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Title: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: kordun on December 06, 2011, 11:23:18 pm: Hi Guys
Im after new pressure washer and thinking now between petrol and diesel. (Been using petrol for last few years)
My main concern is power/performance. Which one is better performance wise?

Petrol
Powered by a Honda GX 13hp, driven via a reduction gearbox to a 1450rpm Interpump plunger pump to deliver 250bar at 15 Lpm

Or

Diesel
Lombardini 6.8hp diesel engine with recoil start. Interpump plunger pump 185bar at 13 Lpm

Thanks
Title: Re: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: BDCS on December 07, 2011, 12:03:38 am: Diesel is 80p/ltr - petrol is £1.40. With the two you quote the petrol will out perform the diesel. I have a 14hp Lombardini running 220 bar @ 21 ltr and have been very happy with it - 8 hours on about £12. Its better to save and buy a better machine as my new machine has paid for itself in fuel savings in the first season
Title: Re: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: Kenny83 on December 07, 2011, 06:09:50 pm: ive got a honda gd411 9hp diesel for sale with an interpump w965 running at 3600psi (250bar) at 15 litres a min, on a weston bowser if your interested? would cost about £8 a day to run and would give the same performance as the honda 13hp that your looking at
Title: Re: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: kordun on December 08, 2011, 04:44:09 pm: thanks, but im looking for new machine
Title: Re: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: Blast Away on December 08, 2011, 05:04:04 pm: Quote from: kordun on December 08, 2011, 04:44:09 pm
thanks, but im looking for new machine

Why? 'Cos new are nice and shine and clean?
Title: Re: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: brencarpetman on December 12, 2011, 05:06:21 pm: Quote from: Kenny83 on December 07, 2011, 06:09:50 pm
ive got a honda gd411 9hp diesel for sale with an interpump w965 running at 3600psi (250bar) at 15 litres a min, on a weston bowser if your interested? would cost about £8 a day to run and would give the same performance as the honda 13hp that your looking at

Hi Kenny how much you looking for the bowser washer??
Title: Re: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: Kenny83 on December 13, 2011, 06:31:34 pm: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230716960040
make me an offer mate
Title: Re: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: Kev Martin on December 13, 2011, 06:40:56 pm: How easy to change the ring hitch?

Kev Martin
Marble Life Ltd
Title: Re: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: BDCS on December 13, 2011, 08:33:20 pm: Two bolts - 19mm spanners as you only need the actual hitch not the whole coupling. If not I've got the whole single bar hitch in my container
Title: Re: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: Kev Martin on December 14, 2011, 06:14:38 am: Cheers

Kev
Title: Re: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: Paul anderson on December 15, 2011, 08:09:11 am: Good idea....

Tallahassee Cleaning Services (http://www.precisionclean.net/residential.php)
Title: Re: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: BDCS on December 15, 2011, 08:12:08 am: Have you had one then ? Short of web traffic ?
Title: Re: Petrol or Diesel
Post by: Kenny83 on December 15, 2011, 04:44:44 pm: Quote from: Kevin Martin on December 13, 2011, 06:40:56 pm
How easy to change the ring hitch?

Kev Martin
Marble Life Ltd

It's probably cheaper/easier to convert your tow bar to a ring hitch mate