Portable with Quickest Drying time?

It is not as bad as you might be thinking, Laser.  Empty is the only way I do it and at 55 I do use a back support and knee supports to enjoy life longer and not be in a world of pain when I get home.

If the man of the house is home I am glad to say that he will offer to help with the moving and I am not to proud to accept. 

Personally, I have enjoyed reading the above comments; however, I must interject some truthful statements in an effort to help blow away some smoke here.

Now, I truly and honestly respect John L and consider him a personal friend of mine because we have shaken hands and have had some wonderful conversations in the past.

I understand and am very glad that he is very happy with his Gasoline Truckmount,...as he should be; however, lets make one thing clear here.

Is the RECOIL-3HP as powerful as a Vortex machine? NO. Is John L's machine as powerful as a Vortex machine? NO.

But, it doesn't have to be as "powerful" to do a terrific job either.

I have personally built an International business with machines that have: "4-wheel" (Ooops!) and have operated successfully right from the truck.

We get letters all the time that state the facts as this one:
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Posted by Taylor Sullins on 6/8/2007, 3:26 pm, in reply to "Re: First day on the job!"
68.229.204.47

I guess I did not realize those tanks were add ons. He always ran it from the trunk but their great because you can see through them and know how much solution you have. As far as how far it seems like we used 2 50 (100 FEET) foot sections of the 2" hose to the Booster AND THEN RAN 50' additional long 1 and a half inch hose. So a TOTAL OF 150 FEET OF HOSES.

Part of the job involved putting down teflon or scotchgard . By the time he was ready to put it down where he first started it was already pretty dry so probably took about 2 hours. He used a lot of Prespray to clean the carpet because it was so dirty. But it came out real good.

Taylor

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Ofcourse, there are hundreds of other more interesting and true situations that others have shared with us as well.

So, lets not get into this BS about 'who's is more powerful" because I do know that John's unit ( as good as it is, I'm sure) falls far short of the power of the $100,000 vortex unit. Does this mean his unit can't clean a carpet and do it extremely well?

My honest statement:   Don't think so, and that same statement would hold true in regards to a RECOIL system as well.

PROVEN HISTORY (my own for example) doesn't lie, Gentlemen. And, this also holds very true in regards to Mr. Boltons success and extreme knowledge and experience as well.

But, if we can put aside our own efforts to try and win arguments or debates, we all know that as common-sense.

Thanks to all;
Ed Valentine
35 years in a PROVEN business

John L, you have always been a great friend and one who has always made me laugh at times.

So, I appreciated that Thumbs Up signature!

BTW, has the snow stop falling in Wisc. yet!!!-LOL

Ed V

I find if I start upstairs, getting the beast up the steps empty first and then when finished empty it and take it downstairs, I have enough energy in reserve to handle the move with far less effort and less of a chance of injury to my back and knees. 

I do only 1 job each day and don't begin to really cramp up until I get from a standing position to a sitting position in the van.  And that is with a back brace . 

Most of my jobs are really deep cleaning and take several hours.  I don't stop to eat or take a break with the exception of a 1 minute bottled water break until the job is done and I have returned home.  When I get there I will have plenty of mend in solitude, ready to start all over again the next day.

My dad, a carpenter, fell 25' off a collapsing scaffold, landing on solid concrete tailbone first when he was 40.  2 shattered vertebrate  were replaced after several months of being in a hospital with a very small chance of living.  Wired together he was told to never lift more than 50 lbs again which you do not tell a carpenter.  He would do what needed to be done and come home in pain everyday where he would rest and get ready to do it again.  He never took a day off, working 7 days a week until he retired at 65.  He passed away at 85.

He is my model.  Every time I think I have something to complain about I remember how he was good about hiding how he felt everyday when he got home for almost 25 years after a fall that should have killed him or at the very least paralyzed him.  That portable is small potatoes compared to his issues.

Thought I would share with the people I have most in common.