Eldorado2k
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Genius. Thanks. I’ll look for one 2.5” or whatever the diameter actually measures.
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Genius. Thanks. I’ll look for one 2.5” or whatever the diameter actually measures.
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chilly
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Setec and Eldo were talking about larger shop vac hoses, and I was wondering what their reasons were
Thanks
Setec Astronomy
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So they don't get clogged up, Chilly. I use my Ridgid to vacuum up leaves and gravel from my garage and sometimes the hose gets clogged.
chilly
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Makes sense for a general purpose shop vac
Thx
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I mainly use the larger 2.5” hose to sweep the backyard patio with the blower wand. Nothing sweeps all the nooks & crannies like using that blower to sweep.
I rarely use the big hose for a vehicle except when I need to vacuum out a bunch of leaves out of a windshield cowl or some crazy doorjambs or stuff like that.
No big hose = no blower action.
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My boy Wally sold me these for $15. I don’t think I need them but that never stopped me before.
Cars with Keav put me on to these and he liked them…
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chilly
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I have 2 of them and for the price they are pretty good
My boy Wally sold me these for $15. I don’t think I need them but that never stopped me before.
Cars with Keav put me on to these and he liked them…
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Coatingsarecrack
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Wonder if you can change the wheels to the grit gaurd ones. Do they come out?
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Setec Astronomy
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Oh man, those are like a third of the price of the Grit Guard ones, I wish I had known about that a few weeks ago.
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Si señor
Standard push in stem
They aren’t really tall wheels but they roll easily, even on blacktop
They have that square cross section in the lower right and you could easily bolt a pair together if you wanted
They don’t have rubber caps on the thumb screws but the ends are nicely rounded and finished and they grip the bucket well enough
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The new Grit Guard dolly I got has big plastic screws that didn't hold onto the bucket for crap. But It's a new translucent bucket and I have a Mitt Slide in it. The old Grit Guard dollies I have, have serrated nuts on the end of the (metal) thumb screws. So I don't know if they hold on to the bucket better simply because of that, or if my old buckets are stiffer (as suggested by chefwong in another thread) or if the Mitt Slide is not providing internal support for the screws the way the Grit Guard does.
chilly
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I think if I bought a foot of 5/16” fuel hose and cut half inch pieces and pushed them on the thumb screws they would really grip well
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I keep my buckets in the basement so I have to carry them upstairs to the garage. I generally mix up the wash solution at the basement sink. The instructions for my new GG dolly actually say:
4. TIGHTEN ONLY TO STABILIZE BUCKET!
5. Do NOT tighten to carry the bucket.
6. WARNING: Injury may occur if dolly is attached to bucket and releases.
Anyway, not really going to work for me to not be able to pick up the dolly with the bucket, so I have to figure it out.
4. TIGHTEN ONLY TO STABILIZE BUCKET!
5. Do NOT tighten to carry the bucket.
6. WARNING: Injury may occur if dolly is attached to bucket and releases.
Anyway, not really going to work for me to not be able to pick up the dolly with the bucket, so I have to figure it out.
chilly
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I would imagine they are all probably designed just to be able to stay together while being pushed around a garage and not lifted here and there
Setec Astronomy
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It seems to be more of a liability thing, as I said my old ones have serrated nuts on the ends of the screws and they hold well. I use 3.5 gal buckets so it's a lot of bending over to roll them around to the other side of the car on my rough driveway, so I frequently pick them up to move them to the other side. Anyway, I'll figure it out.
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I have the Grit Guard and knock-off versions.
The main differences between the two are the as mentioned holding screws and the wheels. I also find the Grit Guard version being deeper and made of thicker plastic. I've found the larger wheels smoother running, especially over Swisstrax.
As for the holding screws, I've never used them as I have seen them crack buckets. Also, once they are full of water, they really don't need to be torqued down. The Grit Guard bucket dollies are actually sold and used across many industries, not just detailing. You can image in a janitorial situation, having the bucket steadied with the screws would be a consideration when used with a mop. Some will drill holes in the dolly to help water drain away. They don't come with drain holes because drainage in a janitorial role would be counter productive.
In any case, both versions work exactly the same. The money saved on the knock-off could be put into larger casters, narrowing the gap functionality gap to the Grit Guard.
The main differences between the two are the as mentioned holding screws and the wheels. I also find the Grit Guard version being deeper and made of thicker plastic. I've found the larger wheels smoother running, especially over Swisstrax.
As for the holding screws, I've never used them as I have seen them crack buckets. Also, once they are full of water, they really don't need to be torqued down. The Grit Guard bucket dollies are actually sold and used across many industries, not just detailing. You can image in a janitorial situation, having the bucket steadied with the screws would be a consideration when used with a mop. Some will drill holes in the dolly to help water drain away. They don't come with drain holes because drainage in a janitorial role would be counter productive.
In any case, both versions work exactly the same. The money saved on the knock-off could be put into larger casters, narrowing the gap functionality gap to the Grit Guard.