Steering Your Way Clear
June 1, 2010If one were to drive an automobile, make a right turn and/or a left turn, the turning radius should be the same with no difference. Another words, it takes the same amount of space to turn in either direction.
However, a sweeper such as... Read more about Steering Your Way Clear
Brush Material Choices — You Make the Call
May 1, 2010It is what all of the models have is common. The Tennant Model 8410, American-Lincoln 7760, PowerBoss TSS90 and the Nilfisk-Advance Model 2052. Do you give up? They are all full sized sweeper-scrubbers. So, what constitutes a... Read more about Brush Material Choices — You Make the Call
Does your sweeper suck? “I hope so.”
April 1, 2010After all it is the heart of every rider sweeper. From Nilfisk-Advance, PowerBoss, Tennant, and so on. Without a good vacuum system and system design your machine will be left behind in the competition.
Every system, no matter what... Read more about Does your sweeper suck? “I hope so.”
Rescue 772: Part III — Out to Pasture
March 1, 2010This is part III, the final episode of Rescue 772. If you have been following this topic, in part I have been working on the engine of an American Lincoln Model 772 Tractor Scrubber. This engine runs like a “wristwatch” as one person... Read more about Rescue 772: Part III — Out to Pasture
Rescue (res’ku) 772: Part 2
February 1, 2010Remember, we are rescuing an American-Lincoln Model 772 Scrub-Mobile. It is worth saving. We got through the engine, really quite a simple fix. Read last month to see how it was done. So, let’s move on.
The clutch, of course, the... Read more about Rescue (res’ku) 772: Part 2
Rescue (res’ku) 772: Part I
January 1, 2010To rescue: To shake-off, drive-away. Also to free or save from danger, confinement, etc., or deliverance from bondage. Also, means reclaiming as from power, deterioration, etc.
Anyway, you get the idea. So what is a 772? It is scrubber... Read more about Rescue (res’ku) 772: Part I
The Code Talkers
December 1, 2009The other day I received an e-mail from a customer that had not called in quite some time. He just purchased his first “used” scrubber after routinely purchasing new.
He stated that he had attended an auction and there was available... Read more about The Code Talkers
Good Hunting
November 1, 2009Are you buying a used sweeper or scrubber? Please be careful. With the economic situation as it is many companies are looking for ways to lower or cut costs. Even the companies that would never buy pre-owned equipment are now taking a second... Read more about Good Hunting
To Replace or Repair? That is the Question!
October 1, 2009I. Introduction
It could be a Tennant 800 Sweeper, perhaps a PowerBoss SW72, Nilfisk Advance 2052 that we are discussing in this episode, but it’s going to be an American Lincoln 7760. That is because all of these...
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The “Money Pit,” Do you Own One?
September 1, 2009When a scrubber breaks down it is pretty straightforward by most technicians. They either:
- Are familiar with the problem or symptom and know how to fix it right off or
- Not familiar with the symptoms and may... Read more about The “Money Pit,” Do you Own One?