Which Truckmounts Have YOU Purchased Over Your Lifetime of being in Business?

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  1. TMF New Member

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    Got a question for everyone here, how many different truckmounts have you purchased for your company over the entire time you have been in business?

    And which truckmounts were they? :hi:
  2. ThomasRestoration New Member

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    Butler, Pro-Chem - legends, Bridgepoint Lancer (pro chem),gennis xt (spelling), Boxer 427, Blue line Thermal waves, and Blue line blue waves.....
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    We used portables and Von Schraders for our first 10 years of business. Then we bought truck mounts. Some good, some bad.

    Prochem Legend (Decent)
    Prochem Performer (Great engine)
    Prochem Hydraulic PTO--(LEMON)
    Hydramaster Spitfire (Poor unit)
    Judson (Out of date,dual fuel a pain)
    White Magic 1900 (Decent)
    White Magic Triton (LEMON)
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    I had good luck with the prochems...except the battery would go dead and not charge.
    Butler was a good easy unit.....
    Genisis xt was a POS!!!!
    Boxxer 427 was hot, but always in the shop with the spyder gear ( snapped the blowe shaft once on a six month old machine!
    LOVE my Blue waves.
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    Just 1 Hydramaster Maxx 470 ( Kind of happy with it)


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    When I started my boss (now partner) had a Steam Action. Excellent simple machine, he had 8K hours on it when we sold it. We bought a PC Bruin II and then a couple years later a PC 405. We still have both machines but the Bruin is in storage. Prochems have been very good to me. My 405 will be 14 next year. Tough machine. We plan to retire it next year. I will likely cry. Took me a month to get over retiring the Dodge Van the 405 came in.
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    Well My Truck Mount is older than Me !

    Running a Cleancare International Dual T300 My particular Machine is 25 years old! And according to the manual the original design dates back to 1956! Had pretty good luck with them over the years Main Problem would be the Cylinder head on the Engine would Crack. Other than that Still going Strong. one day may shout my self a Steamaction Stealth Series

    Andrew
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    Ok i understand how dul fuel is a pain. i have a tcs. so.. but tell me what you liked about the judson and what u didnt. I was thinking about getting one...... elaborate rob
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    I had a home made Tm when i started and now run a Hydramaster CDS 4.7.
    With the modifications my mechanic has made to this set up it will last until i hang up my wand.

    Mick
  10. steve lillard New Member

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    Over my 20+ years I have bought these units:

    17 Butlers ( their good if you have employees)
    1 White Magic PTO the best I ever bought
    2 Steam Genies PTO Great Units!
    3 Steam Way 4100's Good but out of date (kerosen heated)
    1 Chem Tex a POS!
    1 Power Clean 442 a lemon!
    1 Amtex Inferno in which I still use today and will buy a nothing one!
  11. Jason Whaley Super Moderator & TMF Carpet Cleaning Specialist

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    Prochem Legend SE - Decent machine for residential, commercial and de-flooding

    MasterBlend El Diablo - Great machine for all types of cleaning
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    Recoil.............Deffinetly not a truck mount.

    Accelerated Hammer........A head banging nightmare.

    Prochem 405.....Great machine, lots of parts and tight to work on.

    Butler..........Now were talking ease and performance.
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    Started with shampoo machine before there was HWE. Moved to a portable.
    Had three brands of truckmount
    Judson
    Pro Master (No longer made)
    Steamway Powermatic (No longer made by Steamway, but I understand another company is making a very similar machine.)

    Scott Warrington
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    I have my first one being installed in march and its a Boxxer 421. I dont see any 421's on here which makes me alittle worried. Has anyone owned one of these and if so any luck?
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    the 421's are not very powerfull. I think they are a waste of money. and to entry level
  16. Loren Egland New Member

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    Started in 1970 with a $5000 Steam Way portable.

    Then purchased the Steam Way Turbo-Matic truck mount in 1978. It had a number 5 blower, fuel oil burner, 2.5 inch vacuum system and 2.5 inch vac hose, 3/8 inch solution hose, automatic pump out, auxillary 110 generator, all standard.

    A few years later purchased a used Steam Way Powermatic.

    Sold Rochester Steam Way in Rochester, MN in 1984 and moved to Antioch, CA. Then purchased a barely used Powermatic from Rug Doctor in Fresno, CA to start Delta Steam Way.

    Since then I have had several models of Steam Way Powermatics.
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    Have run a tm for just under 3 years. Cleanco Compact 47 with the pti option. 1700 hrs and runs like a top.
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    We started with a Kirby with the shampoo attachment haha

    First TM was a TYF 1800, still have and it serves as back up. Atlanta at one time was the hot bed for Briggs powered, propane water heater TM's. That is a very long story.

    Second was a Performer 405 (#147), been abusing it for 14 years.
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    Been out of the loop for a while. What happened to Promaster? Did Jeff throw in the towel?
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    My first truck I built had 4 3stage vacs. 500 psi.pump, 2cords ran off a generator and 2 cords ran in the house.

    Home made 16 HP. 4 blower 3ht simple good unit.

    Old Hydromaster 20 hp. Onan, built from used parts

    Butler I installed in a 96 F250, reliable unit not hot.

    Steamway Legacy 2100, good unit 6200 hrs.

    2001 Vortex 777 great unit.

    2005 Vortex 6008 lots of problems.

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