Trailor rig and Truck size

[John T.]

I'm looking into the purchase of a trailor mounted unit. I'm wondering what would be the ideal size of a water tank to buy with it 250gal. 350gal. 500gal. I'm not sure. Right now all I have to pull one with is a 03 chevrolet astro van with a v6 engine. I really doubt that it could pull a unit with a full water tank and not blow the trans. out the ying yang. Any suggestions? When considering a means to haul it what vehicle would be best?

 

[Russ Spence]

wow you are almost in Tn.

I would suggest a 12 foot trailer and a 225 gallon tank with the tank mounted over the axles an the washer mounted on the rear to get the weight off of the tounge

 

[PowerWash Pros]

When we started we had a single axle trailer with a 1000 lb skid style pressure washer and a 195 water tank. Our Chevy Trailblazer pulled it just fine with a full tank and it had a 4.5 litre V6.

 

[schrec]

GET A v8 VAN OR TRUCK

 

[Russ Spence]

GET A v8 VAN OR TRUCK

I agree with you but I think he was gonna try to do it with what he has

 

[Blacklidge]

hey

I have a trailer mounted unit, I use 200g tank, I dont drive around with the water, I leave a little in it if i do a demo, and i pull it with a 2006 F250 super. But a F150 is great. If you have a 200+ g tank I dont think you should drive around with the water, takes longer to stop, bad on brakes, and bad on gas.

 

[PowerWash Pros]

Tell me about it....we have a SuperCrew F150 that we pull our new trailer with....it gets a little rough when we are towin around 300 gallons of water plus the skid and all the chems on board. We want to get a SuperDuty with a diesel, but its just not in the budget. We have to make do with what we have,

 

[Russ Spence]

you had a super duty !

why do you caddy around with 300 gallons anyway ?

 

[PowerWash Pros]

A NEW 08' Superduty...ugh IDIOT

We have some jobs where there is no water on site and I have to fill up at a hydrandt and lug the water to the site - it really sucks. BTW - Just a note here, dont get white company shirts when you have women working on the crew

Water + White TShirt = Really Happy Customers (If they are men)

 

[Russ Spence]

I hear ya !!!!!!!!!

 

[John T.]

Right now I'm stuck with my astro van. But maybe one day I can upgrade to a truck that can haul a trailor unit without any problems. I should have put a little more thought into it before I bought the van. But it works great for window cleaning and hauling my pull behind pressure washer around.

 

[t&amobile]

This is mine

95' 1/2 ton gmc z71 v8 12' flat bed skid 325gal leg 35 gal leg and a 45 gal mixing tank that goes on the back trailer brakes loose a little on gas milage but it works but i agree that hauling water around is pointless unless absolutly nessesary

 

[Blacklidge]

hey

i cant think of anything wrong with a f250, i would just go test drive one

 

[Mathew Johnson]

wow you are almost in Tn.

I would suggest a 12 foot trailer and a 225 gallon tank with the tank mounted over the axles an the washer mounted on the rear to get the weight off of the tounge

I have a 14 foot with a 325 mounted this way. Russ is right it is thhe way to go.

 

[Kory]

I just picked up my 16ft + tounge 14k gvw today. This week it gets a 535 gal tank 2 skids one 8 gpm one 5.5 and a lot of hoses

 

[Russ Spence]

I just picked up my 16ft + tounge 14k gvw today. This week it gets a 535 gal tank 2 skids one 8 gpm one 5.5 and a lot of hoses

there ya go buddy