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 Topic: Truckmount CarpetPosted: 27/May/2004 at 8:03pm |
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Nice to see you back steamdragon. We have missed all that hot air and fire you were shooting. Funny you are back and your bud Steamer seems to be gone. But he will be back. He knows we can't live without his wisdom.
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Posted: 27/May/2004 at 12:28am |
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Until your van starts to break down constantly.
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Posted: 10/April/2004 at 6:12pm |
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PTO baby!! No down time |
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Steamdragon the hotter the better.
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Stanley
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Posted: 10/April/2004 at 6:06pm |
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NEVER...the Machine is built like a machine I love my machine and she works for me...The most trusted employee I ever had |
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Posted: 10/April/2004 at 5:58pm |
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Stanley, Trade it in while it still works
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Steamdragon the hotter the better.
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Posted: 10/April/2004 at 5:52pm |
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Whats a TM unit...some fancy switches....a blower and a pump...I found my problem anyways.....it was a leaky hose...from the blower to the rad heat converter...I change the hose recently...but I guess I didn't check the heat rating...it melted on one side.... But that could mean my blower is running to hot????and it is going...hmmmm I have an extra on the floor waiting for an install |
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Posted: 10/April/2004 at 4:50pm |
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I will certainly give you credit in the maintainence department. That is a lot of hours to still be kicking. Pro Chem wouldn't want to hear that. Not much wonder your blower is starting to get loud. The are worth a couple of grand. what you have to watch if you change it is the replacemnet blower warranty. It starts when it leaves the factory not when it is installed. So if it goes order one don't take one ii stock. I went threw that once the new one rattled and they tried to say I only had a coup[le weeks of warranty left. Pro chem replaced the second one. |
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Posted: 10/April/2004 at 4:35pm |
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I have a big bad kohler......air cooled...I have an extra engine just sitting...I can have it in and out with in an hour......mine has 12,OOO hours 1 engine change
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Posted: 10/April/2004 at 4:26pm |
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Stanley: the life expentcy of the Bruin II with the Kabota was about 8000 hrs. Is that the same for the air cooled Legend? I was under the impression Pro Chem had taken all the bugs out when they changed to the Legend? Is it necessary to have valve work on the air cooled model it's a 20 horse power isn't it? I pesonally think they should have stayed with a water cooled engine.
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Posted: 03/April/2004 at 10:23pm |
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actually the same machine...They stop making the bruinII because of the belts....the bruin II became the legend...and they never did fix the problem. It sounds like the solenoid was gone on your unit...the gasket assembly inside which actually stops the water...so even though its closed water still gets sucked into the waste water tank. when to pay 95 dollars an hour ...you start to learn really fast how to fix it yourself....I feel sorry for those who don't have a clue |
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Posted: 03/April/2004 at 10:11pm |
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Stanley; That sounds like one of my BruinII I had. One was great the other was a night mare. Belts the longest I got was 200 hours, 2 diverter valves I could go threw 100 gallons on 350 sq. ft. if I had to move furniture. I would get about 1 hour out of 100 galloons of water. The same when we used it for water extraction it went threw the same amount of water. They never were able to find the problems. Not so with the 405's they are much more dependable.
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Posted: 03/April/2004 at 9:56pm |
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Well to Tell you the Truth Doug...this unit use to be hell.....I got it from Sinclair T.O. but every week something use to blow...solenoids....to control the temp...overheating shut down...and all the little by-bass hoses use to dry up and crack...the belts use to break 1 a month at least...I remember a time I went threw 6 belt changes in a week...1 a day in real hot weather.....But Carpet cleaning not being my only background..I pulled most of the crap out....changed a lot of the hoses to black steam pipe... reworked the temperature water wasting system...no more emptying my fresh water tank while I cleaned at low temperatures or furniture... I also have a belt made by a company called power fist...rated for real high temperatures ...so now I only change the belts every six months... It was a great learning experience...I really know the ins and outs of that machine, and I think my improvement have improved the overall proformance... I haven't been down a day for the last two years....I just maintain with regular maintenance...That machine works six days a week..I love her and she loves me.. |
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Posted: 03/April/2004 at 9:28pm |
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Stanley: How is the ledgen for maintainence belts etc. Is that unit air cooled. They make so many differnet units it is hard to keepup. Where did you purchase it in T0?
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Posted: 02/April/2004 at 7:16am |
The parts are fine. Hoses are fine The vans are insulated. I went to the 405 units because the Bruin II unit was to high maintence with constant belt problems WE do alot of our own service. The 405 has little to service compared to the bruin |
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