[VIDEO] Chicago Pneumatic’s New Power Trowel with QuickStop

Darrell Engle from Chicago Pneumatic Construction Equipment talks about the QuickStop feature that protects the operator if he’s at a high rpm and loses control the blade rotation stops immediately with a zero-degree handle spin.

January 19, 2017

Darrell Engle from Chicago Pneumatic Construction Equipment talks about the QuickStop feature that protects the operator if he’s at a high rpm and loses control the blade rotation stops immediately with a zero-degree handle spin.

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