A few thoughts on what happened
The shoot out was 60 seconds clean and 60 seconds dry. Now I didn't feel the carpet when done so maybe some can way in on that but some had told me about dry but I will give you a quick perspective on the cleaning.
The Rotovac 360i was easy to operatate made things look clean and coasted along with ease. Much better than my rv 360 but after cleaning inspection was clearly outcleaned by the other two machines. From talking to the guys it was the second dryest very close to the dryest
The RX-20 was the clear winner in terms of cleaning. One pass cleaning ate it up but was clearly the wettest and heaviest to handle. Going one direction but bringing it back the otherway compared to the Hoss and 360i was difficult. The wetter carpet may be because I cleaned for the entire 60 seconds and maybe did not have to do that.
The Hoss is going to be a great machine when worked out what few kinks it had. It was heavy but easy to maneuver took longer to clean than others because the swirl marks of dirt because its flow seemed to be off. It ran rough because the gearing of suspension but overall was a great machine. Did get the carpet as clean as the RX-20 and was the dryest overall but production will go much faster with more flow or relocating the jets and giving the bottom a little more float so it isn't like running a hard bottom on the floor. Its weight makes that feel that way. When I mentioned this they said it was already being taken care of.
So as of right now cleaning we have a winner in RX-20 but with a few tweaks the Hoss I think will be a combination of the good in the RX20 and the 360i and is the future. So if you have the $$$$ and don't mind lugging 67lbs vs 39lbs or the monster RX20 wait for the Hoss and make sure you demo it to make sure the feel is right for you. It is truly taking the best of both and improving. That sucker will last forever also
The shoot out was 60 seconds clean and 60 seconds dry. Now I didn't feel the carpet when done so maybe some can way in on that but some had told me about dry but I will give you a quick perspective on the cleaning.
The Rotovac 360i was easy to operatate made things look clean and coasted along with ease. Much better than my rv 360 but after cleaning inspection was clearly outcleaned by the other two machines. From talking to the guys it was the second dryest very close to the dryest
The RX-20 was the clear winner in terms of cleaning. One pass cleaning ate it up but was clearly the wettest and heaviest to handle. Going one direction but bringing it back the otherway compared to the Hoss and 360i was difficult. The wetter carpet may be because I cleaned for the entire 60 seconds and maybe did not have to do that.
The Hoss is going to be a great machine when worked out what few kinks it had. It was heavy but easy to maneuver took longer to clean than others because the swirl marks of dirt because its flow seemed to be off. It ran rough because the gearing of suspension but overall was a great machine. Did get the carpet as clean as the RX-20 and was the dryest overall but production will go much faster with more flow or relocating the jets and giving the bottom a little more float so it isn't like running a hard bottom on the floor. Its weight makes that feel that way. When I mentioned this they said it was already being taken care of.
So as of right now cleaning we have a winner in RX-20 but with a few tweaks the Hoss I think will be a combination of the good in the RX20 and the 360i and is the future. So if you have the $$$$ and don't mind lugging 67lbs vs 39lbs or the monster RX20 wait for the Hoss and make sure you demo it to make sure the feel is right for you. It is truly taking the best of both and improving. That sucker will last forever also
