Compacting gravel without a vibrating plate

Where is the problem now with 67kg? Lift once heavily with 2 people, then lever the rest into place. You’re not carrying the stuff 500m down the street to the neighbor.

Basically none at all. But if a person over 70 asks, because he doesn’t even want to transport a significantly smaller vibrating plate, then it might become a problem. Especially since the vibrating plate is more for coarse motor skills and with the palisades you have to lift and set them properly. With a proper installation, there isn’t much levering involved either, because you don’t have a great leverage point (assuming setting on lean concrete).

The construction of stairs is indeed a topic as well, but here I was mainly concerned with the possibilities of compacting a gravel base. That is why I did not place particular emphasis on the description of the stairs.

You cannot separate the construction of the stairs from their base. For such a stepped foundation, even the small plate compactors are far too large. And what the sketch shows so nicely beveled here, you will hardly be able to compact properly in practice.

My question is answered.
I thank you for the previous contributions.