Franchises that use portables?
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Topic: Franchises that use portables?
Posted By: shycarpet
Subject: Franchises that use portables?
Date Posted: 28/August/2010 at 12:18pm
| Does anyone know which franchises in the United States use portables? |
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 28/August/2010 at 9:37pm
None that i know of.  
WHY?
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Posted By: Soil Lint Green
Date Posted: 28/August/2010 at 11:04pm
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Start one.
------------- It's ORY GUN, not OR A GONE. Learn to talk. |
Posted By: Grutzy
Date Posted: 29/August/2010 at 7:54am
| I guess they would be the laughing stock of the industry if they did. |
Posted By: Soil Lint Green
Date Posted: 29/August/2010 at 10:43am
Typical porty bashing mentality from Mr Negativity. 
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Posted By: Grutzy
Date Posted: 29/August/2010 at 6:35pm
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Soil Lint Green wrote:Posted By: Soil Lint Green
Date Posted: 30/August/2010 at 11:11am
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So you perceive that a truckmount out performs every portable at cleaning carpet, setting aside the water and flood damage work?
------------- It's ORY GUN, not OR A GONE. Learn to talk. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 30/August/2010 at 6:01pm
Any day any time anywhere. You see below what i have?
OK how in the world will 3 or 4 vacs at 1hp =4hp is going to out
perform a Kohler Aegis 26HP with a 47 Roots. Or other TMs
with similar specs?
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Posted By: Grutzy
Date Posted: 30/August/2010 at 9:44pm
A mid to high level TM outperforms any portable, period. This is not to say that you can not do excellent work with a powerful portable (relative of course) but you will never match the vac/heat power of a powerful TM.
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Posted By: Soil Lint Green
Date Posted: 30/August/2010 at 11:44pm
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Sometimes too much heat and vac is just a simple case of overkill. Of course, some inadequately skilled operators need the excess just to come close to measuring up to their competition I guess.
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 31/August/2010 at 4:11pm
I cant work @ no fast food joint i got some talent dont you get my point? Top rank point blank. After 26yrs i can take a kirby and get any carpet as clean as can be "The cleanest clean you've ever seen".. Mind you, the extra heat/vac makes me money faster and faster.
With a TM you can double double triple the cleaning and drying speed and money.
Be a pro do what ya know.
"Methodman"
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Posted By: Grutzy
Date Posted: 31/August/2010 at 5:51pm
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Posted By: Ken Harris
Date Posted: 31/August/2010 at 9:19pm
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Some operators will have no choice soon but to get the most powerful portable they can buy to do their cleaning.
In the next few years we are going to have $10 to $15/gal gas in the USA. When that day arrives you can bet that most of the gasoline powered equipment will be expensive paperweights and the manufacturers of the equipment will shut their doors and find other things to do.Only those with the high powered electrics will be left standing.The Pentagon says this will be a reality($10 to $15 gas)by 2015, but I think you will see it happen before then. Not alot of time to prepare either way. ------------- Inventor of Teflon Carpet Wand Glides.Free Glides for all Cleaners in June! |
Posted By: Soil Lint Green
Date Posted: 31/August/2010 at 10:23pm
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Agreed Ken. Either portys or a better energy source. And the way people go around with eyes wide shut, it looks like portys or OPs.
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Posted By: Grutzy
Date Posted: 01/September/2010 at 12:20am
| Well I have a porty set up with four 3 stage vacs, 800 psi pump, auto fill and dump and wouldn't mind a bit to see the industry go upside down. |
Posted By: Soil Lint Green
Date Posted: 01/September/2010 at 1:21am
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Let me guess, another promotion for the industry follower Mytee?
------------- It's ORY GUN, not OR A GONE. Learn to talk. |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 01/September/2010 at 2:16am
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Any VLM method rocks.
------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
Posted By: Grutzy
Date Posted: 01/September/2010 at 10:14am
Do you know of a Mytee with those components? Maybe it would be best for an Oregon mountain man to stay home and off the computer, where he could make such a fool of himself.
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Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 01/September/2010 at 11:04am
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Seems SLG struck a cord with that comment of his. So has this just been a poorly orchestrated attack by Mytee all along? Perhaps. In reading the posting by Grutzy I sensed a lack of polish industry professionals possess. Generally that implies there might be an absence of honesty at the heart of the posters. In my time here I have seen a few such individuals. I haven't seen one yet that moves beyond the One Hit Wonder status. Have fun. I have a another few of these threaded message bases to read post haste and I am off to the first job of the day. ------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
Posted By: Grutzy
Date Posted: 01/September/2010 at 12:07pm
| I don't own a Mytee portable but I am guessing that you fantasize about such high level equipment, Bonnet Buster....LMAO!! |
Posted By: canoer5222
Date Posted: 01/September/2010 at 2:17pm
HIPPO ???????? Wonder what became of you !!! Erik is still waiting for the showdown at your pond !!!!
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Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 02/September/2010 at 12:03am
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Surely you jest. I and others are quite satisfied with a growing number of customers who have now experienced and see the merit to the next generation in cleaning methods created for the 21st Century. I entreat you to continue with your preferred method. You seem comfortable with it and trust your choice. I am curious though. If you don't own a Mytee, what brand portable do you own and use on a daily basis? ------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
Posted By: CCandmore
Date Posted: 02/September/2010 at 5:36pm
| How is that Hungry Hippo, Gruntzy? |
Posted By: CCandmore
Date Posted: 02/September/2010 at 5:37pm
| What portable are you running? |