Pressure Washer

[Will In Tx]

My washer broke (cracked pistion case), so what is a good type of washer now days?

[Eric McCarthy]

One that doesnt have a cracked piston case is usually a good one. Might have to head over to Powerwashertalk.com and ask those fellas over there LOL. Honda makes a good washer or Northstar from Northern Tool make a wide selection of washers.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/NTESearch?storeId=6970&N=0&Ntk=All&Ntt=power+washers&Nty=1&D=power+washers&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Dx=mode+matchallpartial

[Will In Tx]

Yeah I am stayn far away from Northern Tool as I charged quite alot on my AmEpress as to only find the very next day after I did my order with them some one was using my account for places like Gap.com and UPS.
Lucky AmEx hunted them down and cleared up all my problems.
I do have a cut off saw I bought through them I will sell you.....don't work well any more.

[stuart]

K'archer makes some good units. Apparently they were selected to clean Mt Rushmore. Stay away from the adjustable nozzles - they don't work for me. I have a McCulloch electric 1600 psi for washing the cars & light work, but I put a standard hose & fixed nozzle trigger on it. I only use the yellow one.

For the heavier work I have a 2200 psi unit from Costco. The gas engine is Honda. I can't recall the actual make of the washer, but I don't see much difference in the way the compressors are built.

[Foisy]

Sell you my old lady for cheap.

[Eric McCarthy]

Can she polish a knob??


http://www.homebits.co.uk/acatalog/Doorknob_440x293.gif

[traildust]

Can she polish a knob??


She will but she probably aint gonna clean much else


http://www.ninjadude.com/images/Paris-Hilton/paris-hilton-whore-2006.jpg

[Eric McCarthy]

Hell she's got something Ajax wont take off!

http://hateandanger.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/no-lot-lizards.jpg

[traildust]

After some loneliness and alcohol you aint gonna worry about nothing but some tea bagg'n :D

[Eric McCarthy]

NO NO not gonna touch that with a 10 foot tea bag.

http://mechanicsnationalbank.com/images/timeline/History_Muslin_Tea_Bag.jpg

[traildust]

NO NO not gonna touch that with a 10 foot tea bag.


Just sanitize her a little bit and then you can do the crouching tiger :D




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[Will In Tx]

http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad16/DocPugh/Kubota/pic20090604_drunk_tractor_driver.png

Guess you boys don't play in da mud like me, so I will have to go and get what I can.

[Eric McCarthy]

Time to break out the big boy toys and get it out the ditch!

http://www.wrecker-sales.com/rotato46.jpg

[traildust]

Eric, that seriously is a bad ass truck!

[Eric McCarthy]

75 ton Kenworth Rotator

[traildust]

75 ton Kenworth Rotator


I want one :D

[Eric McCarthy]

Not at about 275 to 300 thousand new ya dont.

[Foisy]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj39/KOOL-KINI/36500394.jpg

That tow truck could be handy for some people.

[traildust]

That dude in the mud is SCREWED :eek:

How much would it cost to get that guy out :confused:

[Eric McCarthy]

We're going to need a bigger one!!!

http://www.repoamerica.us/images/wrecker1.jpg

[Foisy]

We're going to need a bigger one!!!



...or a sign http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e105/CommentCrazyGirl/Smileys%20Action/Fantasy%20Morbid/rip.gif

[Eric McCarthy]

That dude in the mud is SCREWED :eek:

How much would it cost to get that guy out :confused:



I dont know for sure. When I was in a wrecker a few years back it was around 110 to 112 bucks an hour to work on something like that. Oh and thats PER truck. You'd need 2 heavy duty wreckers to get that Cat track hoe out for sure.

[traildust]

...or a sign http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e105/CommentCrazyGirl/Smileys%20Action/Fantasy%20Morbid/rip.gif


Yup Foisy, if that guy wasn't the owner and the driver survived the mid then the owner will kill him for shur!

[traildust]

I dont know for sure. When I was in a wrecker a few years back it was around 110 to 112 bucks an hour to work on something like that. Oh and thats PER truck. You'd need 2 heavy duty wreckers to get that Cat track hoe out for sure.

