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chores hygiene management ltd

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woodbridge hercules
« on: June 21, 2011, 07:30:51 pm »
now heres a bargain for a new starter
ebay 260804670311
hercules 2 in a fiat 2.8 ducato, bloody great big thumper that runs all day without being pampered. hes only looking for £3500 buy it now !, it looks like an ex hydro dynamix set-up, it makes me nostalgic just looking at it ! 4 years i had one and it did carpets,graffiti,flood sucking etc etc and its still going now as far as i know
Chores Hygiene Management Ltd
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Nick Attwood

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2011, 06:19:31 am »
Yes yours is still going although has had some modifications and a makeover

chores hygiene management ltd

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2011, 07:49:48 pm »
what a machine that was for  me ! i used and abused the poor thing for 4 years, i only cleaned the waste tank once in its lifetime with me !.
are you doing carpets with it or just pressure cleaning ?
Chores Hygiene Management Ltd
Cleaners Lincoln • Pest Control Lincoln • Window Cleaners Lincoln
T. 0800 4488 353
F. 01522 542 775
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Nick Attwood

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2011, 06:35:23 am »
Hi Glenn

Im doing carpets with it, its had a new watse tank made with free flow, new blower, new boiler coil, new inverter, all internal hoses replaced, new paint job and many many other bits, pieces and mods. (boiler runs of diesel the same as the machine "red of course")

She runs like a dream. In the process of building a new frame for it to go in another new waste tank and am going to install a lay flat water tank and a few more improvemts.

Some pics attached below

chores hygiene management ltd

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2011, 12:35:20 pm »
fantastic ! happy days mate, im sorely tempted to buy the one on ebay as a back up.
Chores Hygiene Management Ltd
Cleaners Lincoln • Pest Control Lincoln • Window Cleaners Lincoln
T. 0800 4488 353
F. 01522 542 775
E. info@choreshygiene.com
W. www.choreshygiene.com

chores hygiene management ltd

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2011, 03:55:20 pm »
which castle is that mate ?
Chores Hygiene Management Ltd
Cleaners Lincoln • Pest Control Lincoln • Window Cleaners Lincoln
T. 0800 4488 353
F. 01522 542 775
E. info@choreshygiene.com
W. www.choreshygiene.com


Nick Attwood

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2011, 04:25:08 pm »
which castle is that mate ?

Dalcross near Inverness

Nick Attwood

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2011, 04:36:29 pm »
The buy it now price gone from £3500 to £6000 ???

No way is that worth 6k of anyones money

Nick Attwood

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2011, 04:38:19 pm »
Seems to of come off ebay now!!!!!! ::)


chores hygiene management ltd

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2011, 06:22:47 pm »
looks a nice place nick, have you bought it to do it up ? a bit of modernisation !
Chores Hygiene Management Ltd
Cleaners Lincoln • Pest Control Lincoln • Window Cleaners Lincoln
T. 0800 4488 353
F. 01522 542 775
E. info@choreshygiene.com
W. www.choreshygiene.com

Nick Attwood

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2011, 08:08:11 pm »
Just bought it as a weekend retreat as it gets boring in monte carlo every weekend!   8) 8) 8) 8)

gwrightson

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2011, 08:14:31 pm »

The woodbridge Hercules is a very robust machine , the heat generated by the burner is instant and higher temps than most t/m/s   , I have one ,the only problem been the fenners coupling ,which was soon sorted,mind you I did bay a few grand less than £6,000   ;D  having said that around 3k   is I think reasonable .

Geoff
who ever said dont knock before u try ,i never tried dog crap but i know i wouldnt like  haha

chores hygiene management ltd

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #14 on: June 23, 2011, 08:42:22 pm »
my only problem with mine was that it had one of them sectional leather pump drive belts that kept stretching ! we converted it to a v belt and never dropped pump pressure again, incredibly robust kit. i bought mine from an ex hydro franchisee, he finished work on the friday afternoon and i bought it at tea time and was working on the saturday morning with it !the van was full of all sorts of trick bits that i kept finding until the day i sold it to nick, doubtless you still kept finding bits nick ?, then incredibly the immobiliser screwed up on the ducato and there endeth the relationship. a sad day
Chores Hygiene Management Ltd
Cleaners Lincoln • Pest Control Lincoln • Window Cleaners Lincoln
T. 0800 4488 353
F. 01522 542 775
E. info@choreshygiene.com
W. www.choreshygiene.com

Nick Attwood

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2011, 10:01:03 am »

The woodbridge Hercules is a very robust machine , the heat generated by the burner is instant and higher temps than most t/m/s   , I have one ,the only problem been the fenners coupling ,which was soon sorted,mind you I did bay a few grand less than £6,000   ;D  having said that around 3k   is I think reasonable .

Geoff

What issues have you had with the fenners coupling Geoff??

gwrightson

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Re: woodbridge hercules
« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2011, 03:32:34 pm »

When I first bought it , from a guy in london, he had had problems from new, always in and out for repair and always the fenner coupling , this been the main reason he was selling it on the cheap, he was basicly fed up with all the hassle,
Once back home and a few words with the guy who was fitting it the machine and a cpl of rails welded on for ease of in and out of van for maintanance, he noticed that the coupling were not aligned correctly , so a larger coupling and fitting in the right manner and problem solved, I have how ever had to replace the rubber insert twice in the last 4 yrs, it takes him around an hr and he sevices it whilst out ,
price   £ 50   labour
Geoff
who ever said dont knock before u try ,i never tried dog crap but i know i wouldnt like  haha