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ok, guys this is flash (donald johnson) I live near houston county lake in the subburbs of lovelady tx (10 miles out) now if any ever been to lovelady and if you were doing 50, talking to wife and kids you just missed it, it was that blinking light in your rear view mirrow. small town pop 406 on 3 of the signs 416 on the other go figure. I stumbled on this fourm one night in the wee hrs just before dawn. I am thinking on going for broke and take plunge into this trade. I would have ask if anyone knew of the best hot water pressure made was,,, but thanks to a small delay to being accepted into this group, i figured my banker would have thought i had lost my last mind if i had took those prices to her and told her, i'll take 3 or 4 of them bad boys. needless to say i think i have found something that will clean drilling rigs. So i am sure you guys know about all of these bad boys but what about northstar. I have had my i ball on the one that is on a skid that boast about 4000 psi and 7 gpm with one and 4000psi and 3.5 gpm with two, thats a lot water if you have two or three of them going. look if they ain't no good, please, let me know, heck i would like any and all of your guys input. If you want to send it privite flash308cal@yahoo.com will get it right to me. OH i forgot to read any of your post, hope the mods ain't no english teacher.
 
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ok, guys this is flash (donald johnson) I live near houston county lake in the subburbs of lovelady tx (10 miles out) now if any ever been to lovelady and if you were doing 50, talking to wife and kids you just missed it, it was that blinking light in your rear view mirrow. small town pop 406 on 3 of the signs 416 on the other go figure. I stumbled on this fourm one night in the wee hrs just before dawn. I am thinking on going for broke and take plunge into this trade. I would have ask if anyone knew of the best hot water pressure made was,,, but thanks to a small delay to being accepted into this group, i figured my banker would have thought i had lost my last mind if i had took those prices to her and told her, i'll take 3 or 4 of them bad boys. needless to say i think i have found something that will clean drilling rigs. So i am sure you guys know about all of these bad boys but what about northstar. I have had my i ball on the one that is on a skid that boast about 4000 psi and 7 gpm with one and 4000psi and 3.5 gpm with two, thats a lot water if you have two or three of them going. look if they ain't no good, please, let me know, heck i would like any and all of your guys input. If you want to send it privite flash308cal@yahoo.com will get it right to me. OH i forgot to read any of your post, hope the mods ain't no english teacher.
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Talk with Doug Rucker , he might have local guy that can help.


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If you shop at the cheap-price stores,
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You find mini-coils in maxi-shells. (call me.)
..you find pumps with inlet fittings that rust "down the pump's throat",
you find pumps with the "@#$^&!" unloader "built-IN" to the head of the pump, like a wimpy pogo-stick.
You find pumps that overheat in bypass WAY too easy, and SAFETY-relief valves completely missing.

You can even spend "good" money.. and get..
H.V. Ignitors that mysteriously fail every 6 months persistently.
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Our heaters last 12 to 15 years. (CALL me.)
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Stay away from the northstar "toys", they are junk and if you don't listen to us (like some new guys don't) you will wait weeks or longer to get those toys fixed as northern has a hard time finding part time helpers that have some mechanical skills as you can see with all the broken rigs on the side and back of the building in the fenced in areas waiting forever to get fixed.

If you don't have the money for a good quailty skid, wait and save more money as buying a piece of junk is never a good reason to go into business just to go broke with repairs, waiting for the rig to get fixed and even homeowners laughing at your equipment as they have seen it in the stores and know that you are not a professional and might figure that you don't know what you are doing by buying junk.

There are almost always used rigs on the internet ads like craigslist, ebay, etc.... that are usually good deals, start looking.

Before you spend a dime you might want to go and train with guys and see if it is really something that you like to do as most new guys end up not liking the business, bought junk from the stores like we told them not to and lost more work having to wait to get the rigs fixed than what they found and the cheaper toy parts and tools they bought at the stores kept breaking or would not work right and they finally got fed up and got out of the business.

Go with someone that is out of your area and see if it is something that you will like to do, learn what good brands are to purchase, see how to properly use the right tools for the job and which tools you will never use, etc.....this will save you $1000's and more along with teaching you the ropes of the business so you don't look like a dumbazz on the job and people laughing at you trying to do the job that you should know how to do.

Just because you might think you know how to clean something does not mean that it will work out in the real world, does not mean that they will hire you and does not mean that you will not damage very, very expensive equipment trying to learn on the job and end up getting sued, getting thrown off the jobsite or worse............

There are new guys getting into the business every year, many times a year and a lot of them don't take the good advice and end up out of the business, it is up to you if you want to learn the smart way or the hard way and/or the expensive way with very expensive lessons along the way.

Good luck.
 
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