Nope, only Toyo Open country a/t 10ply last set lasted me 85k. They have a 65k mileage rating.
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Check that truck out, custom 12ft aluminum bed with 300gal tank. 2017 f350 less than 7k miles gas engine though. $33k
@Redwal9451 I agree the toyo open country tires have been great
Ya gonna get pounded with rain Wednesday @Redwal9451, Just watched the weather. we’re gonna be in the 3" area, You on the other hand ,6" ta 8" my man. Gonna need a bigger boat.
Yeah it sucks, I don’t like it when the water gets that high in my little creek. Starts washing away my backstops for my shooting range. But I did have a 18yard dump truck drop 2 loads of dirt couple weeks back. Hopefully y’all don’t get the full 3”.
Hopefully yall don’t get the 8 , That would cripple yall for a minute man.
It’s been non-stop rain seems like down here. Get a couple 2-3days then it starts again. But hey it’s Louisiana we get all 4 seasons in one day! 
Job usually takes me 6 hours. Asked the director if we could rearrange the vehicles for cleaning and we were done in 4.5. Looks like we will be doing this every time we go out now.
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Efficiency! Heck yeah!
Geter done George, I drive and stage 90% of my washes for that exact reason. 
definitely made the cleaning much more enjoyable. I hate getting in between trucks with 3 feet of space. You just get soaked trying to clean that way.
BTW, when I got off the phone with you I put in my biggest order in yet. 3 - HSC400, 4 Fleet Prep and 6 Grizzly’s. Wife was like, you really needed to spend that much and how long will it last you. I told her I hope to have to buy that same order or more next month. She about shyt herself with rage, then I explained if I go thru that much in a month it would be a nice $10k added to the business account. I’m sure it would be more than that but I had to throw a number out there real fast…haha
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For you smart big washers.
The one thing I hate about the proportioners is that the beige and tan look alike. I really think I have the tan in (90:1 or thereabouts) instead of the beige (25:1). My second step has the black in, 17:1. So, if I make my acid stronger can I e less soap? So go from black to beige or red? I hate testing in the field as I just want to get done. But, I’m thinking I really need to now.
The reason I think I have the 90:1 proportioner in is because I have washed 72 pieces and maybe gone the 5 gallons of acid, while going thru 40 gallons of soap. Shut still falls off the truck but if I can get the usage to be closer I’d be happy, especially since I am flying thru soap right now
Also, what’s the formula to figure out draw rate? I can’t find my cheat sheet.
I’m gonna fill up a container that has ounce markings on it and start my draw test. After a minute take what was drawn and input that number (X) into the formula. All I can remember is use X with my GPM and 128 ounces but I am lost on actual formula to figure it out
This is what I posted on Hydro-Chem, Fleet wash professionals and Fleet Wash Academy facebook pages
Question for you more seasoned fellas here. I’ve been doing fleets since May of last year and started downstreaming my 2 step since July (I believe, maybe June).
I was messing with ratios and I may have screwed something up when I put the X-Jet proportioner in my foot valve. The tan and beige look very similar, especially at night.
I have cleaned 73 pieces in the last 2 weeks and have only used about 8-10 gallons of my Fleet Prep. During that same time I have gone thru 40-50 gallons of my Grizzly. So I am assuming I swapped my beige (25:1) and tan (70:1 I believe, will have to run a ratio test to make sure) to run my acid as they look pretty similar.
If I strengthen my Acid can I go lower on my soap? So if I am at 70:1 (Fleet Prep) and 17:1 (Grizzly), can I go to 35:1 (Fleet Prep) and 25:1 (or 35:1) Grizzly and get the same results? So in essence will a stronger acid make a weaker soap work the same?
Hope that makes sense,
It takes less #1 to de magnetize the unit then the soap cleans it , You gotta be careful not to use to much #1. You second #'s are more realistic. I was around 35 to 25
Draw test for me is fill your chem test tank with say 40 oz then mark a line on 6 gallon bucket or what ever to your GPM with sharpie , fill bucket to sharpie line with HP hose , So if your machine is a 4gpm and you used 26 oz of chem during that bucket test ,your at 15:1
That’s awesome. I got a kick out of that. It’s a great improvement George but most people would’ve just said dirt or grime. 
I get it though. It took me a few years to clean up my mouth. Being home on leave was always the hardest. I can’t imagine doing 20+ and then trying to clean it up. You’re getting there though. Baby steps…lol
@GeorgeNicholson is my idol, ain’t afraid to drop a schit or 7 .
