New Viper ROS1300 Rider Floor Sweeper

When it comes to battery operated sweepers there's not a whole lot of options out there that actually impress us, but then came the Viper ROS1300.

How else do I put it? The entire sales team here at Caliber had their jaws on the floor when this machine was demo'd for us. The Viper ROS1300 has everything we could have possibly asked for in a machine in its category including...wait for it...Dust Fogging. A dust fogging system, on a compact battery rider sweeper. If you want to talk features, the conversation begins and ends there.

With a 53 inch cleaning path and a 35 gallon capacity hopper, the ROS1300 is also equipped with a 242 ah battery pack which will support long runtimes and a lot of sweeping. A headlight is included along with a steel bumper to protect the sweeping brooms from front impact, and the large 37.7 square foot panel style filter is water resistant, important because...did we mention this machine includes a fogging system??

Other less notable but still important features: a headlight, turn signals, no-tools brush changing, a manual hopper (with optional dust bins to make dumping easier), an electronic brake for sudden stops on level ground, hydraulic braking for while on inclines, a 20% / 11.5 degree gradability while in transport mode, and a USB charging port at the operator seat for your device of choice.

Viper is the newest brain-child of industry leader Nilfisk Advance. Viper machines are meant to fill the niche of a small to medium sized cleaning jobs while being budget-friendly. Build quality is high and supported by a 3 years parts warranty that applies to all their sweepers and scrubbers. If you're a cost-conscious consumer and can forgo certain ease-of-use features in favor of outright performance, a Viper machine could be right for you.

• Cleaning Path: 53 inch sweeping path.
• Brush System: (2) 28 inch main brooms, (2) 19.75 inch dual side brooms.
• Hopper Capacity: 4.6 cubic foot steel hopper (34.5 gallons).
• Dust Filter: Panel filter, 37.7 square feet of filter.
• Dust Fogging: 4.75 gallon water resevoir supports a dual nozzles, one mounted above each side broom.
• Battery Operated: (4) 6 volt 242 ah wet batteries, 24 volt system.
• Sound Level: 63.8 dBa.
• Turning Radius: 100.4 inches.
• Dimensions and Weight: 1,517 gross weight (with batteries and debris and water tank filled), 96.1 L x 41.5 W x 51.2 H
• New machine warranty: Covers 3 years parts, 3 years labor, 1 year travel.