Trailer Set Up's

[JCinNJ]

WOW!!! that is one heck of a trailer set up, NICE JOB!!!

[phinkle]

@Sea_to_Summit

http://seatosummit.smugmug.com/Work2012/New-Trailer-2012/23842391_Gqftk9

Alex,

I have been pressure washing for a long time. I started out with an 5x8 open utility trailer that I already just happened to have. Since i did a lot of wood restoration, I carried a lot of deck stripping chemicals and wood working tools that I didn’t want to leave out to the elements so I switched over to an 8 x5 V-nosed trailer.

It wasn’t long before I outgrew that trailer so I bought a 14 x 6 V-nosed enclosed trailer. I put a lot of thought and planning into that trailer and it served me well for six years.

But during those six years, I continued to grow and added more equipment and a couple of years ago I realized I had outgrown even the 14 x 6 trailer. However, even with all the planning and design I had put into the 14 x 6er, I kept seeing, right from the day I put it on the road, ways I could make improvements in my next trailer.

Last year about this time it was clear if I was going to continue to grow, I was going to either need a second trailer, which meant another truck to pull it, or get a bigger trailer.

I went with the bigger trailer. I now have an 18 x 7 V-nosed enclosed trailer with all the design improvements I had come up with during the past six years. I have given you a link you can go to to see the trailer and the building of it, but like I said, it is a V-nosed trailer and that right there will give you an additional 24" inside the trailer essentially making it a 20 footer without making the trailer any longer.

It has tandem axles with brakes on both axles. I have a 225 gallon tank inside that is my buffer tank for two 5.5 Hydrotek skid units.

I built a place to put my two stacked Summit Hose Reels and a cox reel with 200’ of chemical hose for roof cleaning. Underneath the hose reels is storage that will hold six 6 gallon pails so I can easily store 30 gallons of bleach right under the hose reels.

To the left of the hose reels is a water manifold where I can direct water to go to anything I want in the trailer while standing in one place at the rear of the trailer. I can direct water to the buffer tank or I can cut the tank off and send water to either or both machines while bypassing the buffer tank. I can turn water on from there to the DI tank I have on board and I can also turn water on to a water hose for filling buckets etc at my mixing station at the back door.

I have LED lighting inside that is on a 60 minute timer switch so I do not have to worry about forgetting to turn off the lights when I am locking up and the battery that powers them and the 12v Delavan pump is kept charged with a solar panel on top of the trailer.

But with all that, the floor is where I put the most effort. First I drilled holes in the corners and in critical areas where I installed 1 1/4" PV pipes for water drainage. Then the entire floor and 6" up the sides were fiberglassed. Then I coated the floor with epoxy and up the sides for 8". On top of that I coated the epoxy with a clear sealer.

Anyway, check out the link to the pictures to see my rig. When I outgrow this one, I will finally be at the point where I will probably have to go ahead and put on an additional trailer and truck. I am already designing that trailer in my mind right now.

WOW!! You win the best trailer contest. The attention to detail is amazing. I love the white and grey paint inside. Very impressive.

[TreyWinslow]

That is the sweetest trailer setup i’ve ever seen!

[ARCPW]

good looking trailer…

[John_T]

@Sea_to_Summit

http://seatosummit.smugmug.com/Work2012/New-Trailer-2012/23842391_Gqftk9

Alex,

I have been pressure washing for a long time. I started out with an 5x8 open utility trailer that I already just happened to have. Since i did a lot of wood restoration, I carried a lot of deck stripping chemicals and wood working tools that I didn’t want to leave out to the elements so I switched over to an 8 x5 V-nosed trailer.

It wasn’t long before I outgrew that trailer so I bought a 14 x 6 V-nosed enclosed trailer. I put a lot of thought and planning into that trailer and it served me well for six years.

But during those six years, I continued to grow and added more equipment and a couple of years ago I realized I had outgrown even the 14 x 6 trailer. However, even with all the planning and design I had put into the 14 x 6er, I kept seeing, right from the day I put it on the road, ways I could make improvements in my next trailer.

Last year about this time it was clear if I was going to continue to grow, I was going to either need a second trailer, which meant another truck to pull it, or get a bigger trailer.

I went with the bigger trailer. I now have an 18 x 7 V-nosed enclosed trailer with all the design improvements I had come up with during the past six years. I have given you a link you can go to to see the trailer and the building of it, but like I said, it is a V-nosed trailer and that right there will give you an additional 24" inside the trailer essentially making it a 20 footer without making the trailer any longer.

It has tandem axles with brakes on both axles. I have a 225 gallon tank inside that is my buffer tank for two 5.5 Hydrotek skid units.

I built a place to put my two stacked Summit Hose Reels and a cox reel with 200’ of chemical hose for roof cleaning. Underneath the hose reels is storage that will hold six 6 gallon pails so I can easily store 30 gallons of bleach right under the hose reels.

