Powerwasher

whelan2

Need to buy a new one, equivalent of what I have would be about 3k:eek: thinking of spending alot less than that, so what powerwasher do ye have and how much did it cost. The one I have now is a diesel one, heat hasnt worked in a while so thinking of getting one with no heat on it. Is there much fumes from the pto driven ones when tractor is running in a shed? Thanks

Jb1989

whelan2 wrote: »

Need to but a new one, equivalent of what I have would be about 3k:eek: thinking of spending alot less than that, so what powerwasher do ye have and how much did it cost. The one I have now is a diesel one, heat hasnt worked in a while so thinking of getting one with no heat on it. Is there much fumes from the pto driven ones when tractor is running in a shed? Thanks

Pto washers round here
Cosmo pumps I think
1000 to 1400 for a decent one
One main keen supplier in this area that does keen deals
Only in Monaghan so not far from you for a quote

raypallas

We bought one last year, was worried about fumes so got a extra section of hose made so tractor is parked out i.e. safer and healthier. Also stick the tractor in 1000 box if it has it and ya can run it at lower revs and burn less diesal.

st1979

PTO one bought last year for 800 incl vat. Think it goes to 4000 psi with good volume of water forget exact volume but 27 litre a minute comes to mind. Want to mount it on a trailer with a 1500l tank I have so I can go anywhere. Bought a drain jetter attachment for about 25 euro from crowd in Sligo. Really useful thing. Never will go back to electric washer again. It makes the job so fast. Want to buy a hose reel next

Milked out

Pto to one here as well have enough hose that it's not parked in any shed bar the feeding passage when do in the cubicles. Using the 1000 box cuts down on noise too. Was thinking of getting a good diesel one maybe as washing could be done without tying up the tractor but not this year anyway. Once u get a powerful one and stick on a turbo nozzle there would be no need for the heating I reckon. Softening down the shed the day before you go at it is more effective

whelan2

Are they heavy would I be able to attach to tractor on my own? Would it run on a 35?

Milked out

whelan2 wrote: »

Are they heavy would I be able to attach to tractor on my own? Would it run on a 35?

They are heavy enough but if u get them with legs on them or u or someone else welds legs on to one.should be ok to attach. No legs on ours must get local welder to put em on it next time I have a bit of work for him

td5man

Run the one here in the 1000 box tractor running at 1200 rpm. If you've a single speed pto you'd need one with a gearbox.

Nekarsulm

whelan2 wrote: »

Are they heavy would I be able to attach to tractor on my own? Would it run on a 35?

Awkward more than heavy. If you have a reel mounted on it, with 60 or 80 foot of hosing, it leaves them kind of top heavy. A 35 will just about run a 3500 psi washer, but you will need a 540 rpm washer as no 1000 rev PTO on the 35

Jb1989

st1979 wrote: »

PTO one bought last year for 800 incl vat. Think it goes to 4000 psi with good volume of water forget exact volume but 27 litre a minute comes to mind. Want to mount it on a trailer with a 1500l tank I have so I can go anywhere. Bought a drain jetter attachment for about 25 euro from crowd in Sligo. Really useful thing. Never will go back to electric washer again. It makes the job so fast. Want to buy a hose reel next

800 is probly the basic one
Well worth spending the extra few hundred if possible, for the gearbox driven one instead of tractor revved to the last, gearbox driven washer would put up unstoppable power on a 35 or bigger tractor

orm0nd

whelan2 wrote: »

Need to buy a new one, equivalent of what I have would be about 3k:eek: thinking of spending alot less than that, so what powerwasher do ye have and how much did it cost. The one I have now is a diesel one, heat hasnt worked in a while so thinking of getting one with no heat on it. Is there much fumes from the pto driven ones when tractor is running in a shed? Thanks

we have an old petrol honda , it's reliable but we only use it for machinery & occasionally around the yard


we get a contractor to power wash & disinfect the sheds once a year, & TBH for what he charges it wouldn't justify buying a bigger washer & our own labour

Sam Kade

I've a 3000 psi petrol washer. I bought it off the local plant hire for 650 of course it gave up after a few uses. I got the pump reconditioned with new seals valves etc it cost €220. It's going like new since and worked out a cheap option compared to a new one which costs 3.5k.

Grueller

In the market for one of these too. I want to run it off of a ford 4000. I presume I need a geared one. How much am I looking at roughly?

I had a lend of the cousins petrol one and put €75 of petrol into it to wash the sheds this summer. The 4000 wouldn't burn that in diesel in a year and no fears of something on loan breaking down.

Jb1989

Grueller wrote: »

In the market for one of these too. I want to run it off of a ford 4000. I presume I need a geared one. How much am I looking at roughly?

I had a lend of the cousins petrol one and put €75 of petrol into it to wash the sheds this summer. The 4000 wouldn't burn that in diesel in a year and no fears of something on loan breaking down.

