it’s a SC made in China and sold at Northern Tools…I used to own one…It’s got a brass spindle that’s going to give way soon, because it’s designed to fail… Trust me,i’ve owned 2 of them before.There’s brass plug that comes out after a certain amount of wear and tear – and deems it NO GOOD…Now I own the best in the business. A Mosmatic.
Mine plugs aren’t brass
Is the hammer head sc the same as the northstar
is it blue ?
Not blue they don’t make a blue one
Ok, back to your original question 
What is your budget like?
Edit: I just read above you’re looking to keep it around $1700-$2000
How many GPM were you hoping to get? The more GPM the better, but your buffer tank and rig need to support your choice. You can’t get an 8gpm machine and expect to run it effectively with a 35 gallon buffer, for instance. A large tank means a beefier trailer, etc., etc.
You mentioned owning a hotbox, correct? How many GPM is that rated for?
And will you be using this new machine for everything, including commercial concrete?
I own the machine from KEC, as well. Seems to be a solid machine so far. It has the Honda GX390, which is a little under 13 horse.
The pump on it is an HP5535, which is actually a clone of the General TS2021. These pumps are rated for 5.6 GPM and 3500 psi. The machine is setup for a max 2500 psi, due to the limited horsepower of the gx390.
There are, however, many aftermarket performance parts for that motor, since it’s used extensively in gokart racing. Increasing the horsepower will enable you to reconfigure the machine for higher psi if you really need it. It’ll probably shorten the life of the engine, or at least require more maintenance. You’ll need a different pulley if you’re increasing the RPM of the motor. I’m not sure what else would be required for such a reconfiguration. But at least it’s a possibility.
The fact is, 2500 psi is plenty for building washing. It’s as much as you’ll probably need for residential concrete, especially if you run an injector bypass and use a shorter length of pressure hose. It might even be enough for some commercial concrete cleaning, idk. I’m not familiar at all with flatwork. But if that’s a small part of your business, well, you’ve still got your 4000 psi machine
Imho, 5.5gpm will come in handy much more often than higher PSI. And you’ve already got a machine that can handle the high psi.
80/20 rule. Focus on what you do most often, and what will make the most difference.
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What kind of marketing game plan do you have ?---- to keep this machine running
If its the dark grey floater than yes, its the rebranded hammerhead. Either way all of their surface cleaners can handle 5+ gpm unless you where using their 11in model.
But like “Alex” said you might need a buffer tank when going over 5gpm which requires a trailer more plumbing and more money to set everything up.
Got a tank haven’t used it but once so 5 GPM is as high as I need to go
Mom said that you will never miss the good stuff until you’ve had it once. Who knew that mom was so well versed in 8 gpm machines clear back in the '70s?
you don’t need a tank…learn how to wash houses and get the phone to ring non-stop
God of the power washing world how do I make the phone stop ringing
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In my investigations, I found a list that suggested 1 GPM per every 4 inches of Surface cleaner. I run a 4gpm on a 20" surface cleaner and have no issues. However, if you drop to 2.5 GPM most surface cleaners want a minimum of 3 GPM from what Ive seen.
Not everyone city has 6gpm at the spigot like yours so a buffer tank will most likely be required going past 5gpm.
You can do plenty with a 4-g.p.m. pump… Build the business then add equipment— is my advice .
Your advice is asinine.
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Ok, let me rephrase that then. Start at the top and fail — Next problem ?
$10,00 worth of equipment just sitting there doing nothing. #dumb
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Where is our new troll. Someone needs to step up. Next thing you know this one will be telling people 50% of the driveways he cleans are messed up.
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you don’t comprehend very well do you !!!
