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    Steaming snow and ice for traction

    I got booted off a log home job with my crane because I didn't want to risk my crane on a slippery, narrow, dirt goat path to unload his sticks so they canned me. Shows how much respect there is? Guy's got enough money to build a what? $6 - 900,000? home, and won't build a decent road and...
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    Hey Man, I Just Want To Borrow Your Steamer?

    This is a rant..... When I want something done, I am always willing to pay for it. I PW'd my house prior to painting and rented a PW'r. Rented a paint sprayer. Rented a log splitter for this winter's wood. I rent what I need....happily. In fact, I don't borrow my friends tools...
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    Eductors

    Anybody ever used your PW to run an eductor to pump water? I plan on buying a Penberthy eductor to suck slime and goo from the bottom of a well but nobody here knows what I am talking about. Thought you guys might have tried the same thing.
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    Payment For Services

    This question of timely payment for services rendered comes up occasionally. Background: Most of the time I tell my customers I expect payment at completion of the job. I am blessed to live and work in a small town where people who hire me believe they need to pay me when I have satisfied...
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    Tricking a steamer

    I have some cold weather thawing applications for a Steam Jenny I have purchased. As I understand it, combo units use nozzle size to go from hot water to steam. In fact the water in the wand is 325º water until exposed to atmosphere. You install the steam tip and then tell the unit you...
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    Entering Unknown Territory

    First....way nice website and great posts! Second...I'm just about to step out into unknown territory by purchasing a steamer. I own and operate a small concrete pumping business and a small crane service in a remote and sparsely populated area of Washington. Winter kills my otherwise...
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