The Schwarze® A7 Tornado™ is a heavy-duty, chassis mounted, regenerative air street sweeper with an 8.4 cubic yard hopper. The A7 Tornado™ has over 20 years of successful operation throughout the United States and around the world. The A7 Tornado is the most popular street sweeper in the Schwarze lineup. With it’s standard high flow saw tooth screens, high efficiency whisper wheel blower and proven blast orifice pickup head, the Schwarze A7 tornado is the standard of the sweeping industry.
Patent Pending Single Engine Configuration
The Schwarze A7 Tornado SE has no performance compromise from its twin engine version and can perform most typical sweeping at a low single engine speeds allowing for low noise and operational costs. When full power is needed for heavy jobs like construction and spring cleanup the A7 Tornado SE comes through with the same amount of sweep power available on the twin engine A7 Tornado. Designed to operate exactly like the twin engine model, little if any additional operator and technician training is required.
The Schwarze exclusive selectable “sweeps in reverse” feature allows unparalleled ability to clean all surfaces. Come to the people you know, for the products you trust.
Features Walkaround of the A7 Tornado
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Standard Sweeper Equipment
8.4 Cubic Yard Hopper
Extra large Rear Dump Hopper
CAN Bus Control System
Full Color Sweeper Status and Information Display screen
144-Inch Sweeping path
Dual Hopper Access Doors
Whisper Wheel 32.75-Inch Radial Turbine Blower
12-Inch Intake Tubes
Dual 44″-Inch Gutter Brooms
Gutterbroom Tilt
Back Up Alarm
Multi Stage Dust Separation System
Standard Chassis Equipment
33,000 GVWR Cab Over Chassis
33,000 GVWR Conventional Chassis
5-Speed AutomaticTransmission
AM/FM/USB Stereo
Rear Vision Camera System
Air Conditioned Cab
Power Windows
Power Door Locks
Tilt Steering Column
Cruise Control
Optional Sweeper Equipment
Special Paint
Front Mounted Magnet Bar
Amber Beacon
Stobe Light Kit
Arrowboard Kit
Additional Flood Lights
Hopper Hand Hose
Remote Drop down screens
Hopper Dump Assist Shaker
12-Volt Auxiliary Hydraulic System
Dual Steering and Controls
Extra Water
High Pressure Front Spraybar
High pressure wash down
Hopper deluge
Hopper Drain
Head deluge
Dual outside hopper controls
Gutterbroom GEO
Key Product Features
All Schwarze products are manufactured in an ASQ/ANSI/ISO 9001:2105 Standard quality system certified facility.
Daily checks engine and hydraulic checks may be performed from the ground without raising the hopper.
44″ Gutter Brooms
Increased broom surface area enables transfer of materials from a greater distance from the sweeping head.
Recessed Gutter Broom Discs Lowers cost of operation by reducing twine to wrap on GB motor.
In Cab 27 Degree Hydraulic Allows on-the-fly gutter broom adjustments from cab
Variable speed gutter brooms allow matching the broom speed to the aux engine and to the job.
Optional Gutter Broom Extension Override℠ (GEO℠) Increased usability of gutter brooms, and expands
Versatility in various applications. While eliminating the need for a center broom.
Optional in-cab gutter broom down pressure allows on the fly broom down pressure adjustment
Angled Rubber Blast Orifice pickup head Increases debris transfer while enabling high speed sweeping
90×36″ Sweeping Head for Increased Productivity with a larger area of surface cleaning (quicker transfer, no bulldozing)
Schwarze exclusive “sweeps in reverse” head allows sweeping access where others can’t.
Optional pickup head deluge for easy head cleaning.
Optional Broom in head for surface scrubbing
Bolt in Replaceable head transitions
Large 8 cubic yard rear dumping hopper
True debris capacity (7 cu yard) is larger than many units its same class. Longer sweep time between offloads.
Bolt in Pressure and Transition Tubes for longer life expectancy; reduced cost of ownership
High flow lift system allows fast dump cycle speeds.
Optional abrasion resistant high strength stainless Steel hopper comes with a lifetime warranty as standard for lower cost operation.
29,000 Cubic Inch, Self-Cleaning, centrifugal and torturous path Circular Dust Separator eliminates the need for the operator to enter the confined debris body when cleaning the separator.
Saw tooth Screens for increased screen surface area creates more productivity, and increases debris separation reducing carryover wear and lowers cost of operation.
Backup Alarms Alerts pedestrians and vehicles of reverse motion.
Optional rear lighting including strobes and arrow boards notify traffic behind sweeper
Optional 8” Auxiliary Hand Hose for hard to clean spaces and Catch basin cleaning.
Whisper Wheel fan system features • 7% more power • 20% less fuel consumption • 70% less noise than previous model fan.
Abrasion resistant steel blades eliminates the need for a fan coating increases life expectancy and reduces cost of ownership.
1.5 Grams Balanced Fan Both Sides Reduced vibration, and increased power range of the equipment.
Bolt In, Replaceable Fan Liner for ease of maintenance and reduced cost of ownership
Leaf Bleeder Allows up to 80% air exhaust to increase performance under varying material conditions by increasing the head vacuum. The head vacuum also lifts the front flap eliminating the need for a curtain lifter.
25 Gallon Hydraulic Tank Capacity reduces the heat build-up which creates a longer life expectancy for key hydraulic components.
Hydraulic Test Ports reduces troubleshooting time.
Standard 12V DC Hydraulic Pump is able to raise and lower the sweeping head without the use of the aux engine.
Optional self-dumping magnet bar increases productivity and helps protect tires from damage
Operator friendly ergonomic controls.
Can bus with on board diagnostics with fill color screen.
Sweeps-in-Reverse℠ Backup sweeping ability. Eliminates the need for the operator to raise and lower the sweeping head to reverse direction.
PM 10 Certified Meets AQMD 1186 requirements to pick up and contain harmful particulates.