in 1985 that the first true sweeper/scrubber was designed. With what I have said, up to this point, let s discuss what brushes you need for each function: 1. The Sweeper 1 Main Broom... & 1 Side Broom 2. The Scrubber 2 Main Brooms OR 3-4 Rotary Brushes 3. The Sweeper/Scrubber 1 Main Broom & 1 Side Broom & 3-4 Rotary Brushes Of course, the above table are for riding... machines. For the walk-behind machines this is what you will need: 1. The Sweeper 1 Main Broom & 1 Side Broom 2. The Scrubber 2 Main Brooms or 2 Rotary Brushes 3. The Sweeper...

DECEMBER/04 CHOOSING THE PROPER BROOM An associate of mine had a fleet of sweepers his company used on a daily basis. This company is in a concrete resurfacing business... sweeper started using main brooms like crazy. When I asked him what material he was using on his brush, he stated that a sweeper dealer told him to use poly because it was "cheap." My... answer to that is, and always will be, cheap is not cheap when you re in the middle of a job on a Saturday and your sweeper won t sweep because the main broom is wore out. I want...

: I have a Tennant Model #800 sweeper. It was not picking everything up and leaving streaks of dirt behind. I decided to install a new main broom. After installation I proceeded... to sweep and it is doing the same thing and didn t help at all. What s wrong? There is more to a sweeper than the main broom. The sweeper cleaning the floor is a process and only by me... explaining this process will we get our answer. So let us examine this systematically and procedurally. When a sweeper is in operation this is how it works: The main broom sweeps...

DECEMBER/05 NEW, USED OR REBUILT: YOU MAKE THE CALL! It is not uncommon to receive two or three calls a week about rebuilding sweepers versus buying a new one. With the prices... souring, it is typical to see $50,000 for a rider sweeper/scrubber and $10,000 for a walk-behind sweeper. So it is a balancing act for many companies to decide for a new, rebuilt... that needs, for example, a Tennant 800 and 810 Sweeper and the budget isn't there for a new machine, then a rebuilt is a very viable way to accomplish this. Another thing you have...