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Your Guide to
What's New and Who's Who
in Street Sweepers.
Rosco/LeeBoy
Maneuverability in tight spaces
 Rear
steering with a 6-foot inside turning radius makes the
Rosco SweepPro
extremely maneuverable in tight spaces. A front-mounted 7.5-foot brush
with joystick controls gives the operator excellent visibility and brush
control during sweeping. The quick-change brush system enables one
person to change the brush core easily and quickly in about five
minutes. The sweeper features an 85-horsepower Cummins diesel engine
with responsive hydrostatic drive; an all-season ROPS cab with two-door
access; and an exclusive brush down-pressure system that reduces brush
wear and maximizes brush life.
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Skavin’jer Sweepers Corp.
High-dump unit
 Skavin’jer
Sweepers’ powerful little High Dump unit is rugged, fuel-efficient, long
lasting, and has a unitized body construction with a 2.5-yard capacity.
Each unit has large dump doors; an adjustable scissor-type lifting
mechanism; a 10-inch suction hose with an 8-inch blast hose; and is an
overall length of 82 inches. The sweeping head operates in either
forward or reverse direction.
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Johnston Madvac
Vacuum sweeper
 The
new Johnston
VT606/650 pure vacuum sweeper is designed to meet the requirements
of demanding municipal and contractor applications. It delivers high
pick-up performance, even in road resurfacing and pick-up on
construction sites and access roads. Features include a John Deere
turbocharged diesel engine; 8.5-cubic yard stainless-steel debris
hopper; 343-gallon stainless-steel water tank; top-mounted catch basin
hose; and a 190-square inch vacuum nozzle.
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Elgin
Waterless sweeping
 The
Elgin Eagle (right)
and Pelican waterless sweepers give the operator a choice of completely
dry or wet dust control. The patented dry dust-control system operates
at all normal sweeping speeds, minimizes filter loading, and extends
filter cleaning intervals. Flexible skirts around the brooms provide
efficient dust capture and fines removal, yet allow aggressive curb
cleaning. The Eagle is a truck-mounted sweeper; the Pelican is a
purpose-built version of the classic three-wheel sweeper. Both meet
SCAQMD Rule 1186 standards in wet and dry modes.
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FFC/Sweepster
Tractor-mounted sweeper
 The
new style QC brush
drive system for tractor-mounted sweepers features a quick-change
brush that can be changed without disconnecting hydraulic motors and
without the need for additional bearings supporting the brush. The QC is
available in single- and dual-motor hydraulic-drive systems in 6- to
9-foot widths for use with 45- to 100-horsepower utility tractors. The
big 32-inch-diameter brush provides excellent broom-tip speed for
maximum performance. The sweeper is powered by a 20-gallon per minute
hydraulic pump driven from the tractor PTO.
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Nite-Hawk Sweepers
Efficient and maneuverable
 The
NH 400-DX from Nite-Hawk Sweepers boasts the power of a larger-capacity
hydraulic motor, a 4-cubic yard hopper, and an 81-inch pickup head. Its
109-inch wheel base gives the already agile truck the ability to
maneuver in tight spots. This sweeper is available on a cab-over diesel
chassis.
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Bobcat Company
Angle-broom attachment
 Hydraulically
driven Bobcat
angle-broom attachments clear dirt, dried mud, light snow, and other
debris from roadways. There are four models to choose from — three with
fingertip control of broom angle and an optional water kit.
The angle brooms are compatible with the mini
track loader, skid-steer loaders, compact track loaders, the A300
all-wheel-steer loader, VersaHandler telescopic tool carriers, and the
Toolcat 5600
utility work machine.
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Broce Broom
Transfer sweeper
 The
Broce MK-1 Transfer Sweeper is a four-wheel, self-propelled sweeper
designed to sweep material off the roadway, remove the material, and
load the material onto a truck in a continuous operation. The sweeper
can load to a height of 10 feet, 6 inches straight ahead or to either
side.
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Keystone Plastics Inc.
Polypropylene strip broom
 Keystone
Plastics’ fused polypropylene all-pro strips are mounted on their center
sweep mandrel to form a full-size, densely bristled, all-pro strip
broom. The reusable mandrel fits on existing compression lock cores.
Worn strips can be removed without taking the mandrel off the sweeper.
One person can simply remove the bolts on the fiber guard on the
passenger side of the sweeper, remove the worn strips one at a time, and
replace them with new strips. The center-sweep mandrel system is
designed to bring all the debris to the center of the sweeping path
which helps to load the hopper in the center and prevent elevator
adjustment.
