Best New Tool you bought in 2015

[Steve Lawrence]

I am so undecided on this. Since we mostly do residential work I am leaning toward the CRB's but that Zipper is an awesome tool, too, albeit we don't use it that much in residential.....yet.

What's your favorite 2015 purchase?

 

[D Luke]

Pro 1200 SE for sure. Followed by the Titanium Mach 12.

 

[Mikey P]

370
Mach12
360i Brushead
10" Brush Pro
Royal Vac
13 Xipper
MSR snowshoes
Fatbike.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Zipper. We we so impressed we bought 2.

 

[Russ T.]

Rock River Arms AR-15!

 

[hogjowl]

Cleanco Compact 47 in a brand spanking new GMC with a super saiger wrap.

Zipper

But my best tool was made in 1989 and he's been working for me for around 2 years.

 

[Scott O]

My used Hagopian's Butler followed by the Mytee Dry upholstery tool

 

[hydracat]

RX-20, 3 crb's, 2000 rpm floor burnisher, and a crappy 1 1/2 wand for 300 bucks at the state auction.

 

[Mikey P]

Rock River Arms AR-15!

How much does it cost you to use that thing at a range for an hour?

 

[Mikey P]

Cleanco Compact 47 in a brand spanking new GMC with a super saiger wrap.

Zipper

But my best tool was made in 1989 and he's been working for me for around 2 years.

Ever feel guilty for not creating more prestigious foot prints?

 

[Russ T.]

How much does it cost you to use that thing at a range for an hour?

$10-12 for the range time

Plus ammo. That's where the cost really is.

My in laws have land and I've got another friend (Marine) who has been training me a little.

I just ordered an Aimpoint Pro red dot for it too!

 

[Scott S.]

pro1200se
new van
revolution dehumidifier
wife ()
and a ton of other stuff from Pembertons.

 

[SamIam]

Two 10 inch crb's technically I got my 570 in 12/22/14. But it been a work horse 969 hours.

 

[Mark Saiger]

Oh My Gosh....I have bought so much....and love it all!

Zippers (game changer for us!)
My New Butler (and redesign wrap ) and all the goodies I put on it...(happy, happy joy, joy!)
Rotovac 360 XL's
Rotovac Shear Dry Upholstery tool
Sapphire Scientific Upholstery Tools
Drive block and heads for the Rotovac 360 XL's
Seal-A-Door's and Super Screens
Another new 10 inch CRB and the extra Brushes!

My new Mobile office to hit the road in just a few days.....(Roadtrek RV)

Samsung Note 5 for everyone....

Liking my New Surface Pro....

And who knows what I will still buy for 2016

 

[hogjowl]

Ever feel guilty for not creating more prestigious foot prints?

Huh?

 

[Kellie Hiler]

Cleanco Compact 47 in a brand spanking new GMC with a super saiger wrap.

Zipper

But my best tool was made in 1989 and he's been working for me for around 2 years.

Ha! That's awesome!!

 

[Kellie Hiler]

For me it's been the Zipper and the Rotovac 360i. I pretty much never pick up the wand anymore which for me is a very good thing!

 

[michealtroy]

570
zipper

 

[jwfoulk12]

Trying to think back. The only two pieces of equipment I bought in 2015 was my Vario and the 10 inch Crb. Seeing as I already had a 15 inch crb Im gonna have to say my best tool is the Vario. Even though I dont use it much it did enable me to Encap a couple high rise apartments that I would have walked away from before. Hoping 2016 brings some more cool toys... I mean tools

 

[Mike Draper]

Honestly, I don't think I'll ever top this one. From laying in bed at night thinking away to putting it on paper and then building it. It is enjoyable to use and it's everything I wanted in a machine. So far it has not had a single flaw and I don't think there will be any. Surprisingly I've had many people take pictures of it and tell me how unique it is. They always ask where I get something like this and I get a little bit proud when I tell them I built it. My only mistake was putting a loud blower in it, I'll be changing that out to a tri-lobe in the summer sometime and I'll keep this one as a spare.

