Should I buy this 14gpm Udor rig?

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Hi all! I’ve been thinking I want to build a truck setup this fall instead of towing a trailer, and adding it all up and hours of drawing layouts and whatnot.

But today I was talking to my boss about a trailered jetter we rarely use. I had some interest when I offered him $4k for it; I think if I pressed the issue I could make it happen. I’d have to change a few things to make it a PW rig, and would most likely sell one of the Honda/Udor pumps to lower my price even further.

Here’s what I know about it:
-I estimate less than a thousand hours on everything because it’s rarely used
-It has not been well maintained
-It has two Honda GX670’s and two Udor 7gmp/4000 psi gear-drive pumps
-One pump has a milky sight glass, one is clear
-Everything starts and runs well
-Brakes on the trailer currently don’t work
-One big Hannay electric pressure reel
-One Cox reel
-200ish gallon buffer

I would most likely sell the Honda/Udor with the clear sight glass for around $1500 and use that money for new unloader, misc. hardware. Then either repair the milky Udor pump or just replace it.

Everything started and ran fine a few months ago, but the battery is dead so I didn’t get an exact engine-hour readout. Pics are below.

Is it even worth it to try and change this over to a PW setup, especially now that I’d be stuck towing?

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That’s worth it. I dont know if I would take the one machine off but for 4k I would definitely take a chance on it

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Just because the pump is milky doesn’t necessarily mean the seals are bad,change the oil out and run it for a while. I agree with @Firefighter4hire, definitely worth a good look. Get batteries and test run it with water is my advice, you can turn the pressure down via nozzles . Ps… your gonna need a bigger buffer tank and trailer.

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Hahaha definitely! I don’t see myself getting into the kind of work that would require all 14 gallons :sweat_smile:

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Yeah ,but if you can swing it ,I’d keep both machine’s

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Oh I see what you’re saying, backups. That’s an excellent idea, thank you!

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I have read alot of things pressure washing but noth ona “jetter”. Very interesting setup. What kind of work was this used for?

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Back ups! Hopefully you take off and need an extra hand. For that price don’t bother selling either machine. Keep them both. Just my 2 cents

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We would send it down a sewer line clogged with tree roots; the head has backwards-facing teeny little nozzles that would slice the roots up and pull itself through them.

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I use a jetter hose too. Its a necessity since everyone uses wipies nowadays in some form.