All bought
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Topic: All bought
Posted By: DocSkyHawk
Subject: All bought
Date Posted: 24/November/2007 at 8:54pm
| We finally settled on the van and equipment. Three year old "near new" 2500 GMC Savana with duel open doors on both sides. New prochem TM with all the goodies. 250' of hoses and water softener kit. Van is waiting on the unit to arrive and we are setting up the van wrap now. Going to be a nice setup for a little under 30k. I'll post pics as soon as its done. |
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 25/November/2007 at 2:10am
Sounds nice  ------------- 
The STD Meter |
Posted By: Mr. Slide
Date Posted: 29/November/2007 at 1:50am
Right On! ------------- http://qcsliders.com - http://qcsliders.com !!!Check this out!!! Put a Slide Not a Glide on your Wand, and do a better job! |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 01/December/2007 at 9:11pm
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I personally don't think a 2500 is heavy enough if you are carring water? It is definately not heavy enough for an Everest. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 01/December/2007 at 9:20pm
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2500's are no good...even the HD ones...just go 1 ton...there is no difference in price one year used ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: DocSkyHawk
Date Posted: 01/December/2007 at 9:27pm
| It better work. We bought it two weeks ago and dropped it off at the TM dealer. Picking it up in a couple of days. The unit we bought and the size of tanks should be fine. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 02/December/2007 at 10:26am
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live and learn ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 02/December/2007 at 11:45pm
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thats for sure.....I've done it twice
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Posted By: DocSkyHawk
Date Posted: 02/December/2007 at 11:59pm
| The van is rated for 2100+ lbs payload. Might not take turns at 60 but I havent seen a problem with them in the past. We were buying a 3500 but the 2500 we found had better options and was in new condition. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 03/December/2007 at 7:29am
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The only option you need is 1 ton? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 03/December/2007 at 10:16am
Doc.. Isnt that a GREAT feeling when you get your stuff..? OH YEAH.!! Good luck man..
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Posted By: DocSkyHawk
Date Posted: 04/December/2007 at 4:05pm
It's nice to get the buying process over with. It took us a while to settle on home much we wanted to spend. We almost bought the 2008 van with a 20k CDS unit. But payments were way over 1k a month. So we jumped down a couple years on the van and went with a 15k TM.
Got an updated today, we were told the equipment should be in by tomorrow or Thursday.
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John L wrote:Posted By: steam1
Date Posted: 04/December/2007 at 11:35pm
 SOUNDS LIKE SOME NICE EQUIPEMENT! MUST FEEL PRETTY GOOD TO GET ROLLING WITH SOME TOP NOTCH RIGS! GOOD LUCK!
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 05/December/2007 at 11:26pm
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my brother didn't listen either...he got a 2500 with his new cleanco.... do you believe his brakes went already...broke the caliper and cracked the disc...
the parts in a 2500 are too light for everyday hard work.. now my 3500 I looked at the brakes....still going strong... and he's had his van only for the last 6 months...bahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I'm waiting to hear about the suspension next ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/December/2007 at 7:53am
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Mr. Steamer some people just have to learn the hardway ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: carpetologist
Date Posted: 06/December/2007 at 3:05pm
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Steamer Your brother simply purchased his Cleanco from a distributor who did him “NO” favors. We at KK would refuse a sale if we knew the customer would be in trouble within the first six months. Unless the customer was adamant then we would explain in detail and have a sign off. Cheaper is not always better and less expensive. Younger people generally don’t listen to sales people with grey hair. “”Big Mistake”” PS: We refused just yesterday to put a Genesis into a cargo Van. The customer just didn’t want to listen to reason and good sense. I have had many customers come back just to say, you told me and I wish I had listened. They have since been good customers of ours. ------------- Kleen Kuip Supply Mart Inc. http://www.kleenkuip.com - New & Used Professional Carpet Cleaning Machines, Restoration Equipment, Training, Service and Supplies |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/December/2007 at 3:11pm
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their hearing is good
Their listening is not worth a dam???????????? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: DocSkyHawk
Date Posted: 06/December/2007 at 5:24pm
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We talked to our sales rep about the 2500. He said he does 2500's all the time for the units that we bought. He said he wouldn't place them in a 1500 but 2500 and up would be fine.
The higher gross cargo weight is nice to have in the 3500, but the 2500 has more then we need for now. As far as brakes, everything that I found stated that both the 2500 and 3500 use the same specs. But I am going off general data.
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/December/2007 at 7:59pm
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the sales rep is only interested in one thing "THE SALE" He would have it mounted on a bicycle and tell you it is ok as long as the deal goes threw ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: DocSkyHawk
Date Posted: 06/December/2007 at 8:33pm
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He has been up front on a lot of things. We wanted to put a CDS unit in a slightly used van and he wouldn't do it. He would only sell one to put in a new or very very low milage van. We ended up buying a van with a little over 50k on it. This is why we went with a 12k slide in and not a 20k CDS. He was also the one that talked us into going with a lower cost TM. Don't get me wrong. He is there to make money. But he also knows that if we fail or have major problems, we are not going to last long.
Please don't get me wrong on the 3/4 ton issue. We will have 3500's in our fleet. But this unit ended up being a 2500 on purpose. Our next van will be a 2008/2009 3500.
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/December/2007 at 9:44pm
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yur comparing apples to oranges?? it's too late now so make the best of a bad situation ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: DocSkyHawk
Date Posted: 13/February/2008 at 3:51pm
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Well after having it for a couple of months, the only complaint is that the gas milage is right up there with a C5 cargo plane. ------------- http://www.titancarpetcare.com - Kansas City Carpet Cleaning |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 13/February/2008 at 6:44pm
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I like the name. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: DocSkyHawk
Date Posted: 14/February/2008 at 2:49am
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Like the van wrap? We had it completed a couple of weeks ago. ------------- http://www.titancarpetcare.com - Kansas City Carpet Cleaning |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 14/February/2008 at 3:33am
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The wrap looks good -------------
The STD Meter |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 14/February/2008 at 7:52pm
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Very good ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 29/February/2008 at 9:36pm
| Where's the pics Doc?? |