Austin Willoughby
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With a well designed truckmount that Does have wires, and bells and whistles, you soon find out that it’s a economical, powerful machine that’s very safe for a tech to operate And will take some of the labor cost off the jobWow. That's a lot of wires, hoses, bells and whistles to run a engine, blower, pump and heat exchanger.
I like things much more simple.
Wow. That's a lot of wires, hoses, bells and whistles to run a engine, blower, pump and heat exchanger.
I like things much more simple.
Yep as Matt said benefit is the safety features like oil sensor, heat sensor, water pressure sensor, waste tank sensor, so on so forth which all keep the machine for destroying itself if something is wrong and you're not aware bc your cleaning. All these sensors shut it down to prevent damage but yea I think it could be simplified some or at least cleaned up a bit.With a well designed truckmount that Does have wires, and bells and whistles, you soon find out that it’s a economical, powerful machine that’s very safe for a tech to operate And will take some of the labor cost off the job
This truckmount is well worth restoring.
Awesome do you have any tips, anything you would have done differently or started with first? Do you have any of the before/ after pics? Max Master is just a private label but is built with the exact same parts as the Prochem Performer right or at least that's what I was told/ thought?That is a big job Austin! Good luck. You are quite the optimist.
I rebuilt mine a few years ago. Looks like you are headed the right direction. Keep us posted on your progress.
Mine is a Max Master as well.
That would be great! Luckily I have an engine stand to mount the motor up to while I go through it but dag on if the blower and other parts aren't heavy as well lol. I'm thinking of upgrading to the 405 blower for the better suction. Also considering going up to a 2000 or more psi pump because I feel 1000 psi is under powered for what the motor can handle?If I had a tip I would recommend building a heavy table to put it on. I’m rebuilding a 405 right now and having it up off the ground is great. Also I’ve done a couple replacements of the base on 405s. I’ll dig up some pictures.
That's kinda what I figured but makes sense that it would kill some of the vacuum.Performers are 4M (45 or 4005)
405s are 4L (47 or 4007), about 20% more airflow and 1/2" bigger inlets.
The smaller silencer would work, not ideally.
Ahhh ok makes sense how much of an affect do you think it will be? You think it wouldn't be worth the extra money without upgrading the silencer to?View attachment 77246 It’s nice to have it off the ground.
If the silencer is smaller it will restrict the exhaust. I think the box that holds the blower exhaust HX is the same on both. I could be wrong on that.
I have no doubt I will and honestly I have no problem at all with my dry times or blower now but I'm looking for future reasons to go ahead and put a bigger one if I can so if I need it when I grow it'll already be there. Just a thoughtWhen you pull your blower's heat exchangers out, I bet you're gonna see all kinds of treasure that's blocking your exhaust. Your vacuum will increase once you clean out those fins
I guess 1 outa 3 ain't bad.We used to have 6 Performers but now only own 3. Well built machines, and very dependable and clean well. It was a very rare day if one wouldn't run.
Thanks i may take you up on that offer if I can happen to find a blower for super cheap. Sometimes people are selling them and don't realize what they are. Maybe I'll get lucky lolWell if you already have the blower.....go for it. But if not I don’t really think it would be worth it. You would have to open up the waste tank port. And the silencer port to really take advantage of the added flow. Add the cost of a new Sutorbilt...that’s really bumping up the cost of your rebuild. But if you ended up needing a silencer shoot me a Pm. Of course I’m getting some parental pressure to hoard parts. But I’m a sucker. My cell is+12702932353
Man I love mine so far!We used to have 6 Performers but now only own 3. Well built machines, and very dependable and clean well. It was a very rare day if one wouldn't run.
BeastsWe used to have 6 Performers but now only own 3. Well built machines, and very dependable and clean well. It was a very rare day if one wouldn't run.
Last year we had one that was in need of rebuild also. We decided on a new Everest instead. As great as the Performers had been for us, we really felt like we were making a risky move.
It turns out the Everest continues the tradition of dependability with increased performance. It's been an awesome machine, 9ne the tech's fight over.
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Good to know for when I'm ready to move to the next machine!Last year we had one that was in need of rebuild also. We decided on a new Everest instead. As great as the Performers had been for us, we really felt like we were making a risky move.
It turns out the Everest continues the tradition of dependability with increased performance. It's been an awesome machine, 9ne the tech's fight over.