Marshalltown FCS86 SURFACE SHARK Floor Stripper - Manual (Page 24)

PAgE 24 FCS86 SuRFACE ShARK™ FLooR STRIPPER
Keep feet a comfortable distance apart to help provide
stability and locomotion force. A proper operator
position is depicted in FIguRE 23. Improper operator
positions are depicted in FIguRES 24 and 25. The
proper and improper operator positions depicted in
this manual are not all inclusive.
FIguRE 23
FIguRE 24
FIguRE 25
4) The wide variety of potential covering materials
along with the corresponding variety of job site
environments, makes it impossible to develop a
standardized operating procedure for the Floor Stripper.
use of the Floor Stripper will require constant trial and
error testing until satisfactory results are achieved.
Experience, gained over time, along with good common
sense will help minimize the amount of necessary
testing. Many factors will directly affect the operating
parameters and/or techniques utilized for a specialized
job application. Some of these factors include:
a) Work surface material yield and tensile values. As
a general rule, these values will determine material
removal rate per unit of time. Materials with high
yield and tensile values will characteristically resist/
limit penetration. For such materials, the accepted
procedure is to decrease blade width and determine
optimum blade angle relative to the floor surface.
This will require increasing or decreasing the blade
angle with the back Saver ™ blade Control System.
other added benefits to this technique are decreased
vibration, less operator fatigue and increased
component service life.
b) higher material removal rates can sometimes be
achieved by making a series of passes 90 degrees
to each other to form a waffle like pattern. This
technique is especially useful when removing deeper
accumulations of rubber type materials, material
residues and dirt debris from industrial floors.
c) The covering removal process can be extremely
abrasive to the blade cutting edge. blades can be
sharpened in the field by the use of the metal file
stored on the fixed section of the operator handle. use
of the file in the field will not duplicate the original blade
manufacturing process, but can significantly increase
overall productivity rates versus the continued use of
a dull blade. Remove the blade from the Floor Stripper
per the procedures outlined in this manual. Clamp the
blade in a suitable vice. use the file to sharpen the
blade with a procedure similar to that of sharpening a
rotary lawnmower blade. FIguRE 26.