Wet the clay as you do it too. About 6"s at a time with the wet clay. Damp clay will pack much better and line up the flat plates of the soil. Water helps hold out the plates from each other as your vibrating compactor lines them up. When they dry out it is like a brick.

Cheers Don.

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