[Simon Gerrard]

Jason.
Utter rubbish!
That doesn't mean to say that other systems aren't good, but a TM gives you the opportunity to produce stunning results (which glues your customers to you) whilst at the same time practically printing money.

Simon

[wynne jones]

£500 rotary do £25k pa
£30k tm do £60k pa

You do the maths on which creates the best ROI
Right I'm off to bed before I get my post verbally kicked to death

Why would the rotary operator only do £25k ?

Good question Robert..... I work a lot quicker than a truckmount can..... I did a job for an ex member of this forum, and when I had finished he said that he would only just have got the TM warmed up, but at least I'd of done a proper job...

 

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Not all TM owners limit themselves to £60k pa.

Shaun

[Mike Halliday]

No one can ever deny that a TM is better if the question is which sucks best ,and pumps out the hottest water most consistently , any TM would win every time .


If the question is which is the most convenient, profitable ,user friendly , then the TM can be beaten in most scenarios

i can think of 100s of scenarios that other systems would  beat a T/M  but we don't clean a 100 different scenario's ......99% of the time we deal with 1 scenario a normal domestic home with dirty carpets. for this scenarios then the T/M wins hands down.

[Colin Day]

Normally I pull up, wheel the porty (Jag) to the door etc, plug the Zeta into an outside tap and electrics and rely on that for constant, red hot water supply. The porty has auto dump so there is no bucket emptying and certainly no filling from an electric shower.

I can now appreciate how much of a ball ache and a waste of time the whole emptying/filling really is and I can definitely see the benefits of running a TM.

I just wish I had 3 jobs a day to justify buying one.....

But as far as getting great results go, I'm more than happy that I am doing just a good a job as the TM boys... (And girls!)

[Simon Gerrard]

£500 rotary do £25k pa
£30k tm do £60k pa

You do the maths on which creates the best ROI
Right I'm off to bed before I get my post verbally kicked to death
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Why would the rotary operator only do £25k ?

Good question Robert..... I work a lot quicker than a truckmount can..... I did a job for an ex member of this forum, and when I had finished he said that he would only just have got the TM warmed up....

Hector,
Stop doing drugs, mate

[bennymon]

I do a lot of houses in the middle of Guildford and due to parking restrictions I wouldn't  get a tm parked near enough . So tm for me would reduce earnings .

[derek west]

i like truckmounts, but then i like portable, but which ones better, theres only one way to find out

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Derek all you need is the glasses 

Shaun

[AshWhite]

And the oversized collars!

[PaulKing]

portables are better than truckmounts, oh for gods sake knock it off will you.

Merry Christmass however you clean carpets

[bennymon]

I do a lot of houses in the middle of Guildford and due to parking restrictions I wouldn't  get a tm parked near enough . So tm for me would reduce earnings . how would you tm users cope with that .

[Mike Halliday]

I live in a small market town with very narrow streets where the van would totally block the street. it is impossible to use a T/M just like it is in lots of towns in the UK.

but this is the biggest excuse going for not having a truck mount........, these streets equates to about 2% of all the streets, considering only 14% of the population have their carpets cleaned I lose 0.002% of my potential customers because of parking problems

its just excuses

[Colin Day]

The real excuse is.... Most people can't afford a TM.... simple as that!!!

[bennymon]

i dont want one this year i will change my scorpion for a jag job done . and im not bothered about saving time because even when im really busy ill have 3 job done by 2oclock . if we all had 5 or 6 jobs a day it would be ok but i bet theres not many on here get more than 2 jobs a day .

[Simon Gerrard]

I do 4 to 5 per day. Couldn't manage without the TM.

Simon

[Neil Williams]

I do 4 to 5 per day.

NO. You can't count living room, dining room, hallway, stairs, landing as 5 jobs Simon....you should know better by now

[Simon Gerrard]

Neil,
Leave me alone, I'm doing my best

[Tony Gill Carpet Smart]

Truckmount's are just better in every way. All these mounting portables in vans are just want to be Truckmount operators. In the last two years I can only think of three jobs where I had to get the portable out because of access. Heats better suctions better jobs easier etc etc

Tony

[Simon Gerrard]

Tony,
Agreed. Shhhh, tho, you'll upset the other people, you know the ones with plastic buckets with motors attached to them