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The CRT 48-35L was kept on the job for over a month. Wacker had hoped to get 10 to 12 hours on it as part of the test. At the time of our visit, it had already acquired 15 hours, and was currently in use on a 500-yd., 14,000-sq.-ft. pour. The largest slab on which it was used, at that point, was roughly 17,000 sq. ft.

"The guys just love this demo," Eschler asserts. "[We've had] good feedback on it, definitely."

Easy steering, plus more power
One of the features the operators seemed to appreciate most on the CRT 48-35L is the patent-pending torsion-assist steering system. This system reduces the amount of pounds of force needed to operate the trowel by as much as 75% compared to previous models.

"The new torsion bar they put in it makes it easier to operate," acknowledges Dave Pehl, concrete foreman, J.H. Findorff. "It makes it more like a hydraulic machine.

"The steering on it is night and day," he continues. "Our [older units], you have to strong arm them all the time. This one, you can operate almost with one hand."