Not sure if I asked about it, fantasizing about it being in my life. Does having something like this for soft washing slow you down? Would you fill a 100 gallon tank at home, spray the house while you have the garden hose filling up another tank? Spray down after and empty the tank with the soft wash machine before you leave?
Won’t slow you down if it is set up correctly. At 9.6gpm you better be able to move fast enough to not waste mix. Wouldn’t even think about using one without a proportioner.
Your best bet would be a Fatboy starting out. Then, while you’re in business and making money, spend the next season or two studying up on your other options. By the time you’re ready to decide, you’ll be well experienced and more knowledgeable about your options. Plus, you’ll be MUCH better prepared to handle chem usage and runoff control, which you definitely do not want to learn with too much machine in your hands.
Besides, there are almost as many (if not more) cons to a gas powered unit than pros when compared to an electric or air setup.
(Please don’t ask me to list all the pros and cons…if you haven’t already, do an hour’s worth of searching here, at PTState, the RCIA forum, and TGS and you’ll get lots of pros and cons listed)
Thanks for the advice. I am going to look into the gas vs electric or air thing.
I have a small 3.5 gpm machine that is making me money right now. I am almost at the point of ordering my two 5.5gpm pressure washers, but may wait till next year because I don’t want to use something for a month and then winterize it.
I am going to buy the fat boy though for the fun of it. It should be some good hands on experience and I need something that I can store 4 hours away in my cabin for when I take my vacations and do a little work in that community. Our country club would probably pay me to soft wash the lodge and other buildings so it should pay for itself instantly.
You also have not been here as long as me. I think you are so envious of me that you want to imitate me because you want to be me. Like they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
I went anonymous becuse I’m very new here and don’t want to take a chance of offending others. That’s what the button is for. You should be ashamed of yourself and the way that you are behaving. It’s down right disgusting.
just stop responding to @awesomewash1! it’s getting old! I can’t read a thread without scrolling for 10mins just to find what I need to find. I come here to read learn and help where I can if I can but it’s getting hard with all this bull s***