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I am having to quit the bussiness , my day job has taken over my time to provide a good service for my customers. 2006 Silver Eagle propane heated 4000 psi @ 6gpm this is mounted on a 18 ft trailer with hanay pressure hose reel and fresh water hose reel 250' of pressure hose 200' fresh...

We are selling a 2006 trailer and Silver Eagle propane unit, with ALL the stuff a body needs: 18' 2 axle trailer, 7 gpm, 4000 psi unit, (could go dual gun) surface cleaner, tanks, WATER RECOVERY SYSTEM, reels, hoses, guns, and too much miscellany to list. Less than 80 hours on machine. We...

P.S. That picture info was helpful, but I still have a sods blasting mess on the walls of that old building... Anybody with any experience at this- help, please!

Thanks for the info, Leonard. I can post my pictures on Yahoo Photos, then send them here. Now if I can just figure out what the 'image tag' is...:)

More Soda blasting... Wow! Thanks for all the feedback and pictures, guys (by the way, just how do you post pictures on this thing?) I'm sorry if I sound like a broken record, but I'm still working on this building in town, and it isn't going as smoothly as it could, I think. Brief recap-...

Well, you really can overthink these things...When my husband first told me he wanted us to get into this business, I was decidedly lukewarm about it until I hit upon the environmental angle ( I really am a treehugger at heart). That's one of the only things I miss about living in the Puget...

Whew! I thought maybe I was talking to a biker!

Hydro Engineering AAU This machine is an "abrasive application unit"- works for sand or soda. It has a hopper mounted to a two-wheeled cart with 25' of hose leading to a gun with the abrasive nozzle at the end of about 3' of lance. The guy here wants $500 for it- and it's a used one, but it...

It couldn't possibly be anything I did wrong! :) I think the TDSs in our water here are just way worse than anyone else's. By the way, Grasshawg, what is the story behind your username?

I don't know if you got your insurance thing straightened out, but...you might try Farm Bureau, if they are in your area. They cover pressure washers AS WELL AS start-up businesses ( a double-whammy when you look for insurance). I got a $2 mil. policy for $641 a year. Good luck!

Hah! I moved away from Puget Sound 4 years ago after 20+ years there. Idaho is much easier to take, but I do have to admit- the 6 days or so a year of really nice weather-there's noplace prettier on earth! I bet you have a bang-up moss and mildew removal business!

flatwork pricing I live in the intermountain west, myself, and we don't have mold issues or any of that either, but the gum and oil sure get baked on! The system we've been using (not that we have lots of time in with it, but the jobs we have had) is this: We figure we can do a really nice...

I have been thinking about making a spray cart too- looking into pumps and found that most Shur-Flos will do OK, but you can't get one with Buna-N seals. Viton seals and diaphragms are the most chemical resistant. Good luck!

I just borrowed a soda blast machine from our local supplier (he's hoping I will buy it) and it just might do the job for me. I am looking for a way to clean hard water deposits from brick, vinyl and steel sided buildings, and I have a historic building in town here that needs a serious face...

Well, I don't know about business licensing in OK, but the EPA is a federal entity... ever heard of the Clean Water Act of 1973? It has a major impact on the way all cleaning contractors (are supposed to) do business today. You may not discharge or allow to be discharged into any body of water...