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  1. Bigreds

    What to rebuild?

    I have a fairly new small pressure washer I have as a backup. I lost all pressure on it, and was thinking about re-doing the whole thing and set it up as good as I could for decks. It is now setup with a 5.5 hp motor, direct drive and 2200psi. If anyone has tackled something like this give me...
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    construction vehicles

    Was wondering if anyone could help? I was asked to clean some construction equipment, a crane, a dump truck, a flat bed, a utility truck, 22ft box truck, two backhoes, and two bobcats. All are not too dirty, they are mainly wanting the haudralic fluid cleaned from them. I have tried my all...
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    Oil Filter

    I wanted to stock up on oils and Oil Filters, and I read before that cross referencing would not be a problem. I have a 16 hp Vanguard and the original Briggs Filter #492932. I have called everywhere to cross reference the briggs with other brands. The only one that could was Napa. I purchased a...
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    Big Lots

    I stopped in Big Lots today just to get some cheap 5 gal buckets, and I happen to come across some of the gallon jugs of wolman's deck brightner. I checked the price and was amazed they were selling them for $2.99. Only had a couple dollars on me. So I went back and bought all they had. They had...
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    Me, my trailer, and my fish!

    Just wanted to post some pics. The picture of myself is not too professional, but its what I like to do (Fish). I'm still doing alot of work to the trailer. ------------------
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    finally......112 apartment units

    Lately I have been calling everyone and their mothers, stopping in everywhere, doing anything and everything to generate business. I recentely began to even second guess staying in this business due to lack of business. I never thought it would be this hard starting out. And just when I start to...
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    freebie

    I bid a couple deck jobs about the same time a couple weeks ago. Now I've only done a couple jobs before these, not making a cent on either. Well, first of all I estimated 150-200 sg ft a gal. That wasn't even close on either of them. Then to top off doubling our gallons. We just finished the...
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    Fuel Solenoid

    I had a fuel solenoid to my burner go out on a brand new Tuff skid unit. After argueing with the company about sending me new one. They agreed to send me a new one ( suntec 079064 part#). After trying to put it on it seems to be the wrong one. They tell me that the paperwork says this is the...
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    Mixing Chemicals

    Was wondering if anyone had any mixtures of oxalic acid which resembles Wohman's deck and fence brightner. Or Sodium Hydroxide which resembles their deck strip remover? I have a buddy who works for a chemical co. who has the knowledge of mixing them but needs some Ideas of where to start. The...
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    Lead paint

    After putting flyers on houses, I recieved a couple calls to wash their aluminum siding houses and strip the old paint off the peeling paint from their wood siding garages. I was also asked to re-paint them. My question is How do I detech whether or not it is lead paint or not before I accept...
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    Matching Old and new Decks

    I have a customer who has a old deck about 4 years never treated or sealed. And he just built a new addition,lower deck. My questions are: 1.Will these two decks turn out the same? 2.What product should I use to remove the mill glaze from the new deck? I have read Wolmans Cedar and Redwood...
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    Re-capturing Water

    I was wondering what the proceedure is for treating water before disposal.
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    new accounts

    I am looking for some ideas I can do to generate somes business. I just wrote a little email saying who I was, what I do, and how I'd like to help. And sent it to every realtor I could find in my town. Any other little ideas would be apreciated. [This message has been edited by Bigreds (edited...
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    Perfect Opportunity

    Hello, I am fairly new to the PW business. And thought maybe you experts could throw me some ideas for this one.. The National High School Rodeo Championship is in town at our fairgrounds til this wed. night. I had no idea how big this was til i went by there tonight. There are hundreds of Rv's...
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