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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jinky230 on April 03, 2006, 10:33:41 pm

Title: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
Post by: jinky230 on April 03, 2006, 10:33:41 pm

GUYS i HAVE USED EXTRACTA MACHINES AND WAS WONDERING IS IT POSSIBLE TO BUILD YOUR OWN TRUCK MOUNT WHAT DO YOU REALLY NEED

ANY ADVICE WOULD HELP

Title: Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
Post by: Spot On cleaning on April 03, 2006, 10:52:58 pm

You would need a suitably sized engine. A new one would be good but secondhand would do. This could be acquired from an authorised dealer . This could be mounted onto a suitably made frame and would need to have rubber engine mountings for the vibration.

A water pump would be required and would be run at the front of the engine using a suitable pulley. The blower, which i think might be difficult to find, would be run from the back of the engine. Find a suitable waste tank and piping, a fuel tank etc and you would be nearly there.

I think anyone who makes them, would probably need certification to prove their safety. Somewhere on here there is already a thread about it and pictures of a self built one.

Dave

Title: Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
Post by: jinky230 on April 04, 2006, 05:05:50 pm

THANKS DAVE WILL HAVE A LOOK

JINKY

Title: Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
Post by: Phil Marlor on April 04, 2006, 05:14:24 pm

Jinki,

Do you have an email address, if so what is it?

Rgds
Phil

Title: Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
Post by: stevegunn on April 04, 2006, 06:09:03 pm

Mike Halliday is your man

Title: Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
Post by: gwrightson on April 04, 2006, 09:59:26 pm

Mikes latest is the dogs testicles, only thing missing is the cosmetic looks that seems so important
 to some !!
 Geoff

Title: Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 04, 2006, 10:02:32 pm

After listening to Mike the other day talking about the Chemspec machines me thinks a 3000psi model is on its way!

Shaun

Title: Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
Post by: gwrightson on April 04, 2006, 10:09:33 pm

 ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D   ;D    ;D    ;D
 Shaun , I thought you knew mike better than that ;)
 Geoff

Title: Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
Post by: AJCleaningServices on April 06, 2006, 11:22:29 pm

Quote from: Steve Gunn on April 04, 2006, 06:09:03 pm

Mike Halliday is your man

I have seen his machine, looks OK, but what really impressed me was the advert on his van...   :o

Title: Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
Post by: JS2 on April 07, 2006, 07:44:56 pm

Hi Jinky

I suppose you could keep the machine secured in the vehicle, a couple of larger plastic tanks would do for clean water and holding waste, a portable petrol genny (their pretty cheap these days) and a pump or two from Machine-Mart may do the job.  Now get some longer vac and solution hoses and it's a truck mount "on a budget".

I've not tried this, but the idea has crossed my mind (see a posting I made about a year ago) on economic grounds !

Of course there's nothing like the real thing, but I appreciate the convenience of having the apparatus housed in the vehicle.

Best regards

Pete (JS2)