Trowel Operation
SECTION 2
OPERATIONS
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Operating The Riding Trowel
To utilize your Allen Engineering
HDX780
rider to its fullest capacity the machine should be driven in the direction
the operator is facing. This will finish the widest possible area while giving the operator an excellent view of the slab
surface about to be troweled. When the machine reaches the end of the slab make a 180 degree turn and repeat the
straight line of direction to the other end of the slab. To familiarize a new operator with the riding trowel the following
steps should be taken.
All items in this manual are describe from the
operator “Sitting On Machine” or
SOM
for short.
1. Location of all Operating Controls
A. Right Pitch Control
B. Joystick (Forward & Reverse)
C. Joystick (Left & Right, Forward & Reverse)
D. Left Pitch Control
E. Right Foot Pedal
F. Retardant Spray Pushbutton
2. Steering the Riding Trowel
A slight “feathering motion” forward and
backward with the left hand joystick is
required to move the machine in a straight
path to the left. The same motion is required
of the right joystick to move to the right.
E
B
C
D
F
A
Steering Control Diagram
Position ....................... Action
1 .................................. Forward
2 .................................. Reverse
3 .................................. Rotate Clockwise
4 .................................. Rotate Counter-clockwise
5 .................................. Sideways - Left
6 .................................. Sideways - Right
