[Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus)]

Just an article I found.

Probably blindingly obvious to most people - but could be useful to someone

http://www.squidoo.com/notes-about-truck-mount-machine-engine-requirements

[The Carpet Cleaning Pro]

so let me get this right... you need a bigger engine for commercial carpet cleaning. What I want to know is how does the engine size make a difference when its the blower that sucs and the pump that sprays the water and from what I have seen the engine just drives the belts?

[Simon Gerrard]

The size of the engine defines the size of the pump and particularly the blower, small engines can't drive huge blowers like the one on a Titan 875 which is quadruple belt driven taking 60% of the engines power making it capable of moving 800 cubic feet of air a minute. The bigger the blower the greater the vac performance espcially at very long lengths.

Simon

[Neil Williams]

You could have a small engine driving a large blower BUT only if a gearbox was put into the system. Whilst it's possible it's actually not practical, so with a direct drive which TM's are (ie 1:1 drive) the larger and more powerful the engine the better and faster it can drive the blower.

[Mike Halliday]

A bigger engine will also provide more heat and will get up to temp' quicker

[John Kelly]

Blowers are specified to horsepower so for bigger blowers you need more horsepower.

[Steve Rothwell]

so does that mean that poor Billy Russell who by all accouts only has a small blower, has also.....


only got 1 horse - according to John Kelly

is cold - according to Mike Halliday

and only got a short hose - according to Simon Gerrard


 

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

The other big issue is the size of the van required to fit the TM in.

If you are doing lots of residential in tight areas then a large van can be a problem.

Cheers

Doug

[from edge2edge]

Thats my problem Doug as i do most of my work in Oxford where some of the streets are really tight even for a swb transit.I am having to give serious consideration to selling my steamway and getting a prowler due to on going weight issues.Regards Alan

[Kinver_Clean]

I always said that if I had to do a lot of offices I would get a TM.
Then the offices I was doing were 6 or more floors up and no doors were to be left open for hoses. Thank goodness for LM pads.

I did hear once of someone who drove his truck into the foyer of a big bank and shut the doors. - Or was I dreaming again?

[Jim_77]

Too much bathams I think Trevor

Sorry Steve That article is about as useful as a chocolate vac hose

But... you've been reading up on truckmounts...are you considering switching over to the Dark Side?!!

[Barry Livingstone]

I could see Mike Driving this TM...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ABBOT-TANK-SELF-PROPELLED-GUN-EX-MOD-ROAD-REGISTERED-/110743784676?_trksid=p5197.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26otn%3D12%26po%3DLCA%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5517077628305808367#ht_1178wt_1270

[clive ware]

Doug,
What van have you got. I can see it in your profile pic but cant work out what it is. Have you got enough room for all your bits and pieces?

[AshWhite]

Looks like a relay/ducato/boxer to me?