Ever hear of challenger pad system?

[DaveG248]

Ran across a craigslist add and pulled up the website.
https://challengerop.com

Any one ever use this?

Thoughts? comments?

 

[ebarnett]

Yes. They make good OP machines. Their biggest drawback in my opinion is they are behind the competition in design. No onboard spray system and lack of wheels down operation make them more difficult to use versus an Orbot or Trinity.

 

[MikeGaure]

I've owned 4 challengers

Won't own another one now, was great starter for me. But now use trinity much faster and stronger. Didn't know there were other machines at that time

Challenger machines overheated on me a lot and I kept breaking the motor shafts. I clean a lot of commercial seems to be harder on the machine. And I got sick and tired of the Velcro on the stupid pad driver. Even ordering one from them Velcro would tear away from staples and separate from wood.

The other concern was the ownership of challenger has changed a few times in 7 years

 

[Derek.]

great starter OP. i used mine on the few dozen houses i clean per year, for the first 8 years i was in VLM. then i upgraded to a wheels down Orbot for convenience.