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jinky230

BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
« on: April 03, 2006, 10:33:41 pm »
GUYS i HAVE USED EXTRACTA MACHINES AND WAS WONDERING IS IT POSSIBLE TO BUILD YOUR OWN TRUCK MOUNT WHAT DO YOU REALLY NEED

ANY ADVICE WOULD HELP

Spot On cleaning

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Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2006, 10:52:58 pm »

You would need a suitably sized engine. A new one would be good but secondhand would do. This could be acquired from an authorised dealer . This could be mounted onto a suitably made frame and would need to have rubber engine mountings for the vibration.

A water pump would be required and would be run at the front of the engine using a suitable pulley. The blower, which i think might be difficult to find, would be run from the back of the engine. Find a suitable waste tank and piping, a fuel tank etc and you would be nearly there.

I think anyone who makes them, would probably need certification to prove their safety. Somewhere on here there is already a thread about it and pictures of a self built one.

Dave

jinky230

Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2006, 05:05:50 pm »
THANKS DAVE WILL HAVE A LOOK

JINKY

Phil Marlor

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Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2006, 05:14:24 pm »

Jinki,

Do you have an email address, if so what is it?

Rgds
Phil
Stevenage, Herts

LUTON TOWN 3-0 SUNDERLAND

stevegunn

Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2006, 06:09:03 pm »
Mike Halliday is your man

gwrightson

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Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2006, 09:59:26 pm »
Mikes latest is the dogs testicles, only thing missing is the cosmetic looks that seems so important
 to some !!
 Geoff
who ever said dont knock before u try ,i never tried dog crap but i know i wouldnt like  haha

Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2006, 10:02:32 pm »
After listening to Mike the other day talking about the Chemspec machines me thinks a 3000psi model is on its way!

Shaun

gwrightson

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Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2006, 10:09:33 pm »
 ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D   ;D    ;D    ;D
 Shaun , I thought you knew mike better than that ;)
 Geoff
who ever said dont knock before u try ,i never tried dog crap but i know i wouldnt like  haha

Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2006, 11:22:29 pm »
Mike Halliday is your man
I have seen his machine, looks OK, but what really impressed me was the advert on his van...   :o

JS2

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Re: BUILDING OWN TRUCK MOUNT
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2006, 07:44:56 pm »
Hi Jinky

I suppose you could keep the machine secured in the vehicle, a couple of larger plastic tanks would do for clean water and holding waste, a portable petrol genny (their pretty cheap these days) and a pump or two from Machine-Mart may do the job.  Now get some longer vac and solution hoses and it's a truck mount "on a budget".

I've not tried this, but the idea has crossed my mind (see a posting I made about a year ago) on economic grounds !

Of course there's nothing like the real thing, but I appreciate the convenience of having the apparatus housed in the vehicle.

Best regards

Pete (JS2)