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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: stevegunn on December 31, 2007, 04:14:49 pm

Title: 15hp prowler
Post by: stevegunn on December 31, 2007, 04:14:49 pm

Looks like one of those tractors from bob the builder ;D

http://www.amtexequipment.com/index-12.html

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: Joe H on December 31, 2007, 04:21:15 pm

Whats the difference between that and yours?

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: stevegunn on December 31, 2007, 04:24:29 pm

2hp plus other mods

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: Joe H on December 31, 2007, 04:33:17 pm

If I was'nt in my "twilight" years I might be interested in one of them.

Presume you have to have a supply and a waste tank on the van?

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: stevegunn on December 31, 2007, 04:37:44 pm

Quote from: Joe Hatton on December 31, 2007, 04:33:17 pm

If I was'nt in my "twilight" years I might be interested in one of them.

Presume you have to have a supply and a waste tank on the van?

Supply tank but no waste tank

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: Joe H on December 31, 2007, 04:44:08 pm

What do you do Steve?
Lift a black water drain cover and dump as the job goes on?

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: stevegunn on December 31, 2007, 04:48:06 pm

Most of the waste water is turned to steam

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: Joe H on December 31, 2007, 05:05:48 pm

Very interesting. Thanks for piccys.

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: Kev Loomes on December 31, 2007, 05:50:47 pm

It looks similar, doesnt require a waste tank and has the same name......is it a blatant copy? does John endorse it? is it cheaper?

Any ideas?

Kev

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: stevegunn on December 31, 2007, 05:52:26 pm

It's made by the same people amtex,no idea on price

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: Straker Cleaning on December 31, 2007, 05:58:53 pm

Handy bit of kit but reminded me of something...........  ::)

(http://www.leisurematic.co.uk/images/bob_builder_fp.gif)(http://www.amtexequipment.com/P315D.jpg)

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: *paul_moss on December 31, 2007, 06:31:22 pm

Chris where did you get the picture of Gunny setting off for work from?

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: stevegunn on December 31, 2007, 07:13:22 pm

Mossy leering over his custys ;D

(http://www.teletronic.co.uk/worzelstrip.jpg)

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: Chris R on January 01, 2008, 10:57:20 am

This new ones got a bigger blower ( 33 ) and a bigger engine.

regards
Chris

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on January 01, 2008, 06:19:15 pm

Something to think about is that the standard 13hp Prowler is belt driven and in the way the gearing is tuned will turn the vac blower faster than the engine so if the new 15hp version is direct drive the blower even if it is bigger will be turned at the same speed as the engine so will have any more suck?

Shaun

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: carpetworx on January 04, 2008, 06:43:25 am

silly question,does the prowler have a problem with foaming, like portys do?,because it drives me round the bend,any ideas on how to stop it is welcomed.

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: Joe H on January 04, 2008, 08:14:50 am

Buy defoamer - mix with water in a bucket - suck it thro your hoses just before you start the job.
Coats inside of your hoses then goes in waste tank.
Then anything sucked up thats likely to foam is being resisted as it goes into machine.
Are you using cleaning agent thats suceptable tofoaming?
or is it something"lurking" in the carpet being cleaned - like fluid the client has used previously?

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: stevegunn on January 04, 2008, 08:25:21 am

Only once did I have a problem when customer had used washing up liquid to clean up spill just removed filter box ran it under tap then it cleared itself.Never had as many problems as when I was running blazer which regularly foamed up.Never had to buy defoamer since using prowler.

Title: Re: 15hp prowler
Post by: carpetworx on January 05, 2008, 04:34:32 am

Cheers fellas.
seriously thinking of the prowler,got my supplier on to it now,only wish he told me about before i bought current porty.