What’s the future of direct drive Truckmounts?

[SRD]

Im worried about slide in's

I dont agree with our governor Newson, he is outlawing small engines, no more blowers out outdoor motors including power washers on gas.
This could effect truckmount slide in's

California's emissions rules have already effected truckmounts in past. Alot of manufacturers have discontinued or changed motors on them in the past so they could sell them in California

 

[garya]

I have a Xdrive there are problems with it it doesnt like heat shuts off a lot we have to leave the hood open every job seems to do better. The worst problem is when you have trouble with it they need to send a computer to the nearest dealer then the dealer and hydramaster have to get to gether to see what the computer says and hydraM does not answer there phones anymore only by email so last December it tooks 4 weeks for them to fix it i was not a happy camper.

 

[Steve G Poulos]

OK, surprise here.
Steve G Poulos reporting.
1-gm/gmc are NOT discontinuing the express/savanna van for a long time.
They are investing many millions on their Wentzville Plant to increase production.
However in 2035 GM intends to be fully electric. Zero emissions, zero accidents!! Direct drives are here, there are always platform changes like the 6.0 being replaced by the 6.6.
Think about this, would you kill off a van that in 2 weeks you have enough orders for the whole year?

What All of you must focus on is there will be NO vans for you In 2022 model year.and a bit into 2023.

Find a NEW van on a lot in any English country...since there are none...look at the used ones selling for more then when they were new.
Add Nissan discontinued their van.
Dodge has closed their order bank for 2022...and Try and order ANY 2022 van.
Drive safe...feel free to call.

 

[Steve G Poulos]

I agree, after having used Hydramaster 4.8CDS, Sapphire 1200 Pro SE direct drives, I'm much more partial to the slide ins.

Not that they are bad machines, but I just cant imagine it's good for the van itself being on all the time.

Yes a slide in takes up more space, but its not a huge amount more.

I also feel like I've had more power out of my slide ins and more heat in most cases.

Surprising, most direct drives require 18 to 20 horsepower from the engine direct drives actually expand coolant in radiator and run cooler in idle mode.
Priced a comparable slide in water cooled replacement engine?
Done a full year maintenance comparison?
You'll end up with
A direct drive since they simply have the best ROI.
And that the end of the day...this is buisness...on the side we clean carpet

 

[Bill Yeadon 1]

While i am not a truckmount expert talking with our guys they said our AeroTech DDS can be installed in either 4.3L or 6.6L 2021 Chevy/GMC gas engines. Production from Chevy is planned out for at least 5 years.

 

[gordon qian]

Surprising, most direct drives require 18 to 20 horsepower from the engine direct drives actually expand coolant in radiator and run cooler in idle mode.
Priced a comparable slide in water cooled replacement engine?
Done a full year maintenance comparison?
You'll end up with
A direct drive since they simply have the best ROI.
And that the end of the day...this is buisness...on the side we clean carpet

 

[Sir CleanAlot]

I have a Xdrive there are problems with it it doesnt like heat shuts off a lot we have to leave the hood open every job seems to do better. The worst problem is when you have trouble with it they need to send a computer to the nearest dealer then the dealer and hydramaster have to get to gether to see what the computer says and hydraM does not answer there phones anymore only by email so last December it tooks 4 weeks for them to fix it i was not a happy camper.

 

[SRD]

@Steve G Poulos so glad your here brother, if yall dont know this guy hes an absolute wealth of knowledge been in the industry for decades prob forgotten more than most of us know we are very lucky to have him here posting.

 

[gordon qian]

pto is nicer to use, gets instant heat in the morning, less weight and takes up less space, and less maintenance. But it barely costs lower than a slide-in, and when it does break, it gets really expensive. Here's a pic of cleanco compact 47(direct driven by a chevy express 2500) repair that a friend of mine had a while ago. 2.6k cad/2.1k usd for pto shaft and some belts, yikes! Mind you its performance is only on par with apex 570 31hp (so not a true dual wand), and uses 1.5gph on fuel so aint more fuel efficient than a slide in. I believe there are very good reasons why cleanco moved onto slide-in slx 47 than making a new pto for ford transit.

 

[Sir CleanAlot]

I have a Xdrive there are problems with it it doesnt like heat shuts off a lot we have to leave the hood open every job seems to do better. The worst problem is when you have trouble with it they need to send a computer to the nearest dealer then the dealer and hydramaster have to get to gether to see what the computer says and hydraM does not answer there phones anymore only by email so last December it tooks 4 weeks for them to fix it i was not a happy camper.

Wasn't my experience in working with Hydramaster. Denise from Hydro and the guys over at Aramsco Interlink supply was absolutely the best at solving my issues.

 

[Sir CleanAlot]

Have you noticed the van doing anything weird? As far as I know its powered by the generator under the hood of a Transit van. Is there possibly a wire loose on the generator? Or a fluctuation in your RPMs making it dip below 36 for a second and killing the power?

Ended up swapping out the generator. Runs great now so far no issues and I'm loving it. Life is good for now! Back in beast mode! Non-stop cleaning. Will keep you posted!

 

[pgcleaner]

I truly think if someone would develope a pto driven machine that was fairly easy to install that gave someone the option of running say a 47 up to a 59 had pressure washing capability (and i mean real pressure washing capabilities) that ran at least 240 degrees or more and it wasnt priced out of reach they would take over our industry

El Diablo PTO..ehh?

 

[Dream Clean]

El Diablo PTO..ehh?

El Diapto