“In the old days, you had to be one foot from their mirror, and you would beat the truck up,” he said. “This thing goes so high, and with the long shoot it’s no problem. You can fill the dump truck just like you’re filling it with a wheel loader.”
Kein said he also appreciates the tilt and how easily the brooms toggle in and out. “Obviously they made it operator-friendly with all the functions and the presets for your brooms,” he said, adding that the sweepers are comfortable to operate.
The Bluetooth feature also sets the machines apart, allowing operators to stay off their phone while driving and answer calls with just a swipe. This means drivers can keep two hands on the wheel and their dashboard while still communicating with customers and others on the team.
The strength of the Schwarze sweepers is also notable, Kein said. “I don’t even set my pressures at 100 percent. I can mill regular 8-foot cut at around 80 percent, and the truck just gobbles it right up,” he said.
With the color-coded, clearly labeled controls dashboard, Kein estimates that an operator could learn how to use a new M6000 sweeper in just one week.
Delivering Results
The modern sweeping technology allows TCM to deliver the productivity required to meet their time-sensitive deadlines for milling and paving projects.
With this strong fleet of vehicles, the company is able to guarantee that replacement sweepers are always available to ensure no equipment downtime, along with guaranteeing same-day service within just one hour.
