#20... SS370 build

EDS

EDS

Member
Joined
Jul 3, 2013
Messages
1,237
Name
Ed
Quick question about live hose reels. For those who run live reels does it impact your suction? I run an older apex and my next purchase will bean electric hose reel. Just debating if it should be live or not.
 
Scott S.

Scott S.

Supportive Member
Joined
Feb 3, 2008
Messages
3,252
Name
Scott
EDS said:
Quick question about live hose reels. For those who run live reels does it impact your suction? I run an older apex and my next purchase will bean electric hose reel. Just debating if it should be live or not.
Click to expand...
do you think the suction would be better threw 100ft of hose or 200ft of hose?
Saiger would be the guy to ask since he can run both and could tell you the difference
 
Jim Martin

Jim Martin

Supportive Member
Joined
Oct 7, 2006
Messages
10,878
Name
Jim Martin
John Olson" data-source="post: 4393113" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch">
John Olson said:
We put the button on the stand. The one Jim showed and the foot pedals are asking to get brokeView attachment 7910 View attachment 7911
Click to expand...

that push button switch does not break as easy as you think..and the last thing I want to do is to have to lean into a reel to push a button....2 broken teeth and a permanent blood blister on my lip is what happens when you are forced to stay to close to the reel holding down a button and a cuff breaks....that is the entire reason I go with a heavy duty hand held switch..so I can stay back from the reel....and still control the wrap of my hose.......
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: ronbeatty, Cleantechsk, bob vawter and 1 other person
Jim Martin

Jim Martin

Supportive Member
Joined
Oct 7, 2006
Messages
10,878
Name
Jim Martin
EDS said:
Quick question about live hose reels. For those who run live reels does it impact your suction? I run an older apex and my next purchase will bean electric hose reel. Just debating if it should be live or not.
Click to expand...

you will have a suction loss if you use the live vacuum reel..use the electric reel for rolling up your hose...pull off what you need and hook that length directly to the machine....do not use it as a live reel..........
 
  • Like
Reactions: BLewis, Jimmy L, ronbeatty and 1 other person
dealtimeman

dealtimeman

Everyday is Saturday.
Joined
Sep 20, 2008
Messages
10,878
Name
Michael
Live pressure - yes (rebuild a swivel evey six months)

Live vacuum - no way, too much performance lost.
 
Desk Jockey

Desk Jockey

Member
Joined
Oct 9, 2006
Messages
64,833
Name
Rico Suave
dealtimeman said:
Live pressure - yes (rebuild a swivel evey six months)
Click to expand...
I hate live solution, cooked too many hoses un-necessarily. I do like live vacuum but we no long have any of them live but not for a loss of vacuum but because of adding an inline lint filter.
 
Jim Martin

Jim Martin

Supportive Member
Joined
Oct 7, 2006
Messages
10,878
Name
Jim Martin
Desk Jockey said:
I hate live solution, cooked too many hoses un-necessarily. I do like live vacuum but we no long have any of them live but not for a loss of vacuum but because of adding an inline lint filter.
Click to expand...

I've never cooked a hose...even with the screaming heat that the 570 gives me...when I am finished..I put a open male QC in the end and open it up and let it cool down while I am cleaning up....

and the windtrax swivels are bullet proof....I have been using them on different trucks for over 4 years..I have a total of 6 right now on 2 trucks...I have rebuilt 3 since I started using them and 2 of them were fresh water lines.....$30 swivel and a $12 rebuild kit that you may not even need...you can't beat it.........
 
Desk Jockey

Desk Jockey

Member
Joined
Oct 9, 2006
Messages
64,833
Name
Rico Suave
Jim I think it just did it because its sat on the spool. You can pull it all off the spool each time but then what's the point of live doing that.

It got so hot it melted the inside hub that look like some sort of 1-inch thick plastic. It did it on two different trucks, so we still use the reel but its no longer live.
 
dealtimeman

dealtimeman

Everyday is Saturday.
Joined
Sep 20, 2008
Messages
10,878
Name
Michael
Jim forgive him, he is stuck to a desk now days, barely sees the trucks as they pass the window as they leave the compound.




I woke up mean today don't know why.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Desk Jockey
dealtimeman

dealtimeman

Everyday is Saturday.
Joined
Sep 20, 2008
Messages
10,878
Name
Michael
Jim he is also insinuating that his trucks have good heat, need I say more.
 
ruff

ruff

Member
Joined
Apr 19, 2007
Messages
11,010
Name
Ofer Kolton
I'd like to qualify R.C.'s statements.
Anything he says should be prefaced with the sentence: "Believe you me, cause I've heard it straight from my employees, swear to God".
For example:

Desk Jockey said:
Believe you me, cause so I've heard it straight from my employees, swear to God- Flame throwers! they burned their wrists disconnecting the solution hose to connect to the hydroforce. :winky:
Click to expand...
 
  • Like
Reactions: Desk Jockey and dgardner
Able 1

Able 1

Member
Joined
Apr 12, 2008
Messages
6,469
Name
Keith
I think I could run mine over with my van and it would be alright..
1445567671467.jpg
 
Mark Saiger

Mark Saiger

Mr Happy!
Joined
Dec 26, 2006
Messages
11,200
Name
Mark Saiger
Scott S. said:
do you think the suction would be better threw 100ft of hose or 200ft of hose?
Saiger would be the guy to ask since he can run both and could tell you the difference
Click to expand...
EDS said:
Quick question about live hose reels. For those who run live reels does it impact your suction? I run an older apex and my next purchase will bean electric hose reel. Just debating if it should be live or not.
Click to expand...

You don't to run the vac reel live....get as much off the reel as you need...plug off the rest of the live reel or run no live reel at all....

High Pressure water lines....yes....we like them live...











My new set up with a better hook up to the front now...

 
  • Like
Reactions: EDS
dgardner

dgardner

Moderator
Joined
Apr 7, 2008
Messages
5,109
Name
Dan Gardner
Able 1 said:
I think I could run mine over with my van and it would be alright..
Click to expand...
Um, it looks like you did run over it - several times! JK - Although well used it's obviously a very sturdy switch!
 
rick imby

rick imby

Member
Joined
Jun 5, 2009
Messages
2,210
Name
Rick
You need to loan the machine to Saiger for a month. He would have that switch all polished up for you---Aaron would probably do it for him...

Or loan it to Richard, He would have one of his brothers guys polish it for you...
 
  • Like
Reactions: Mark Saiger and dealtimeman
D Luke

D Luke

Supportive Member
Joined
Apr 12, 2015
Messages
1,031
Name
Derek
I really, really, REALLY like my vac hose reel out the side, but that is a sweet set-up with the shelving like that.
 
hogjowl

hogjowl

Idiot™
Joined
Oct 7, 2006
Messages
49,881
D Luke said:
I really, really, REALLY like my vac hose reel out the side, but that is a sweet set-up with the shelving like that.
Click to expand...

I really, really , REALLY DON'T. I've always worked out the back and this new TM I have is a side mount.

Of course, I didn't care for the Zipper much at first either, and love it now. So, this side door set up may grow on me eventually.

Some side door Xipper work this morning:
image.jpeg
 
  • Like
Reactions: BLewis, Mark Saiger, dgardner and 1 other person
You must log in or register to reply here.

Picture of the Day!

unnamed.jpg

Latest posts

Picture of the Day!

unnamed.jpg
Back
Top Bottom