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Had a power trowel blade snap on a 20 yard garage slab pour in Omaha last Tuesday
It was a 48 inch walk behind, middle of the second pass. The whole machine jumped and made a sound I never want to hear again. We had to shut down for almost an hour while I sent my laborer to the nearest supply house for a new set. In my experience, those blades had another 50 hours on them easy. Now I'm checking for hairline cracks before every single pour, no matter what. Anyone have a go-to brand for blades that seems to hold up better than the rest?
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lindab496mo ago
Honestly that could happen to any blade brand out there. Metal fatigue is just a fact of life with that much stress and vibration. Blaming the brand right away seems like jumping the gun.
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reese_lee296mo ago
My buddy had one explode and take out a tail light on his truck.
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felixfisher6mo ago
Sounds like a cheap brand problem. Those bargain bin ones are built to fail. Not surprised it went off like that.
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