[drive surgeon]

been looking at a new cold machine and wondered what pump is best. there are comet pumps, general pump and interpump, my current one is a interpump from tech clean on a 13hp gx honda engine.  i know dual pumps do a pump to on their machines with gears but i aint got a clue about which are the best.  cant afford a hot washer.

[drive surgeon]

wot do you guys think of this machine as you can operate two lances or whirlaways from it,

http://www.dualpumps.co.uk/pages/pressure_washers/pressure_washer_subs/thor_diesel.html

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[Nathanael Jones]

Interpump and general have the best reputation.

[Milltown Cleaning]

that thor looks like some mean piece of kit!! coat a pretty penny i would say!

[drive surgeon]

yeah i reckon the thor will be nearely 2k 

[Roger Oakley]

Interpump and general have the best reputation.

General & Interpump are the same just that the Americans brand them General and Europe Interpump.
Interpump/General great pumps will work all day for you with little maintanace.
Spares are easy to get hold of etc.

Pump of choice for most pressure washers

[drive surgeon]

nice one rog as im after another cold machine at mo so will buy from america.

13hp honda engine with a general pump on.

[drive surgeon]

roger have you heard of comet pumps?  are they not as good?  seem to be a lot of them on american machines.

[Roger Oakley]

roger have you heard of comet pumps?  are they not as good?  seem to be a lot of them on american machines.

Yes have heaard of Comet pumps USA built I think, cheaper then Interpump/General, I think they are ok,ish maybe not as reliable as Interpump from what I have heard & read. If you go the comet route check to see that you can get spare parts over here readily.

[drive surgeon]

ok thanks rog.  have you had any more probs with your tgeorge machine?

[Roger Oakley]

No, just a generator problem that was sorted out very quickly.

[drive surgeon]

do you service the machine yourself or do you have a local guy for parts and labour etc?  or has it not gone wrong much apart from that problem?

[Mike Halliday]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Cat Pumps the pumps with nine lives

I've got one on a belt driven pressure washer never had to touch it in 6years. they are a bit more expensive but they have a excellent reputation.

I've also got a Speck (sp) pump which I'm due to fit onto an engine, if weight is anything to go by is brilliant!!

[Roger Oakley]

Mike,
You are right CAT, I forgot about them, excellent make.

DS
We have a company that now services our machines.

[drive surgeon]

roger is it gum clean ltd that service them as tom durbin said they are in the uk and service his machines.

[Roger Oakley]

No it is not Gumclear that service them.
Tom Durbin does not know what he is talking about, he is a waste of time IMO.

[drive surgeon]

would you not recommend them then?  i was happy with my dealings with merril fox over there in the us and he is cheaper than t george.

[drive surgeon]

oh yeah rog what do you think of the thor pressure washer at the top of this page on the link?  its from duel pumps and can run 2 operators from same machine?

[Roger Oakley]

would you not recommend them then?  i was happy with my dealings with merril fox over there in the us and he is cheaper than t george.

No Company is fine I just don't like Tom very much, won't go in to it on here.

[Mike Halliday]

that Thor machine is over £8000, I'd rather buy 3 normal 13hp 3500psi machines

but like with everything from duel pumps its well over priced.

[drive surgeon]

what??    £8000??         no way!!  what a joke!!  you can get hot washers from america for half that price and prob better too!!

[Roger Oakley]

oh yeah rog what do you think of the thor pressure washer at the top of this page on the link?  its from duel pumps and can run 2 operators from same machine?

Had a look at he video, just a couple of blokes using turbo lances?
Nothing really that a 13HP Honda 15Lts per min couldn't coupe with really.
Look it is a cold water machine, in a nice frame, 4 wheels, using 2 operaters, but remember using 2 operators cuts your LPM by 50 per cent.

[Roger Oakley]

what??    £8000??         no way!!  what a joke!!  you can get hot washers from america for half that price and prob better too!!

£8000 for a cold machine your having a laugh.

DS
If you have £10.000 spare I'll sell you my trailer Podell set-up, bargain compared to that. And it runs 2 operators properly.

[drive surgeon]

that thor is a joke!  no way would i pay that. i could get 8   13 hp machines from america for that price.  were all getting ripped off here in the uk im shopping in the u s again!!