You will need 7/16” wrenches to complete this assembly:
1. Remove the handle and mounting hardware from the
carton. Bolts, nuts, washers and a locking lever assembly
are in the plastic bag attached to the handle.
2. Position the handle (1) over the mounting yoke (2) with
the power cord (3) facing away from the motor. Push the
tube down until the bolt holes are lined up.
3. Insert the mounting bolts (4) into the bolt holes from the
back of the machine. Secure each bolt with a locking nut
(5). The locking nuts will face the motor.
4. The handle mounting collar (6) is designed to slide
freely up and down the handle tube. This feature allows
the handle to be adjusted for the comfortable operation
of all users. Align the mounting collar (6) and the two
bent handle braces (7).
5. Remove the lever assembly parts from the plastic bag.
• Place the thick spacer with a rectangular hole (9) onto
the locking lever shaft (8). The spacer must fit onto
the rectangular neck of the lever.
• Insert the shaft through the mounting hole in the right
handle brace, the mounting collar and the left handle
brace.
• Place the spacer (10) on the shaft.
• Place the split washer (11) on the shaft.
• Adjust the wing nut for tightness. When correctly
installed, the collar slides easily when the cam-
engineered locking lever is “up,” but is firmly fixed
when the lever is “down.”
(13) Hercules Heavy-Duty Floor Machine
Hercules Heavy-Duty Floor Machine (6)
2.0 Grounding Instructions Continued
DANGER:
IMPROPER GROUNDING METHOD CAN RESULT IN A RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK!
The temporary adapter should be used only until a properly grounded outlet (Fig A) can
be installed by a qualified electrician. The green color rigid ear lug or the like extending
from the adapter must be connected to a permanent ground such as a properly grounded
outlet box cover. Whenever the adapter is used, it must be held in place by a metal screw.
The floor machine is built with a 50 foot (15 M), 14/3-gauge safety power cord
which plugs directly into an approved outlet. Use of any extension cords is NEVER
RECOMMENDED.
3.0 Assembly Instructions
3.1 Install the Handle
This machine handle (1) has been custom fit to its mounting yoke (2) at the factory and
then taken apart for shipping. For easy assembly, make sure that the handle number on
the tag (see right) matches the serial number stamped on the chassis.
9.0 Brush Construction
Your new floor machine provides reliable, efficient, safe power to your scrubbing brush.
To get the best results, you need to use a brush of the best design and construction.
Your floor machine is built with a “B” style drive plug (1). The height and width of the
ears on the plug will match a “B” style or “Universal” clutch plate (2) mounted on the
brush block.
The brush block (3) is constructed of molded plastic or plywood. Use a brush with a
block diameter 2” less than your machine apron size.
The bristle material (4) that actually does the scrubbing is typically 1-1/2” to 2” long.
Holes are drilled in the block and bundles of bristles are folded in half, forced into the
hole and stapled in place.
When the bristles wear down to less than 1/2” long, they have little flexibility and it’s
time to replace. Bristle materials are described on the next page.
Machine Apron Size
13”
15”
17”
19”
20”
21”
Pad Driver - with 3/4” Riser
12”
14”
16”
18”
20”
20”
Brush - with NO RISER
11”
13”
15”
17”
19”
19”
10.0 Pad Driver Construction
If you scrub or polish with a non-woven pad, use a pad driver to connect the pad to the
machine.
The brush block (3) is constructed of molded plastic, fit with shorter, stiffer, pad-holding
bristles (5) or “velcro-like” pad-holding hooks (6) and use a riser (7) to create extra
clearance between the block and the machine apron. With this construction, use a pad
driver with block diameter 1” less than your machine apron size.
