TYMCO AIR SWEEPER

THIS SWEEPER HAS A SEPARATE POWER UNIT TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF AIR FROM THE BLOWER UNIT, THROUGH THE PICK UP HEAD, INTO THE DEBRIS HOPPER AND THEN REPEATED THROUGH THE SAME CYCLE. A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE MATERIAL WAS PICKED UP BY THE SWEEPER, HOWEVER, THE DUST AROUND THE UNIT AND WITH THE TRAVELWAY ARE OBJECTIONABLE FROM A SAFETY AND DRIVER REACTION STANDPOINT. THIS AIR SWEEPER DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ADEQUATE VACUUM FOR USAGE ON THE HIGHWAY, HOWEVER, IT APPEARS TO BE SATISFACTORY FOR PICKING UP PAPER, LEAVES, ETC., IN PARKING LOT AREAS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 35-39, 7 PHOT
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  /Construction and Maintenance Div
  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Bedford, A L
• Publication Date: 1969-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Highways; Parking lots; Pneumatic equipment; Reaction time; Safety; Sweepers; Vacuum
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver reaction
• Old TRIS Terms: Pneumatic devices
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219376
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 25 1970 12:00AM