When Striping

Click Here to Listen https://safetymarking.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Intro.wav IMPORTANT FOR SHOOTER: heat should be shut off 1,000 feet prior to the end of shooting so that the hot material is dispersed completely from the...

Pre-Trip

Click Here to Listen https://safetymarking.net/wp-content/uploads/Pre-Trip.wav Pre-Trip 1. Pre-Trip truck: check running gear, lights, wheels, and check on and Off Road fuel tanks. 2. Check material sheet on clipboard in cab to make sure you have enough material for...

Troubleshooting – Eight (8) Common Issues

1. Machine Won’t Start Click Here to Listen https://safetymarking.net/wp-content/uploads/Graco-200-Ts-Machine-wont-start.wav 2. Pump Won’t Turn On  Click Here to Listen https://safetymarking.net/wp-content/uploads/Graco-200-Ts-wont-turn-on.wav 3. Pump...

What Successful Operators Do

ALWAYS think of safety and how to prevent what can go wrong Complete daily maintenance before and after the shift Work as role models for everyone around them Teach others the correct way to do things Treat the equipment as if they owned it Represent SMC in the best...

Troubleshooting

TROUBLESHOOTING  Truck Kettles won’t ignite: Check that Master in cab is ON Check that diesel fuel is working  Turn OFF automatic ignitor and start over Hand Liners Bad Line: Dye not attached properly. Runners must be sitting flat on ground. Height adjustment may be...

General Information

Thermoplastic pavement markings are a durable marking which is supplied in powder form. The powder material is heated in kettles on the Thermo truck to a temperature of 400-500 degrees. The heated material is then dispensed into hand liners for application to the...