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wow...not boring at all....i don't even have a pressure washing business....but this video makes me want to go out and buy a belt-driven unit...😁...on a side note, i can no longer look at my 2.3gpm direct-fed 208cc home pressure washer with any love in my eyes anymore...my eyes have been opened!
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I know this is an older video and very well presented, very educational for new people needing to know this. I have GX390 that came with a direct drive triplex plunger pump, can I removve that pump and put on a belt drive system or a gearbox system? I'm assuming the shaft from the engine is the same for all 3?
This is great info. So as a rookie I learned that a direct drive pump cannot suck water from a buffer tank. Ive been told either a gear reduction or pulley system pump is the only way to suck water from a tank. I think this is also an important difference vs the direct drive. Would this be a correct statement? Also, on a 13hp GX390, what would be the maximum GPM on a belt system? Thanks!
I have a few questions. Could the reduction gearbox be put on a direct drive engine? I looked at the setup of a few and they have a similar slot where the shaft with a key would be inserted like the direct drive. Also since direct drives aren't as good for pulling water out of a tank would a gearbox be more better at it? If I could salvage my equipment more I'd like to do that. Finally; if I can put a gearbox on, could I amp up the GPM and PSI without affecting the engine performance? Thanks!
Peter Ravaché where the fuck do you think the gearbox mounts to? Match up the correct gearbox for you engine and the bolt hole patterns and there you go. What in the fuck do y’all people think!!!! Honestly that question you have asked is a red flag indicator to me that you don’t need to be messing with this stuff.
I just ordered the Simpson PS60919 it’s rated at 4400-PSI and 4 GPM. I wanted to get the ALH4020 but it was not available. The PS60919 it’s rated at 9HP and the ALH4020 it’s rated at 13 HP. Can someone explain why the difference in HP when they both have the same Honda GX390?
Well @4400psi × 4gpm=17.6hp So theres no way that with a 9hp motor you're going to get 4400psi Which is fine because you'll never need that much psi, but the problem is that a 9hp will have to work @ 100% all the time to deliver even 3000 psi, which will eventually hurt the motor, as the 13hp wont have to work as hard, but at that psi for even both motors isn't recommend, you really need atleast a 15hp motor. Hope this helps.
I dont know a lot about pressure washers but you have a barrel of water, does the pressure washer suck up the water? or is there something to feed it to the pressure washer? If I bought any gas pressure washer can I do that same thing?
I was going to ask the same thing. I see no reason why we couldn't also use a bucket of water to feed the machine. It certainly can in some circumstances make things less complicated... I think. I assume the pump is what would suck the water in. The question is then: Will this type of setup put more wear and tear on the pump?
You just made the perfect example. A pressure washer running out of water when you just stuck the hose back in the water tank. With these pumps, how many times can you do what you just did by running out of water and quickly shutting the engine down to you have enough water to start beginning to wash again? I've been in business with my father for over 25 plus years and the pressure washing industry commercial and we always have problems with her pumps going out on us yesterday my Kohler command gear driven pump completely burned up on me it could have caught a fire and I do not know what is causing this problem and once in awhile when I use the surface cleaner it makes the pump create pressure you would think it would make the engine strain but now it made the pump strain so much it created pressure and burned it up and the people are always blaming me for breaking the pumps when I'm not doing anything at all now if you get to a job you got a full tank of water and they don't have good water pressure and you run out you know you got to go and run your to your machine to shut it down running it out of water 15 times a month in a year is that enough to make the pressure washer pump go bad on you and I'm not saying I do that I'm just giving an example it may happen a handful of times running out of water because the customer may have poor water pressure and what causes the pump to get pressure inside of it?
To keep the water flowing through the pump and system without heating up the water pump, build a reserve bypass tank on through the unloader. Works. No waiting for pressure to build and purge on system. If you need some top secret tips, hit me up.
Belt drive is nice because you can change the pulley and increase the pump speed thusly increasing the PSI but increasing it only to the max recommended and then adjust the motor to increase/decrease engine speed. I have direct drive with Honda motors, they run so smooth that vibration isn't an issue as well as I have a CAT pump which for what I use it for is flawless. BUT I will say that my next high GPM machine will be a belt drive.
They both do the exact same job, cutting the speed in half from the motor. Direct drive is way easier to set up and works absolutely as well as a belt driven system with less maintenance. Both cost about the same... your choice..
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That's why you should buy the cheap Chinese stuff. Use it and they're out away, but again and again and still save over the brand name engine and pumps
