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    Posted: 14/September/2007 at 12:23pm
Hi,
 
I am looking at starting a carpet cleaning business and here different stories about the truckmounts. Can anyone recommend or let me know what you are using that works really well?
 
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I guess nobody has anything that works? I amd a Pro Chem user muself and have been for over 15 years or more
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I prefer Cleancos most of the time

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We have 5 Prochem units. Dealer is only an hour away if something needs to be taken care of in a hurry. Who is your closest dealer? Will they stand behind what they sell?
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    If your interested in starting go to free classifieds and check out the truckmount I have for sale heading is TURNKEY FOR SALE feel free to give me a call with ? Thank You!!!
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Thanks for the feedback. I have also heard good and bad about Chem-Tex. Any suggestions?
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Here's a comparison chart.. As you can see you get more for your money with PowerClean units.. Thats what i run..
 
 
 
 
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Running a Butler unit for over 15 of my 25years and have had less than 3 hours of fixing and no lost business, period....... Not Many could make that claim. There are extremely dependable and a breeze to fix when necessary .
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How much do you plan on spending ?
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concentrate on the closest dealer. I bought a system 500 miles from my home.  it works great and i picked it up cheap but whos going to work on it when i have problems.  stop by the place and make sure they have a shop that works on machines.  the local dealer snubbed me when i asked him to work on my system from another company.  my mistake.....
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I do own one panther 15 from Chemtex.  Its a good machine if you are just getting started with truckmounts and want to save some money ($13500 package installed in a trailer).  You can only run up to 250 feet of hose from it and it might be a bit underpowered so you may want to move to a panther 18 or 20 and get a bit more power.  Lots of suck for your buck for sure, easy to use.  Chem tex gave me their main techs cell number and he answers any questions I have from time to time.  They were a half day behind getting the machine ready for me on the day of pickup.  I dealt with it and didnt get mad.  Some folks told me they were obsolete but I dont really think so.  20 years ago my carpet machine sucked and sprayed, and today they do the same thing.  You can certainly spend $30000 and get the buttons and knobs, but most customers dont know one truckmount from another, and wont pay you an extra $50 per job cause you got a nicer setup.  You are better to start with a complete setup in the $15000-$20000 area.   
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Thanks for all the feedback. I have been doing a lot of research and still haven't came up with the right machine. Looking to spend 12-15K.
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hey there im also in the market at first i was going with the chem tex panther 15 from ebay,$5,800, here in houston texas but i found a $4,999, 13 hp here in san antonio texas from steam brite! i think its a great deal,might wann check em out
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