How to build an awesome mobile rig.

Kris R

Kris R

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I toyed around with buying skid mounted equipment or even looked at a rightlook trailer. You can build your own for less than half. I started with a custom build 6x10 trailer. I probably could have done a 5x8 but I utilized the extra space for a work bench. View attachment 38873View attachment 38874View attachment 38875View attachment 38876View attachment 38877

Drove 2 hours to GA to the factory to pick this up. First thing I did was install the rims I bought for it. View attachment 38878View attachment 38879View attachment 38880
I pretty much ordered everything on line. I upgraded the pressure washer. View attachment 38881View attachment 38882View attachment 38883
I only use ethanol free fuel and used royal people oil. View attachment 38884View attachment 38885
I run tornador tools, pneumatic tools, so I opted for a gas powered compressor. 13.7 cfm. Never runs out of air. View attachment 38886View attachment 38887View attachment 38888
Picked up a great generator, electric start, on Amazon. Great deal. Powers my vx5000 steamer no problem. That steamer trips almost every home breaker in every customers house I plug it into so that's saying something.
View attachment 38889View attachment 38890View attachment 38891View attachment 38892View attachment 38893View attachment 38894 I bought a 65gal tank. This is almost 500lbs full and my trailer is single axle and has other equipment. Got to keep the weight down. I installed a automatic shut off valve in the tank. A bypass feed from the pump to the tank. Inline filter from tank to pump, and installed a separate hose to fill up buckets or have running water.



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Kris R said:
I toyed around with buying skid mounted equipment or even looked at a rightlook trailer. You can build your own for less than half. I started with a custom build 6x10 trailer. I probably could have done a 5x8 but I utilized the extra space for a work bench. View attachment 38873View attachment 38874View attachment 38875View attachment 38876View attachment 38877

Drove 2 hours to GA to the factory to pick this up. First thing I did was install the rims I bought for it. View attachment 38878View attachment 38879View attachment 38880
I pretty much ordered everything on line. I upgraded the pressure washer. View attachment 38881View attachment 38882View attachment 38883
I only use ethanol free fuel and used royal people oil. View attachment 38884View attachment 38885
I run tornador tools, pneumatic tools, so I opted for a gas powered compressor. 13.7 cfm. Never runs out of air. View attachment 38886View attachment 38887View attachment 38888
Picked up a great generator, electric start, on Amazon. Great deal. Powers my vx5000 steamer no problem. That steamer trips almost every home breaker in every customers house I plug it into so that's saying something.
View attachment 38889View attachment 38890View attachment 38891View attachment 38892View attachment 38893View attachment 38894 I bought a 65gal tank. This is almost 500lbs full and my trailer is single axle and has other equipment. Got to keep the weight down. I installed a automatic shut off valve in the tank. A bypass feed from the pump to the tank. Inline filter from tank to pump, and installed a separate hose to fill up buckets or have running water.



More soon.
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pretty cool
 
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I built this shelf out of poplar and 2x4s then used spray on BEDLINER for the coating. This holds my air hose and pressure washer hose reels.

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With 3 gas powered machines in the back I figured a good extinguisher by the front door was in order.
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I built another shelf and painted it blue. View attachment 38909 lastly I decided to built a bench that goes over the water tank. Got to make use of vertical space.
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At this point I still needed more storage space. Stuff was sliding all over the place. So another shelf it was!
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This was bolted to the walls and studs. I also built walls around each shelf to keep things from sliding off. View attachment 38916

Next thing to do was design the wrap graphics. View attachment 38917View attachment 38918View attachment 38919View attachment 38920
 
That looks awesome. Might want to consider pointing the exhausts out of the back of the trailer.
 
All the equipment is at the back door. All exhaust ports point away from walls or towards the back. There's a large space between the generator and pressure washer. These two machines are never running simultaneously. Been using this set up for months with no issues. Eventually I plan on running exhaust down through the floor and out the sides.
 
Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh, how much business do you do a week/month? Looks like you have more there than I have in my garage at home! Nice set up.
 
Right now anywhere from 400-1200 a week. I work at the fire station every 3rd day and detail on my off days. I expect it to pick up a bit now that I got the trailer wrapped.
 
thanks a lot to share us.

and nice job you have done on that trailer, what truck or car you use to move it.
 
Very nice like to hear more info and description on pressure washer, did you do bypass on your own or did it come from factory set up
 
That type of setup draws the customers to you very nice.
 
I book jobs every where I go now. It's incredible. When people see my setup it helps them make a confident decision they are using a professional. The pressure washer required a little modification, capping one port, adding a bypass line to another, and of course the extra fitting on the tank.
 
Hey just curious I am looking to buy a trailer like this.

How much did the trailer cost and the graphics ?

I have all the equipment already however I been wanting a trailer for a while.

And your setup is something I would like to do ?

Any info is appreciated thanka
 
Kris,

Just spent a while on your FB page. Good going! You've clearly invested a lot of time, effort and money into the business and it is paying off. Nice to see someone else suckling at the govt teet while building their detailing business. ;-) I'm a Corrections Officer. Keep on keeping on, Sir.
 
Awesome rig. Being in the tire and wheel business for many, many years I did want to give you a heads up that you may have lowered the weight carrying capacity when you replaced the wheels. The wheels you took off were heavy duty trailer wheels. It looks like the new ones are passenger vehicle wheels. I don't know how close you are to max weight. If your close you may want to check the max load on both wheels. I've seen wheels that weren't rated for the weight break. That's too nice a rig to risk it in my opinion.
 
Looking nice there Kris!:dblthumb2:

I was thinking up front, seeing all those gas burning engines, then seeing that teeny fire extinguisher that you need to upgrade that situation.

Then I read on... and you're a Firefighter!

Not cheap I know, but you could pick up something like a FM200(halon alternative) system that'd go off automatically in that enclosed space and protect you from losing everything.

Not sure covering the entire cubic feet range would be terribly cost effective, but you could mount one on each wall near the machines and they'll pop just based on the heat range should something happen.

Which would be AWESOME if something were to happen while you were towing down the road after a job, when everything was shut up inside, nice and hot, after being run for a while.

Way back when... I had chrome halon units in all my trucks. But that was before they figured out they'd KILL YOU! :eek: Had to use one one morning on the highway just before sunrise, and it saved my truck, and likely my life.

Had an auxiliary wiring harness short out (the one that powered all the emergency lights, floods, strobes, etc.). It shorted at the battery, ran through the firewall, and caught fire beside the steering column, above the gas pedal while I was fully loaded, going about 70 IN THE DARK! Power windows wouldn't roll down, all the emergency lights came on at once, then all went off, and all I could do was head for the side of the highway (expressway) till I felt grass and get it stopped. Just lucky there wasn't a guardrail there!

Grabbed the halon on the way out the door (beside the seat), stuck it under the dash and emptied the entire thing while I held my breath.

Got lucky that only the auxiliary harness was fried.:rolleyes: Well that and it popped my headlight and marker light fuses.
BOY was I pi$$ed! :eek:

Any-who.... lesson learned. Keep more extinguishers than you need in your work trucks. ;)
 
Kris R said:
I book jobs every where I go now. It's incredible. When people see my setup it helps them make a confident decision they are using a professional. The pressure washer required a little modification, capping one port, adding a bypass line to another, and of course the extra fitting on the tank.
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Great, please explain the automatic shut off valve for the tank, I was lost thinking that being as the water recirculates once you release the trigger, you have already depleted a few gallons of water on project so tank would be minus a couple of gallons.
 
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