Machines
Electric, petrol and battery walk-behind power floats with 600, 750 and 900 mm discs, lightweight hand-held trowels for edges and precast, and ride-on power trowels for large slabs. Made in the Netherlands since 1954.
A power float is a walk-behind or ride-on machine with rotating blades or a float pan that finishes a concrete floor once it has stiffened: it flattens the surface, closes the pores and leaves a dense, hard-wearing finish that hand trowelling cannot match on any real area. In the UK the same machine is called a power float, a power trowel or a concrete helicopter. Lievers Holland has built concrete machinery since 1954 and makes electric, petrol and battery power floats with 600, 750 and 900 mm discs, plus lightweight hand-held trowels and ride-on machines.
New to the machine? Our guide what is a power float explains how it works. This page helps you choose and buy one.
The power source decides where you can work, not how good the floor will be. All three LTM walk-behind machines share the same gearbox, spider and blades, so the finish is identical.
Every LTM has a foldable, height-adjustable handle, greasable trowel arms and a pitch control within easy reach. The 600 and 750 mm models have a rotating guard ring, so you can float right up to walls, columns and pipework.
For large slabs, a ride-on power trowel covers the open area many times faster while a walk-behind machine finishes the edges. Our range includes ride-on machines in the JWN, HTN and HHN and HTX and STX ranges; ask us for the specification that fits your slab. The guide walk-behind vs ride-on power trowel explains the trade-off.
Start when the bleed water has gone and a boot leaves an imprint of only 3 to 5 mm, usually a few hours after the pour depending on mix, temperature and wind. Make the first passes with a float pan or flat blades, then increase the blade pitch with every trowelling pass as the surface hardens. Go too early and the blades tear the surface; too late and they can no longer close it. Step by step: how to power float a concrete floor and when to trowel concrete.
Lievers does not hire out machines. If you are looking for power float hire, tell us what floor you are pouring and when, and we will check availability with a dealer near you. If you finish floors regularly, owning a machine pays back quickly: no waiting for a free one, a machine you know is run in, and genuine parts from the manufacturer. We will tell you honestly whether a 600, 750 or 900 mm machine fits your work, and whether you need walk-behind, ride-on or both.
Prices depend on the power source, disc size and equipment, so we quote per job. Tell us the floor area, where you work and what power is available on site, and we will come back with a specific offer and your nearest dealer through our contact form. Want to see a machine working first? Book a site demo. Parts and repairs are handled by our service team.
A power float is a machine with rotating blades or a float pan that finishes concrete once it has stiffened. It flattens the surface, closes the pores and produces a dense, smooth, hard-wearing floor that hand finishing cannot match on any real area. It is also called a power trowel or a concrete helicopter.
Yes. In the UK the machine is usually called a power float, in the US and in most datasheets a power trowel. Strictly, floating is the first pass with a pan or flat blades and trowelling the later passes with pitched blades, but one machine does both.
Electric LTM E for indoor floors, basements and enclosed buildings: no fumes, less noise, no fuel. Petrol LTM B with a Honda GX-160 or GX-200 for outdoor slabs and sites without power. The finish is the same because both use the same gearbox and blades; the job site decides.
Yes. The LTM eGX has a Honda eGX 72 V motor at 1.8 kW, the same gearbox and blades as the petrol versions and a blade speed of 40 to 144 rpm. The 720 Wh battery swaps in moments and charges in 90 minutes at most, so it works in enclosed buildings without fumes or a cable.
600 mm for edges, corners and small rooms, 750 mm as the all-rounder for most floors, 900 mm for open commercial and industrial slabs. For large slabs, combine a ride-on machine for the open area with a walk-behind machine for the edges.
When the bleed water has gone and a boot leaves an imprint of only 3 to 5 mm, typically a few hours after the pour depending on mix, temperature and wind. Start with a float pan or flat blades and increase the blade pitch with each pass as the surface hardens.
We do not hire out machines. If you are looking for power float hire, contact us and we will check availability with a dealer in your area, and tell you honestly whether owning a machine works out cheaper for the amount of floors you finish.
The price depends on the power source (electric, petrol or battery), the disc size and the equipment, so we quote per job. Give us the floor area, the location and the power available on site and we will send a specific offer and your nearest dealer.
Yes. The LTM 600 and 750 models have a rotating guard ring that guides the machine safely along walls, columns and pipework. For the last centimetres and for precast, use a hand-held trowel such as the E-LAP 450N or the LAP 45.