Do you have a spare pressure pump on the shelf?

[Mikey P]

if not, why?


Have you priced a Cat or General Pump seal kit lately?


For $100 more you can have the whole brand new pump just waiting for your next catastrophe.

http://mikeysboard.com/forum/showthread.php?274337-Brand-New-General-Emperor-Pump-HTS-series!

and it's compatible with the Cat 5cp 2120 series




Stockwell..

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Funny you should ask. I just put a new Cat 5cp on my rig, going to R&R the trusty General so IT will be ready on the shelf vacated by the Cat.

"Compatible" does NOT mean directly bolt-on replacement:
1. The 24mm shaft is larger dia. = different clutch or pulley needed.
2. You will need to measure and drill at least 2 new holes in the baseplate or pump rails.

The water inlets and outlets are identical.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

Of course we have a spare pressure pump. It's located in the spare Butler Van with the spare RX-20 and all the other spare goodies you need when something breaks. If it's mechanical, it's going to break eventually. Gotta be ready--the show must go on.

 

[KevinD]

Yup, got a brand new General on the shelf along with a seal kit.
It is hard to entice bidders when the bidding starts just a few dollars below retail.
I know most charge about 900 bucks for that pump but it can be had for $569

 

[Jim Martin]

I have a spare cat for the thermalwave ....but I don't have a spare general for the 570..........

 

[Willy P]

Being a porty hack, I have 2 spare machines. Back up for my back up.Oh shit- I gotta get that powerflyte shipped.

 

[ruff]

You may have already guessed- I don't.
1) You (definitely not I) want me to fix or replace a pump. Let's just say that mechanical repair is not my calling and leave it at that.
2) Where do you draw the line? Do you carry a replacement blower? Heat exchangers?

I just want to have fun.

 

[Willy P]

You need people Ofer. I can get repairs in Sundays. I always keep spares of everything. Useless mechanically too.

 

[dealtimeman]

We don't have spare heat exchangers but yes spares for all other components as the heat exchanger can easily routed around if the situation arouse that we would have to bypass it.

 

[Goomer]

I see no reason why anyone should not have back-ups on hand of any major component who's expected duty cycle may be approached within 6-12 months time, and any "cheap" components prone to acute catastrophic failure should always be on hand.

One benefit of sourcing them ahead of time as opposed to having to "scramble" for one, is that you have the time to find the best deal and maybe save some nice coin.

Regardless if you can do a swap yourself or not, better to have an extra on hand so the only thing to do to get back to generating income is to have Cooter do the swap, and not have to be down the additional time needed to find, order and get it in hand.

Also don't forget, Murphy knows when you are dead in the water while eagerly waiting for a vital replacement part to arrive.

 

[SamIam]

I have 2 cat pumps my older 405 with 9800 hours was rebuilt once my other one has 4000 hours still a baby. I don't need $500.00 to $900.00 inventory on shelf, But what ever floats your boat.

I actually would look forward to the one day I'm down every three years as a chance to take a break.


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[John Olson]

My customers all have spares....sitting on my shelf...

 

[TimM]

Yes I do.