To the left of the hose reels is a water manifold where I can direct water to go to anything I want in the trailer while standing in one place at the rear of the trailer. I can direct water to the buffer tank or I can cut the tank off and send water to either or both machines while bypassing the buffer tank. I can turn water on from there to the DI tank I have on board and I can also turn water on to a water hose for filling buckets etc at my mixing station at the back door.

I have LED lighting inside that is on a 60 minute timer switch so I do not have to worry about forgetting to turn off the lights when I am locking up and the battery that powers them and the 12v Delavan pump is kept charged with a solar panel on top of the trailer.

But with all that, the floor is where I put the most effort. First I drilled holes in the corners and in critical areas where I installed 1 1/4" PV pipes for water drainage. Then the entire floor and 6" up the sides were fiberglassed. Then I coated the floor with epoxy and up the sides for 8". On top of that I coated the epoxy with a clear sealer.

Anyway, check out the link to the pictures to see my rig. When I outgrow this one, I will finally be at the point where I will probably have to go ahead and put on an additional trailer and truck. I am already designing that trailer in my mind right now.

Darn Len if that’s not one of the nicest trailers I seen in a long time. My 18’x7’ Enclosed trailer is so beaten to death its pretty much the opposite of yours all the way around… Kind of embarrassed to show it… but its still a money maker:)

[John_T]

@AZ_PowerWash_Pros

This is half of our rig below. We have 4 flatbed trucks and 4 trailers. 10 hot water units and 2 cold water units. I need to get a pic with our whole rig at once but 2 to 3 trucks are always out on jobs pressure washing…

Hey Ty -nice set-ups you got in there. How big is that warehouse you store your equipment and how much do they bang you a month for a place like that? Where I live that’s only a dream to afford something like that.

[AZ_PowerWash_Pros]

John-

I have two sides with bay doors to my warehouse and an office in the middle of the two. One side is 2500 sq ft and the other is 3000. The office is about 500 sq ft. It’s in a gated industrial area of Phoenix. Plus I have cameras set up just in case. I pay $1450 a month for it all not including utilities.

How much would something like that cost in your neck of the woods?

[John_T]

@AZ_PowerWash_Pros

John-

I have two sides with bay doors to my warehouse and an office in the middle of the two. One side is 2500 sq ft and the other is 3000. The office is about 500 sq ft. It’s in a gated industrial area of Phoenix. Plus I have cameras set up just in case. I pay $1450 a month for it all not including utilities.

How much would something like that cost in your neck of the woods?

Wow…that’s some price for all of that. Something like that here would run 5-6grand if not more. A couple of yrs ago I was renting a yard space and there was dirt all over the place. I looked into renting a garage for my flatbed and the best I could find was a 28’x10 for $180/month… I’d kill for a place like yours in that price range:cool:

[Richard_Bellende]

Pressure washing generally commands a much higher gross per man hour but window cleaning is done more frequently and with much lower overhead. A mix of the two can be very profitable.

[Lsmain]

That is the most amazing trailer I’ve ever seen in my life

[Urban_Tek_Pressure_W]

im am so jealous that an amazing trailer

[danwagner]

I hope my trailer questions are not a downer after seeing and reading about what some of you guys have.
I just bought my first one, it’s 5x8 open. Is it important to lay down epoxy or some other protectant, since I’ll be using it partly for roof washing. And I’m starting with a 65 gal. tank. I’m assuming the thing to do is mount hooks on the floor somewhere for the straps. Anyone like to elaborate?

[housewasher]

Dan I used two coats of hercu liner on a wood floor in a closed trailer and its holding up great, I also used cast iron hooks for th efloor to secure my 220 water tank.

[housewasher]

wrong picture, trying to upload floor and hook

[housewasher]

that’s the one I was trying to get

[danwagner]

Thank you. I saw Herculiner on Amazon and wasn’t sure if it works for wood. I wonder if it would hold up to open air conditions plus chemicals.

[Jeremy_Kiefer]

@danwagner

Thank you. I saw Herculiner on Amazon and wasn’t sure if it works for wood. I wonder if it would hold up to open air conditions plus chemicals.

I put herculiner on my service bed and it isn’t great after about a couple months. If you want the best, rhino lining or line-x is the only way to go

[GuyB]

@Clear_Shine_Maintena

I put herculiner on my service bed and it isn’t great after about a couple months. If you want the best, rhino lining or line-x is the only way to go

This is why I’m going rhino or line-x in the box truck build. Cost out the yag but is guaranteed not to fail.

[housewasher]

@Clear_Shine_Maintena

I put herculiner on my service bed and it isn’t great after about a couple months. If you want the best, rhino lining or line-x is the only way to go

In my trailer on wood two coats its holding up amazing, I also put it in the bed of my truck and it sucks, truck bed is metal

[Aiken_Soft_Wash]

Yep, herculiner hercu-sucks.

I prepped and coated the heck out of my isuzu flatbed last year with it. Only lasted a few months. Wish i would have done linex, even tho it was much more expensive.