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SweepEx/TrynEx International
Broom attachment for pickups
 The
SweepEx TPB-900S 90-inch Pro-Broom Truck Mount attaches to any mid- to
full-size pickup truck as well as most brand-name snowplows. The 90-inch
mainframe is heavy-duty, 10-gauge, hot-rolled pickled steel. The broom’s
hitch replaces the moldboard of a standard snowplow and uses the
existing quadrant, A-frame, and hydraulics. The professional-duty broom
has eight poly brush rows; an integrated crown and bristle arrangement
for tackling tough material buildup; and a dual-angle hood design to
shed dirt and debris. Brush replacement is quick and easy with the
unique brush-section replacement system — simply detach the rugged end
protectors and replace, rotate, or remove the brush sections.
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Rosco/LeeBoy
Versatile sweeper
 Rugged
construction and a center-mounted brush with joystick controls make the
Rosco RB-48 Broom
effective for heavy road applications or cleanup at construction
sites. The sweeper is powered by an 85-horsepower Cummins diesel engine
and has a quick-change, 7.5-foot poly or poly/steel brush with a
down-pressure system that reduces wear and tear on the brush. The
two-door, climate-controlled ROPS cab enhances operator comfort,
enabling year-round use. Other features include joystick control and a
150-gallon brush watering system.
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Johnston Madvac
Turbo-charged diesel engine
 Johnston’s
4000 series sweeper has a new 240-horsepower Cummins turbo-charged
diesel engine that meets and exceeds all EPA emission standards. The
5.6-cubic yard mechanical machine is hydrostatically driven and capable
of sweeping at speeds as low as 0.25 miles per hour and transit speeds
in excess of 55 miles per hour. Other features include a center-mounted
hopper for stability and even weight distribution; a front- and
center-mounted cab that gives operators a full panoramic field of
vision; and it discharges its load like a dump truck.
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Waldon
Roomy high-visibility cab
 The
Waldon SweepMaster 250 now offers a new Vista cab option with 43% more
interior room and maximum broom visibility. Broom rotation of 250
revolutions per minute provides a more efficient sweep on the first pass
and the single pivot broom design remains virtually clog free. Other
features include forward/reverse foot pedal controls; shift-on-the-go
with no stopping between work and transport speed; and a standard
swing-out oil cooler for easy access to the engine compartment.
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Applied Sweepers Inc.
Compact sweeper
 The
new 636HS Green Machine sweeper from Applied Sweepers extends the
sweeping performance of compact sweepers with the help of an oversized
pure vacuum suction fan which ingests debris up to half the size of a
house brick. The compact size makes it perfect for downtown streets and
alleys as well as for smaller communities where budgets are limited.
Features include a 1.34-cubic yard hopper with 42% more payload; rugged
four-wheel drive; top speed of 25 miles per hour; a 21-foot turn circle;
joystick-controlled front brushes; and a sweeping width from 4 to 6
feet.
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Applied Sweepers Inc.
Mini-compact sweeper
 Applied
Sweepers’ 525HS Green Machine Vacuum Sweeper is perfect for sidewalks,
curbs, parking lots, and alleys.
This four-wheel-drive mini-compact sweeper can
travel at 23 miles per hour; can pack up to 4 cubic yards of mulched
debris in its 1-cubic yard hopper; has a 75-inch turning radius; and has
a tilt-forward cab for easy maintenance.
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Tymco
International
Regenerative air sweeper
 Tymco’s
Model 600 uses a patented closed-loop regenerative air sweeper
design to blast trash, dirt, and fines from cracks and crevices in
pavements and up into the hopper. Fines are removed with a patented
centrifugal dust separator and cleaned air blasts the surface again,
never allowing dirty air to exhaust back into the atmosphere. The
sweeper is designed for simplicity and serviceability and has fewer
moving parts for less cost and downtime and more time on the job.
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Tennant
Dry street sweeper
 The
Centurion Street Sweeper from Tennant is a dry street sweeper
specifically designed to help cities meet their EPA Phase II and PM10
requirements. Featuring a unique, StreetSmart sweeping system that
effectively traps and controls dust without water, the sweeper operates
year-round, even in cold climates.
To minimize sweeping downtime, it features an
extra-large hopper (50% larger on average) and handles a full range of
debris — from routine dirt and dust cleaning, to construction waste
removal such as milling and chip seal. The
Centurion
also features numerous operator comforts, such as simple, one-button
sweeping — allowing the operator to concentrate on the road. It’s rugged
and reliable, built on a GMC chassis, and powered by a Duramax engine.
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Reprinted from Better Roads Magazine
September 2005 |
