Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: markpowell on May 17, 2011, 06:13:22 pm
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Looks a decent price item number 120725904163
Mark
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With a teaspoon of water in tank the van will be over weight though :'(
stu
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3000 hours, hope the buyer lives in Cornwall :D
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3000 hours, hope the buyer lives in Cornwall :D
I do... But I won't be buying... I can't afford the £300 a year advice.... ;D ;D ;D
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Colin its free advice mate to you ;D
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3000 hours, hope the buyer lives in Cornwall :D
Jim do you think it will need a new engine soon?
I bought my TM 4 or 5 years ago, it had 2000hrs but had just had a new engine so its been fine engine wise.
What would a new engine be these days, anyone know? 1600 fitted?
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How long do parts last
The advantage of a Portable is parts are relatively low cost
truckmounts seem more like a van when they go wrong
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PS. I discovered when I fitted a tacho metre that the TM hour clock was running slow so it may have done a real 2,500 to 3,000 hours when I bought it.
I recomend everyone get a tacho to check hour clock.
PPS. Ian, Hi mate, did you join FT in the end?
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Nope
As I had most of stuff No and life problems at home etc etc
So been on Slow Track
I speak with Piere occasionally but have not been to any training for two years
I hope you got value out of it and achieved what you wanted looking forward to hearing you own five houses 3 Fast food outlets, Student Blocks at Bath and Bristol
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Yeah I got value out of it, glad I did it.
I dont think theres anything you dont know anyway.
Feel free to call me anytime, it would be good to catch up!
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Cleaning Hard Floors ;D ;D ;D ;D
I like to roll on a soft carpet
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A truckmount will last a long time as long as it is serviced and looked after. They are expensive to maintain but they give you a fantastic return on your hourly rate. Where the problems arise is when people are not turning over enough and cannot afford to maintain the equipment. A badly looked after machine is going to be a big liability and that is a chance you will take unless you know people who know the history of the machine. If the machine has frozen then damage can be done to the components that may take months to surface. From experince I would buy or lease a new machine and get an idea of what is involved before you consider yourself qualified to spot a bargain.
Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com
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If you look at the picture closely there is snow on the ground and the van is on the drive, also its SORN'd so its not been used for a while.
Snow in Scotland = ice and frost!
Buyer beware.
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Dropped the price of mine, looks a bargain now :-*
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that guy you had in mind let you down then Gary ?
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Dropped the price of mine, looks a bargain now :-*
Gary how much is yours?
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Carpet-Cleaning-Machine-Truck-Mount-/220786747771?pt=UK_B_I_Business_for_Sale_CV&hash=item3367ea697b
he is after £8999.00
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please tell me thats not a hooray in the back gary ;D
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Its worth 7k tops
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its worth what someone will pay for it mate.
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Dropped the price of mine, looks a bargain now :-*
especially when you can.........
Earn up to £200 per hour in this lucrative business cleaning carpets & upholstery :D :D :D
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Its worth 7k tops
And since when were you the oracle on TM's ??
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Yes Gary ;D
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Its worth 7k tops
;D I was expecting this a month ago.
I thought you'd like the "earn £200 per hour" quote, borrowed it from Mr Gribble :-*
Hey John, rather than hide behind your keyboard taking little snipes give me a call or pop round, would LOVE to see ya ;D
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In reality the truck is worth 3k and the van 2k :D
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In reality the truck is worth 3k and the van 2k :D
HAHAHHA You clueless idiot.
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Gary
how much for the Eberspacher In Van Heater hour rate will do ::)
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In reality the truck is worth 3k and the van 2k :D
Well I am selling a Blazer with 1000 hours ,52 plate transitand full LM kit and have nobody even view it at 5k
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Jason you weren't spending thAT £5K in Meadowhall yesterday were you? I saw your van when I was dropping one of the kids off at the cinema.
Shaun
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I think the reality of the current position every carpet cleaning business that has been established for a while finds themselves in dictates the level of investment they are prepared to make on equipment .
IMO after a whie of being established a tm is the only way to go to keep yourself ahead of all the new startups who i the vast majority charge low prices to get the ball rolling an investment of between 5-10 k on a setup that will open doors you just could not do with a porty it really is a no brainer.
I think the trouble is some people just think of how much it initially costs not the increase in productivity.
when i got my tm 18 months ago i took a gamble yes i was fortunate to find a low hours tm (160) for 3.5k but i took my time and was patient for one to come along . if maintained correctly and looked after they are not expensive to keep going for years. running costs are obviouisly more expensive than a porty but its all realative to turnover .
If someone told me i had to go back to using a porty to run my business i would give up because i dont feel i could continue to expand the way i have been doing.
I think someone has already mentioned and is spot on a setup is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it .
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It's on my 'wish list' to get a TM and I'm giving Jason's some consideration, but no matter who you are and where you are, in this current economic situation I'm only spending out what i really have to and whilst the scorpian continues to achieve the results I'm after then I see no point in spending out.
Yes I know it will easier and I know it will be quicker, I might even get slightly better results (I said might) but until there's an upturn in things why spend out when you don't have to.