Beth n Rod

It's not too late to register for this event! It's going to be wonderful, I wish we could make it! Beth

Yes it was. From what I understand from speaking with a couple BOD members today, the PWNA web site is supposed to have some new news online very shortly. Beth

ACR Round Table Event! Saturday & Sunday March 10 & 11 555 Uhler Road Easton, PA 18040 610-253-8005 Look at the Sunday Morning Line-Up! Cujo Cooley Power Wash Success & Pam's Pressure Clean Maximize your sales and profits! Frustrated by not being able to attract enough new business? Confused by different marketing strategies and unable to implement any of them successfully? Tired of networking and trying to get referrals but with little or no results? Annoyed by chasing prospects and not being able to turn them into paying clients? Discouraged by not getting the type and size job you know you want and deserve? If any of these words describe you, your business or both of you, join Cujo on Sunday morning at ACR Products for a FREE session on how to market and position your company for maximum sales and profits! FREE? Yes! Tom and Barbara of ACR Products are so commited to your success that they are underwriting the entire cost of this powerful marketing session! `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Robert Hinderliter Delco Cleaning Systems & the ***** Environmental Cleaning - Are you an Environmentalist? Robert Hinderliter will be speaking on Environmental Cleaning Issues - DO NOT MISS this enlightening lecture that can set your company apart! ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Joel Rimler A-TEAM SERVICES, INC. Awning Cleaning - The Perfect Add-on Joel Rimler will give a brief overview on all aspects of awning cleaning! From the various types of awnings there are to how to how to properly prep the area, marketing tools needed, bidding the jobs, terminology etc. If you have ever considered adding awning cleaning to your company's repertoire, you'll not want to miss this session!! `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Sunday Afternoon's Speakers - WOW! Dan Frenza LCA Leasing Basic Leasing Principles More Budget Friendly Leasing Conserves Capital Realize Tax Advantages Credit Diversification Turnkey Financing "8 out of 10 American Businesses Lease Equipment" ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Mike Kazmierczak Bruce Shoemaker A Plus Power Wash Dynamic Detailing Plus Power Wash Washing Trucks & Fleets Mike and Bruce are two of the largest local truckwashing companies in the area. These gentleman are going to share their knowledge of the fleetwashing industry at ACR's Sunday Round Table! ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Tom Vogel Jim Palmer ACR Products Hydrotek Systems Wastewater Treatment Systems If you need to recover, recycle or treat the waste water generated by your pressure washer use this session lead by Tom Vogel and Jim Palmer offers many options in water treatment, recovery or recycling. Terms defined: Recycle: Wastewater is cleaned to the point that it can be reused through the pressure washer Recovery: The wastewater is pumped to a storage tank for proper disposal or treatment at a later time. Filtration: The wastewater is processed and filtered and is generally safe to dump to a sanitary sewer. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Cost, Registration & Payment Saturday Classes: Class registration should be made through ACR Products by calling 610-253-8005. Questions pertaining to course content should be directed to the instructor listed. Payment for courses are to be made payable to the company providing the class. If you are taking a class, please do not register separately for the Pig Roast or Round Table - let your registrar know if you will be attending as the cost of these events is being provided by your respective course instructor. Saturday Pig Roast & Sunday Round Table Event: If you plan to only attend the Pig Roast and/or Sunday event, please register directly with ACR Products and make your check payable to ACR Products. The cost for these events are - paid by March 2nd is $35.00; after March 2nd through the day of the event is $40.00. Pre-registration is a reservation only. Your seat(s) in the class of your choice is guaranteed upon payment received by the appropriate party. Please make sure you take care of this early as each instructor needs sufficient time to ensure the proper amount of class materials. Bear in mind also, with event planning such as these, it is very important that ACR Products have an accurate count of attendees for both the Pig Roast and Sunday event. We all know how important the food is at these things so register and pay promptly so there is enough food!! `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Maintenance & Repair Workshop Avoid mechanics cost of $50 to $75 per hour.Take this "do it yourself" class! Learn to maintain and repair your own equipment. This is a day long program that will cover all aspects of equipment repair and maintenance. The following will be covered: 1. How to rebuild your pump 2. How to troubleshoot your heating system 3. Downstream injectors 4. How to use a multi meter...... Bring One Along! 5. How to rebuild a Mosmatic Swivel and adjust in your flatwork machine Instructors: Tom Vogel, ACR Products & a representative from HydroTek Price: $ 198.00 includes lunch, the Saturday evening Pig roast and the Sunday round table event. Tom's class space is limited to 10 persons!! Register Early!! THE M & R CLASS IS CURRENTLY FULL. YOU MAY CONTINUE TO REGISTER TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST ****************************************************************************************** Marketing Workshops 3 Complete Modules provide you with a solid foundation for marketing your company Module 1 - Intro to Marketing - This workshop will cover the fundamentals of marketing your service business and provide you with an understanding of what marketing is, how it works, and why it is critical to your business. We will discuss demographic positioning. Length 2 hours Module 2 - Creating A Professional Image - This workshop will teach you how to create a professional image for your customers, and add dollars to your bottom line. Length 2 hours Module 3 - Ad Building Workshop - This workshop will teach you the basics of what should be in a good print ad, and we will sketch out ads of our own. It's important to understand these basics even if you have a design company build your ads. Length 2 hours. Instructor: Beth Borrego, See Dirt Run! Inc. Price: $ 159.00 includes lunch, the Saturday evening Pig Roast, the Sunday Round Table and all course materials. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lodging InformationYou don't want to miss a single minute of this two day event. Unless you want to sleep in your truck, check into one of these near by hotels! Four Points Sheraton Lehigh Valley Airport Hotel & Suites 3400 Airport Road, Allentown, PA 610-266-1000 Hampton Inn 3729 Easton Nazareth Highway, Easton 610-250-6500 Hilton Garden Inn Allentown Airport 1787B Airport Rd., Allentown, PA 610-443-1400 Airport Travel Inn 1033 Airport Rd., Allentown, PA 610-434-9550 ACR Trading Post ! Got equipment you want to sell, trade, swap? Send photos or emails to tradingpost@grassrootsevents.org and we'll get it listed in upcoming newsletters. If someone is interested, hook up at the ACR Round Table Event on Sunday!

