I'm not technical either but I wouldn't let it stop me buying second hand. As long as you have some idea what you are after .
All of my kit apart from the Thor is secondhand. As long as the kit isn't falling to bits you would be surprised what a good service team can do. I don't tinker with the machines because I will mess them up. I can do all the hoses, and connectors and things on lances & FSCs but not the engines & pumps.
Sure I can learn but I have my service records in my RAMS now and I feel that the clients need to see that it has been done from another company.
I know that Grimebuster may not be right but that is an example. Again it may be too big but get it off the trailer, give it to the service guys and it would be as good as new and sitting in the back of a van
Cracking one man set up. There's too much good stuff out there.
Drain jetters are easily converted and you've then got massive flow & pressure split between two reels and or the option to keep the main jetting reel so you're opening up the possibilities. Looking at it slightly differently could be an option but if you have the money I would try and get a H & M imported into the country.
Rob