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17 Inch Floor Buffers

Single-disc rotary floor machines with 17-inch cleaning paths. The standard size for stripping wax, scrubbing tile, and spray buffing resilient flooring in schools, hospitals, and commercial buildings. Used by janitorial contractors and in-house maintenance staff.

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Hawk Glide Freedom 2-Speed 17" Floor Machine – 175 RPM, 1.5 HP, 66 dB

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Forward-Motion 17" Floor Machine with 1.5 HP Floating Head and 1/3 Less Power DrawThe Hawk Glide Freedom 2-Speed 17" (F93-17-01) replaces tradition...

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Hawk Glide 360 Sanding Star WD 17" Floor Machine – 165 RPM, Dual Voltage

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17" Wood Floor Sanding Machine with Integrated 6-Qt Dual-Stage Vacuum and 360° Dust ControlThe Hawk Glide 360 Sanding Star WD 17" (F95-17-01S) is a...

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Hawk XHD 17" 2-Speed 360 Floor Machine – 165/300 RPM, 1.5 HP, Dust Port

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Dual-Speed 17" Floor Machine with Integrated 360° Dust Collection and 1.5 HP DC MotorThe Hawk Enterprises XHD 17" 2-Speed 360 (F05-17-01) combines ...

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Mercury Floor Machines A-169-1 BOSS Floor Machine Apron – 17", 5 lbs, with Bumper

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Mercury A-169-1: 17" Apron with Bumper for BOSS Floor Machines The A-169-1 is a 17" replacement apron with integrated bumper for Mercury BOSS-1 and...

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Mercury Floor Machines L-17E Lo-Boy Floor Machine – 17", 175 RPM, 99 lbs

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Mercury L-17E Lo-Boy: 17" Ultra-Quiet Floor Machine at 175 RPM The L-17E is the 17" model in the Lo-Boy series — 99 lbs at 175 RPM, with the gearbo...

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Mercury Floor Machines H-17E Hercules Floor Machine – 17", 175 RPM, 106 lbs

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Mercury H-17E Hercules: 17" Super Heavy-Duty Floor Machine at 175 RPM The H-17E is the 17" model in the Hercules series — the narrowest apron width...

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Mercury TS-17 Cleanmaster Dual-Speed Floor Machine – 17", 175/300 RPM

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Mercury TS-17 Cleanmaster – 17" Dual-Speed Floor Machine for Tighter Spaces The TS-17 uses the same 1.5 HP 66-frame D/C rectified motor and triple-...

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Mercury H-17S Hercules Floor Sander – 1.5 HP Sealed Motor, 17" Apron, 175 RPM

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H-17S Hercules Floor Sander — 17" Sealed Motor Machine for Standard Commercial Floor Sanding The Mercury H-17S Hercules is the 17-inch entry point...

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17-Inch Floor Buffers: The 175 RPM Standard for Corridors, Cafeterias, and Patient Rooms

Why 17 Inches Is the Workhorse Size and 175 RPM Is the Right Speed

Here's what we see constantly: a school district buys a 20-inch buffer thinking bigger covers more floor faster, then finds out the machine won't fit between cafeteria booths or through restroom doors. The 17-inch deck is the right tradeoff between coverage rate and maneuverability for facilities with mixed open and tight spaces. Most models in this collection — Powr-Flite NM171HD, Hawk HD Deluxe F17-01-DX, Mercury L-17E Lo-Boy, Mercury H-17E Hercules — run a fixed 175 RPM. That's the speed for stripping, scrubbing, and spray buffing finished VCT, terrazzo, and sealed concrete. Higher RPM (300+ on dual-speed units like the Tornado M and Hawk Merlin 2-Speed XHD) is for burnishing, not stripping. If 80% of the work is strip-and-recoat or daily scrubbing, single-speed 175 is the buy.

Matching Weight, HP, and Cord Length to the Job

Down-pressure on a low-speed buffer comes from machine weight, not motor torque. The Mercury H-17E Hercules at 106 lbs and the Hawk Merlin Severe-Duty WD (1.5 HP TEFC) put more pad-to-floor pressure on the surface than the 99-lb Mercury L-17E — meaningful when you're stripping old wax build-up off a high school cafeteria. For carpet bonnet cleaning and lighter scrub work, the 99-lb class machines reduce operator fatigue across an 8-hour overnight shift. The 1.5 HP motor is the universal spec; lower than that and you'll bog down on stripping. The Tornado Brute Force 17" ships with a 75-foot cord — long enough to do a 60-foot corridor without re-plugging. Standard 50-foot cords on the Powr-Flite and Hawk units mean one re-plug per long run.

Related: Floor Buffers · Floor Burnishers · Walk-Behind Floor Scrubbers · Dual-Speed Floor Buffers · Auto Scrubbers

Pad Driver, Brush, and Apron Compatibility

The 17-inch machines in this collection use the standard B/92 clutch plate — Mercury 1902 bassine scrub, 1901 union mix polish, 1907 nylon 180-grit, and 1916 carpet shampoo brushes all interchange across these decks. Pad drivers are universal too. The apron is the exception — Mercury aprons fit Mercury machines, Hawk aprons fit Hawk, and they're not cross-compatible despite the same disc size. Order the apron with the machine to avoid the second shipment. For schools and healthcare on a single buyer for the whole fleet, standardizing on one brand simplifies parts inventory at $15–$30 a brush across the year. All prices shown — no quote needed.

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