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APPLICATIONS FOR FLOOR MACHINE MODELS
NM171HD AND NM201HD 175 RPM ONLY
ON HARD FLOORS
• Spray buffing with red spray buff pad and spray buff
chemical.
• Dry buffing a buffable finish with a tan, beige or white
pad or brush.
• Scrubbing with green or blue pad or scrubbing brush.
• Stripping with a black pad and a stripping chemical.
ON CARPET
• Bonnet cleaning with a yarn bonnet and carpet
maintainer chemical.
• Shampooing using a showerfeed shampoo brush and
solution tank mounted to the handle tube containing
carpet shampoo.
The Powr-Flite 175 RPM floor machine will operate in a
wide variety of applications. The 175 RPM floor machine
is the most versatile speed in the floor care industry.
The heavy duty standard speed floor machine may
be used for spray buffing, dry buffing, scrubbing and
stripping applications. These heavy duty floor machines
are specially recommended for long term aggressive
scrubbing and stripping maintenance.
The NM201HD & NM171HD heavy duty floor machines
are specially recommended for the following
applications:
•Scraping with an attachment tool to remove heavy
industrial deposits and residue or to prepare a
foundation for installation of carpet.
• Wire brushing of concrete floors.
• Carpet restoration where shampooing & pile lifting
require very stiff brush bristles. • Sanding with very
aggressive sandpaper or sand screen discs.
APPLICATION OF THE DUAL SPEED 175/320
RPM MACHINES (MODEL NM202)
The Powr-Flite dual speed machines will operate in a
broad range of applications. These machines perform
all the applications of the 175 RPM standard speed
machines and the 300 RPM high speed machines except
the specialized applications.
Do not use high speed for sanding, grinding or
scraping.
The dual speed machines are specially designed for
spray cleaning of heavy traffic areas.
Figure 1
Figure 2
CAUTION: This is the only proper way to install a drive
block, brush or attachment. NEVER put a drive block,
brush or attachment on the machine by placing it on
the floor and moving the running machine over it, or by
placing the machine over the block or attachment and
then starting the motor. Return the floor machine to
upright position and adjust handle to operating position.
Recommended handle position is close to the waist with
arms extended down. Lock the cam release lever into
position. Be mindful of machine’s weight.
NOTE: The hardened steel cam release lever does not
require extreme tightening to effectively hold the handle
in position. Over-tightening will shorten the functional life
of the lever. To remove drive block, brush or attachment:
Lay the floor machine on it’s back again and disengage
clutch plate slots from driving plate lugs by turning
clockwise.
PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR OPERATION
To attach the drive block or brush or other attachment,
be sure the handle is “locked” in the upright position
(Figure 1). Lay the floor machine on its back with the
handle lying on the floor, this exposes the driving plate
on the underside of the floor machine. Holding the drive
block, brush or attachment in both hands and straddling
the motor with your back to the handlebox, bend over
and fit the three slots of the clutch plate (build into the
back of the brush) over the three lugs of the driving
plate. Turn the drive block, brush or attachment counter-
clockwise far as it will go until it is seated in the ready to
use position. (Figure 2).