shopping for parts
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Topic: shopping for parts
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Subject: shopping for parts
Date Posted: 27/September/2006 at 7:28pm
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I have got a 2005 fully loaded savana...3500 series of course.... I want to install my old cleanco unit in it..after a sand blast and a paint job to the unit...
I need a shaft 64.9 inches
I got 3 prices
cleanco wants $3300 dollars for a new shaft plus $1500 for a engine kit if I want to keep the AC..taxes and shipping not included
cleanm*re wants $1500 for a new shaft with greasable bearings + 300 to install...says no kit is ness...
local machine shop wants $500 to 700 depending on the amount of torque I need ...I have to bring them the old shaft so they can test it..
so in this business if you don't shop around...you don't stay in business for long...
what a difference from a high of over 5 grand to as little as 500....
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 27/September/2006 at 11:42pm
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What year is the Cleanco?
How is the high idle set up?
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Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 27/September/2006 at 11:46pm
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Always pays! I applied for a commercial account at an auto parts store just to see if I could get one . It went through. Last week a water pump went out on my Savana, the dealer wanted 260.00 for the pump 240.00 for labor. I asked if I could provide my own parts. they said yes.
New water pump at parts store with wholesale account $62.00 savings $ 198.00 . SHOP AROUND and get an account set up at a parts store. It doesn't cost you a dime! and saves big bucks .... |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 28/September/2006 at 7:34am
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cmaster wrote:Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 28/September/2006 at 8:48am
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I was told there is two open terminals on the computer and if they are grounded the truck will run at 1600 rpm. Thats how my 2001 Express is set up.
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/September/2006 at 2:46pm
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Steamer?? why would you go to all the trouble of putting an anitque in a new van?? What a waste? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 28/September/2006 at 3:33pm
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I'm not willing to buy a new unit..... the truck is not for me....my brother may or may not be using it....
The cleanco unit hasn't been that much trouble...but the truck is a diseaster.
I don't mind a 300 to 400 dollar payment a month...but a new truck and unit will run 1200 to 1500...
don't need that stress..
plus I can fix and unit problems in a flash...but truck problems are too hard ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 28/September/2006 at 3:33pm
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 28/September/2006 at 3:40pm
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1600 is what all 3 of my Cleanco's run at
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 28/September/2006 at 3:46pm
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I kinda like 2000 rpm ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 28/September/2006 at 4:59pm
Sounds kinda high. Too hard on the engine
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/September/2006 at 5:58pm
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You guys can keep your clean colds I've had my fill just reading this?? Mr. Steamer one good thing is at least the truck will be dependable enough to get you to the job to break down? Cmaster 3 clean colds?? You the man!!!! ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 28/September/2006 at 8:49pm
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they work fine...believe it or not ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/September/2006 at 9:58pm
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NOT?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 28/September/2006 at 10:46pm
You know what they say. The third one's a charm
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 6:13am
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I thought strike 3 and you were out? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 8:41am
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Sorry. I don't play baseball
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 7:14pm
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Just Russian Roulet with the Clean Colds?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 7:37pm
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You betcha
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 8:41pm
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2005 Savana and a 1985 Clean Cold. Sounds like a match made in haven?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 9:32pm
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Steamer...........and you Bitch when people shop around for cheap carpet cleaning................funny how it depends on what hat you're wearing.....
Nightrider
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 10:26pm
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He learned to price shop from his customers.
If he waits long enough Wal-Mart will be selling a Chinese made truck mount for $19.95
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 10:40pm
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Steamer can glue his clean cold unit into a Rice Rocket?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 10:49pm
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it's because people bitch about prices why I can't put together a brand new 80k truck...
but it's ok.... you fools can spend 80k or lease and make that 1500 payment... while I laugh all the way to the bank with my old cleanco...lol
one in hand is worth two in the bush...
I got a cleanco.... but I'm sure they have a lot of new ones sitting on the floor...lol ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 11:38pm
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So you are richer than Doug?
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 30/September/2006 at 1:08am
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Does Doug have 2 in his bush............
Nightrider
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 30/September/2006 at 8:48am
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And one in the driveway?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 30/September/2006 at 11:33am
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How many in the garage?
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Posted By: carpetologist
Date Posted: 02/October/2006 at 5:50pm
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Handy Man Special!
1985 GMC Van with Cleanco Classic installed. Van to go to the dump. Blower, pump, heat exchangers, tanks, driveshaft all in working order.
$2,500 or best offer.
These parts have been replaced through the years. ------------- Kleen Kuip Supply Mart Inc. http://www.kleenkuip.com - New & Used Professional Carpet Cleaning Machines, Restoration Equipment, Training, Service and Supplies |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 02/October/2006 at 11:50pm
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1600, 2000RPM'S.. What size motor and blower do you guys have.. I've been running 2600- 2800rpm with 26hp and 45 blower... Am i running too high rpm's ????????? PLEASE EXPLAIN GUYS.....
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 03/October/2006 at 12:06am
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PTO, not slide in. Engine runs at 1600, blower runs at 3000
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 03/October/2006 at 12:49am
| OK, thanks cmaster... |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 03/October/2006 at 8:33am
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it all depends on the pulley size....you need the pulley to be smaller on the blower...
hey doug...the funny thing is...my cleanco had a roots blower and a cat pump what makes it any different from your 405???...lol
405 has way more bells and whistle that can and will get screwed up...lol ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: thermedix
Date Posted: 03/October/2006 at 11:14am
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Steamer,
So which one did you settle on?, Someone once told me you could get shafts with high speed bearings put in them at TSC , as for clutches, an AC clutch will work fine if you taper the end of the shaft to fit.
