Douglas Dynamics SweepEx Mega-Broom SMB-600 Operating instructions

Modular Broom
Mega-Broom SMB-600; SMB-720; SMB-960
Pro-Broom SPB-600; SPB-720
ValuSweep®Broom VSB-048; VSB-060
Owner's Manual and Installation Instructions
Original Instructions
TrynEx International, 531 Ajax Drive, Madison Heights, MI 48071-2429
October 15, 2014
Lit. No. 48166, Rev. 00
A DIVISION OF DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, LLC
CAUTION
Read this document before installing the
broom.
CAUTION
Read this document before operating or
servicing the broom.
This document supersedes all editions with an earlier date.

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Lit. No. 48166, Rev. 00 October 15, 2014
You have purchased a member of the SweepEx®Modular Broom family, an advanced concept in broom products.
Our unique design allows many sweeping and debris-removal applications to be addressed. The modular
concept allows multiple size variations. Attachments to meet various cleanup requirements are available.
Your SweepEx broom may be attached to any of several power sources which you may have available.
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maintenance.
Poly-brush sections are durable and resilient, wear slowly, and may be replaced simply and quickly with minimal
downtime.
TrynEx International reserves the right to make any changes or improve the design of any parts and not be
obligated to make changes on units previously sold.
Owner Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
Date Purchased: ____________________________________________________________________________
Outlet Name: _______________________________________________ Phone: _________________________
Outlet Address: _____________________________________________________________________________
Broom Model Number: _______________________________________________________________________
Broom Serial Number:________________________________________________________________________
OWNER INFORMATION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety Information ..................................................................................................................................................6
Broom Weights and Vehicle Application Information ........................................................................................7
Assembly .................................................................................................................................................................8
Operation .................................................................................................................................................................9
Maintenance .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Warranty................................................................................................................................................................. 12

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Improper installation and operation could cause
personal injury and/or equipment and property damage.
Read and understand the Owner's Manual before
installing, operating or making adjustments.
• NEVER get under the unit during maintenance
procedures without properly securing the unit.
• ALWAYS take a few minutes to properly secure
your broom using dunnage or jack stands to
ensure safety during maintenance.
• DO NOT rely solely upon the hydraulics of your
machine to secure the broom during maintenance.
• ALWAYS be sure to keep hands and feet away
from designated pinch points.
• Never operate equipment when under the
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might alter your judgment and/or reaction time.
• Always wear safety glasses with side shields
when working metal against metal. Failure to do
this could result in serious injury to the eyes or
other parts of the body.
• Never allow children to operate or climb on
equipment.
• Always check areas to be swept to be sure no
hazardous conditions or substances are in the
area.
• Always inspect unit for defects: broken, worn or
bent parts, weakened areas on broom or mount.
• Be sure vehicle/power source is properly braked
or chocked.
• Always make sure personnel are clear of areas of
danger when using equipment.
• Remember it is the owner's responsibility to
communicate information on safe usage and
proper maintenance of all equipment.
SAFETY DEFINITIONS
NOTE: Indicates a situation or action that can lead
to damage to your broom and vehicle or other
property. Other useful information can also be
described.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
that, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury. It may also be used to alert
against unsafe practices.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
that, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious personal injury.
SAFETY

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PERSONAL SAFETY
• Remove the ignition key and put the vehicle in
park or in gear to prevent others from starting the
vehicle during installation or service.
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your vehicle or broom.
• Do not wear jewelry or a necktie, and secure long
hair.
• Wear safety goggles to protect your eyes from
battery acid, gasoline, dirt and dust.
• Avoid touching hot surfaces such as the engine,
radiator, hoses and exhaust pipes.
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the vehicle. The most important thing you can do
to prevent a crash is to avoid distractions and pay
attention to the road. Wait until it is safe to operate
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phones, text messaging devices, pagers or two-way
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NOISE
Airborne noise emission during use is below 70 dB(A)
for the broom operator.
VIBRATION
Operating broom vibration does not exceed 2.5 m/s2to
the hand-arm or 0.5 m/s2to the whole body.
BROOM WEIGHTS
Size Wt (lb) Wt (kg)
ValuSweep®51 23.1
Pro-Broom 232 105.2
Mega-Broom 315 142.9
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ASSEMBLY
INSTALL FORKLIFT POCKETS
ValuSweep®Brooms
1. Install forklift pockets on broom hood using 3/8''
hex cap screws.
2. Thread knob through forklift pocket
approximately 1''. Position swivel foot so that
screw can engage locking ring inside the swivel
foot.
3. Use the hood to screw down against to lock both
pieces together. Repeat the process for the other
side.
4. Install one end cap on broom.
5. Insert bristle into broom hood and slide in until it
contacts the end cap.
6. Install other end cap and the broom is ready for
use.
Mega-Broom
On the Mega-Broom series, the fork pocket mount is a
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broom head. Once the mount is bolted to the broom,
the instructions below should be followed.
The Mega-Broom mount comes complete with a set of
chain binders to tighten and securely attach the chains
around the lift truck carriage. Due to the extra weight
and size of the Mega-Broom broom, a positive lock
down is necessary.
CAUTION
The tension of the chain binder should
never be greater than what hand tightening
allows. Never use a pipe or other tool to
gain additional leverage to tighten the chain
binder.
Never over-tension the chain binder—damage
may occur to your person or the product due
to possible "kickback" of the binder.