 

[rwcarpet]

Pro1200.............Mitey Dry Upholstery tool...................older prototype Zipper....................Vario.

 

[ronbeatty]

I would say Zipper 1st place although I bought one of the originals so it wasn't my first one, Seal a door is a close second

 

[Kellie Hiler]

Honestly, I don't think I'll ever top this one. From laying in bed at night thinking away to putting it on paper and then building it. It is enjoyable to use and it's everything I wanted in a machine. So far it has not had a single flaw and I don't think there will be any. Surprisingly I've had many people take pictures of it and tell me how unique it is. They always ask where I get something like this and I get a little bit proud when I tell them I built it. My only mistake was putting a loud blower in it, I'll be changing that out to a tri-lobe in the summer sometime and I'll keep this one as a spare.

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Wow! That is so cool looking! It is reminiscent of the days of yore when things were made of real American steel and built to last a lifetime.
Very nice work!

 

[Mark Saiger]

I just ran some numbers and doing year comparisons....

With 2 vans and 3 of us busting tail in 2011 (and had a great year)

Compared to 2015 with 2 vans and 2 of us....just on the flat surface carpet cleaning (no stairs or other carpet related services) we cleaned 149,902 more sq feet of carpet (we were paid for as we did more and on accrual basis)


AND made $60,000 more just for that portion of our services over 2011 which again was a great year of carpet cleaning....(We had a .02 cents per sq foot increase in our pricing since 2011)

My wife's first words out of her mouth today....it was because of the Zipper Wands!!!

And in 2011 vs 2015 we put a total of 36 more hours on the Butlers to make that money.....

AND did 2292 LESS van miles....

Dang....dang....dang....SUPER SWEET!!!

 

[Donwand]

1. CRB- love this amazing machine
2. Rotovac 360xl-just when I thought I couldn't get better results.
3. Seal a door- customers love it
4. Zipper- starting to love it
5. Cimex-ok- don't use it much- not loving it

 

[Mikey P]

1. CRB- love this amazing machine
2. Rotovac 360xl-just when I thought I couldn't get better results.
3. Seal a door- customers love it
4. Zipper- starting to love it
5. Cimex-ok- don't use it much- not loving it

wow, what did you clean with in 2014?

 

[Donwand]

wow, what did you clean with in 2014?

My Butler and 175. I got great results, it just beat the hell out of me.

 

[Kevin B]

The 570 and a low mileage van. Wrapped just like our other truck with a HM Maxx470.

But the single, most complimented tool we own is the seal a door. It gets compliments on every job without exception. It truly helps a company like mine separate ourselves once we are there.

 

[Jeffrey Tobian]

Honestly, I don't think I'll ever top this one. From laying in bed at night thinking away to putting it on paper and then building it. It is enjoyable to use and it's everything I wanted in a machine. So far it has not had a single flaw and I don't think there will be any. Surprisingly I've had many people take pictures of it and tell me how unique it is. They always ask where I get something like this and I get a little bit proud when I tell them I built it. My only mistake was putting a loud blower in it, I'll be changing that out to a tri-lobe in the summer sometime and I'll keep this one as a spare.

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I was really impressed with this truckmount and I will tell you why . About 12 years ago I bought a hydramaster 427 well it broke down every week until the engine blew 2 and a half years later. two many bells and whistles. the simplier the better less moving parts. All I want is a truckmount with at least a 4.5 blower some water pressure 1,200 psi to clean tile and grout and some heat. I just want a truckmount that runs all the time. That is why I have two truckmounts , so I can always clean if one breaks down and in case I have a big job and need two trucks. The best thing this year I got was a seal a door. cleaning everyday in this weather . It has saved me more than I can say. Maybe no one around here using one

 

[Old Coastie]

A Makita variable speed polisher. It has already started to open the door to an entirely new income stream.