The info is in a word file here: http://www.thegrimescene.com/forums/93636-post25.html Saturday seminars require advanced registration. I still have room in my marketing class. Tom's class is full, and I do not know about Jack and Matt's class. Sunday is the Round Table itself. Hope you can make it! Beth

That is really cool stuff Philip. So does this mean literally you are a rocket scientist? Now I can say I have made ones acquaintance. I flew some model rockets in my day but they used CO2 cannisters for propellant. Some used the (I forget what they are called) ignitable engines, but on a limited budget as a kid it was a short lived hobby. Balsa wood planes were more in the budget. :) Very interesting though. Thanks for sharing. Rod!~ btw, congrats on your getting publication in Extreme Rocketing Magazine.

Wow Jamie, where are you getting yours? I got a two gun unit around 8k. Of course that was 3 years ago...dang, are they going up that much??? Rod!~

Thank you Mike, my point exactly. It's a dog eat dog world we live in that conducts business. One can do a whole bunch of rights but it is the one wrong that will stick out. That is the fate of the one you won the contract from. He made one too many wrongs and it takes only one. Obviously it was bad enough for the PM to consider someone else to take on the work. Rod!~

Jeff, Are you going to ACR this weekend? Beth

I don't smell very pretty at the end of the day anyway so I don't mind. It all comes off in the shower. :) Everything is vented out the back and the only time I have fuel smell inside the cargo area is when someone doesn't put the cap back on the spare gas container. :headspin: Anyway, the van is a suggestion. I have 2 other trucks, one of which has another Hydrotek unit mounted in it. Easy access is a good point to consider. In the van, I can reach most of what I need to for oil changes and filter cleaning/replacement. The tank is the biggest obstacle. Rod!~

If they gave you a shot, you should bid. If you get it, it is just business. It happens to all of us. No one gets or keeps every account out there. My question is this....why aren't they happy with the other guy, and did you see anything about the work that you would see was problematic? Where do you need to be better so you avoid the other company's problems? Beth

That was one heck of a dissertation Rick! Seems there is a bit of tension on one side or the other so let's sit back and read thoroughly. Think about it, then make your posts with respect and polite regard. All is well so far and may the discussion remain productive. Next! Rod!~

Rick, Just remember that I double dog dared you to wear that costume this weekend....I'll up that right here to the triple dog dare! See you Saturday morning bright eyed and bushy tailed! Beth

Glad to hear things will be ok Mark. Never a good thing when a site goes down... We wish PWN the best! :) Beth

Yeah, the guy just didn't like the fact that someone else was there and threw that line out there to justify himself. Like Ken said, they called you. If there wasn't a problem to begin with, you would not have been asked to bid. Rod!~

Welcome Jeff! Glad you found us here :) Beth

If it helps, We have a hydrotek 3000psi/8gpm 2 gun unit that uses an A.R. (Anno Reverberi) pump and it has performed well for us and is going on 3 years old. It has taken a bit of use and still cranks the pressure. A.R. pumps are less expensive than most and some models are hit-n-miss with performance and durability from what I have gleaned form reading over the years but it is a suggestion none the less. Rod!~ btw, it is a belt drive unit.

