Focus® II MicroRider™

The Clarke Focus® II MicroRider™ is a small, easily maneuverable machine that is designed to clean the areas that are inaccessible with larger riders—including those with limited access or tight corners. Yet, with a 26 or 28 inch deck, the Focus II MicroRider offers a wide cleaning path for maximum productivity in your larger cleaning areas.

Features and benefits include:

• BOOST® Technology with chemical-free floor finish removal makes the rider a dual-function scrubber
• SafetyGlide™ scrub deck ensures quality cleaning results with 100% water pick-up
• Easy operation with Safe-T-Steering™ increases operator safety
• Quiet operation makes daytime cleaning and cleaning of noise-sensitive areas viable
• Optional Chemical Mixing System automatically delivers the correct mixing solution to the brush deck
• Comfortable driver compartment with customizable features can be optimized for virtually every operator

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Clarke MicroRider Scrubber ISSA 2012

The Clarke Focus® II MicroRider™ is a small, easily maneuverable machine that is designed to clean the areas that are inaccessible with larger riders—including those with limited access or tight corners. Yet, with a 26 or 28 inch deck, the Focus II MicroRider offers a wide cleaning path for maximum productivity in your larger cleaning areas.

Focus® II Rider With Chemical-Free Finish Removal Provides Increased Productivity for Floor Cleaning Applications

The cost-efficient Focus® II Rider with BOOST® delivers simple operation while meeting green cleaning requirements. Available with a 28- or 34-inch disk deck or a 28-inch BOOST® deck, the Focus II Rider satisfies diverse cleaning applications, ranging from university entryways to floor finish removal in healthcare facility hallways.

Featuring Clarke’s innovative BOOST® technology, the Focus® II Rider 28-inch BOOST® deck delivers quality cleaning with the ultimate in green benefits.

BOOST® eliminates costly chemicals, slippery floors and undesirable odors with easy floor finish removal without the use of chemicals. With BOOST®, the Focus® II Rider uses up to 70 percent less solution, extends equipment pad life by 40 percent, provides longer battery runtime and cuts labor time in half.

With diverse performance features, the Focus® II Rider is ideal for a variety of applications, ranging from education and healthcare facilities to hospitality facilities and government buildings. Larger cleaning applications, such as automotive dealerships and entertainment and sport arenas also benefit from the Focus® II Rider’s highly-productive cleaning capabilities.

Focus® II Rider

The Focus® II Rider provides increased productivity, while reducing cleaning costs, through the following benefits:

• Chemical-free floor finish removal eliminates costly chemicals, slippery floors and undesirable odors, while saving labor and cleaning costs
• Up to 155 minutes of continuous scrubbing without a dump or refill minimizes downtown, while enhancing productivity
• Increased down pressure of up to 225 pounds allows for one pass cleaning of heavy soils
• Best-in-class maneuverability and water pickup with a wide turning radius and heavy-duty steel side skirts provide superior wiping and water containment

Vote For the Focus® II MicroRider™ in ISSA's 2012 Innovation Award Program

The Clarke Focus® II MicroRider™ is a small, easily maneuverable machine that is designed to clean the areas that are inaccessible with larger riders—including those with limited access or tight corners. Yet, with a 26 or 28 inch deck, the Focus II MicroRider offers a wide cleaning path for maximum productivity in your larger cleaning areas.

The low-profile SatetyGlide™ deck eliminates wasted time and money spent on side skirts, and irritating watermarks. Simply turn the steering wheel; as the machine turns, the deck automatically moves in line with the path of the rear squeegee, resulting in 100% water pick-up. With a spring-loaded safety design, you no longer have to worry about accuracy or accidental contact for edge cleaning. The deck ensures precise, straight edge cleaning without additional labor-intensive detail edge mopping.

Enhanced with BOOST® Technology, the Focus II MicroRider is available with a 28 inch BOOST deck, delivering high levels of cleaning with the ultimate in green benefits. Say goodbye to costly chemicals, slippery floors and undesirable odors. BOOST allows for easy floor finish removal without the use of chemicals. Plus, this efficient technology uses up to 70% less solution, extends equipment pad life by 40%, provides longer battery runtimes and cuts labor time in half.

The Focus II MicroRider is an equipment contestant in ISSA's 2012 Innovation Award Program. To vote, visit http://www.issa.com/vote. 

Focus® II MicroRider™

The Clarke Focus® II MicroRider™ is a small, easily maneuverable machine that is designed to clean the areas that are inaccessible with larger riders—including those with limited access or tight corners. Yet, with a 26 or 28 inch deck, the Focus II MicroRider offers a wide cleaning path for maximum productivity in your larger cleaning areas.

The low-profile SatetyGlide™ deck eliminates wasted time and money spent on side skirts, and irritating watermarks. Simply turn the steering wheel; as the machine turns, the deck automatically moves in line with the path of the rear squeegee, resulting in 100% water pick-up. With a spring-loaded safety design, you no longer have to worry about accuracy or accidental contact for edge cleaning. The deck ensures precise, straight edge cleaning without additional labor-intensive detail edge mopping.

Enhanced with BOOST® Technology, the Focus II MicroRider is available with a 28 inch BOOST deck, delivering high levels of cleaning with the ultimate in green benefits. Say goodbye to costly chemicals, slippery floors and undesirable odors. BOOST allows for easy floor finish removal without the use of chemicals. Plus, this efficient technology uses up to 70% less solution, extends equipment pad life by 40%, provides longer battery runtimes and cuts labor time in half.

The Focus II MicroRider is an equipment contestant in ISSA's 2012 Innovation Award Program. To vote, visit http://www.issa.com/vote.

Clarke Enters Focus® II MicroRider™ into ISSA Innovation Award Program

Clarke has entered the Focus® II MicroRider™ into ISSA’s 2012 Innovation Award Program. The annual competition allows distributors and cleaning industry professionals to vote to determine the industry’s most innovative products and services in five unique categories, including: Cleaning Agents; Disposables; Equipment; Services & Technology; and Supplies. The Focus II MicroRider is entered into the “equipment” category. Voting opened on July 16, 2012.

The Focus II MicroRider with BOOST® is everything you need in a compact rider. The unique SafetyGlide™ scrub deck automatically moves in line with the path of the rear squeegee when the steering wheel turns, resulting in 100 percent water pick-up and eliminating the need for side skirts. With BOOST technology, you can now effectively remove floor finish chemically-free in a compact rider scrubber.

To vote for the Focus II MicroRider, visit http://www.issa.com/vote.

Clarke Focus® II MicroRider™ at the Minnesota Zoo

The Clarke Focus® II MicroRider™cleans surfaces at the Minnesota Zoo!

The small, easily maneuverable machine is designed to clean the areas that are inaccessible with larger riders—including those with limited access or tight corners. Available with a 26 or 28 inch deck, the Focus II MicroRider offers a wide cleaning path for maximum productivity in your larger cleaning areas.

Learn more at: http://www.clarkeus.com/products/autoscrubbers/focusiimicrorider.aspx

Clarke Rider Autoscrubber® Features Superior Scrub System to Maximize Cleaning Performance

The Clarke Focus® II MicroRider™ is the newest compact rider addition to the company’s line of autoscrubbers®. Available with a 26 inch disc scrub deck or 28 inch BOOST® scrub deck, the Focus II MicroRider delivers flexible operation to meet diverse cleaning requirements.

The Focus II MicroRider models feature a low-profile SafetyGlide™ deck, which automatically moves in line with the path of the rear squeegee—resulting in 100 percent water pick-up and eliminating the need for side skirts. With a spring-loaded safety design, the deck ensures precise, straight edge cleaning without additional labor-intensive detail edge mopping. In addition to superior scrub capabilities, users can experience enhanced operation with the 28 inch BOOST model, which delivers simple floor finish removal capabilities without costly chemicals, slippery floors and undesirable odors. With BOOST technology, operators use up to 70 percent less solution, extend equipment pad life and increase battery runtime, all while reducing labor and cleaning costs.

Learn more at: http://www.clarkeus.com/products/autoscrubbers/focusiimicrorider.aspx

What is a Chemical Mixing System?

The Clarke chemical mixing system is available for use on all mid-size and large walkbehind autoscrubbers, and on the Focus Rider Scrubbers. The chemical mixing system is an automated system that automatically mixes concentrated chemicals stored in an on-board container with clean water stored in the machines solution tank, and delivers the mixed solution to the brush deck for scrubbing application.  How Does It Work?
Concentrated chemical is pumped from the Chemical container on command from the machines controller to a mixing point with clean water from the solution tank. A proportioning valve regulates the mixture by command from the controller.

What Does It Do?
Automatically mixes concentrated chemicals stored in an on-board container with clean water stored in the machines solution tank, and delivers the mixed solution to the brush deck for scrubbing application. Concentrate is mixed at an operator preset amount of zero to 3.5 ounces per gallon. The machine control maintains this proportion through the full range of the machines solution setting.

What Does the Operator Do?
The concentrate container holds enough chemical to last for several tanks of water. The operator should simply fill the concentrate tank with the appropriate chemical at the beginning of the shift, and check to see that the concentrate knob is set to the associated color setting for the required ounces per gallon proportioning. Then fill the solution tank with clean water. No measuring or math is required.

Stay tuned for next week's post on the advantages of the Chemical Mixing System!