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"The saga continues.......
My partner (who is the the really experienced guy and is present
for the serious, "high quality", power troweled pours) was on site for the first part of a "pole barn"
job, which is going to be done in two segments. Six bays with three pours of about 14' x 40' and the othe to
be done the next day.
My partner, a great guy, strong work ethic and no more accepting of inferior work than I
am, struck a deal. This was my job so I was the boss, but put in decision making, I will always go with the most qualified.
My partner had not seen "Belinda" in action and was quite sceptical. We agreed that I would do
the first bay with "Belinda" and he would use his conventional power trowel for the next two.
One of
the things Larry said, and is true, that his power trowel produces flatter floors. My partner egged me on to put it
on early with the big blades. He became quite impressed as it flattened out the areas that the bull float couldn't
quite smooth out.
On "Bay 2" we had a "semi-cold joint" (pump job - delay on getting
the second truck) the minor ripple could not be taken out with either a bull float or fresno with weights. "Belinda"
was put into action and flattened the floor quickly.
The building owner's son was on hand, at our invitation,
as he had some interest in learning about "concrete". One of our guys and my partner allowed him to pour an
outside slab, grade, edge and in time, broom it. I decided to put him on the "Power Pole Finisher".
We let him go. To make a long story short, very flat floor, divots filled and polished black, and done by a kid who
never held any kind of trowel in his life. The owner was thrilled.
The day ended with "Belinda"
finishing all 3 bays. When I could leave the concrete as "black" as a rider, there was no convincing
neccessary.
My partner's response at the end of the day - "order another one".
We
have a huge investment in imprinting and other equipment at the moment, but we will be ordering another unit. I routinely
invest in "advanced and different' equipment, to make my aging life easier. My partner and I now agree, that
going on a job without this tool, is simply stupid.
Truthfullly, this investment is far and away, the best
I have made in the concrete business.
Seldom is there anything that makes life easier and provides a better job.
You have done this. Congratulations."
Pete Snyder, Bandon, Oregon
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"I have a new favorite tool. I've been in the business for while, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I
got the hang of it in about 15 minutes and once the concrete is down, I can finish jobs by myself. I love
this machine!"
Jerry Murphy, Cape Coral, Florida
The Power Pole Finisher is used on house slabs, basements and Alaskan slabs.
"It's easy to load and
unload
Can get on a floor sooner than a heavy machine"
Mike Milligan, Lowden, New Hampshire
"Best machine for concrete that we have ever used. Saves two to three hours per pool deck.
We
hardly ever use our big machine anymore."
-Gregory B. Kojis, Bunkie, Louisiana
"I ordered your power trowel with some trepidation. A similar priced "weed whacker"
power screed is in our inventory and seldom wanted or used. On receipt of your trowel, I vowed to take it to the next
job, where it wouldn't be needed - finishing final approaches to a large pole-barn job. All the work was to
be "broom finish" - a no brainier, 4 part, 6 yard job.
Well, the two workers are trainees and I
am in my 7th decade and am a retired Airline Captain with more ability to land a wounded 767 than finishing concrete.
The job started to go south. The concrete was gnarly and stiff (4 slump, part of the work involved in a
slope) an I was fading fast trying to bull-float it out. I looked down at your "pole trowel", still a
virgin, (named Belinda after an old fairy tale regarding a dragon slaying a young girl). She looked up at me and
said "send me in boss".
I took the bait.
With more desperation than hope, I slipped the float
blades on attached the poles and "fired 'er up". At a slow speed she quickly flattened, sealed, and straightened
out a mess. On two other areas this machine not only flattened what a weight loaded fresno could not correct, but also
left the perfect finish for the broom.
The levity of leaning over to pick the trowel up, with groans already in
the air, to find that one guy already was holding it in one hand caused great humor.
A truly stunning piece
of well built, well welded and well engineered piece of equipment.
My advice to anyone doing flatwork-- if you don't
have one, or more of these trowels you aren't a business man-- you are a hobbyist stuck in the last century."
-Pete Snyder, Bandon, Oregon
