recently purchased equipment

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JIM M

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Hi
I just recently purchased a All american premier series
hot water washer with a 20 hp electric start vanguard,
3500psi pump,2kw 0n board generator in very good
condition.The unit came with a 250 gal water tank,two
hose reels with 100' of hose each,and three different size
wands.The engine,pump,and coil are fine but the generator
needs repair(winco unit).I paid $1200 for everything,which
I thought was pretty reasonable. I plan on putting it in
a local shop to be repaired,and then mount it in a cubevan
with a 500gal tank.I have some experience washing trucks
and cleaning hoods.I plan on cleaning hoods,fleet washing,
awnings,houses and decks. I'll start out part time and go
from there .I have been researching this business for years
and finally have decided to start,and will be concentrating
on the Ny,NJ AND PA areas within a 100 mile radius of the
poconos. Any suggestions good or bad (I have already
heard from BIGBOY! on another board) would be greatly appreciated


THANKS!
JIM
 
Hello Jim,

Suggest that you check out the Cubevan for its GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) also the rating of the axles and suspension. It may not be able to handle the 4000 pounds of water along with your other equipment.

Are you sure that 500 gallons will be enough? If your unit puts out 5 gpm you will only be able to run flat out a little less than 2 hours.

Dave Olson
 
CUBEVAN GVWR

Hi Dave !

I understand what you mean about the weight of the water
with the equipment.I haven't purchased the cubevan yet
I have been thinking about a small straight job with a
diesel motor.I want all the equipment inside a truck and
not exposed to the elements . I won't be starting up till
the spring and the used truck market is pretty soft,so I
figure I can find a pretty good deal by then.

TAKE CARE
JIM
 
Hello Jim,

Suggest you look for a chassis with a GVWR of just under 26,000 pounds. You will not need to have a CDL to drive it! You may be able to find a derated chassis General Motors does them.

Our two trucks
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were built as 7500 series but derated to 6500 series at the factory.

Both have heavier axles and suspension. This allows us to have our water tanks (1000 gallons) up front and not overload the front axle. Front axles are rated for 11,000 pounds and the rear suspension is rated for 23,000 pounds.

The box on our White truck is 18 foot long and I paid $2,000 for it used. Gives us plenty of space for
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tanks, equipment and extra for additional equipment that you may need to haul.

Dave Olson
 
Jim,

I suggest you stay out of Montgomery and Bucks counties, OK??

But seriously, the above advice is really good. You need to spend as much time as possible reading these boards, and do searches........lots of info to be found.

If there are any questions I can assist you with, email me directly at mike@evclear.com I do primarily residential work, including decks.
 
Trucks

Those trucks look great Dave, and it looks like you have them set up real good.
 
Dave is definitely a heavy weight in this industry. I can't think of any other company who has such an awesome set up like Daves.

Just think I thought I had an awesome set up like some others of us have and along comes a picture of Daves set up. A true pro heavy weight.
 
Thanks guys for all your kind words. :)

Over the years I have also had guys say "You must be crazy!" to spend that amount of money on equipment.

Yes we have invested a lot in our equipment, and spend what it takes to keep them always ready to go and lookin good, but they really do a great job for us!

Dave Olson
 
Thanks for the reply's!
Dave the trucks look great,I especially like the one with the sleeper.I have owned a couple of tractors,and two straight trucks
and would definately not mind owning a setup like yours.I
currently own a truck that's kind of a hybrid,it was built to haul
racecars it's built on a GMC truck chassis and was stretched
to 34' and professionally converted to a motorcoach in the
front ,fully self contained with kitchen,shower,bedroom,generator
etc.The back half is setup to drive the racecar right in with the
back coming down on two cables,with 16' of space.The
gvwr is 26k.I bought it to haul one of my food concession trailers
to fairs and festivals.After seeing your trucks ,I have been thinking of setting it up for pressure washing. I am not sure
though I think 34' might be a little too long .

Mike thanks for the tip on bucks and montgomery counties,you
should be getting one of my flyers on your front door. JUST
KIDDING!! I hope to stay busy close to home.I already have
two hood jobs lined up,and have to give estimates to 5
different trucking companies, all through word of mouth.
(as you can tell by my long winded posts!!my mouth never stops ,
but sometimes I guess that's a good thing!)

TAKE CARE
JIM M
 
Hello Jim,

What looks like a sleeper is really a crew cab. Had it built by McHenry Equipment in St. Louis. They call it a 5 man crew cab. I had them make it bigger than their standard (higher and longer). Put 3 bucket seats in with consoles. Extra lights, vents, windows and fans. A 6 foot man can stand up in it. Has heat but no A/C. When we are not carrying people we use it to haul supplies and or small equipment.

McHenry builds a lot of this type of equipment for railroads. I started out thinking I would use the extra space on the chassis for a tool box (McHenry makes them). But when I started looking a what else they could build, this is the result. Kinda pricey but we use it a lot!

Dave Olson
 
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