4. How often do I move? — light tandems move cheaply and often; heavy soil rollers amortise on long placements
5. Which family earns first? — buy the family's utilisation is proven; hire the rest until the pipeline says otherwise

Three buyer profiles on the range

Profiles blend and pipelines grow; the desk reviews placement annually with returning buyers, because the range's right answer moves with the programme mix. A contractor who crosses from municipal maintenance into highway earthworks has changed families, not just classes — and the review catches that before the fleet does.

Hire versus ownership across the families

Hire suits single short programmes at any rung; ownership pulls ahead at sustained utilisation. The pull-ahead point differs by family: light tandems cross earliest because their fixed costs are low, heavy soil rollers latest because their placements are long and seasonal. The calculator conversation runs your actual pattern rather than a national average, and the seasonal structure discussion belongs in the same sitting — the financing hub covers the options.

Transport and logistics notes

Transport behaviour divides the families as clearly as the work does. Light tandems move frequently and cheaply; mid-weight machines batch by district; heavy soil rollers plan by corridor and season. Buyers whose programmes scatter geographically should weigh the logistics honestly before stepping up a class — the difference between a well-placed 14-tonne machine and a poorly-placed 20-tonne one shows up in the transport budget long before it shows in the compaction results.

For buyers ready to buy roller Kenya stock through the authorized channel, the desk runs the full conversation — the confirmed RD730 price Kenya at KSh 4.5M and the RS8220H price Kenya at KSh 13M as anchors, the soil roller Kenya family for earthworks, the tandem roller Kenya family for asphalt and the pneumatic roller Kenya specialist for sealing — all quoted with datasheets attached and finance structured in one file.

One further discipline belongs in the range conversation: the trial section. Whatever the family or class, compact a demonstration strip at the intended lift thickness, moisture and pass count before production begins — then test it and plan from the result. The worksheet costs nothing, and across a season of production passes it routinely saves more than any single purchasing decision on the range. Ask the desk for the trial-section template with any quotation request; it is the cheapest quality system in compaction, and the habit separates fleets that verify their work from fleets that hope for it — a difference clients notice at the first inspection.

Frequently asked questions

Disclaimer: Price anchors are from the dealer price list effective October 2026, are inclusive as indicated, and are subject to change without notice; written quotations are the only firm offers. Class figures are configuration-dependent and verified 2026-10-29; official datasheets govern. Finance terms are lender-specific and not guaranteed.