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August 2017 | EquipmentWorld.com 58 31-horsepower Kohler liquid-cooled, fuel-injected engine. Other features include: • Dump height of 77 inches. • Heavy chain intake baffle, which slows debris as it enters the hopper. • 4.8-cubic-yard hopper. • C12 stainless-steel hopper standard. • Separate dump and screen cleanout doors. • Screen cleanout door fitted with a lever to open and prop the door from the ground level. • Hydraulic cylinders on the dump door sequenced to open before hopper lift. • Adjustable dump door hinges. • Built-in dual rear hopper strobe lights. • Optional shroud with sound- attenuating foam inner liner. • 159-gallon water capacity; 93-gallon standard, with a 66-gallon option. Schwarze also has introduced a free five-year/5,000-hour extended warranty program on its A7 Tornado, A8 Twister and A9 Monsoon sweeper engines. It covers all sweeper engine conponents and applies to new John Deere Tier 4 propulsion engines installed between April 1, 2017, and Dec. 31, 2019. Elgin Sweeper Elgin has two primary models for road construction applications: the Road Wizard and Broom Bear. The company reports the machines can take care of broken pavement, asphalt and concrete millings, mud and other construction debris. The trucks offer adjustable dumping heights and can unload debris into staged dump trucks or containers on the jobsite, so contractors do not need to take the time to unload at another location. "When it comes to road construction applications, the bigger the side brooms, the better," says Braun. "Both sweepers feature 46-inch trailing arm, free-floating side brooms that offer four-way motion and protection against damaging impacts. Hydraulic lift and extension control on both sweepers enhance performance while sweeping within a 10-foot- wide path." The Road Wizard has a standard 5.4-cubic-yard hopper and a squeegee elevator that is the full width of the main broom, a feature the company says allows the machine to move large amounts of millings into the hopper without stalling. The Broom Bear offers a single engine, short wheelbase and can travel at highway speeds. "From our experience, both contractors and municipal customers are changing their focus on single- engine sweepers to minimize daily checks, maintenance costs and noise, while increasing payload capacity," Braun explains. highway contractor | continued Elgin Broom Bear Schwarze Industries' SuperVac Vortex