Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ryan Smyth on May 02, 2009, 07:22:00 pm
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Just looked on hydramasters website and there is 2 used spitfires due in both have over 2000 hours and they are looking £3000,is this good or bad? Is that too many hours?
Cheers Ryan.
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Speak to Dave ingram he has just bought a newer T.M and might be selling his old spitfire
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Yep like Paul says. Dave has a cracking machine that's well sorted. If you were even slightly contemplating a spitfire, that's the one to go for if it hasn't been snapped up already.
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Your spot on fella’s though I’m reluctant to sell the 4.0 I think it might get a bit crowded on the van with two machines. :'(
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If you are thinking of selling soon Dave, mail me at info@hydrogroupni.com
Cheers Ryan
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The Spitfire 4.0 TMs are known for problems. When they are running they work really well but when they go wrong......boy do they go wrong. Daves 4.0 has been modified by Dave himself. I believe he has taken lots of the bells n whistles off that caused the problems with the 4.0s & now it runs like a dream. The Spitfire 3.2 doesnt have as much power as the 4.0 but is a very reliable unit. I ran a Spitfire 3.2 back in 1998, the majority of the work i was doing with it was night clubs & was running average lengths of 250 - 300 feet. The 3.2 did a cracking job even on the heaviest of bar tar/black top carpets. All it required was a good pre-spray (Prochem Enzyme in 1998) which has now been taken over by Prochem Power Burst and a little more effort/elbow grease. I think the Spitfire 3.2 runs about 210cfm & 180F, the 4.0 is about 365cfm & 210F.
The hours on both of the TMs on the HM website are low in comparison to what they are capable of providing they have been serviced regular & correctly
Richie..
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cheers Richie :)
Ryan