[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

Well after 4 years thinking about it I finally became a Truckmounter.

I bought the Blueline Cobalt from Alltec, picked it up this morning and have done my first 2 jobs.

It's ceratainly takes a bit of getting used too, afterall I've been in my comfort zone for a good while.

Have any of you seasoned TM's got any tips or shall I just learn it the hard way 

So far been impressed with performance but then I knew I would, customers loved the quality combined with dryness.

Cheers

Doug

[mark shannon]

Well done Doug i will be joining you end of November. 

PS Cheques in post sorry about delay

[Mike Osbourne]

Congrats Doug, you have earned, now it will be easier.

Have you thought through your eco credentials if your eco custies ask?

[Mike Halliday]

buy a hydraforce.

fill up your water tank the night before when you plenty of time, I hate doing it in the morning.

use a glided wand

mike

[markpowell]

What porty have you been using Doug, i thought you were a Tm guy all along for some reason
Mark

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Congratulations Doug,

Get hose reel if you haven't got one, 2" pipe to the wand if you can (this takes some getting used to) some hose fasteners for around banister rails when going up stairs, hydraforce like Mike says, your old upholstry tool will probably need upgrading to a higher psi.

As I think of them I'll keep posting.

Oh and find out where the toilets are as you drink more tea when you are standing about idle as some jobs are embaressingly quick.

Shaun

[Ken Wainwright]

Nice one Doug. Just keep it clean and shiny

Mike, if you market yourself well, there should be little or no conflict of eco-credentials. A T/M produces "free heat", it is quicker so runs for less time. Carpets are dryer so fewer demands on in-the-house energy for drying the carpets and they can always be converted to LPG.  More jobs can be completed in one day, so reduced travelling time to the same area. Perhaps even work 4 days instead of 5 so by further reducing energy consumption.  Market your equipment in the way that best suits your needs.

Safe and happy cleaning
Ken

[clinton]

Nice to hear that doug be lookin foward to seeing the picies

Must give you a ring this week

[colin thomas]

get yourself a 2" vac pipe wand, they really do leave the carpets drier, use 2" vac tube right to the wand, no 1.5" whip line. if the hose you have now is too stiff there is plenty out there more flexible, get a length of nylon rope for the times you will need to lower hoses out of a top floor window of a flat/office etc, treat yourself to the best thing for holding the hoses to the stairs/bannister the hose wrap from joe bristor, usa. joebristor@earthlink.net around $50 for 2 including postage, send him an e-mail for info.
and well done, i think you will find work easier now,

colin

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

Thanks for some excellent tips.

I have gone for the LPG option and must say there is no smell I can detect.This fits in nicely with the Green Cleaning Network.

I have also bought some new tools and intend to use 2 inch whenever I can.

Cheers

Doug

[Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus)]

Congratulations Doug

I could see your eyes light up at the Alltec day when he was showing you the T/M's on the laptop.

Best of luck.

Steve

PS: Get that network working then I can get one too 

[Shaun_Ashmore]

How big a tank did you get for your LPG?

It really does work out at half the running costs so it's a good move and with the Green marketing an even better move.

A good tip I can recommend is to get big jets for your wand, the flow and heat clean far far faster in some cases 1 pass will clean what you may have used 7 or 8 porti passes for.

Shaun

[David Ware]

Congratulations Doug takes a little time to adjust to the different way of working. Don't be embarrassed that you’re doing it quicker and getting the same money. That’s productivity.

David Ware

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

Steve,
I am doing a lot of work behind the scenes but it will take a bit of time, hopefully quicker than 4 years :

Shaun
I think it's 60L, thanks for the tip.

Dave,
You are my role model, still going strong


Cheers

Doug

[Straker Cleaning]

Google brings it in above ecocarpetcare on green cleaning search 

[derek west]

doug
don't you mean 60 gallon?, your chemical tank should be about 25 litres ish
derek

[carlton care]

Why would you want to carry around 60 gallons of fuel ??

[derek west]

oops, my mistake,
message to self.
must read posts more than once as i'm not as young as used to be.
sorry doug, thought we were talking fresh water.
bo pah
derek

[craigp]

as said;

hose hook
hydraforce
2" Greenhorn or Ti wand

I only use the 2" in big open areas though its too cumbersome to do little bedrooms or landings, if you got a big empty lounge its great!

Craig

[Ian Gourlay]

That should chear the Guys at Alltec up.

Did you not get Free Membership of their Network.

Same as Mark think I have found Cheque Book just got to nick it out of her handbag