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Jonathan Evans:
I have a prochem blazer plus. Great entry level truckmount. I got it 2nd hand but the guy I got it from had it from new.

You could tell it was really well looked after. I also have a portable for the times I need it but I wouldn't want to go back to it being my main machine. It turns over double what I did with the porty per hour.
I have it serviced every 100 hours never had a serious problem ....... Touch wood.

Mike Halliday:

--- Quote from: Simon Gerrard on March 04, 2019, 06:04:28 pm ---With respect, I don’t think Truck amounts are overpriced at all. Do they cost a lot of money in comparison to a portable, you bet, but hell, they practically print money. They produce a much higher standard of cleaning and are hugely more productive and efficient and they are a marketing tool in there own right. Anyone of those points is worth the purchase price in the first year alone.
I know a guy that has 8,000 hours on a Titan 575 and the machine earns at least £100 per running hour, work that one out.

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Truckmounts are over priced for what they are,  how much they earn or how well they clean is irrelevant  if you compare the parts and engineering involved in their construction  with other items of machinery from other industries  then you can see the disparity.

For the price of a 16hp aircooled entry level truck mount  you can buy a drain jetter with 55hp liquid cooled Diesel engine with hydraulic hose reels and  much more.  But that’s the problem with carpet cleaning equipment in general ,   QCs for high pressure hose cost twice as much And are half the size, tools cost £100s even into the thousands where you can buy much more complicated and tools for pressure washing much cheaper.

Billy Russell:

--- Quote from: Pipgleamclean on March 03, 2019, 05:52:43 pm ---Seems like good advise, I’m looking at prochem blazer gt, any good?

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Cant go wrong with a Blazer, good little starter truck mount, if you ever want a chat about it Just give me a call or we can meet up for a coffee and a chat, you're only 5mins up the road from me literally,

www.billyrussellfloorcare.co.uk

Cleanevangelist:
Hi

You have not said way you need to upgrade?

Upgrading will put your costs up and in turn your prices.

Some ideas for other options for that money are, second part time van. We all have the same amount of hours every day.  Or marketing

Or you could invest in getting some office cleaning staff then use profit to pay for TM

Just some options

Ian Harper

petermaybury:
Invest in a truckmount it will be the best investment you make. It transformed my business. I can achieve on my own what I used to do with three people. People will also take you more seriously. You will never look back or want to use a porty again

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