The machine provides the water pressure, temp and vacuum. The wand or tool provides the rinsing and all/or further agitation, depending upon the degree of soiling. Not all jobs require pre agitation, and indeed sole agitation whilst simultaneously rinsing with the wand is frequently sufficient. Much talk re: the use of a CRB for agitation is very overdone imo. I have owned one in the past and they save a bit of effort, but seem a bit on the aggressive side to me, even with soft brushes.
Some time ago I had an Alltec Pro Plus and it was perfectly good enough, when just using a standard long handled pre-agitation brush, when required.
Dave.