Static mount or portable?

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Scottso

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Here is the thing guys, I really hope you don't mind, but I think I am fixin to ask a whole lot of questions here!!
Would you recommend a static trailer mounted machine or a smaller portable machine? My plans, and correct me if I am wrong, are to get a 525 gallon tank, and a nice hot/cold 4000psi 6.5gal machine with steam capabilities. I would like to static mount it to a trailer that I have built. Would you also recommend a smaller portable unit? Do you all have any trouble with getting into tight spots with your rigs? What about box vans with exhaust ports? Anyone rigged up like that? Also, if I were to take an unofficial gallup poll, who would you buy your chemicals from? Where is the best place to buy a machine? New or Used? I hope I haven't overstayed my welcome in this thread. I am sure there will be more questions as I continue to build. Thanks a million in advance to all.
 
ron p

WOW thats a lot you better brake it all down to diffrent posts and do some homework and research first. Use the search on this site to start out with and use all the web sites to find out more about all of these questions.
type of wash unit depends on WHAT you want to wash.
decks,houses,trucks,kitchen hoods,ect...
as far as type of vehicle that depends on a lot of things
vans,box trucks,flatbeds,trailers,ect...
do you know what a 550 gal tank filled weighs?
over 5000lbs and with t6hat pump you want thats only about 1hr30 min of cleaning.
most spigots cant flow 6.5 gal per min so you need both tank and supply. What are you going to use to pull this kind of weight?
trust me on this one BUY NEW EQUIPMENT.
what type and where depends on lots of things.
can you fix your own stuff?
price,where are you going to get it fixed? ect...
thats enuff for now good luck
 
Thanks Ron. I have been doing a lot of research on this but what I really wanted was some opinions from other people so that I can avoid some of the same mistakes. Sorry. I can do all of the fixing to the trailer myself as I am a certified welder with the equipment to handle it. The tank should maybe be smaller in your opion then, right? I figured on a weight of around 7500lbs. If I go the box van route, I would obviously have a much smaller tank. The advantage of the trailer is that I wouldn't have the box van, its maintenance and insurance and my truck would be used as a personal vehicle as well. The cummins diesel should have no problem with the weight. I really do appreciate your response and I hope that I didn't ask too much.
Scott
 
Water weighs 8.34 lbs. per gallon, so your 550 gallon tank is going to be right at 4,587 lbs. This is without any additional equipment, other chemicals or materials on board. Keep this in mind when determining your setup and make sure your truck or trailer can handle it. Our company uses Landa pressure washers and they weigh in excess of 500 lbs. each, so take your equipment weight into careful consideration also.
 
ron p

another thing to consider is where you park your equipment. Open trailers can attract the wrong guys.:mad: if i were a welder i think i would build a flat bed on a 1 ton truck that could hold everything but the tank. mount a 100 gal tank on the truck for slow spigots, suplaments the supply.
Then build a water trailer with a flo-jet on demand pump for supply when needed.
your a welder, i wish i had a rack body in the summer and a box truck in the winter.
could you build me a huge camper shell to put on the rack body that attaches in the stake pockets?
 
First thing you need do if you go with a trailer is be sure the axle weight can handle all your planning on loading it down with.

I just went up to a 12,000 GVW 8x14 open trailer, can carry 10,000 on it but as mentioned open trailers can invite trouble. I will have all major equipment bolted and/or welded down.

I have two 220 gallon tanks and do carry both full with water to many accounts, most of those have no water outlets.

That is another thing you need consider, do your accounts have a water supply?

Cummins diesel you say, a Dodge lover for sure and your right, mine pulls with ease, and to be able to listen to that motor purr going down the highway at night is lovely.

All in all buy bigger then you need as you will find you keep adding to your load.

Jon
 
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