1000 up to 1400 for a geared one depending on psi

st1979

here is mine. But my one came with a pump that would do 4000psi
http://www.jhdonnelly.com/products/power-washers/hawk-pto-pressure-washer/new-hawk-xlt3020s-pump

Dont know if it was a mistaken order or not. I run mine on 1000rpm eco pto and upgraded the nozzle to suit i see it does 30litres a minute at 3000 psi. If no 1000 box the gearbox model would be the job then

blue5000

Bought a petrol one here with a 13hp engine, it says 3000 psi on it, but I'd have my doubts. I know what greuller is talking about when he put €75 worth of petrol in his cousin's one. It gets the job done alright, but if I was buying again I'd go for a diesel one. I'd prefer to keep a tractor free for other jobs.

What are lads paying to get a contractor in?

jimmy G M

st1979 wrote: »

here is mine. But my one came with a pump that would do 4000psi
http://www.jhdonnelly.com/products/power-washers/hawk-pto-pressure-washer/new-hawk-xlt3020s-pump

Dont know if it was a mistaken order or not. I run mine on 1000rpm eco pto and upgraded the nozzle to suit i see it does 30litres a minute at 3000 psi. If no 1000 box the gearbox model would be the job then

Have the same one here aprox last 6 years - no bother with it but wouldn't be getting a huge amount of work - just occasionally clean out the water inlet gauze which traps dirt etc going into the pump. Works off the MF 35 no bother and is light and easy to hook on & off.

Miname

I've a tractor mounted one with the barrel attachment and an extra roll of hose. They aren't heavy I usually have to lift it onto the tractor arms and it's easy as. Get a turbo nozzle on it and she'll clean anything. The barrel is a disaster as dirt will blow into it and clog the end of the suction hose. I've located a couple of cubes under down pipes and I've tied a weight to the end of the suction hose so it's always pulling from low in the tank rather than the stuff that builds up on top and causes clogging.

Count Mondego

Got a hawk geared one a few months back. Had to be sent back twice within a few weeks, the last time permanently. It would work away fine and then all of a sudden lose pressure and barely flow out. Water was clean so I don't know what the problem was, more than likely air getting in through a seal somewhere. First time it was sent back they didn't test it, just replaced the gear unit. Was nearly worse when it came back. Lesson I learned was to by local enough with finicky stuff like this, rather than having to ship it across a few counties.

Will probably buy a hawk again closer to home but no gear unit. It's a 3:1 ratio gear so might be putting too much pressure on pump.

Sam Kade

blue5000 wrote: »

Bought a petrol one here with a 13hp engine, it says 3000 psi on it, but I'd have my doubts. I know what greuller is talking about when he put €75 worth of petrol in his cousin's one. It gets the job done alright, but if I was buying again I'd go for a diesel one. I'd prefer to keep a tractor free for other jobs.

What are lads paying to get a contractor in?

they are fairly thirsty yokes alright, I used €35 of petrol in two days about 10 hours a day use. I'd say they are closer to 2500 psi. The plant hire where I bought mine said that they are 3k psi when new and go down to 2.5k psi and can't be adjusted back up again, whatever sense that makes.

thetiredfarmer

st1979 wrote: »

here is mine. But my one came with a pump that would do 4000psi
http://www.jhdonnelly.com/products/power-washers/hawk-pto-pressure-washer/new-hawk-xlt3020s-pump

I bought my Hawk washer off these crowd and had to wait 4 weeks for new seals to come from Italy!! it wasn't cheap either!

Nekarsulm

thetiredfarmer wrote: »

st1979 wrote: »

here is mine. But my one came wit a pump that would do 4000psi
http://www.jhdonnelly.com/products/power-washers/hawk-pto-pressure-washer/new-hawk-xlt3020s-pump

I bought my Hawk washer off these crowd and had to wait 4 weeks for new seals to come from Italy!! it wasn't cheap either!

Jetwash in Leitrim would have had it overhauled the next day. "Four weeks from Italy" is bull5hit, for the most common make of pump in the country!

cute geoge

I have an old alfa laval power washer but it has lost pressure again after been with local repair man last month. local delaval wont fix it as they said they didnt sell them . Any body reccomend some good repair man in kerry/limerick area

blue5000

cute geoge wrote: »

I have an old alfa laval power washer but it has lost pressure again after been with local repair man last month. local delaval wont fix it as they said they didnt sell them . Any body reccomend some good repair man in kerry/limerick area

Maybe try karcher or pwp (power wash products) in new ross as I think the old alfa laval power washers were a re badged karcher.

orm0nd

cute geoge wrote: »

Any body reccomend some good repair man in kerry/limerick area

there are 2 guys around Rathkeale, 1 installs car washers in garages ( i don't know which one )

Liam Chawke & Liam Moran,... google should bring up their numbers

oldsmokey

For an easy life spend around a grand, Honda engine (around 6hp), Comet pump and g/box, great job, will clean slatted house,easy to move about, reliable, get 60 metre of hose, standard 30m will drive you daft. Change oil soon after first few uses. Wouldn't have anything else.