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OPERATION
ATTACH BROOM TO FORKLIFT
With the SweepEx®broom sitting on the ground, and
the mount facing the lift truck, drive straight and level
into the fork pockets until the tips of the forks are
completely dead-ended into the box end of the broom
mount.
ValuSweep®Broom
NOTE: For ValuSweep brooms only – Make sure
that the threaded lock-down knob is threaded all
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clear of the lift truck fork.
Drive the forklift forward all the way until the end of the
fork tip rests at the back of the fork pocket.
Gently drop the forks down until the forks rest on the
bottom of the pocket. Once the fork tips are fully into
the pocket, lower the threaded lock-knob assembly
all the way down by turning the knob clockwise in a
tightening manner.
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tighten to ensure that the broom will not slip off
the forks while back drag sweeping. (DO NOT
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Do not use an external tool to overtighten the
lock-down knob. The ValuSweep attachment is now
complete and sweeping can begin.
Pro-Broom and Mega-Broom
With the fork tips level and fully engaged into the
fork pockets of the Pro-Broom or fork mount on the
Mega-Broom, the following directions apply:
1. Slightly raise the lift truck forks and tilt back to lift
the bristles off the ground 2". This will keep the
forks in the top of the pocket, and the tips of the
forks dead-ended fully into the end stop angle on
the mount.
2. Now that the weight of the broom is completely
suspended on the fork, attach the chain to the fork
carriage on one end and to the broom on the other
end using the clevis hooks. The chain should be
tightened by hand.
3. Repeat the process on the other side.
APPLICATIONS
ValuSweep Broom
The ValuSweep broom has 5 rows of bristles
and works well sweeping inside loading docks,
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and small parking lots. Typical applications are:
material spills, shrink wrap debris, broken pallet
scraps, Floor-Dry, standing water, light snow from
overhead doorways, and loading docks.
Pro-Broom
The Pro-Broom broom has 8 rows of bristles and
works well sweeping loading docks, lumber yards,
large parking lots, roadways, warehouse recycling
plants, rubbish/material yards, and trucking terminals.
Typical applications are material spills, broken pallet
scrap, mud, dirt, scrap-metal debris, standing water,
light snow and food debris.
Mega-Broom
The Mega-Broom broom has 11 rows of bristles and
works well sweeping lumber yards, construction
sites, nursery yards, job sites, roadways, parking lots,
recycling, and industrial plants. Typical applications
are: material spills, broken-pallet scraps, mud, sludge,
water, scrap metal, light snow, glass, construction
debris, bricks, tires, steel shavings, banding and small
boulders.

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OPERATION
SET-UP
Initial brush section installation for any mainframe
broom requires removal of end cap and the simple
insertion of the brush sections into the tracks.
HOW TO SWEEP
SweepEx®fork-mounted brooms are introduced to
many sweeping environments with multiple materials.
Each one of these environments can be swept clean,
once you know the tips to better performance.
Inside Sweeping
Inside sweeping suggests that debris will be on top of
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categories are: cement and asphalt with insets and/
or ramps made of steel decking, tread plate steel or
aluminum extrusions, and smooth wood.
Outside Sweeping
Sweeping outside—on cement, asphalt, dirt, gravel,
etc.—is similar to inside sweeping. The difference is
the job normally requires a much wider broom with a
need to push materials a greater distance.
For the best sweeping performance with a forklift
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broom to the surface. Since most lift trucks can
easily change the attitude and pitch of the forks, it is
important to secure the broom-mount as tightly as
possible onto the lift truck forks.
Broom Saturation
Depending on the size of the material being swept,
you can extend the length of the push by simply
stopping once saturation occurs. Lift the broom, back
up to just past where the debris pile begins, drop the
broom back down behind the clean leading edge of
the pile and continue sweeping.
Material Tips
Dirt, Sand, & Gravel
• Keep bristle contact perpendicular to sweeping
surface – this is most important! Too much angle
on bristles will cause them to drag and perform
improperly.
• If the sweeping surface is hard, such as pavement,
a slow, steady brush will clean best.
• Excessive down pressure does not make the broom
sweep better. Gentle down pressure is best.
• To sweep dirt or gravel off a grassy area (e.g.,
cemetery use), be sure the dirt is dry.
• Drop broom, raise slightly, sweep at slow speed.
This will do the best job.
• Do not attempt to move piles of dirt, sand, or gravel.
Use a blade for this procedure.
• Keep the full broom weight off the sod to ensure
minimal sod disturbance.
• For even bristle wear and maximum performance,
occasionally sweep in the opposite direction.
Leaves
• A light touch and low-speed action does the best
job.
• Sweep in the direction of the wind to get the pile
where you want it.
• If leaves get wet and packed, more than one pass
may be necessary to clean the area.
Snow
• Light snow is a pushover for your SweepEx broom.
When show is wet and heavy, get a plow!
• Remove alternate brush section rows to prevent
snow build-up in broom.
• Your SweepEx broom is ideal for clearing light snow
in sensitive areas such as sidewalks and brick paver
areas. It will not injure sod, underground sprinkler
heads, edging, etc.

