Truck washing (Soaps, Tips and Tricks)


28k. Do not buy Nitto ridge grappler 10 ply folks.

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


To much rain today and we still have more thru Wednesday! :rage:

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Ya gonna get pounded with rain Wednesday @Redwal9451, Just watched the weather. weā€™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 donā€™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 yā€™all donā€™t get the full 3ā€.

Hopefully yall donā€™t get the 8 , That would cripple yall for a minute man.

Itā€™s been non-stop rain seems like down here. Get a couple 2-3days then it starts again. But hey itā€™s Louisiana we get all 4 seasons in one day! :joy:

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. :+1:

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 Grizzlyā€™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. Iā€™m sure it would be more than that but I had to throw a number out there real fastā€¦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, Iā€™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 Iā€™d be happy, especially since I am flying thru soap right now

Also, whatā€™s the formula to figure out draw rate? I canā€™t find my cheat sheet.

Iā€™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. Iā€™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

:rofl: Thatā€™s awesome. I got a kick out of that. Itā€™s a great improvement George but most people wouldā€™ve just said dirt or grime. :laughing:

I get it though. It took me a few years to clean up my mouth. Being home on leave was always the hardest. I canā€™t imagine doing 20+ and then trying to clean it up. Youā€™re getting there though. Baby stepsā€¦lol

@GeorgeNicholson is my idol, ainā€™t afraid to drop a schit or 7 :joy:.