Getting it together

[grasshawg]

I'm purchasing all my equipment within the next couple of weeks.
16'x12' tandem trailer, 500 gal main tank, 325 gal recovery tank, Intrepid washer 4.0 gpm/3000psi 15 hp Kohler engine,1.25 gal gas tank cap. May not use the recovery tank right off. May not even get it until I find out if I really need it. Is this setup sufficient for a sort of "all purpose" business?
The alternative washer is slightly bigger: Intrepid, 5.6 gpm/3000psi, 18 hp engine, 5 gal gas tank cap.
Both units are bolted onto the floor of the trailer.

 

[PressurePros]

You'd be surprised what difference you would get from the "slightly larger" machine. That aditional1.6 gpm can make you 50% fatser. If you are going be doing residential work where you have a good municipal water supply you will be very happy that you chose the higher flow machine.

 

[RogerG]

I agree with Ken, the 5.6 gpm unit will clean much quicker than the 4 gpm. If you are going with a 500 gal. water tank you may think about even more gpm. You posted that you are getting a 16x12 trailer, I haven't seen a trailer that wide yet.Is it a enclosed or open trailer? What kind of truck do you have to pull it with?

Roger

 

[grasshawg]

Sorry for the typo. It's 7 wide. Thanks for the advice. The larger unit is only $1000 more. I'll get it!
I'm pulling it w/my 1/2 ton dodge. I know what you're thinking. It gets pretty sorry mileage right now, and pulling all that stuff will make it worse. Plus, that'll be hard on a drivetrain. I'm already looking at a 1 ton dually, so hopefully I can save my dodge from a painful death.
It's an open trailer.