A surface maintenance machine (100; 102; 104; 200) that uses a cleaning fluid on a surface (206; 306), comprising: a body; wheels (210, 212) supporting the body for movement over the surface (206; 306); a maintenance head assembly (222; 322; 422; 522; 622; 722) supported by the body and extending toward the surface (206; 306) and comprising a tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844) for performing a surface maintenance operation using the cleaning fluid, wherein the maintenance head assembly (222; 322; 422) has a lateral centerline perpendicular to a longitudinal centerline (204; 458) of the body, the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844) extending parallel the lateral centerline and terminating in a first end (445; 896) and a second end (447; 898), the second end being opposite the first end along the lateral centerline; an outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754) configured to dispense the cleaning fluid exiting the outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754) on the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844), the outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754) positioned relative to the too (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844)1 such that different intensities of cleaning fluid exiting the outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754) correspond to cleaning fluid dispensed on corresponding different areas of the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844); and a cleaning fluid source carried by the body and fluidly connected to the outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754) to supply cleaning fluid to the outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754), the cleaning fluid source configured to vary the intensity of the cleaning fluid exiting the outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754) to at least two different intensities or velocities to dispense cleaning fluid on at least two corresponding areas of the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844), wherein a first intensity or velocity of the at least two different intensities or velocities dispenses cleaning fluid on a first corresponding area of the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844) and wherein a second intensity or velocity of the at least two different intensities or velocities dispenses cleaning fluid on a second corresponding area of the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844), the first area of the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844) closer to the first end than the second end (447; 898), the second area of the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844) closer to the second end (447; 898) than the first end, the first intensity or velocity being less than the second intensity or velocity. a body; wheels (210, 212) supporting the body for movement over the surface (206; 306); a maintenance head assembly (222; 322; 422; 522; 622; 722) supported by the body and extending toward the surface (206; 306) and comprising a tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844) for performing a surface maintenance operation using the cleaning fluid, wherein the maintenance head assembly (222; 322; 422) has a lateral centerline perpendicular to a longitudinal centerline (204; 458) of the body, the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844) extending parallel the lateral centerline and terminating in a first end (445; 896) and a second end (447; 898), the second end being opposite the first end along the lateral centerline; an outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754) configured to dispense the cleaning fluid exiting the outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754) on the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844), the outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754) positioned relative to the too (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844)1 such that different intensities of cleaning fluid exiting the outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754) correspond to cleaning fluid dispensed on corresponding different areas of the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844); and a cleaning fluid source carried by the body and fluidly connected to the outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754) to supply cleaning fluid to the outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754), the cleaning fluid source configured to vary the intensity of the cleaning fluid exiting the outlet nozzle (352, 354; 452, 454; 554; 654; 752, 754) to at least two different intensities or velocities to dispense cleaning fluid on at least two corresponding areas of the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844), wherein a first intensity or velocity of the at least two different intensities or velocities dispenses cleaning fluid on a first corresponding area of the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844) and wherein a second intensity or velocity of the at least two different intensities or velocities dispenses cleaning fluid on a second corresponding area of the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844), the first area of the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844) closer to the first end than the second end (447; 898), the second area of the tool (224; 344, 346; 444; 544, 550; 644, 646, 650; 844) closer to the second end (447; 898) than the first end, the first intensity or velocity being less than the second intensity or velocity.