[johnpierce]

Hi,

I used to clean drives and had the equipment from Jan at tech-clean. I have since sold it but it looks like redundancy is on the cards so I am thinking of starting up again and have seen some Locin machines (13HP 3600PSI) at a good price, but are they any good? plus the one i had before from tech-clean was 15Ltr per min which did a good job is it worth going upto a 21Ltr a min? or whats the difference?

Thnx John

[jaespray]

hi john  in my opinion psi rate is not as important as flow rate, providing you have the right nozzles for the machine. the secret to a good wash is in the rinse. the higher flow rate you have the faster you can rinse. regards john

[johnpierce]

Hi John,

Thnx for that info, i remember washing down after using the FSC used to be a pain, so more flow rate would get it done quicker, I never even thought about that,

John

[Ged]

15l/min is enough for drive cleaning. only need more if you are washing away stuff like manure in a farmyard. it depends on site conditions re washing down after fsc.

[evil genius]

ive only ever had 15lpm and it is enough for most thing but i would like to try 21lpm. if cost is not a option then go for the 21lpm, logic says it going to make lighter work of thinks and get the job done quicker.
quicker job speed = more work being done = more money

ian

[jakeandmia]

Hi
Ive got a loncin 15ltr/3600psi and its fine for drives.If i was going to be doing drives day in day out (its an add on to my window cleaning)I would of gone for a honda at 21ltrs but this serves my purpose of 1 a week on average.
Wayne

[BDCS]

You can fit a .7 on a 21 ltr m/c but you can also use a .45 and turn the revs down to save water. Buy a diesel and save money against petrol. I changed from a 15ltr petrol to a 21ltr diesel last year, it paid for itself in the first season in fuel savings