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BRUSH SECTION REPLACEMENT:
1. Suspend the broom by blocks, lift, etc.
2. Remove one end cap.
3. Remove old brush sections.
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hose, or air).
5. Insert new brush sections.
6. Replace end cap and fasten securely in place.
BRUSH SECTION ROTATION
After every 4 hours of use, rotate brush sections from
front to back.
STORAGE
Store your broom so that the brush pressure is equal
on all bristle strips. Some suggestions are:
• Block both ends so that the weight of the unit is not
on the brush strips at all.
• Store broom upside down.
• Store blocked so that broom sits level.
This will preserve an EVEN sweeping surface. Store
under a dark tarp to minimize ultraviolet light damage
to brush sections.
MAINTENANCE
BRISTLE WEAR
All SweepEx®brooms, regardless of their size and
application, will work equally well sweeping backward
or forward.
If you only sweep in one direction, the bristles
eventually will knife to a point. Using the broom for
"forward only" sweeping will cause the broom to start
losing its effectiveness. Pulling the bristle rows out of
the hood and turning them around end for end will give
more even wear. Once the bristles are worn down to
approximately 50% of their original height, the entire
set should be replaced.
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tips and result in an undesirable smear. Generally
speaking, SweepEx bristles wear out or melt, due
to ground friction, at a rate of 1/64" per mile. This, of
course, should be monitored case by case. Individual
use and wear may vary.
For any questions, call 1-877-SweepEx
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Limited Warranty
Trynex products are warranted for a period of twelve months from the date of purchase against
defects in material or workmanship under normal use and service, subject to limitations detailed
below. Warranty period of twelve months begins on the date of purchase by the original retail user.
The WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD must be returned to the manufacturer for this
warranty to become effective. This warranty applies to the original retail purchaser only. This warranty
does not cover damages caused by improper installation, misuse, lack of proper maintenance,
alterations or repairs made by anyone other than authorized Trynex dealers or Trynex personnel.
Warranty claims by the user must be made to the dealer from where the product was purchased,
unless otherwise authorized by Trynex. Trynex reserves the right to determine if any part is defective
and to repair or replace such parts as it elects. This warranty does not cover shipping costs of
defective parts to or from the dealer.
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promise as to the performance or quality other that what is herein contained. The liability of Trynex to
the purchaser for damages arising out of the manufacture, sale, delivery, use or resale of this spreader
shall be limited to and shall not exceed the costs of repair or replacement of defective parts. Trynex
shall not be liable for loss of use, inconvenience or any other incidental, indirect or consequential
damages, so the above limitations on incidental or consequential damages may not apply to you.
NO DEALER HAS AUTHORITY TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR
PROMISE ON BEHALF OF TRYNEX INTERNATIONAL, OR TO ALTER OR
MODIFY THE TERMS OR LIMITATIONS OF THIS WARRANTY IN ANY WAY.
WARRANTY

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to photocopy items for internal or personal use by TrynEx International outlets or broom owner is granted.
TrynEx International reserves the right under its product improvement policy to change construction or design details and furnish equipment
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recommend optional equipment for snow removal. Do not exceed vehicle ratings with a broom. TrynEx International offers a limited warranty
for all brooms and accessories. See separately printed page for this important information. The following are registered (®) or unregistered (™)
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A DIVISION OF DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, LLC
Tr ynE x Inter nationa l
531 Ajax Drive
Madison Heights, MI 48071-2429
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