Tried a power trowel on a slab last week and went back to hand finishing

I had a 30x40 garage floor to do and borrowed a power trowel from a buddy, thinking it would save time. After two passes the surface looked like a mess with swirl marks and uneven spots, so I gave up and finished the rest by hand like always. Anyone else find power trowels more trouble than they're worth on smaller residential jobs?

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oscarthompson4mo ago

Oh man, been there. Borrowed one from my cousin for a 2 car garage and spent more time fighting it than I would've just grabbing a hand float. Swirl city, had to grind it all down after it set.

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sean_martin444mo ago

Swirl city" lol that's rough. Did you figure out what you were doing wrong with the power trowel or was it just the setup?

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