High Power Portable VS Truckmount Operating costs.

Excuses and stories. That's all we ever hear. If you had some credibility, some of us might believe you. Unfortunately, that isn't the case

No, it's equipment that keeps improving. I will never stop inproving my designs when I can.

Edited by Superglide Ken - 17/March/2008 at 7:42pm

Superglide Ken wrote: I was suffering from Viral pnemonia during last year's Connections event. That was the only reason I was not there. I asked the distributors that were going to show the Titans from their booths to pull the machines as soon as I realized I would not be there to show it. That will not happen this year. I will not let anything stop me from being there this year.Too many people are turning out at this years event to see these machines,including lots of distributors that will be carrying it in their stores.

Ken if gas goes to $12 a gallon, then it is possible that the cost factor of using a porty and a TM will be equal.  Honestly and please think about this before you post, do you think companies like Stanly, Coit, Service Master, Sears, Chem Dry, well you get the point are going to give up there TM's.  They have huge fleets just to let write off all that equipment.  Just like the cost of wheat going up.  The cost gets rolled out to the customers. Do you think consumers are going to stop buying any thing with flour or wheat in it because the price has gone up.  From what I see at the grocery store no, bread rack the same size.  Why would this not be the case with carpet cleaning.  Don't answer the wheat question but please answer the previous question.

bryan wrote: Ken if gas goes to $12 a gallon, then it is possible that the cost factor of using a porty and a TM will be equal.  Honestly and please think about this before you post, do you think companies like Stanly, Coit, Service Master, Sears, Chem Dry, well you get the point are going to give up there TM's.  They have huge fleets just to let write off all that equipment.  Just like the cost of wheat going up.  The cost gets rolled out to the customers. Do you think consumers are going to stop buying any thing with flour or wheat in it because the price has gone up.  From what I see at the grocery store no, bread rack the same size.  Why would this not be the case with carpet cleaning.  Don't answer the wheat question but please answer the previous question.

Bryan;

I have already showed in my previous post that there is already an average advantage of using a high power portable or electric TM of $1000/month at $4 gas. That difference would grow to $3000/month under $12 gas. How is that getting closer to equal? It doesn't. The advantage goes to the electrically powered machine as the price rises.

But I know for a fact that gasoline will be rationed, so even if a person could coupe with the extra cost that running a gas powered machine entails, you will not get the chance after next year. Very strict rationing plans are already drawn up, and the carpet cleaning industry will not escape them.

Only the military gets first call on the fuel, and their own estimates say oil will be selling for $225/barrel . That price equates to about $10/gal for gas. So you may not believe the costs that are coming, but the government has the plans, including rationing, to put in place anyway. Wether you like it or not. The plans however are not going to be made public until after the November 4th elections.

Superglide Ken wrote: 32 so far, but that list will be alot bigger by September.

Edited by cmaster - 17/March/2008 at 11:29pm

Kenny's machine is based upon a 1 1/2 inch system. It doesn't even matter if it has 1000 cfm because it can't go through that puny inlet. It's like saying that you have a 500 hp engine, but the wheels on your car are only 4 inches in diameter.

Edited by FriendlyHammer - 18/March/2008 at 12:10am