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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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Tornado M 17" Dual Speed Floor Machine – 98476, 175/320 RPM, 1.5 HP, Rolled Steel

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M 17" Dual Speed Floor Machine — 175/320 RPM, Rolled Steel, 1.5 HP The Tornado M 17" (model 98476) delivers dual-speed operation at 175 and 320 RPM...

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Powr-Flite NM171HD Millennium Floor Machine – 175 RPM, 17", 1.5 HP

Powr-Flite
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Powr-Flite NM171HD 17" Millennium Floor Machine: 175 RPM, 1.5 HP, Triple Planetary Drive The NM171HD is Powr-Flite's 17" single-speed Millennium Ed...

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Hawk HD Deluxe 17" Floor Machine F17-01-DX – 175 RPM, 4-Gal Tank, 66 dB

Hawk Enterprises
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1.5 HP 17" Floor Machine with 4-Gallon Solution Tank, Splash Guard, and Chrome Package The Hawk Enterprises Heavy Duty Deluxe 17" (F17-01-DX) is th...

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Tornado Brute Force 17" Floor Machine – 97562B, 175 RPM, 1.5 HP, 75 Ft Cord

Tornado
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Brute Force 97562B Floor Machine — 175 RPM, 17", Triple Planetary Gears The Tornado Brute Force 17" (model 97562B) delivers 1.5 HP through triple p...

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Mercury Floor Machines 1916 17" Nylon Carpet Shampoo Brush with "B / 92" Clutch Plate

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Tired of Brushes That Wear Out Too Fast? The Mercury 1916 Nylon Carpet Shampoo Brush Is Built to Last! The Mercury 1916 Nylon Carpet Shampoo Brus...

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Mercury Floor Machines 1907 17" Nylon 180 Grit Scrub Brush with "B / 92" Clutch Plate

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Struggling to Maintain Consistent Cleaning Performance? The Mercury 1907 Nylon Scrub Brush Delivers Long-Lasting Reliability! The Mercury 1907 17...

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Mercury Floor Machines 1904 17" Stiff Poly Scrub Brush with "B / 92" Clutch Plate

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Not Getting the Cleaning Power You Need? The Mercury 1904 Stiff Poly Scrub Brush Delivers Unmatched Scrubbing Performance! Restore your floor...

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Mercury Floor Machines 1902 17" Bassine Scrub Brush with "B / 92" Clutch Plate

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Need to Boost Your Floor Scrubbing Power? The Mercury 1902 17" Bassine Scrub Brush with "B / 92" Clutch Plate Delivers Results! The Mercury 1902 17...

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Mercury Floor Machines 1901 17" Union Mix Polishing Brush with "B / 92" Clutch Plate

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Time to Replace Your Floor Buffer’s Brush? The Mercury 1701 is Your Ideal Replacement! OverviewRestore your floor-cleaning machine’s peak performan...

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Dapper Supply DP-FM1301 17" Heavy-Duty Floor Buffer Polisher – Electric, Scouring Pads

Dapper Supply
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Dapper Supply DP-FM1301 17" Heavy-Duty Floor Buffer Polisher with Scouring Pads The Dapper Supply DP-FM1301 is the largest floor buffer in the Dapp...

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Powr-Flite C171HD 17" Floor Machine – 1.5 HP, Triple Planetary Drive

Powr-Flite
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Powr-Flite C171HD 17" Classic Metal Floor Machine The Powr-Flite C171HD is a 17" commercial floor machine built around a 1.5 HP motor turning at 17...

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Hawk Merlin Severe-Duty WD 17" Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.5 HP TEFC

Hawk Enterprises
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Single-Speed 17" Severe-Duty Floating Head Machine with 60-Second Modular BreakdownThe Hawk Merlin Severe-Duty WD 17" (F70-17-01) is the single-spe...

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Hawk Merlin 360 Severe-Duty 17" Floor Machine – 360° Dust, 1.5 HP TEFC

Hawk Enterprises
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360° Dust-Controlled 17" Severe-Duty Floor Machine for Concrete Resurfacing and Stone PolishingThe Hawk Merlin 360 Severe-Duty 17" (F75-17B) integr...

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Hawk Merlin 2-Speed XHD WD 17" Floor Machine – 165/300 RPM, 1.5 HP DC

Hawk Enterprises
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Dual-Speed 17" Industrial Floor Machine with WD Floating Head, DC Rectified Motor, and 80 lb Weight KitThe Hawk Merlin 2-Speed XHD WD 17" (F71-17-0...

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Hawk Heavy Duty 17" Floor Machine F17-01 – 175 RPM, 1.5 HP, 66 dB

Hawk Enterprises
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1.5 HP Commercial 17" Floor Machine at 175 RPM with XHD 11:1 Gears and Dual VoltageThe Hawk Enterprises Heavy Duty 17" (F17-01) is the standard-con...

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Hawk Glide TE 17" Floor Machine – 1.0 HP, 165 RPM, Dual Voltage WD

Hawk Enterprises
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1.0 HP Floating Head 17" Floor Machine with Dual Voltage and 11:1 Industrial GearsThe Hawk Glide TE 17" (F95-17-01) uses a 1.0 HP TEFC dual-capacit...

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Hawk Glide Freedom HD 17" Floor Machine – 175 RPM, 1.5 HP, 10:1 Gears

Hawk Enterprises
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Heavy-Duty 17" Forward-Motion Floor Machine at 175 RPM with 10:1 Helical GearsThe Hawk Glide Freedom HD 17" (F91-17-01) applies the forward-motion ...

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Hawk Glide Freedom XHD 17" Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.5 HP, Floating Head

Hawk Enterprises
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Extra-Heavy-Duty 17" Forward-Motion Floor Machine with Floating WD Head at 165 RPMThe Hawk Glide Freedom XHD 17" (F92-17-01) runs a 1.5 HP dual-cap...

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

Hawk Enterprises
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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

Hawk Enterprises
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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

Hawk Enterprises
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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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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. Questions about pad selection for a specific surface? Call us.

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