I like that they (sprinter vans) are very dependable. We bought the nuts and bolts version because I didn't want any extras to add to costs or need repairs. Here is another plus, when buying through Daimer/Chrysler corp. they have an option for skipping up to 3 months payments (they are figured on that basis too) which helps during the slower winter months. Yeah, the monthly is a little higher. We had bulk heads installed to protect the outer walls from dings and dents occuring from cargo shift on the inside and I had the entire cargo area herculined (roof, sides and floor). The pw'er sits at the back, the 225gal tank straddles the rear axle and the 3 stack hose reel sits behind the drivers seat mounted to the floor and wall. We bail out the hose from the side door and then start it up. All exhausts are directed out the back (additional pipes and venting) but it works great and still have 256 cubic ft left for other supplies. Anyone going to Tom and Barbara's RT will be able to see it for ideas and questions. Rod!~

that is a problem and we are working on it... Rod!~

We have seen instances where a product - any product - will only last a year (or less depending), but we all know what instances those are...new wood, or hard wood. As for other instances, we have seen some finishes out perform others, we have seen some colors look better than others, and much of this seems to depend also on climate and exposure as well. Preparation of the surface will also effect the longevity. Beth

Jeff, Welcome to TGS. Please check your private messages. Beth

That was fun! :) Beth

You guys need to get with the sprinter van scene. We have a Hydrotek 2 gun system and a 225 gal tank inside the van with room to spare and enough headroom to walk around in. My crew loves it and it is very maneuverable, more so than compared to a truck or box truck. They run on diesel and come standard with a mercedes benz inline 5 cylinder turbo diesel (newer ones are coming out with a v-6 turbo diesel) and can carry up to 3800lbs (180W.B. version) while others with the higher cargo height and extended cargo bays can carry over 4200lbs. Some come as duallies too! This site shows the latest versions. Freightliner Sprinter:*Home The towing packages on them are pretty hefty too. Rod!~

Bleach is a term we use to refer to the effect of whitening or any degree thereof. In the same process, the removal of ions contributing to color are the basis of the effect as I understand it. Oxidation happens at this level and involves the removal of ions but not necessarily those associated with color but an increase or decrease in the valence of the molecules when combined or replaced with hydrogen or chlorine atoms. (god, I can't believe I remember some of this stuff from H.S.) Oxidation is a combination with oxygen which can also increase or decrease the valence of an ion. This can be seen as a change in color or elimination of color. The effect is technically bleaching. Sulfuric acid and ammonium perchlorate combination will also result in an explosion due to the rapid combination with oxygen. I have seen this in the explosions outside of Henderson NV. when a plant blew up knocking the town a few inches away...literally! Actually, there were 2 major explosions which registered 3-3.5 on the richter scale and I lived about 3-4 miles away. This was pepcon... reviewjournal.com -- News: Pepcon Explosion Anniversary http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/pepcon/misc.mov Rocket Fuel Plant Explosion Investigation, accident Reconstruction Scared the (*#&$(*#) out of me! Rod!~

We have a Whisper Washer we got back in 1999 that still runs like a champ. For us one unit is enough since we do mainly wood and not too much concrete... You can play with that too if you like. Are you going up to the ACR round table this weekend? Beth :sunshine: :groovy3:

We have a couple of Hydrotek skids. When we got the first one, we felt it was more than we wanted to spend too. When we got the second one we didn't feel that way. If this is your first industrial machine ( not a box store one) I understand your hesitancy. I would suggest looking at a few different machines and see what is going to best suit you. We have heard very good things about several manufacturers. Just make sure you are comparing apples to apples, look at spec sheets for each machine you are considering so you can see side by side what you are getting or missing. We did that and it really helped us to choose. Beth :cup: :groovy3: p.s. we are not that far from you - if you want to come look at our units once we take them out of winterization you are welcome to do it, pull the trigger and see how they feel. Let me know :)