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Nice install Rob, a little flashy for a work truck but still nice.. I am curious as to why you chose the Masterblend machine over others on the market. The blower used on that machine seems a bit dated especially for dual wanding.

Some of the newer machines on the market today are using these new blowers, the Judson C-4 and Sapphire Scientific's machines come ot mind.

http://www.gardnerdenverproducts.com/TriFlow.aspx

Have you dual wanded with this machine? If so how was it compared to your White Magic set up?

Is this a show truck to promote TMF and Masterblend or will you be using it to clean with?

Wow that looks GREAT!!

Originally Posted by Bob Savage

Thanks for your reply, Ron and Tre.

The reason I ask about the #45 blower running dual wands (in addition to my other questions), is that I am currently building a SUPER 45 system that will outshine most other larger blower truckmounts in running dual wands.

How will you achieve this? bigger inlets? Over-run it? Water injection? Cheetah blood?

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Originally Posted by Richard Baldwin

Only 100 gallon for a big honkin truck like that? Im surprised!
IF you want the ultimate truckmount, for 80k and you could just get a premade Aerotech or Vortex unit all assembled, installed and ready to go!

Richard I feel water tank size has a point of diminishing returns. Here is why;

Good points Rob, and your truckmount is certainly something other proprietors can only dream of or drool over.
I'm in the process of designing a small box truck from this unit:

http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com...-E350-96823823

Any tips you have would be great, they are working on quote for Alum treadplate in the bottom and a rollup door on the side,
but I'm going to switch to have barn door on the back instead of rollup there.
I should be getting the final quote tomorrow.

I'm not buying this guy's truck in the link but its the exact same truck new.



Bulky and space robbers.
Heavy and wear out vehicles components prematurely.
I use 200' "live" continuous fill water inlet lines
And they are ugly imho.

Stanley Steemer doesn't even run fresh water tanks in our area.

Now as to why I didn't choose an Aerotech or Vortex;

No space for my diverse services
I'm not a fan of direct drives
Repairs are difficult
Parts are expensive
Gas guzzlers

And MOST of all I am DONE with over engineered Heat Exchanger units. I don't want my vacuum restricted to create heat,I don't want lots of solenoids and tons of propitiatory parts. All of this leads to costly repairs, frequent downtime and unhappy customers.



This is just a few reasons why I am headed in the direction of this build. Overall I feel when I am done I will save 30k and have more room,have many more features,be more efficient and look better.

Originally Posted by Bob Savage

Sorry, for now I'm remaining mum on this one, until I finish the build, and put the anemometer on it, and record dry times, etc.

I guarantee you it will turn a lot of heads.

Im going with cheetah blood.

Operating out of a curbside slide up door, with hose reels and machine side by side is the only way to go. I have grown up in the biz and wouldn't have it any other way. I am going to build a pto unit with a diesel burner. I love the quiet pto's, and blazing hot diesel burners. I want to combine the two. Have been using El Diablo's and Steamway units and love them.....but they are noisy as hell. When I get it done, it will blow the **** out of anything out there....lol

Hey Rob are you planning on running acid rince threw the el diablo? Only reason I ask is because my local tm distributor was asking when I am buying my next machine and when I told them I got an el diablo they were upset because I did not buy somthing from them and trashed the machine and went into how running acid rince threw the machine was going to destroy the pump, all other metals in hoses and distribution bloc and so on because its not last step chemical injection. What is your opinion on all of this? They also said be ready to do repairs on the oil burner every mounth. I dont think I value there opinion on this much even though they are the best mechanics around.