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5 gallon bucket challenge. Try it if you dare!

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  1. Torrey W
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    Alright, enough with the Cfm, lift, I'm cooler or just as powerful blah blah blah.

    Put your equipment were your mouth is!

    Clean-co 150' hose:
    http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m553/torrey-whitaker/095a8f8c.mp4


    Vortex 150' hose:
    http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m553/torrey-whitaker/5bad48ec.mp4

    We will also be doing a 5 gallon bucket fill test.

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    can I do that with ninja warrior from century 400?
    Pinosan, Apr 17, 2012
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    All audio --no video . Try Windows media format or ?
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    That's awesome, I will go do the same thing with my smaller blower in just a little bit and post it here. Now we just need some portable guys to do it too. Maybe Tim can show off the ETM, Johnny the M5, and Jim Steam the CA. I would love to see all the results. My machine has a 36 blower.
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    I wouldn't mind seeing everyone put some respectable hose others too.

    I know a porty doesn't usually run 150, but at least 50. Maybe 100 if you dare.
    So many talk about there long runs, let's see it.
    Torrey W, Apr 17, 2012
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    THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!! The blower on Ross' truck is GROSS. I can't believe that thing! Im down to try it, It is hard to hang onto those hoses when they get full of water like that. I want to see the blooper reel were it got away from you :)
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    I am a bit busy for the next few day's...Thursday-sunday Im hoping to be in TN for my Birthday...so I will try next week to post some video,

    Even though Ross has a way with words that make you not want to do it:(
    Timothy, Apr 17, 2012
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    Trying to figure this test out. Our TM are based on vacuum and not pumping water. So as soon as most TM sucks five gallons of water through a 150 of hose it looses almost all suction until the blower has time to clear out the hose.

    To me a better test would have been with a stop watch, and timing how long the hose returns to full CFM after all the water passes through the 150 foot of hose and into the tanks
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    Actually that would be a great addition to the test, however few will have access to a Cfm meter.

    The point is to find a real world test that everyone can do for free and be fair, to test a machines strength.
    We all "talk" about this and that, numbers that no one can really show, so this is a bare bones simple way to see how long your machine takes to take down a 5 gallon bucket..
    Not rocket science.
    Torrey W, Apr 17, 2012
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    My VLC player shows the seconds. According to it the Cleanco was just under 6 seconds and the Vortex was right at 3 seconds.
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    I'm having a problem checking your attachment. It's not doing anything. Is there somewhere else I can check this out?
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    I had trouble getting it to play too using Google Chrome browser. If you can't get it to play just right click and choose "Save target as" or whatever your browser has in there and you should be able to just download it and play it. My Windows Media Player won't play it and it won't play in either of my web browsers. VLC plays it just fine. http://www.downloadster.org/vlc.php...IE&roia=!j4A4vq1BAAKLOkMAAAltVQAAbPdCAABx7Q-A
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    Happy birthday!
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    This is a great idea to see actual power of a TM. Cant wait to see more people putting up videos.
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    Try these links:

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    im gonna upload to you tube
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    Tim, Happy Birthday!


    I'm game with my M5. I can video and I know how to post pictures on here but I need for someone to tell me how to post a video on here. I"m going to video my 5 gallon M5 right now! :) I'm think 2 seconds Eyeball. ;)
    Johnny Bravo, Apr 17, 2012
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    I tried it. It sucked the bottom out of the bucket and a big piece of concrete out of my driveway. Video won't load.
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    extremecleantn, Apr 17, 2012
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    Is that the better way to go instead of Photobucket?
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