Just when you think you've seen it all, this comes into the shop...

[John Olson]

Now when you see this you need to know this was a running machine or so we were told. Supposedly the fuel pump just went out...

 

[Desk Jockey]

LOL

That's the main reason those baskets crack is the tech's don't clean them and the vacuum pulls hard on the lint.

My distributor told me he found a basket that had mushrooms growing in it.

 

[FB19087]

well...those are just tiny sprouts......

 

[Zee]

Now...That's what I call "real green cleaning".

 

[Nate The Great]

I'd be more impressed with the whole waste tank full of lint and the basket empty.....

 

[hogjowl]

Two words:
Devastator Filter

 

[Mikey P]

somebody had a Parakeet judging by those sprouts.

 

[Ralph Pastorelli]

Sprouts for a salad..lol

 

[Steve Lawrence]

Disgusting that a filthy lint catcher is more fertile than my yard.

 

[GCCLee]

ha

 

[KevinD]

Reminds me of the time I bought a truckmount with 300 hours on it for $1300.
The guy was complaining about lack of vacuum.
I went to pop the lid off the waste tank and the guy said "what are you looking in there for, there's nothing in there".
I just said load it up boys.
We bought his 2nd. TM also.

 

[Nate The Great]

Disgusting that a filthy lint catcher is more fertile than some women I knew.....

@Desk Jockey on Nate's computer......

 

[jcooper]

Reminds me of the time I bought a truckmount with 300 hours on it for $1300.
The guy was complaining about lack of vacuum.
I went to pop the lid off the waste tank and the guy said "what are you looking in there for, there's nothing in there".
I just said load it up boys.
We bought his 2nd. TM also.

Ohhh, come on! Really?

That MUST have been a GREAT ride home... Jackpot!

Was it a pos? What machine was it?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Blower filter?

 

[GeneMiller]

You could sprout seeds over the weekend. I raise microgreens in 7 days from seeds to table. They grow fast. I found these after a 3 day weekend. Even had a small bit of comb.


Gene

 

[Papa John]

Thats lint trap isnt That bad.. ours can get that full after just one job. Ive seen lint traps at my local repair shop that were total clogged!!

But I think Most MBs regulars know about proper upkeep on their TMs-- Its The Lurkers that are more prone to be Hacks.-- IMO

 

[Doug Cox]

Reminds me of the time I bought a truckmount with 300 hours on it for $1300.
The guy was complaining about lack of vacuum.
I went to pop the lid off the waste tank and the guy said "what are you looking in there for, there's nothing in there".
I just said load it up boys.
We bought his 2nd. TM also.

It's amazing how stupid some people are.

 

[KevinD]

Ohhh, come on! Really?

That MUST have been a GREAT ride home... Jackpot!

Was it a pos? What machine was it?

First machine was a Steam Action slide in. (ran it for a few years then sold it)
Second was a Butler (Parted it out cause the van was toast)

 

[Jimmy L]

I use knee highs over my vac ports fastened on with small bungee cords. When they get full they droop down into the tank. No basket crap for me.

 

[rwcarpet]

Pantyhose in the filter basket will make cleanup a hell of a lot easier.

 

[Mark Saiger]

These Paint Filter liners work too....

I get these 5 gallon ones from http://www.painterdeal.com/filter.html

I use the SB 501. I just put them in place of my Butler Filter Bags in the back of the clean out and throw them away everyday....

You could reuse them if you wanted, but then I could just use the Butler bags if I did that....

So for the few cents a day....I just toss them.

These bags are bigger than the others I had found, so work better for me....more surface to fill and larger to fill....and fit in my cleanout basket better.

This is the plate that holds the Filters in place in the Butler Box

Rather than put the Butler Filter bag in, I just use the Paint liners by themselves unless I run into something really crazy for debris like on a Basement floor cleaning....I even then will run a filter bag in a Butler bag, or last week, I just doubled up on 2 paint filter liners.....

The Butler Bag alone here to show you what it looks like

 

[Mark Saiger]

Here is a Paint liner inside a Butler Bag....I have done this on occasion, but think I get better flow with just the paint liners...

 

[jcooper]

Anyone know of a filter bag like Marks that will fit the filter box(with the bar/handle in the middle) in the first post?

 

[Mark Saiger]

Anyone know of a filter bag like Marks that will fit the filter box(with the bar/handle in the middle) in the first post?

I bet you could use these larger ones also and the bag would just drape on both sides of that rod....

I would try them, especially since these are larger and look like they would fit in that area....

The elastic band on top of the bag is meant to fit easily over a 5 gallon bucket and still hold, so I think it would work

 

[Desk Jockey]

Thanks Mark.

I'll need to check out the SB 501 paint filters.

 

[Mark Saiger]

By the way, all 3 bags in my pics are still good bags,

I just liked the larger ones and they seem to fit our needs a bit better.