?,s about pressure pro machines

[patriot pressure washing 14]

i have a landa hot water 8gpm machine right now im thinkin about trading in or saleing. the local store around here has a pressure pro 8gpm machine with a honda 24 hp and a general pump for 5200 with a couple little free gifts with it that come in handy for sure. im not very familiar with pressure pro machines, ive always had a landa since i started business and so far im not very happy with them. so any advice or knowledge of pressure pro machines or any other machine for that matter i would greatly appriciate it.

mike

[patriot pressure washing 14]

no one knows anything about pressure pro??? well what unit does everyone else run or like the best?? as far as 8gpm hot water machines

[Rick2 42]

Honda General.

[John Orr 206]

Landa has a rep as the Caddilac of pressure washers. Many swear by them - some at them. I'm not familiar with Pressure Pro's, though I have heard good things about them.

Personally, I run a Hydro-Tek 8 gpm rig and love it. 25 hp Kohler, almost 3 years old, no problems with regular maint.

What problems have you been having with your Landa?

[patriot pressure washing 14]

i have a 8gpm kohler cold water machine also and love it. i never have problems. the landa machine has cost me at least 3000 since i got it in repairs and i only have 325 hrs on it b/c i never get a chance to run it ofter b/c it always seems to have a problem. i dont know ive heard good things about hydro tek. i just found a good deal on a pressure pro.

[Jeff 232]

I have 8 pressure pros only two are hot water. They all have done well. The prices you can't beat and the machines work well. The 8gpm I have runs well just regular maint stuff. I have a 5.5 gpm hot too and thats 3 years old its a work horse. I had some problems with pressure switch I up graded that for about $100 and havent had a problem since

Several cold water machines 4gpm, several 5.5 gpm and a 8gpm, never any problems. They all got good Honda engines, good general pumps.

We work all these machines 8-13 hours a day 5-6 days a week for a good 9-10 months a year. They work hard and I don't always keep right up with maint as good as I should all the time. I have very little down time.

I will buy more of them as needed and like I said the prices I don't think can be beat

[Jerry 24]

When you compare cars, you compare engineering skills "as a system"...

they build engines, transmissions, and all the assembly.

When you compare pressure wash systems, you compare components and "assembly" as separate issues... If you have a good (beefy) pump (like a A.R., Comet, General, or Giant,) and a quality engine (like the new Subaru) , you must next consider that each pressure washer manufacturer has a "style" of assemby. How pretty it is, ONLY speaks for image...

you have to use it, and that must be profitable.

Here's my point:

First consideration should be major components..

a BEEFY pump is one with forged bronze rods. They are MORE resistant to overheating than aluminum. Don't get stuck with a "wimp" that has "big-words" marketing and insultingly expensive parts.

Beyond that, a "high-volume-bypass" system is MOST important... how each system is plumbed is CRITICAL to its abusability...

It must be plumbed for abuseability, reliability and servicability, or you don't have more than a "pretty" machine, with a "name-brand" engine, and "heart-ache" levels of downtime.

If it's difficult to change the oil, it doesn't get done,

and BLAM ! ... out comes the "done button".

If you have a pressure switch controlling the heater with a pressure actuated unloader, you get a heater running uncontrolled, with NO FLOW. ...An overheat that can "spew" a coil, and send someone to the hospital in pain.

A garden-hose-fed system, with a small leak in a coupling, and a "bolt-on-unloader" can overheat in bypass (with the gun off,) enough to damage seals in just a few minutes... And next the oil seals leak... Low-oil-overheat blasts the rods out of the pump... just because somebody didn't bother to notice a quick-couplier leaking a few days back.

If your system has a little "garden-tractor" battery, or wimpy connection to the charging system, it will EAT ignitiors every 6 months.

If it has a 12 volt heater system without a beefy control relay for the ignitor, it will eat an ignitor every 3 months.

If you have a tank-fed system, you want to be able to say it has a 1" id feed line, for every 4 gpm the pump is supposed to draw from that tank... that's right, 8 gpm pumps should have DUAL feed-lines... one to each side of the head.

Compare systems this way..

1/3 major components,

1/3 how it's plumbed,

and 1/3 serviceability.

NEVER compare by "brand-name", as the "bean-counters" methodically build cheeper (AKA cheesier)... If the equipment is down all the time, the warranty is an insult.

If it's reliable and serviceable, and a real "tech" answers phone calls at the factory,

you won't need a serviceman at all.

23 years ago, we began building the ultimate in reliability,

...because YOU, the users, weren't getting answers to the questions "Why did it break, and what did you DO about it (for the money)?"

We were convinced we could deliver the BEST in reliability,

with a reasonable price, and a "NO B.S." warranty.

After looking at the results, we are proud, and selling equipment

to profitable, repeat customers...

Heater Coils can last 12 to 15 years.

H.V.Ignitors can last 4 to 5 years.

Voltage regulators can last 4 to 5 years.

Control switches can last 5 to 10 years.

Water seals can last THOUSANDS of hours.

Remember... the service tech that doesn't know what a high-volume-bypass is, is a dumb-ass "parts replacer". ...have you met him ?

I am embarrassed for this industry, who's cheesiest manufacturer owns the most expensive race-car... it's an insult.

Don't buy their stuff.

If you want to buy from one of the top-five... Buy a MiT-M ... they are honorable competiton, as they have a very good reputation for customer service.

But, If you want the VERY best, EVER made,

buy a BullDogPro. They are "Long-Term-Low-Cost" ...by design.

You are also going to need a vacuum reclaim system that works anyway,

so call us for both...

Cleaning System Specialist Inc., DBA PresureWasher.net

is the manufacturer of the BullDogPro line of pressure washers to 7000 psi,

the Sirocco Performance Vacuums line of vacuum reclaim equipment,

the VacuBerm, and the BEST performing Vacuuming Surface Cleaner in the world...

because you asked for it in the service department.

Do business with someone that can answer the "technical questions".

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