Good Deal/Bad Deal?
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Topic: Good Deal/Bad Deal?
Posted By: Cammer
Subject: Good Deal/Bad Deal?
Date Posted: 16/February/2008 at 10:08pm
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Hey guys, what do you think? I'm wanting to add carpet cleaning to my small house cleaning business and saw this for sale. Any insight appreciated.
-Bane-Clene Maxi Mount
-Truck mounted -Carpet and upholstery cleaning machine -Maxi-mount -Eaily portable -92,000 miles -Good condition $7500 Cam
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Posted By: Cammer
Date Posted: 16/February/2008 at 10:10pm
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Guess it helps to know the specs of the vehicle.
Ford Econoline 350
Oops.
Cam
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 17/February/2008 at 12:45am
Depends on the year and condition of the vehicle and the Bane. Banes are usually reliable, but not very powerful ------------- 
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Posted By: Cammer
Date Posted: 17/February/2008 at 10:38am
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Thanks for the response.
1992 Ford Econoline, kelly blue book says value about $1700. The Bane is supposedly little used but needs one of the heaters repaired, would this be a major hassle? I saw only 100 PSI of pressure on the Bane-clean website for this unit, which seems low. I am planning on buying a rotovac, is a truck mount still as important with a rotovac as compared to a portable? I was looking at the Mytee 1003DX, with 450 PSI pressure. Is the TM usually better in terms of "time of cleaning," or even with todays portables are there significant quality differences?
Cam
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 17/February/2008 at 11:01am
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Depends alot on the tm?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cleanex
Date Posted: 17/February/2008 at 11:06am
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keep looking should be better used equipment available, try your local distributor they usually have or know of used tm's for sale. ------------- DON ELDRED YOU CAN "STAND" ON OUR REPUTATION |
Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 17/February/2008 at 7:10pm
| 100 psi as the upper limit is crap. If you're going to add carpet, you should add tile & grout, which is way more lucrative. You need at least 500 psi for that. Keep looking. |
Posted By: Cammer
Date Posted: 17/February/2008 at 7:25pm
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Thanks for the insight, I am thinking the same regarding the power. Has anyone used the vapor steam method for grout cleaning? How does this compare to using the extracting machines to clean grout/tile, I was thinking of going that route.
I live in Columbia, Missouri.
Cam
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 17/February/2008 at 10:29pm
| chemicals and scrubbing make up tile and grout cleaning |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 19/February/2008 at 8:50pm
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High pressure rinsing doesn't hurt either -------------
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