Cleanco`s rule! ------------- It`s not how far you fall...it`s how high you bounce back up... |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 03/October/2006 at 7:06pm
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getting a cleanmore shaft... ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 03/October/2006 at 7:28pm
You may be right Mr. Steamer. But you seem to be constantly getting the SHAFT??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 03/October/2006 at 7:36pm
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well I will agree... cleanco built a sub-standard shaft with no grease fittings... ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 05/October/2006 at 10:44am
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I heard that cleanco doesn't want to sell me a shaft....
They build them but they don't back them....
Why the hell would I buy a cleanco shaft... really I just wanted to hear their outragous price to find out if I was getting a good deal some place else.
It would cost me over 6 grand with labour through an authorized cleanco distributor to get that old cleanco classic into a new truck..
might as well get a new one.
If I had to do over again...I would never buy cleanco... really it's a big rip-off piece of SHIZAT!
I don't want any equipment where I'm not allowed to work on it myself....
$3300 dollars for a shaft and $1500 for a engine kit...bahahahahaha
not including shipping taxes or installation...
you got to be kidding me.....I was born yesterday, but with a socket wrench in my hand....I'm no fool
$500 dollar worth of parts and a little know how I can get better than their results.
you wonder why carpet cleaners go out of business... well it's places like cleanco that cause it. ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: carpetologist
Date Posted: 05/October/2006 at 12:47pm
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Steamer
Give up on it, your whipping a dead horse that should have been shot years ago. Only you and your mechanical aptitude could maybe breath life back into your TM for a limited time before it frustrates you again with some thing else.
Think about it, the additional cost of fuel for a PTO could make the payment on a much less fuel burning unit. Don't be Fuelish, look at the new Liberty Power Clean.
Steamer you are one in a hundred when it comes to repairing and refurbishing and why not use that talent to repair your own stuff. If every one had the talent to clean their own carpets you and I would be out of business. Therefore many choose professionals to clean their homes because they lack the cleaning skills. They do not go broke doing it, they are happy someone provides the service for them and happy to pay and get on with there lives and business.
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 05/October/2006 at 3:02pm
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we all need to make money but c'mon...lol
thats murder in the 3rd degree!!!!
I will say that any machine is good...if your only doing 2 to 5 jobs a week...but a high volume cleaner needs something that will last...
a TM unit is not disposable... it can be fixed....
My prochem legend is proof....a 1995 machine that is still running...with over half a million houses served!
there is service and then there is service...
to move a unit I already own from one truck to another shouldn't cost over 6 grand... do you agree???
it forces a guy to buy a new one...and then in 5 years your back to where you started from...
TM UNIT
1 pump
1 blower
1 or 2 tanks
some fancy wiring
and some carpet to clean....PRICELESS
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 05/October/2006 at 3:42pm
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That's why I do my own repairs. Too expensive to have it serviced at the dealership. If you can't fix it yourself, and there isn't a dealer within 50 miles of you, don't buy it.
That said, I will give Fibreclean credit for excellent telephone support. Randy is very knowledgeable and helpful
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 05/October/2006 at 5:24pm
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/October/2006 at 11:55am
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All this talk about Clean Cold repairs. When do these units actually work?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 06/October/2006 at 12:19pm
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When you have no jobs booked
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Posted By: Hammy
Date Posted: 06/October/2006 at 12:22pm
Anybody want to buy a clean cold. I know were you can get one really cheap! Just ask steamer. ------------- Could somebody just clean my carpets! |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/October/2006 at 4:48pm
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You can buy it one piece at a time?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 06/October/2006 at 5:36pm
| What the heck is a clean cold??/ |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 06/October/2006 at 6:22pm
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cleanco...lol
same crap..as a pro chem 405 ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/October/2006 at 9:14pm
Mr. Steamer won't give you the shaft either?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/October/2006 at 9:15pm
Maybe in your world??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Hammy
Date Posted: 06/October/2006 at 10:02pm
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Anybody want to buy a shaft?..................................anyone. ------------- Could somebody just clean my carpets! |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 06/October/2006 at 11:08pm
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I could use a spare
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 07/October/2006 at 8:41am
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Clean Colds got the Gold Mine
But Steamer's got the Shaft
405's don't need one
That makes us the better half??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 07/October/2006 at 9:50am
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doug right now that there are little tieeny tiny houses up under and side and around your unit that are just getting dried out and crispy in little teeny tiny spaces where hands can't get to...with a sh*t load of wiring thats getting dry rott...
there is nothing wrong with a slide-in...if you stock and can fix all the crap that can and eventually will go wrong with them...
I'm sorry most designs are piss poor 405 being one of them...
the simpler the better
shaft
pump
blower
and on/off switch
easy as pie
easy to fix
thats
PRICELESS ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 07/October/2006 at 9:55am
| Amen, Butler's got it, and perfected it for years! |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 07/October/2006 at 10:03am
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Never stop fixing
thats costly and stupid????????????????? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 07/October/2006 at 10:04am
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Posted By: secondgen
Date Posted: 07/October/2006 at 10:09am
| i just blew a motor of 2001 diesel van it has a cleanco 47 in it i may want to part with the unit and kill the van you would be way better off putting a 2001 unit in your truck call me ill give it away cheap |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 07/October/2006 at 10:09am
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I am not on this bored bragging about how much money I make and complaining about the cost of repairing junk??
Things are made to break. Unfortunately they only break when they are working. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 07/October/2006 at 10:22am
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Doug we don't make the money like you... I rather a new car... a nice house... my kids to have clothes and food not investing it in a expensive truck ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |