Switched from hand troweling to power troweling on my last driveway job

Always thought power trowels were for lazy finishers but my back gave out after 3 hours on a 400 square foot slab in Phoenix last month so I gave in. Used a 36 inch trowel for the first time and got a butter-smooth finish in half the time, anyone else make the switch and actually like it?

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rivera.jake8d ago

Buddy of mine out in Vegas swore by hand troweling for years until he blew out his knee on a big slab. He FINALLY rented a 36 inch power trowel last summer and said it was like cheating.

barnes.shane8d ago

Is a blown out knee really that common from hand troweling though? Feels like maybe the guy just had bad form or was pushing it too hard.

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