This guy is shooting like 60gpm or something crazy, he’s all over facebook getting banned for instigating. It’s hilarious. Here’s his latest creation:
He also runs a pump or two on the front of his other truck off the PTO. I’m liking the cut of his jib. 
Yeah I saw that guy a couple of times. He says he’s filling at the bottom of those tanks and drawing from the top, although he’d have to be using dip tubes to do so. His plumbing makes me feel like I’m in a nightmare, not to mention those nasty old totes. I could’ve saved him $200 in PVC so he could buy a few that aren’t from 1994
This guys nutty, what does he do? Exterior cleaning?
Seems like a little of everything, saw he’s been doing it for like 20 years. That’s his softwash setup.
When I saw his picture I was thinking he must’ve fought with the Y.P.G. There were quite a few US veterans who went over there to fight against ISIS with the Kurds. That was my first thought but just a wild guess without even knowing where he’s from.
He probably burned up that Harbor Freight reciprocating saw just cutting pvc.
I work with a few kurdish groups but not the Syrian ones.
How is he getting 60gpm with those pumps
He might be counting the big honker on the front bumper w/ the PTO too, I believe he’s tying them all together. I saw a picture of the guy spraying like 5-6 stories high, lol.
Back to the gasser idea, I wonder what the longevity is running that long for a small block, I’m assuming it wouldn’t need to be at the peak of the torque curve, so maybe 2-3k RPM? I just imagine it being like driving an old chevy truck 10 hours a day for months, seems like it might not be prudent.
As tempting as reaching 5-6 stories is, I couldn’t imagine the amount of pressure/volume needed to reach that height as being safe for things like window seals.
@Innocentbystander, I have been curious because of how convenientit is to have a large water fed pole. Would something like this even be safely feasible? I’m guessing water supply would be an issue for all but a hydrant.
I have never even seen a water fed pole in person. GPM is king but I have never tried to wash 5 or 6 stories without a lift, and then only a few properties. I kinda like easy work.
I should be able to run it right above low idle. The issue is whether the crankshaft will like the initial start up tension or not. I thought about snagging a transmission and simply locking a lever in to engage the pumps once engine is revved up to lower the initial drag. But I spent $400 on the engine, probably after putting a new carb and redoing the exhaust so it goes up and out around 700 total with me doing all the work. My new engine(not that big ■■■ diesel) is a V8 350hp chevy Which still beats out $10,000+ for a 40gpm pump, $10,000+ for a new 100+hp diesel engine. Finding 10hp pumps where im at is easy, lots of farmers have old units that they just give away once the engine breaks or they realize its cheaper money and time wise to have someone else wash a hog barn etc. We can typically do a 1000-1400 head barn in 2-4hrs which is better than the 8+ it takes a farmer lol.
Gas usage shouldn’t be far off from running 4 units separately tbh as long as i get the rpm sweet spot
You can hit 40+ft with 2-10gpms @3000 with a xjet and a bit of modifications to increase the flow out of the nozzle.
Sounds like a plan, I’m interested to see how it holds up over a long period of time. When I was building mine I tried to pick an engine that was meant to sit in a generator running for years at a time, save some shut down time for rebuilds/maintenance. I’m sure it’ll last a good while though, and if not, who cares… it’s a SBC, dime a dozen and can rebuild the thing in a few hours. You could always adapt a PTO to it, shouldn’t be that hard, but would probably cost more than what you paid for the engine unless you scrounged one up from a tractor. 
@Innocentbystander Work smarter means you can work longer (or less) Im pretty bullheaded, so sometimes I do things in a harder way than I should. Only so many miles on the body. I try to keep reminding myself to consciously find work that pays good and is easy on the body.
Just for kicks I found this about fire hose tests and vertical reach.
Far as water usage, most farms have 1" lines feeding the barn so if you have a 750-1000 gal tank it typically keeps up to a extent while still giving the guys a break.
I wish I could get guns that locked in. I know its a safety issue, but holding a 10+gpm at 3-4k psi trigger down gets exhausting real quick. We usually wire the trigger as always on and put a valve infront of it. Be nice if they made a design where you can lock the trigger always on and if dropped it disengages.
How did you do with the siamese setup?
I want to run 2 smaller machines a 5.5 gpm and a 4 gpm 3000 psi for concrete work, togheter.
No dont think I would try that one. Most people frown upon using siamese kits in generally but I dont even think it’s possible to run one with 2 different pumps
