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Why not just spend some money on a 12ft and 18ft aluminium rods and plum them with QCs? That's what I've done. On rare occasions I'll have to add a 4ft-er to it for a minute or two but if I'm needing serious length for prolonged periods of time then in comes the lifts.

Adrian, Sorry you had to experience this and I'm glad to see that you are okay. Luckily I don't live in an area where safety is my top most concern @ night. Maybe I should rethink my priorities.....the amish country scenario prooves that anything can happen anywhere. When it comes to guns, I too am the type that is afraid of getting a gun b/c I will actually use it. However it would be foolish not to ponder what one would do with mace or pepper spray if you had more than one person approaching you at once. ps: I'm going to send you some dog tags and a fake badge to hang around your neck....with all that equipment you're going to look like Dog the Bounty Hunter.:lgsideway

Mr. Ron **********, You are too slow!!! .........but that's what you get for being 3 hours behind the rest of the world. ;)

I like that pen, where can I buy a pen like that? :) JK....how long have you had the pump? They have a 2 year manufacturers warranty. Call them and they'll be happier than anything to send you another switch. Trust me!

Amen!!

Chris from apple was the first thing that came to mind when I first read this post! I'm skeered :) Don you are right but there has to be something said about a smaller hose with larger gpm pumps. I have the 3.6pgm and have been using the 3/8" hose since day one. Have no plans of changing at all because I have no intentions of galloping on roof tops. My pump's pressure switch is crancked to the max and I use a 6015 tip on a straight through wand. Why is it that my pump does not cycle?? I attribute it to the length of hose. The size of the hose. The fact that the fluid has to go up 20 feet, down the other side, around the gable and down back again. Possibly the thickness of the fluid due to soaps added (although I think this one is minimal). Putting all this into the equation and I'm curious if I were to use a larger hose would the pump cycle. I'm guessing that the motor on a 10gpm pump is somewhat larger than on a 1.8 or 3.6, right? Could that be the attributing factor as to why you have no problems with flow? Could it be overriding the above criteria? Do you truly get 100% 10gpms at the end of the wand?

You'll never get 1.8pgm out of that thing when you start adding more hose to it. Just wait and see what happens when you attach 200ft of hose. You should have bought the 3.6gpm (or is it 3.8?). I run 3/8" hose off mine aswell but I'm going to switch within the next week to a Flojet. Don't forget that the 3/8" hose will also restrict the amount of fluid flowing through it and therefore your gpms will drop. It works for me b/c I'm used to the speed and don't need to move any faster.........still some guys here use 5/8" hoses. Hope this helps

LOL. Did you pull that number out of the hat or are you the current guy they're trying to replace? :lgmoneyey

Sorry to hear that your truck got stolen. What's wrong with it b/c I can't see anything on the picture.

Call Russ @ Southside Equipment. 502.231.6506 He'll get you back up and running as quick as you can dictate that model number.

Preferred Pressure, How long have they been playing around with you? Are talking a couple of weeks or has it been 3-4 months? Based on the answer to the above I'd have to agree with everyone else here. I expect to be treated as I treat. I've promised to do the work and the quality is there.......now I want to get paid. Period.

Glad to see you have your priorities in line. I tip my hat to you, sir! :)

Need a picture!

I'm looking for opinions from those that use and abuse their hoses big time. I've been using Jet Blue, nonmarking hoses for the past 3 years and for some reason I've been told that they don't exist anymore (don't know if it's true or not). I like them very much b/c they're rugged and tend not to warp and coil like the gray non-marking that I've thrown in the garbage. What manufactured hoses do you use/recommend and why? How have they held up and for how long? I need to get new hoses by the end of this week so I'd like to put my order in tomorrow morning. Thanks.

LOL!!

I've lost the trailer aswell when the slim shank ball decided to part from receiver. Thank 'someone' that I had 400G of water on the trailer and that I was rolling in stop-go traffic. No damage to the truck but it sure dug into asphalt. Funny story: just 15 minutes prior I was being issued a traffic sitation in a private parking lot. The cop that showed up within minutes of me loosing the trailer asked two questions: 1. What are you pouring all over the place? 2. Didn't my buddy just give you a ticket a few minutes ago? I asked him if he was going to find a reason for serving me again and proceeded to jack the trailer with the truck jack. I've never been more happy to be lugging around another receiver and ball. To this day I have that broken ball, as a reminder. . . . rig is parked in the drive. I unlock the lock and release the latch. (trailer is being moved and then unhitched in the back yard). Truck dips into driveway-apron and trailer hits the concrete. Neighbors watch as I jack the trailer from the ground. "Here's your sign!":lgjump:

I'd also like to know where you're getting them at that price. I'm dishing out over $110/ unloader.

I just order 250' from Southside Equipment yesterday. Should have them by Friday.

Thanks guys for your input. I appreciate it.

You 'must' invest in an electric hose reel. You have no idea how much of a difference it makes.

Hm...I must have it confused with something else. [scratching head vigorously]

Florida is notoriously known for it's scam artists and lying, cheating 'professionals' and contractors. I've never seen more people promise to show up and then don't nor have I experienced businesses neglecting to return phone calls. This may not be as bad further north but down here in the south it's horrible and takes a lot of work to get your client's trust.

Kurt, Before you start using oxalic for rust removal try going to the good old Lowe's/Home Depot and buy yourself a gallon of Rust Aide. They claim it to be non-acid based and it works without any problems. I like it better than anything else I've ever tried and need to find out how to get larger quantities, maybe from manufacturer.

I prepare by putting away my speedos :), and that cream which relieves much uncomfort brought on by high humidity.....itching!!!! Can't wait to leave the windows open at night! :)

Will do Ken.