System and method of operating a vibrating screed

A vibrating screed comprising:

• a power unit;
• a plurality of screed blades, wherein each of the plurality of screed blades is removably engageable with the power unit one at a time;
• and
• a power unit controller operably coupled to the power unit, wherein the power unit controller is operable to:
• monitor a blade selector for a selected screed blade size;
• retrieve one or more operating speeds associated with the selected screed blade size;
• and
• set a throttle coupled to the power unit to the one or more operating speeds associated with the selected screed blade size.

A method of operating a vibrating screed, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a power unit controller, a selected screed blade size from a blade selector;
• retrieving, by the power unit controller, a range of operating speeds associated with the selected screed blade size from a memory operably coupled to the power unit controller;
• and
• setting, by the power unit controller, an operational speed of the vibrating screed to correspond to the range of operating speeds associated with the selected screed blade size.