[woodytr99]

Looking to upgrade from my easy clean with Honda engine to something different. I don't want a gas engine this time would rather have an electric pump.

Just looking for thoughts and experience

 

[SWFarmService]

I've got a 4 gal, 4000 psi Aladdin and it's been extremely reliable, going on 12 years old? Had Aladdin before and made it over 20 years.

Probably going to try a Karcher next just because the Aladdin is a fuel pig, newer ones are a lot better that way but cost a fortune for the ones with the pre heater on top.

 

[Gleaners across America]

We have an electric Karcher, and it seems to be pretty good, just can't run hot water through it.

 

[Grainline]

Hotsy hands down. Parts easy to get and they seem to last for ever. Mines got be 20 yrs old all I've ever done is a set of electrodes.

 

[8582]

Do you have hot water on your current setup woody? If you do just throw a electric motor on it. Did that with a old cat pump and it has been great.

 

[Duane H]

I bought a John Deere hot water washer last winter I got it with a gas engine that way I can take it any where to wash. The one I got is a 3500psi and I think its 3.5gpm. Im not sure who makes them for them but it seems to work good.

 

[producer72]

Do not buy a karcher. We have 2 electric hot water washers and they are both junk. Usually one is broke down and it takes for ever to get parts from karcher. Spend a litte more and buy a Hotsy. It will be cheaper in the long run!

 

[woodytr99]

Do you have hot water on your current setup woody? If you do just throw a electric motor on it. Did that with a old cat pump and it has been great.

Yes the easy clean had a heater, but I sold it. I did consider going this route, but decided to try something different

 

[YHMARK]

Don't buy a karcher most of the parts are unique to karcher, even the hose ends.

We have a 5 hp electric/diesel burner so far everything we have needed to change we were able to get locally. The burner parts from a local plumber and the soap injector from a parts store in town.

 

[Grumpie]

Just remember cleaning takes water , pressure is to peel stuff apart .
Best washer is one with minimum 4 ga if you can find a 5 or 6 it will cut cleaning time in half .
Hot water is for cleaning grease and the handle is nice to have warm .
Electric is preferred one hang it inside on shop wall hose connections to outside and way you go .
One feature you need to have , when let go the trigger the pump should cut out and automatically kicks in when pull .

 

[Transaxial]

Just remember cleaning takes water , pressure is to peel stuff apart
Best washer is one with minimum 4 ga if you can find a 5 or 6 it will cut cleaning time in half .
Hot water is for cleaning grease and the handle is nice to have warm .
Electric is preferred one hang it inside on shop wall hose connections to outside and way you go .
One feature you need to have , when let go the trigger the pump should cut out and automatically kicks in when pull .

All good suggestions. Just remember more gal/min and psi = more HP. A 4 gpm washer with 2500 psi would take 6.6 or rounded up 7.5 HP to run.

 

[Dillon1990]

Ours is 7.1 us GPM at 2,000 psi with a 10hp electric motor and it is the best we have ever had but it's not hot but I guess that you could run it off a hot water heater

 

[Big Cob]

Grumpie is very correct in saying it takes volume to clean and it takes heat to peel the stuck on grease and grime off.
Our Hot water washers in the barns are Hotsy and they have served us well, parts are decent to get and priced reasonable.
We have LPG heaters on them. 3 GPM at 3000 PSI with 5 HP electric.
We had a Diesel fired burner on a Karcher in our shop which gave us a lot of grief with the burner not firing cleanly.
We now have a LPG fired Hotsy for the hot water washing and a 10 HP electric running an 8 GPM pump at 1800 PSI for the cold washing.
We wash most of the dirt from equipment and trucks with cold and then if anything needs to be Degreased etc we hit it with the Hotsy .

Anyone have good or poor opinion of the Foam cleaner from Schippers, we have never used it but there is a lot of talk on Twitter how fantastic it is, but it may be just that "Talk".(Its fairly expensive)

 

[SWMan]

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[9520deere]

Have a Mi-t-M pressure washer. They make Deere's washers and air comps. It is 220 electric and works awesome. Cleans way better than the cold water washers we had in the past. Have the soap injected into the pressure side so its like at a carwash with soap.

 

[chaddermd]

I just got a hotsy with a gas engine and diesel burner. I put it in a pickup box trailer with a 275 gallon tote for water. Most of my land is a ways from home, and it never fails that is where hyd lines blow and make a mess, especially on the combine. this way, i can just tow the unit to the field, clean the equipment on the spot, and cuts the fire hazzard. Also, when i clean stuff up in the fall, I dont have the mess in front of my shop.

 

[dfarms11]

I just got a hotsy with a gas engine and diesel burner. I put it in a pickup box trailer with a 275 gallon tote for water. Most of my land is a ways from home, and it never fails that is where hyd lines blow and make a mess, especially on the combine. this way, i can just tow the unit to the field, clean the equipment on the spot, and cuts the fire hazzard. Also, when i clean stuff up in the fall, I dont have the mess in front of my shop.

Do you get enough pressure from gravity flow? Ive tried this but the tank needs to be higher than the pump. And then it's best to be full!

 

[shmiffy]

My Deere diesel heat electric drive pressure washer is still going. Hose has been changed once and the ends of the hose replaced a couple times. Put some fuel conditioner in every once and a while when it starts smoking alittle. Ro water in the shop this fall

 

[chaddermd]

so far its worked great all the way to empty

 

[carpeter]

Do not buy a karcher. We have 2 electric hot water washers and they are both junk. Usually one is broke down and it takes for ever to get parts from karcher. Spend a litte more and buy a Hotsy. It will be cheaper in the long run!

Don't buy a karcher most of the parts are unique to karcher, even the hose ends.

We have a 5 hp electric/diesel burner so far everything we have needed to change we were able to get locally. The burner parts from a local plumber and the soap injector from a parts store in town.

Grumpie is very correct in saying it takes volume to clean and it takes heat to peel the stuck on grease and grime off.
Our Hot water washers in the barns are Hotsy and they have served us well, parts are decent to get and priced reasonable.
We have LPG heaters on them. 3 GPM at 3000 PSI with 5 HP electric.
We had a Diesel fired burner on a Karcher in our shop which gave us a lot of grief with the burner not firing cleanly.
We now have a LPG fired Hotsy for the pressure cleaning requirements and a 10 HP electric running an 8 GPM pump at 1800 PSI for the cold washing.
We wash most of the dirt from equipment and trucks with cold and then if anything needs to be Degreased etc we hit it with the Hotsy .

Anyone have good or poor opinion of the Foam cleaner from Schippers, we have never used it but there is a lot of talk on Twitter how fantastic it is, but it may be just that "Talk".(Its fairly expensive)

I just got a hotty with a gas engine and diesel burner. I put it in a pickup box trailer with a 275 gallon tote for water. Most of my land is a ways from home, and it never fails that is where hyd lines blow and make a mess, especially on the combine. this way, i can just tow the unit to the field, clean the equipment on the spot, and cuts the fire hazzard. Also, when i clean stuff up in the fall, I dont have the mess in front of my shop.

This is the way.

Cold waters can work too if your pressure washer has enough GPM but a hotty will have that awesome cutting power.