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  1. Posted · Edited by FLEETWASHDUDE · Report reply

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

  13. Posted · Edited by FLEETWASHDUDE · Report reply

    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".

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    Ok, I only wash fleet, I dont use quick connects, everything is plumbed, no trigger gun, only open gun, 100 ft. of hose. I read somewhere that you cant run much pressure when downstreaming. I upstream all soap and will continue to keep the valve for that. I am only using the downstreamer for pulling acid. I didnt know that I needed to change my tip to keep the psi down. I just got back from home depot and got a soap nozzle, its huge and should work but now need a quick connect to make the tip work.

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    I had a customer, he had four trucks and trailers I was washing and doing extras like brightening an aluminum tanker for free as well as cleaning the engines all for $140 total. I was just glad to have some extra work during the week since I mostly work on weekends. Well, I've been wondering why he quit having his trucks washed and when I passed by his business the other day, he had a tank and pw in the back of his pickup. I cant wait till he calls be back, price will be double.

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    Two of our cold water belt drive pumps (Cat 550) are having issues. Oil is coming up out of the caps. The caps on Cat pumps come with a small hole in them. Havent had this issue before. They are working good as usual and are kept in a heated garage so no freezing issues just a lot of oil loss. The burner of ours uses a Cat pump as well but no problems with it. I've got a twelve hour day today so be back tonight. Thanks for any help if offered.

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