New TM vs Old TM
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Topic: New TM vs Old TM
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Subject: New TM vs Old TM
Date Posted: 30/January/2006 at 10:05am
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These last few weeks have been dead.....so it gave me some time to work on my pro chem legend..... Had a little oil leak in the front behind the shield of the engine, the fly wheel end oil seal was gone.... called the local Kohler dealer to see how much it would cost to replace and reseal the whole engine.... 101 dollar per hour 3 hour min.. plus the seal $20 and new gasket material 5 bucks I decided hell no and bought the seal myself... never opening an engine before I ran into some problems..... I broke the governor gear assembly but I didn't realize it until after I put back the engine together... I seized the darn thing... now what should I do??? new Kohler engine cost $2600 plus tax a new pro chem legend cost $17,500 WOW! after hearing these crazy prices I decided to buy a new engine and fix the old truck mount.... but not before opening the old engine again.... and replacing the govenor gear assembly for $30 bucks machine is working excellent again.... I don't think I'll ever buy a new slide-in you can always fix the old one if your handy enough
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Replies:
Posted By: Ed Valentine
Date Posted: 30/January/2006 at 10:47am
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Steamer;
Bet your hands were pretty greasy after that fix?!
Good Fortune to you and your workmanship; Ed Valentine |
Posted By: TMac
Date Posted: 30/January/2006 at 4:13pm
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Now re-build the old engine and have a spare.
Mac |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 30/January/2006 at 6:14pm
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Come and put my old Dodge Ram back together Nightrider |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 30/January/2006 at 6:18pm
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17 thou plus ..to make a few hundred bucks a day... it's almost not worth it.... I don't know how guys make it with payments of 900+++++++ a 50 thous dollar truckmount and you get no more money or respect than if you had a pad machine or a portable..... why does anyone buy brand new??? to get away from headaches.... trust me everything goes down hill after 4 years
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Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 01/February/2006 at 4:03pm
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I thought you were building your own TM this winter??
17,even 50 grand is a small price to pay for what is basically a business IMO
how much do you earn off of that 17k????
but honestly I'm a tight wad too,,,,,I'll get as many hours as I can get out of my Legend
still think it's a great machine BTW ------------- A.K.A. Andy |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 01/February/2006 at 4:33pm
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Steamin I don't feel I'm cleaning if I'm not using that legend. It's a special machine to me..... if you shell out 50 grand for a brand new truck and unit, you won't make it back the first year...... by the second year repair bills start to hit...(small repairs) but those add up by the time you own the darn thing it's junk....lol brand new machine gets you no more dollars out the door than an old machine will.... I was reading on ICS where this guy bought an pro chem apex and its been shutting down every 15 mins... the reason I stick with this old machine is because I know what I got...I don't have to learn the damn thing all over again.
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Posted By: dennis_is_ok
Date Posted: 01/February/2006 at 9:42pm
screw it man ...buy a Ninja
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 02/February/2006 at 8:04am
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dennis_is_ok wrote:Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 02/February/2006 at 10:33am
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I bet the guy with the Apex is having a minor and simple problem
just whining cuz the tech couldn't solve it over the phone?? ------------- A.K.A. Andy |
Posted By: STEAM KING
Date Posted: 04/July/2006 at 3:18am
| I will just stick to my old Steam Genie , I bought it used with over 3,000 hours and just got it cuz it was cheap and I thought I would use it to make some money and buy a new tm but its still running |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 04/July/2006 at 7:16pm
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Mr. Steamer are you the legend or is the cleaning unit the legend?? You confuse me? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 04/July/2006 at 9:13pm
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I would say both...but I dont think you'll agree..lllol ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 04/July/2006 at 10:57pm
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I think Clint Eastwood said it best. "You're a legend in your own mind" |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 05/July/2006 at 3:35pm
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He's hopelessly devoted to himself??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 05/July/2006 at 7:57pm
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"for a Miricle you must believe...."
"No one will believe in you but you..."
"take a dream and make it reality..."
I for one believe in myself...I think it therefore I am it ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 05/July/2006 at 11:54pm
Deep thoughts by Steamer. Who'da thunk it
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 06/July/2006 at 7:15am
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the man of soap and steel ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/July/2006 at 12:48pm
The man of soap who upsteals??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 06/July/2006 at 5:34pm
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blah blah ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/July/2006 at 6:13pm
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good reply?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cleanerguy
Date Posted: 07/July/2006 at 4:35pm
| To save you money, I have a Prochem Bearcat, needs a new blower, runs great. I am in Northeast, PA If interested email me. |