Outlaw
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I would say, someone who has a full time job and does this in the evening and weekends, though I have my weeks where I feel like a part timer.
Gav
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I'm not sure, the machine I have now has an AR, if i'm not mistaken, I thought all the HD and Lowes machines had either General, cat or AR, I could be wrong on that, I will check on the pump make this weekend.
The reason I figured it was cheaper is because it is put together by Delta, most their tools are cheaper than their rivals, not sure why, I have had a Delta chop saw for a few years now and never have had any problems, however, I'm always kind of wary about bargains.
Gav
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Only drawback I have seen is that many homes hose bibs dont always supply 4gpm.
would that be why my pump seems to pulsate at times, not enough supply?
Gav
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Mostly residential housewashes, I have a cold water 3600 psi 4 GPM machin with an 11 HP honda engine, it's still going good but I want a second machine, they are aprox $1000 at HD and Lowes for the same, Sams has theirs price at $800, Honda engine, the main difference I see is the GPM, I was just wondering if I would regret "saving" the $200 or so.
Gav
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how much difference would I notice , job wise, between 3.5 GPM and 4GPM?
Gav
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Hardy plank is the way to go IMO
Gav
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Two questions, one for Seymore and one for everyone, first for anyone, does Clorine have a shelf life like bleach does?
Seymore, where are you getting your Clorine?
Gav
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gav...when you got yours ...the m5 was not out...if you use the old one alot...look to get the m5 for your self.....;-)I'm going to that, I use mine all the time and have well got my moneys worth out of it.
Gav
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I've found that beer keeps me in shape, don't know if it's the right shape, but it's definatly a shape.
Gav
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I don't know if the M5 excisted when I purchased my X-jet, if it did, I wish I had known, with the regular X-jet you have to swap over to a short range spray nozzle that screws on the end of the long range nozzle, it can be a pain and I've lost a couple of them while working.
Gav
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I generally charge between $145 and $185
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Whats the difference between the M5 and the regular X-Jet?
Gav
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"If you need to reduce the mixing ratios, it comes with about a dozen reducers to place inline with the injection line to lower the draw, but they are a pain to keep up with and swap out while working. "
I threw mine in the toolbox the day I got mine and I havent seen them since!
Gav
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Yea, it's a lot of fence, he's a pretty good customer, so he was fine when I told him to giuve me a couple of days to get a bid together.
Gav
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Thanks guys, this thread was absolutly no help to me whatsoever, as I sit here trying to put together a price for sealing 1300 linear ft of 8 foot fence.
LMAO
Gav
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Thats 1300 lft @ 8ft high, which by my reckoning is 10400 sq ft.
Gav
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ok , this fence has Cedar pickets and of course the rest is PT, there is aprox 1300 ft @ 8 ft high, does the cedar make much of a difference as far as cleaning and how does Ready Seal do with Cedar?
Gav
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Thanks Shane,
will do, August always tends to slow up for me as "back to school" nears.
Gav
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Thanks Guys,
Hey Seymore, you were right opposite the road from me, I do a lot of house cleaning around this area but not a lot of staining, there's a lot of new sub divisions around here and more going up, the little bit of staining I do seems to be in the older sub divisions.
Gav
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I have a bid on a brand new fence today, the guy already knows he wants me to use Dark Red ready seal as I did his deck last year, my question is, with the fence being brand new (its been up 3 or so weeks) what is the best way/method of prepping it, would it be the same as an old nasty fence.
Gav
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Good luck with whats left over from the vines, I have never had any luck in getting rid of whats left of them because they actually grow into the wall and I let customers know this right up front.
Gav
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Thanks guys, I'm going back out Monday (if its stopped raining), every now and then you need a job that is a pain in the rear, just to make you appreciate the good jobs;~)
Gav
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I actually have had to point out to a customer that my machine was a Pressure Washer and that it didn't caulk, it didn't paint, it didn't remodel and it didn't replace crappy sideing, I think I lost that account, but you know what, I don't miss it.
Gav
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Thanks Ryan, I've been around these boards long enough to know I should have done a search first, but sometimes my memeory needs jogging. This is 20 year old sideing that has never been cleaned and i did indeed get too close from underneath in order to get all the cacoons off, well I guess I will be returning and cleaning from a distance.
Thanks Gav
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I almost don't want to say anything in case i'm tempting fate, but my HD unit is 3 years old and has been worked Hard and is still running like a champ, however, i don't feel like pushing my luck anymore, so I will be semi retiring her to a back up roll.
When I got this one, it only carried (I think) a 3 month warranty for commercial use, the one at Lowes carries (I think) a 2 year warranty for commercial use.