New Toys!!! Lots of them actually!

What kind of hose is that? Looks heavy duty!
 
whitethunder I was disappointed in my "kracker" karcher today. I believe the plug has gone bad. I tried to power it up from the generator (nothing), then onto the customers outside outlet (nothing) then went inside to their ground fault outlet (nothing). The reset on the machines plug-in would not go back to steady (red bar showing) !! I was furious because this customers car was NASTY and I needed the high pressure. I'm sure the beating for the last 7 months I've owned it hasn't helped either, but... I will be sending it back to karcher to get a replacement but in the mean time I went up to SEARS and gotta $199 compact "carry all" gas pressure washer. The kicker that sold me :) was that the karcher hose reel and extra 25ft of extension hose plugs right into the craftsman brand pressure washer that I already have.!! I'm back in biz, but had to dump $250 total for the new PW and 2 year ext. warranty. Did you know craftsmans warranty on PW's are only 30 days if used commercially...... What they don't know want hurt em'.

Perfect for tight storage, 4stroke, 43 lbs total weight.
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I made a review thread about my small 1400PSI Karcher. I was happy with it, but not ecstatic. Nothing amazing for sure. However, it was inexpensive, small, VERY portable, and a 1 year warranty. I plan on using 4:1 for the majority of my washings, so hopefully I won't kill my Karcher.


I've mentioned before that during the warm months I work at a golf course. Been there 6 years now and we've gone through a fair amount of pressure washers (all cheaper versions). I'm 99% sure that our first one was a Craftsman, very similar to what you have pictured. It worked nicely, however sometimes the start up was a PITA. It was difficult to re-start after shutting down a few times. Now, most of the guys I work with didn't exactly take "care" of the washer, so it got it's fair share of abuse. We went through 3 of them in 1 year. (2 of which simply got busted from carelessness, and the 3rd just kind of crapped out}). The one thing that happened on almost all of them, is that over time the muffler either burned up or got punctured somehow. This thing was LOUDDDDD. Not very good for a golf course, lol.

I'm going to see if I can't get the course a Karcher commercial PW with Honda motor.
 
P1et said:
What kind of hose is that? Looks heavy duty!
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Talkin about the black garden hose?

Craftsman All rubber garden hose w/ Forever warranty. Supposedly pretty good, we shall see! It was marked at $25, but rang up for only $20!

I might pick up another one in case I have a customer where I need the extra length. I also have 50ft of pressure washer hose.
 
Great suff. Be careful with that pressure washer - can do some major damage.
Otherwise you are hooked!
 
radcliffe1 said:
Great suff. Be careful with that pressure washer - can do some major damage.
Otherwise you are hooked!
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Not the 1400psi. Doesn't have that much power, and really is only good for auto cleaning.
 
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