boxxer 427

[cleaningfool]

Hello all, Its been awhile since Ive been on this board, so if Ive missed anything negative about the boxxer 427 could you pleased enlighten me. thanks mike

 

[steve frasier]

the machine went through quite a few updates so it all depends

I had one, it had a bad blower from the start, HydraMaster replaced it. I traded it in. The guy that bought it had to replace the blower also. This was years ago.

I liked the machine it is seemd to lose to much vacuum with a 200' hose run but I didn't have 2.5" hose back then

 

[The Magician]

It not being made any more

 

[cleaningfool]

I wonder if you can still get parts for the 427?

 

[packfancjh]

yes you can, what do you need?

 

[cleaningfool]

there are two boxxers that come with a business package deal im thinking about purchasing. i herd the company that make the heads for the 27 horse motor wnt out of business. just making sure you can get parts.

 

[packfancjh]

Briggs and stratton stopped making that motor for our application from what I hear but you stil can get a lot of parts for it.

 

[cleaningfool]

how hard or would a different size engine fit the boxxer

 

[carpetmas5]

Is possible to fit another type or make of engine?

 

[The Magician]

price the set of heads and if not expensive buy spares.

 

[Hoody]

I heard of nothing but problems about their engines, mainly to do with the head gaskets blowing.

 

[extremecleantn]

Since the problem with this unit seems to mainly be with the engine, if you were to have engine trouble could you just swap it out with a Kohler ?

 

[idreadnought]

427 is on my list of macmhines I would never buy. Keep reading, you will find lots of problems with that machine. The engine is not very common and it does have issues. The other problem i have read about is the coupler on it. The coupler is a special design and lots of people have had issues with it as well.

I just wouldn't buy a machine knowing it had engineering defects like that.

That being said, even though i am not a fan of prochem as a company i do think most of their other machines are good.