Poll: What type of pressure washing rig do you use?

[LWII]

I have a 24' enclosed goose neck trailer with a 25hp 0nan motor a General pump a hot box a seperated off a Landa skid unit. And a 5.5hp diaprahm pump we use to apply some house wash and roof wash chemicals. Lots of cabinet space to store spare parts and wands. Two 100 gal tanks for water we had made to take up less space

[Rick2]

I run three 4gpm 4000psi protable cold water gas units with Cat, GP, and AR pumps. (AR sucks). These are kept in two large Wells Cargo trailers and pulled with a 3/4 Chevy pickup. The set up works well for me because I can use the trailer(s) for hauling other things if I need to. The truck is used for pulling the boat to the lake on weekends (if I have the time off) and plowing snow in the winter.

[James]

I run a half gal a minute to 10 gal variable speed home made 5000 psi variable ( down to 200 psi) 320 degree heated power scubber, vaporisor steam pressure cleaner. ??? Is there ONE ? this is what I need ,,,,

[CLASSICPW]

sign me up 2 James, haha

[Tmrrptr]

Well I found the opportunity to run two tanks of fuel through my big 5.6 gal cold rig today and learned what chicken tracks really means...

...I didn't put the right chemicals in the truck.

Still learning, and not afraid to admit it!
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[4000psi]

I got a portable honda 13hp, 4000psi, 3.5gpm direct drive CAT pump. Cold water. It sits in the back of ranger. I'd say 99% Residential. But it gets me through a few commercial jobs...accouple restrants and appartment complexes. I would love to get a 5.5gpm hot water unit.

[A and J POWERWASHING]

best money you would ever spend .

[ThePressureWashingGuy.com]

Considered open rigs, but once I thought it all through, for me, the choice to go with Enclosed Trailers was clear. What I use:

5' X 10' Enclosed w/Two 13hp 4gpm "Big Box" Cold Water Machines
7' X 14' Enclosed w/One 27hp 8gpm Hot and Mighty Hot Water Machine

Having good reels and reel placement is crucial for saving time. Also, use your rig for a season. Then, if you have extra space above your machines, get some lumber and custom-build some basic interior framing / shelving to hold wands, cleaner, tool box, nozzle kit, etc. Get it off the wet floor! To that point, to save your floor, add some rubber matting.

The four reasons I prefer Enclosed Trailers:
-Protects equipment from elements (still gotta winterize though)
-Protects equipment from theft (get a good lock)
-When it gets messy inside, rig still looks professional on the outside
-Provides four-sided billboard for advertising

Best wishes to all you guys and gals out there cleaning up this world.

[Jim in NJ]

I just got my 4gpm/4000psi rig from Bob and it will be in my truck bed w/camper shell. I am still working out the logistics of where to put the reels, chems, etc for easy access and workability.

I only wish I had found this site and the PT site sooner...

[Greg R]

Trailers worked well back when it was just me but as we added employees the trailer thing wasn't going over well.

Started with a 16' landscape trailer - then went to an enclosed 16' and narrowed that to a cargo van pulling the trailer. Since we went all cold water (wood care and resi services) everything is now contained in the vehicle and we pull hoses only. Our E250 is a one man setup while the GMC3500 Box and E350 Box are both two man trucks. This year I'm hoping to get a "pressure washing" truck together for commercial work and some residential houses and concrete.

I still pull the 16' enclosed on occasion for scaffolding, materials or haul out debris but thats about it. I had a guy take the trailer through a McD's drive through and wipe out the intercoms and that was the end of that.

[MudDuck]

I'm just starting off with a 3800psi / 4gpm cold / 13hp Honda and getting a 125 gal tank all going in the back of the truck. Need to get some hose reels. (going with the m5 xjet too)I've done told the wife that all proceeds this year are going into a trailor unit next year w/ hot water. Like the other guy said, "wished I had found this sight sooner", but glade I did anyway. I'm targeting resi and hope to get 5 conv stores that a family menber is DM for. Wished I knew what to charge for those. Get those I'm getting a 20" surface cleaner.

[waynelacey]

a pick up rig for houses you dont ever need hot water for residential dont let those salesmen bamboozal you. buy your chemicals from chemite in waverley new york ask for eric x 14

[Beth n Rod]

Thanks for sharing Wayne. So what else is new? Sorry I didn't see you at ACR...

Beth

[Envirowash]

Kenworth T800 flatbed with 2 Direct Drive 4k psi 4gpm cold water pumps. 1 belt drive 5k psi 5.5gpm hot water pump. 1,000 gal. of water. 140 gal. of misc. chemicals. Water reclaim system, IR air compressor, and Miller welder/generator. Trailer rig for backup and small jobs with 600 gal. of water and 2 direct drive 4k psi 4gpm pumps, one hot, one cold.

[amen]

i use aaladin i love it