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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: SccS on April 24, 2009, 11:55:36 am
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Hi all,
Does anyone run a Prowler Truck Mount? If so how do you find it and How much did it cost?
Cheers
Andy
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Speak to John kelly ,
all the reports i,ve heard are excellent , and john is more than helpful
www.restormate.co.uk/epages/15094.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/15094/Products/TM01
Geoff
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Hi mate
Try google the company restormate and home of the prowler.
There about 6k plus the vat.
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Joe Hatton has a 15hp one looks the business !!!
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Cheers for the responses guys!
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Think there is a picture of joes prowler he posted it about 4 weeks or so ago under the post of bob the builder because of the colour of the prowler,looks a great machine and has no waste tank.
Did have a go at the smaller one too and again a great machine..
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Hi Andy SCCC
As stated by others I have the Prowler 15hp which has a Kohler engine. I bought it 2nd hand 5 weeks ago with 22 hours on it, so its virtually new. Works very well, is lighter then a "conventional" TM basically because it has no waste tank. Its on wheels but not so portable. Can be got in out of van but you would need ramps (dont cost a lot - I have a set for my Cimex). The 15hp has a bigger blower and bigger pump the the 13hp.
The smaller red one is 13hp with a Honda engine. I have used one briefly, impressed with that as well. This one has more then enough grunt to clean big houses and with spare capacity.
John Kelly imports these, along with a newly introduced 20hp, which is more conventional in as much it has a waste tank.
Prices - depends on how the £ - $ thingy is. You need to talk to JK at Restormate - link on another post.
I would recommend - but check the pricing .
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Here it is. Engine in the middle, blower at the front, pump behind the engine, heat exchanger above the pump under the "toast rack".
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Good picture there joe had not seen that one before :)
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Joe, how noisy is it? I know some TM's can make a hell of a din
Fraser
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The air cooled TM's will make more noise then water cooled ones - its like motorbikes. The water jacket keeps the engine at the right temperature but also absorbs sound.
I think my 15hp Prowler is slightly nosier then the 18hp Avenger I had (now with Mike Osbourne). Possibly because the Avenger was a twin cylinder and the Prowler is a single cylinder. Same as with motor bikes- the old single cylinders were called "thumpers" and were nosier then the twins.
Noise has never caused anyone to come and complain. Everyone can see you providing a service.
Obviously "we" dont go cleaning carpets in the middle of the night (though I have done but that was city centre pub).
Opinion is that noise is good for business - attracts attention of the neighbours. Having sid that I have only knowingly got one job because of the noise attracting someone.
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ive had one complaint about noise, bloke said it was shaking his house.
"i'd get a builder in to have a look at that mate" i said. he just walked off.
f**ckin busy body
derek
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I think Joe is right. My machine is a bit quieter but even so I was worried about the noise. That lasted a week.
You forget there I workman all around us with equipment far more noisier. Wouldn't worry about it.
The Prowler did seem noisy at last years Day Out, but I think that was because it was out of the van.
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Nobody has ever complained to me about the noise of the prowler but as has been said it can cause people to look and stare have had a fair few jobs from this and people asking for cards :)
Andy Locke.
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Thats just you they are staring at Andy ;)
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John Kelly has a 2nd hand one for sale
only a few months old
2k off new price
stu
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There you go Clinton ;D
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Cheers guys you are all most helpful! ;D
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do you think there would be room for it in a Citroen Dispatch?!
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Fraser
It will go in the dispatch no prob and also room for a portie and your extras etc.
Looking at the new set ups that are going to be on the market things are getting smaller..
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http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=69484.20 that should answer your question, most impressive.
Simon
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I thought mine was tidy, I hate seeing untidy equipment, but that really impressed me.
Simon