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The Lavina Elite Power Trowels are back in stock. LP36GE is a 6-foot, propane-driven trowel, powered by Kohler Propane engine 747cc, 24 hp, and offers more uptime, better fuel efficiency and performance. Featuring 80” work width with 8×13” free spinning toolholders (works with all Lavina diamonds), this trowel takes your […]
The Pro Preferred Brand of Pneumatic Nailers, Metabo HPT today announced The TankTM 8-Gal portable 225 PSI High Capacity Trolley-Style Air Compressor (model EC1315S). With an industry leading 8-Gallon capacity and 225 PSI, this high-capacity portable compressor packs 38% more air and 40% more pressure* into a compact body that […]
Brad Obbink went all-in as a polished concrete contractor a few years ago, discarding the paint pot and brush and hitching his fortunes to the concrete grinder/polisher, for better or worse. Now, after a few years and miles of polished concrete behind him, he’s ready to take a ride on […]
It’s going to take the industry by storm. It’s a game changer. Revolutionary. In the case of polishing concrete with power trowel machinery, all those phrases might well prove true. Or, maybe not. Revolutionary? You could make that claim. Game changer? Yes, but… Perhaps it’s best to conclude the jury’s […]
Let’s face it, working concrete is a hard job. It’s hard on the hands, the back and especially the knees. Fortunately, for some contractors there’s an option that allows them to stand upright and still complete their jobs.
Beauty may only be skin deep, but the performance qualities of an MQ Whiteman SlabArmor concrete surface are just as impressive as the strikingly good looks the SlabArmor system delivers.
Today, most slabs are finished using mechanical trowels for the body of the slab and hand trowels for the edges. There are two basic types of mechanical trowels: walk-behinds and ride-ons.
An review of Elephant Armor as told by concrete contractors in the field.
This column has little to do with discussions of intuitive freestyle art versus disciplined mechanical graphics, or with criticism of superfluous decoration as contrasted with really spare concrete – my normal "literary" territory. It’s a column about me and a museum. It’s a tale of two topping slabs.
Learn how walk-behind trowels can improve an operator’s comfort, control and flat finishes.
