Advice on new Power washer

manutd

Need to get a new Power washer for washing out sheds, machinery, farm yard & jeep. Any advice welcome.

Are pto washes a good job.

Have around €800 but can to go to €1000.

blue5000

Don't get a petrol one anyway, costs way to much to run. Interchangeable nozzles are a good job, use a turbo nozzle on concrete, something easier then on machinery to keep the paint on. Whelan is our power hose guru;)

greenpetrol

blue5000 wrote: »

Don't get a petrol one anyway, costs way to much to run. Interchangeable nozzles are a good job, use a turbo nozzle on concrete, something easier then on machinery to keep the paint on. Whelan is our power hose guru;)

Unless your using it long hours petrol is fine !pto driven can be awkward setting up for small jobs ! All depends really what your doing ! Little and often jobs a petrol washer is cheaper and handy

oldsmokey

Honda engine, Comet pump, gearbox in between(in other words, not direct drive)..off ya go..if you can't rise to a fivers worth of petrol you're a pity - those bloody things on the tractor are a dose - been there...
You'll get a decent honda unit new for 1000 e.

X6.430macman

Had a pto one and was fine but a diseaster to set upland having the tractor running at tickover all day wouldn't be good. Got a petrol Honda and it's a gift of yoke. Set upon 5 mins. Hard on petrol but will wash for you.

MF290

Pto one is a bit of a pain alright. A petrol one would be a far handier job unless you have a 35 or something you could leave it on.

Milked out

Depends on the job smaller washer is handy for short jobs but getting thru cubicle sheds and the like the pto washer with turbo nozzle is the job. Get a decent one for 800 I'd say. Get extra hosing as well if u can

Sam Kade

I bought a 3000 psi petrol washer off local plant hire of course it only worked for 2 months but I took it back to the plant hire and their repair man changed all the seals and it's going like new since. I paid 650 for it and the repairs and parts were 300, not bad considering a new one would cost 3400. Fairly thirsty though.

X6.430macman

Sam Kade wrote:

I bought a 3000 psi petrol washer off local plant hire of course it only worked for 2 months but I took it back to the plant hire and their repair man changed all the seals and it's going like new since. I paid 650 for it and the repairs and parts were 300, not bad considering a new one would cost 3400. Fairly thirsty though.

My petrol yoke is a sow on petrol

Midfield9

In a perfect world a handy electric one set up semi permanent and a pto washer too for the bigger jobs like sheds/cubicles. Paid 750 for an electric and its a grand handy yok. 30 seconds and I have it up and running. It's no match for a pto one in the cubicles which I just borrow.

Count Mondego

Bought a PTO hawk with the geared option as there's no 1000 rpm on tractor. It worked perfectly for one shed the first week, had it spotless within 2 hours. Few weeks later started another shed and it just started losing power. It would send a dribble out the turbo nozzle. After going through the airlock clearance it would happen again. Sent it back to shop and the bollox there said it was fine. Had it back and working for an hour and had the same **** again. Sent it back altogether and fair play the gave a full refund. In two minds on what to buy now. A similar powered petrol one will be 3 times the cost.

freedominacup

Triace.ie . Irish made. Excellent machines esp the 13hp ones. 3000psi. Had several of them. Only issue is the unloader is very sensitive to grit. Keep the water supply clean and you should have few problems. Diesel washers or basically any small one cylinder diesel engines are a complete Pita to keep going. Constant problems with injectors and diesel mechanics aren't cheap.

Count Mondego

freedominacup wrote: »

Triace.ie . Irish made. Excellent machines esp the 13hp ones. 3000psi. Had several of them. Only issue is the unloader is very sensitive to grit. Keep the water supply clean and you should have few problems. Diesel washers or basically any small one cylinder diesel engines are a complete Pita to keep going. Constant problems with injectors and diesel mechanics aren't cheap.

Would this one be suitable for cleaning out slatted sheds, is the 15l/min adequate?

http://www.triace.ie/sp.php?id=482&parent_cat=Hot and ColdMobiles&category_name=Petrol Power Washer&catid=81

freedominacup

Count Mondego wrote: »

Would this one be suitable for cleaning out slatted sheds, is the 15l/min adequate?

http://www.triace.ie/sp.php?id=482&parent_cat=Hot and ColdMobiles&category_name=Petrol Power Washer&catid=81

I saw them checking the website earlier. Not a Honda engine afaics so I wouldn't really know. Always found triace good to deal with. They're no fly by nights. If they're happy to stock this machine and give you a reasonable warranty it might be worth a punt. The 11&13hp honda powered ones they make themselves and are bombproof. You'll find them in a lot of hire shops and the hire shops have them because the machines are good value, easy to maintain and robust.

mengele

manutd wrote: »

Need to get a new Power washer for washing out sheds, machinery, farm yard & jeep. Any advice welcome.

Are pto washes a good job.

Have around €800 but can to go to €1000.

Whelan2 is probably best to advise you in this area

Sam Kade

X6.430macman wrote: »

My petrol yoke is a sow on petrol

Yeah I spent about €35 on petrol for 2 days work.

Muckit

Sure it's all relative. Powerwasher going all day for the price of a few pints! How bad.

Sam Kade

Muckit wrote: »

Sure it's all relative. Powerwasher going all day for the price of a few pints! How bad.

True, that was when I was hiring it out, I'd say it would take a week to do the same amount of cleaning with an electric washer.