Who regrets going to a TM from a Portable?

[Farenheit251]

A Scrub Above recently made the jump to a portable. Erik Guhl PMed me and is looking at upgrading from a powerflite to a $2000 recoil. I told him there was no comparison to a positve displacement blower.

Alot of guys seem hesitant to make the jump but they always end up saying "wish I hadn't waited so long".

I understand being careful with one's money but this business is so cheap to get into compared to others. To me not having enough work is the biggest expense you can have.(losing money you could have made). My thought is buying a reasonably priced truckmount is not going to make anyone fail. If you fail you were going to fail anyways why not take your shot and get it over with?

Anybody else have any advice for the POG guys who are thinking of making the jump?

 

[Guest]

You can only suggest what you think will work better, then see if they will listen,but I will tell you there are somethings and some places where a portable comes in handy.Many years ago when I was just learning like Mikey P is now, I would use my portable in vacant apts to tint them through it,could not do that with my truck.

 

[Mike Draper]

A Scrub Above recently made the jump to a portable. Erik Guhl PMed me and is looking at upgrading from a powerflite to a $2000 recoil. I told him there was no comparison to a positve displacement blower.

Alot of guys seem hesitant to make the jump but they always end up saying "wish I hadn't waited so long".

I understand being careful with one's money but this business is so cheap to get into compared to others. To me not having enough work is the biggest expense you can have.(losing money you could have made). My thought is buying a reasonably priced truckmount is not going to make anyone fail. If you fail you were going to fail anyways why not take your shot and get it over with?

Anybody else have any advice for the POG guys who are thinking of making the jump?

I agree with you. I used a porty for 6 weeks and I should have just bought a TM instead of the money on a porty, not to mention my back will forever have problems from pulling that pos up stairs.

 

[ErikG]

Brian / Mike I tried to get a loan several months ago denied . I seen 6000 worth of stuff in orlando . The recoil I bought had 5 hours on it the kid was hurnt for cash , I have EDIC scruber never used list for 785 Hose reels 350 for vac lines hose reel for solution 160 , recoil 3 list 2700 a booster never used before 895 list 150 hose 250 bucks 150 solution line anoth 200 all his chems wands and green glides. Im only Pt KEW WORD PT . I work at home depot I make 32,000 a yr .I think u are in springhill am i wright Im up by inverness nobleton and brooksville .I have tons of trailers that im buy so I believe I dnt need a TM at this time Itried But could not get a loan . OO So wouldnt buy 6000 of stuff that has only been used 3 times whenAll clean is trailers. I dnt know if you know hernando county and Citrus county Mostly old people O did I forget to mention the 30 ,000 peiople that are upside sown from there loans they took out 4-5 yrs when this town was boomn. Hmm Thank god I have day job and only pt. Its really easy for you to SPEND my money ,Do you want to cosign for me so I can Be A TM owner , Didnt think so Thanks for bashn the port guy . O I Have 2002 xj350 its worth 6500 I put that of for collataral its pd off , bank said there not giving loans either, O and my house is paid for 2 But I was going to refi my house to clean these f;n hillbillys trailers

 

[Brad_Smith]

Brian / Mike I tried to get a loan several months ago denied . I seen 6000 worth of stuff in orlando . The recoil I bought had 5 hours on it the kid was hurnt for cash , I have EDIC scruber never used list for 785 Hose reels 350 for vac lines hose reel for solution 160 , recoil 3 list 2700 a booster never used before 895 list 150 hose 250 bucks 150 solution line anoth 200 all his chems wands and green glides. Im only Pt KEW WORD PT . I work at home depot I make 32,000 a yr .I think u are in springhill am i wright Im up by inverness nobleton and brooksville .I have tons of trailers that im buy so I believe I dnt need a TM at this time Itried But could not get a loan . OO So wouldnt buy 6000 of stuff that has only been used 3 times whenAll clean is trailers. I dnt know if you know hernando county and Citrus county Mostly old people O did I forget to mention the 30 ,000 peiople that are upside sown from there loans they took out 4-5 yrs when this town was boomn. Hmm Thank god I have day job and only pt. Its really easy for you to SPEND my money ,Do you want to cosign for me so I can Be A TM owner , Didnt think so Thanks for bashn the port guy . O I Have 2002 xj350 its worth 6500 I put that of for collataral its pd off , bank said there not giving loans either, O and my house is paid for 2 But I was going to refi my house to clean these f;n hillbillys trailers

Wow that was hard to read.

 

[hogjowl]

I gave up after one sentence.

 

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Things aren't as bad as when jimmy carter was in office and we survived the peanut brain stupid ideas on how to screw up our country, hussein will be doing the same as the peanut farmer and we will survive that also, people will rather invest their money to maintain what they already own instead of wasting money on going down to the homies depot and buying new floor covering.
So stay working at the homie depot where you feel secure and the let the professionals do the carpet cleaning