Prochem’s NEW e-idle fuel savings system

[Mikey P]

  *One of the largest costs of operating a business is the cost of fuel. As fuel prices start to close in on $5.00 a gallon as predicted, it becomes an even larger percentage of operational costs and drain on bottom line profits. Rather than dealing with the hassle of alternative fuels and secondary fuel ...
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[Zee]

Will they have this system as stand alone/bolt on for different brands of tm-s? Or is it only available on that Everest?

 

[Mikey P]

Just on the Everest for now.

 

[JS41035]

Pretty cool. I wonder if that's gonna be stock. Or an option you have to pay for.


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[hogjowl]

I wonder if your local mechanic can fix it WHEN it breaks?

And, how much it will cost?

 

[renegade_cowboy]

Yeah but the replacement costs for this "bell and whistle" is probably going to far exceed the savings on fuel.. not to mention the mark up on them now. ouch..

 

[Mikey P]

I bet it's not much more than a solenoid and and a brain..

 

[JS41035]

I wonder if your local mechanic can fix it WHEN it breaks?

And, how much it will cost?

If a law mower repair shop can't fix it don't buy it. Why don't they make pull start truckmounts anymore. Stupid starters. Just one more thing to break.
You need to be able to get the Truckmount tuned up and the blades sharpened all in one trip.


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[hogjowl]

Prochem has long been known for over complicating the simple things.

 

[JS41035]

Everything on the 405 is pretty straight forward. Even the Everest isn't too complicated. At least not for me. But then the public schools in Kentucky are awesome.


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[Carpet Cleaning Fool]

Man that's cool!

I'd probably use that feature at least ten times per day.

 

[John Olson]

Yeah but the replacement costs for this "bell and whistle" is probably going to far exceed the savings on fuel.. not to mention the mark up on them now. ouch..

The minor cost for this upgrade isn't an issue for those whom run a profitable business and can afford to buy the best. The fuel savings for those that actually work is more then Double the cost of the upgrade And honestly the companies buying 650's won't be paying for it as they are the companies that keep the stores open so the BDCC can come In whining about the cost of a pint of spotter.

 

[John Olson]

I wonder if your local mechanic can fix it WHEN it breaks?

And, how much it will cost?

Why would you wonder? Your the guys that thinks everyone else is buying new engines every 2000 hours..someone has you snookered. ,maybe you should buy a real machine and find out how long they really last...

 

[Mikey P]

But is it patented?

 

[John Olson]

If it is able to be I'm sure it is if not then no. I didn't ask. I know it has been on the works for several years and in the field for nearly a year.

 

[steve frasier]

Didn't hydramaster do this a few years back on the cds units?

 

[renegade_cowboy]

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The minor cost for this upgrade isn't an issue for those whom run a profitable business and can afford to buy the best. The fuel savings for those that actually work is more then Double the cost of the upgrade And honestly the companies buying 650's won't be paying for it as they are the companies that keep the stores open so the BDCC can come In whining about the cost of a pint of spotter.

Hey those BDCC help pay your bills John, so maybe you shouldn't poo on them too much and of course you are going to say that.. you're a prochem dealer.

 

[John Olson]

LOL I wasn't the one poo'ing on anyone It's funny though to watch how people act whenever anything new comes out. You can pretty much count on certain people to act almost the exact same way everytime.

 

[GCCLee]

Remington Designed Brownings Humpback shotguns.

Browning didn't think it would work, so Remington build it and sold it to Browning, lol

Aka Sweet 16 : )


Endless possibilities.


What does it do again?

 

[renegade_cowboy]

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LOL I wasn't the one poo'ing on anyone It's funny though to watch how people act whenever anything new comes out. You can pretty much count on certain people to act almost the exact same way everytime.

Well you have to applaud them for consistency.. I just hope this new feature doesn't go the path of the prochem microprocessor.. you know, seemed liked a good idea at the time. Is there going to be a unit in vegas this year?

 

[Mikey P]

Yes, we'll have it at The Mikey Experience. Any one who can figure out how to play Inagodadevida with the motor up and down sound will win 50 raffle tickets


Brent what truck or trucks do you own?

Are you running crews now or just a helper?

 

[renegade_cowboy]

Yes, we'll have it at The Mikey Experience. Any one who can figure out how to play Inagodadevida with the motor up and down sound will win 50 raffle tickets


Brent what truck or trucks do you own?

Are you running crews now or just a helper?

2 trucks (HM,prochem) with 2 techs, 1 csm, call center for overflow and me.. we have over 100 5 star reviews on yelp, so we are all about the customer experience.

 

[Ron Werner]

I like how they have built in a manual signal to shut it down. MIght be the odd time cleaning uph where you accidently rev it down.
What size engine is on an Everest and what's its current fuel consumption?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Sounds great if it works.

Will it be available to retrofit Prochem units or is this only for new machines?

 

[Steve Lawrence]

From the Prochem ad:

" Imagine the homeowner coming up to ask a questions, wouldn’t it be great to be able to quickly idle down your truck mount from inside the house so you can hear your customer’s questions?"

Holy crap, are those machines that loud?

 

[hogjowl]

Actually, no. The Prochem owned was very quiet compared to my TCS machine.

They were just way too over-engineered and aren't dependable, or at least they didn't use to be.

I'm forced to assume they're still the same.

 

[Able 1]

From the Prochem ad:

" Imagine the homeowner coming up to ask a questions, wouldn’t it be great to be able to quickly idle down your truck mount from inside the house so you can hear your customer’s questions?"

Holy crap, are those machines that loud?

It's not that the machines are loud, its the crazy vacuum at the wand that is hard to talk through..

 

[Ron K]

They probably took this idea from BMW.

 

[Dmreed4311]

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The minor cost for this upgrade isn't an issue for those whom run a profitable business and can afford to buy the best. The fuel savings for those that actually work is more then Double the cost of the upgrade And honestly the companies buying 650's won't be paying for it as they are the companies that keep the stores open so the BDCC can come In whining about the cost of a pint of spotter.

I want to buy from you!!!!!

 

[The Great Oz]

Seems like an elegant way to save fuel without needing a separate remote control system.