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Just a few steps to teach you how to operate a ride-on trowel
April 3, 2023
The car-mounted trowel, which plays a dominant role in pavement engineering, has a wide range of applications and can be applied to many construction sites such as squares,
airports, workshops, factories, parking lots, etc., and is deeply loved and welcomed by users.
Using this equipment Finishing and smoothing the concrete floor can greatly reduce the labor intensity of workers,
and the construction work becomes easier and more efficient.
The road surface constructed by the ride-on trowel is smooth and flat,
and the concrete surface has good compactness and wear resistance.
Car trowel
1. Start the troweling machine and operate the handle;
2. Hold the joystick tightly to keep the body balanced;
3. When the troweling machine is working, be sure to hold the troweling machine steady, and adjust the direction in time when working on the floor. To prevent the machine from losing control;
4. First coarse grinding, then fine grinding. After the bottom grinding disc is roughly ground, remove the grinding disc when the ground is suitable for fine grinding, and finely grind with a spatula.

Driving trowel
The ride-on troweling machine has high working efficiency and good finishing effect, and can easily meet the engineering construction standards.
This car troweling machine is easy to operate and calmly cope with different harsh working conditions.
It is an indispensable good equipment in concrete troweling construction!

Full hydraulic troweling machine
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