new here and need some help PLEASE

[fleming234]

I have found 2 vans with truck mounts That I like. Which is the better deal? Why? I'm new to all of this. Thanks to all that help.
http://www.jondon.com/used/detail.php?s ... 986c36d840
http://www.jondon.com/used/detail.php?siteid=705

 

[Mikey P]

Personally, I would not buy a CDS/direct drive machine in a GM ever again.

The van wears out way before the cleaning unit does.

 

[bob vawter]

Direct drive...no question!

 

[Glynn]

The Hydramaster without doubt.

 

[tim]

Cant speak for the Dynamchem but I have a cds 4.8 w/salsa. About the same amount of hours on the machine but in a Ford van. We have never had a minutes problem with the machine. Low maintenance, good performance, no down time...what else is there? We get 230 to 240 ATM quickly, put Greenies vac releif on it with a greenhorn wand, add a couple of AP's and leave carpet dry to the touch.

 

[SRI Cleaning]

The hydramaster! I hear the Dynachem machines are nice, but i think the DD would be more reliable.

 

[Ken Snow]

I would disagree with Mike- we've had 100's of GM's and have been fine with them.

 

[The Great Oz]

Nothing wrong with either set-up, but for similar money I would get the CDS. The CDS unit should be good for an easy 10,000 hours and over 100,000 miles on the odometer. There are two things to consider though:

The smaller Chevy transmission is prone to early failure, but this can be avoided by either installing a shift kit or keeping it out of OD drive when driving in town. The heavy duty transmission has no issues. Do a transmission fluid and filter change every 25,000 miles, and add an external cooler if it doesn't have one. They're inexpensive insurance.

If you have long distances to cover between jobs and estimates, or like to drive your work vehicle to the store, and the beach, and tow your boat... you will wear the van out long before the unit dies. In that case you'd be better off with the slide-in you can more easily move from truck to truck.

 

[Greg Loe]

I wouldn't buy either.

Find the best used van for 10k or under then get a Judson(new)

 

[renegade_cowboy]

Go with the CDS for sho. If it fits your budget.

 

[Ron Werner]

For 27K, I'm partial to Greg's suggestion, either a CanAm, a TNT or a Reactor. Very simple, a brand new unit, tweaked out with the Greenie stuff, you'll have carpet dry in an hour! Cheap to run and maintain.

 

[RC Eden Carpet Cleaning]

The hydramaster CDS for sure. I've got a small "fleet" of various Hydramasters and they've been extremely reliable machines. As for the van I think you should be ok with a GMC. I've got a GMC and its been fine, I've got a few Fords they've been good, and I've got a Sprinter and its AWESOME.

 

[Bob Foster]

Buy this one and drag it home and sell the trailer and put it in a good used 1 ton van.
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=18464

 

[John Buxton]

for that money you can find a great used direct drive like Butler, White Magic or Hydramaster. I'm partial to direct drives.

 

[hogjowl]

If it were me, and those two were my only choices, then I'd get the Hydramaster.

That Dynachem machine is even uglier than the Judson units. Looks like Nick built it.