Advice on Truckmount
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Topic: Advice on Truckmount
Posted By: CleaningGuy
Subject: Advice on Truckmount
Date Posted: 14/September/2007 at 12:23pm
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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?
Thanks!
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 14/September/2007 at 10:01pm
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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 ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 14/September/2007 at 11:20pm
I prefer Cleancos most of the time  ------------- 
The STD Meter |
Posted By: JohnandJulie
Date Posted: 15/September/2007 at 1:03am
| 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? |
Posted By: zippity
Date Posted: 15/September/2007 at 11:31am
| 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!!! |
Posted By: CleaningGuy
Date Posted: 15/September/2007 at 12:22pm
| Thanks for the feedback. I have also heard good and bad about Chem-Tex. Any suggestions? |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 15/September/2007 at 9:06pm
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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..
http://www.acceleratedcleaning.com/pdf/tm-compare.pdf - http://www.acceleratedcleaning.com/pdf/tm-compare.pdf
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Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 16/September/2007 at 1:27am
| 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 . |
Posted By: checkmate
Date Posted: 16/September/2007 at 2:08am
| How much do you plan on spending ? |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 16/September/2007 at 1:00pm
Slide in or Direct Drive.. You have to decide.. 
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Posted By: ChemicallyFried
Date Posted: 20/September/2007 at 10:13pm
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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..... ------------- I can remove more spots than you can. |
Posted By: ChemicallyFried
Date Posted: 20/September/2007 at 10:30pm
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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. ------------- I can remove more spots than you can. |
Posted By: CleaningGuy
Date Posted: 25/September/2007 at 4:04pm
| 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. |
Posted By: STEAMPRO
Date Posted: 13/October/2007 at 10:28am
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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 ------------- NEW BUSINESS IN TEXAS |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 13/October/2007 at 12:41pm
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Get something nice.. If your in it for the long haul like me.. You will thank yourself later.. |
Posted By: STEAMPRO
Date Posted: 13/October/2007 at 3:02pm
IM EITHER PURCHASING FROM CHEM TEX OR STEAM BRITE, 5-6 GRAND FOR THE BASIC UNITS------------- NEW BUSINESS IN TEXAS |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 14/October/2007 at 10:34am
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the price of a good portable??? dissposable units? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: CCandmore
Date Posted: 14/October/2007 at 10:43am
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I live in the US. The closest dealer where I can get truckmount service for any brand is two and one-half hours away. I've been using an old Hydramaster CDS. It works well, but I don't know how much life is left in it.
What kind of truckmount is easy to work on? I've heard that Butler's are easy and fast to fix, but I'm leaning toward a slide-in unit when the time comes. Any suggestions? |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 14/October/2007 at 12:40pm
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Do you think we all live next door to a distributer or what??? Live and learn?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 14/October/2007 at 1:02pm
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200miles for me.. Make a call first if you have problems..
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 14/October/2007 at 4:17pm
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can you hear me now??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 14/October/2007 at 11:44pm
If you can't fix your tm and aren't willing to learn, don't buy one  -------------
The STD Meter |
Posted By: STEAMPRO
Date Posted: 15/October/2007 at 7:10pm
 ------------- NEW BUSINESS IN TEXAS |
Posted By: CCandmore
Date Posted: 15/October/2007 at 8:41pm
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Yeah, I do fix my truckmount. But lately I'm fixing it too often. I want my next purchase to be easy and quick to repair when necessary. I have heard that Butlers are quick and easy to repair, but I would like to go with a slide-in unit.
I would like to know if anyone has recommendations for an reliable slide-in that is also easy to repair. (Of course, if you guys haven't finished with your regular bullsh*tting I'll just wait - all part of the fun). |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 16/October/2007 at 12:25pm
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http://www.acceleratedcleaning.com/pdf/tm-compare.pdf - http://www.acceleratedcleaning.com/pdf/tm-compare.pdf
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Posted By: CCandmore
Date Posted: 16/October/2007 at 6:51pm
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John L.,
Thanks very much. Looks like pretty good stuff-I'll check it out. |
Posted By: STEAMPRO
Date Posted: 18/October/2007 at 11:54pm
 ------------- NEW BUSINESS IN TEXAS |
Posted By: champ
Date Posted: 24/October/2007 at 11:48pm
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hey dude i was wondering what is better propane or heat exchanger ------------- Cleen King |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 24/October/2007 at 11:52pm
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I've used both and my preference is H E.. Some like propane..
My HE system get pretty hot but propane will get hotter..
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