Improved mobile compactor, pulverizer & cutting apparatus and method therefor

The present invention is directed to a mobile hammermill apparatus for pulverizing and compacting waste and soil in road construction, disaster cleanup, forestry, agriculture, and particularly at landfill sites, in a single operation. The mobile apparatus achieves superior compaction densities by using a plurality of compacting and pulverizing members that are mounted rotatably on a plurality of eccentrically mounted shafts running parallel to a main shaft, which rotates to cause the compacting and pulverizing members to impact the surface beneath the apparatus. The rear of the apparatus is supported by a compactor drum which provides a shield to prevent debris from being ejected from the rear of the compactor and provides a mass to compact the pulverized waste and soil as the apparatus is moved across the surface of the landfill.