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go with the belt drive. Those direct drive units arent all that great even for rinsing off a car, I cant imagine washing any kind of concrete with one. If your budget will only allow you for 1k, then go with the cat pump. Those are much better in my opinion. I had a cat direct drive and it lasted me five or six years.

I'd like to see if anyone has developed a system of capturing runoff with a trash pump.

I'm still not understanding why you dont just discharge your dirty water directly from your vacuboom to a tank in your van. Instead you want a vacuum tank and another sump pump? What for? Your vacuboom is allready set up with a pump out isnt it?

thanks, ill try that.

I use a high suds detergent for fleet cleaning. My vacuboom fills with foam. I really like the vacuboom because it is smaller than most reclaim units and it has a pump out system. My problem lies with the foam. It is ruining my vac motors. Is there anything I can buy that is relatively inexpensive that i can put in the vacuum canister that will eliminate the foaming? Thank you.

Dang, that stinks. Still not a bad deal. Did it come with a battery? I was wondering how it would keep the amps up since the motor isnt elec. start. I have always doubted 12 volt units anyway. I've never had one but I've heard some horror stories. A lot harder to work on?

I've got a hydrotech hot water unit and really there is no comparison. Our hydrotech has a cat belt driven pump and 110 volt burner, absolutely the best burner hands down that I've ever seen. Both chinese knockoffs I've got had broken air cleaner housing and some other cheap components like the gas cap and oil dipsticks. If you've got the money and a lot of work, go for american made stuff.

I've got two chinese engines. They work fine. Just as good as honda from what I've seen. One of them is electric start and the other isnt. I've got 6 months use on each of them and no problems whatsoever. They are actually a little easier to start than a honda and quieter for some reason. Jain Dong is a big engine manufacturer in china and they make most of the look alikes. I've got a 11hp JD engine mounted to a belt driven AR pump, all set up for less than $650. For that price, I would probably just use the burner coil and tank, maybe put a little better pump on there, 2k, you cant go wrong.

I still dont see your logic. I dont think Unions have the same goals as they once did.

True but didnt the UAW just recently within the past year lower those labor cost to more competetive levels. If I remember correctly, it was costing around two thousand dollars per vehicle just for the retirement benefits for those employees. The ball allready began rolling downhill before the UAW and the big 3 could come together and lower labor cost. ?? I have always been against Unions. If I went to fill out an application somewhere and was in need of a job, and agreed to be paid $14 per hour for my time and labor there, wouldnt it be wrong to join a union of workers and demand higher wages and benefits by threatening to walk off? It isnt right. Its Blackmale. One more reason I have always been a republican.

I dont know much about hoods, how often do you try to schedule them?

How many of you have chose one over the other and for what reason? For me, fleet is steady but physically hard work and getting to be chemically expensive. When I fill up the rig with fuel, I cant help but think how I would much rather be washing that gas station fuel isle than going to wash a bunch of filthy trucks. Hood Cleaning seems like fun but I dont "know anything about it".

Yes Russ he failed to go over this with me. In fact, he didnt know what a downstreamer looked like until I pointed one out to him. He is new though and made it clear he doesnt know anything about what he does for a living. Its all good.

yep the water flows so better hang on when starting the engine.I cant say no.