Crap! So even a salvage lik that wouldn't put a dent in the $300,000 for the wrecker :(

You would need a lot more idiots to pull out to get it payed off.

[Eric McCarthy]

NOPE! And thats why most trucks get over a million miles on them and after a while a owner will swap out the cab and chassie and put the same old wrecker boom and tool boxes on a fresh new truck to keep costs down. I worked at a wrecker company that had a 1972 Kenworth rotator. It had well over one million miles so the bossman bought a brand new Western Star cab and chassie and took the old boom and body off the old and stuck it on the new.

[traildust]

NOPE! And thats why most trucks get over a million miles on them and after a while a owner will swap out the cab and chassie and put the same old wrecker boom and tool boxes on a fresh new truck to keep costs down. I worked at a wrecker company that had a 1972 Kenworth rotator. It had well over one million miles so the bossman bought a brand new Western Star cab and chassie and took the old boom and body off the old and stuck it on the new.


OMG a million miles :eek:

Well, that makes perfectly good sense to swap over the money making end if it all still works. It's hard to believe people make money with those things :confused:

[Eric McCarthy]

A wrecker with a rotator boom on it is a money making truck. Its basically a crane thats faster down the highway and faster at recovery work. The rotator boom will spin a complete 360 degrees making it very useful on the side of the highway when traffic space is limited.

[traildust]

A wrecker with a rotator boom on it is a money making truck. Its basically a crane thats faster down the highway and faster at recovery work. The rotator boom will spin a complete 360 degrees making it very useful on the side of the highway when traffic space is limited.

Thanks Eric!


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[stuart]

Check out the reality show "Wrecked". Its based on a Chicago area towing company.
http://www.oharetowing.com/

If you are into big trucks and big wrecks its a good half hour.

[Eric McCarthy]

Seen it and LOVE IT! I watch that show all the time. Brings back alot of memories when I was in a wrecker.

[traildust]

Wrecked must be out of my market......damn it!

The closest show I have watched is Parking Wars (http://www.aetv.com/parking-wars/index.jsp), although not bad and kinda funny at times.

[Eric McCarthy]

You could probably watch it free online. I cant remember what network it airs on

[Will In Tx]

Hey, maybe they had a dam pressure washer on there??

[Eric McCarthy]

Nawh they went to the car wash

[Will In Tx]

they did not have a dam car wash......

[stuart]

I think it was the green thing upside down in the car wash that started all this off off topic discussion.

[traildust]

I think it was the green thing upside down in the car wash that started all this off off topic discussion.

Speaking of car wash :D


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[Foisy]

You could probably watch it free online. I cant remember what network it airs on

Speed TV

http://www.speedtv.com/programs/wrecked/

[Eric McCarthy]

Im gonna pull a Dusty and say

Ditto on what Foisy said!

[traildust]

Im gonna pull a Dusty and say

Ditto on what Foisy said!

Lazy ASS :rolleyes:

[Eric McCarthy]

Nawh damnit I had to type that out! I didnt copy and paste!!!

[Will In Tx]

any one got a sears pressure washer?

[Eric McCarthy]

Really one power washer is as good as another. Most all commonly have a Briggs and Stratton motor. And a pump is a pump. What sets them apart is the hore power of the motor and the size of the pump. The average power washer is 1500-2500 psi, with a 5-6hp motor. You best bet is to look at what you intend to clean as to how big of a washer you need to buy. And consider if its got alot or grease and grime would a hot washer work.

[Will In Tx]

Oh God Eric,
now I am worried, the hot washer is $$ and I was thinking of 2500psi washer with the B&S engine.
Check out the pixs of my equipment here to see if you would suggest a heated washer

http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1650

Note the tractor, I can get it real muddy, trust me

[Eric McCarthy]

I'd say get one around 2500-3500 psi would do you just fine. A hot washer wont make much of a differance for dirt and mud. So save yourself some money and get a normal washer. The 2 benefits from a hot wash is it makes it a lil easier to clean grease and alot damn nice to wash with in the winter time so ya dont get frost bite tryin to clean the tractor.

[Will In Tx]

Gotcha! Will do