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any one recommend a petrol water blaster, got a good one on the farm but want one at home just to wash bikes,trailer and truck etc. Doesn't need to strip paint but more pressure then the garden hose
Some thing along the lines of this has two year warranty https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/dewal...0-psi/p/317722
$500 to $800 budget
The DeWALT one Looks the part. I can advise that the ones with Honda motors have valve gear wear trouble.
I got one from the stihl shop, not a stihl. Very happy with it.
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Pretty good deal on the smaller Honda power shots from Savebarn at the moment
https://www.savebarn.co.nz/index.php...EaAgF0EALw_wcB
Have a model or two up from that one that we use on the farm, cleans a few bikes, a couple of Ravs, Tractor, calfaterias etc weekly and we've had a good few years out of it and zero problems
small petrol engines - Honda
small diesel engines - Yanmar
I agree but there’s something about Honda motors on water blasters. The valve gear on my brothers one wore out and we did a little research and found it’s quite common for Honda’s to do this but only water blasters. I think he still got a good run out of it and we fitter a cheap Chinese engine and it’s going well.Quote:
Originally Posted by 308
With an Italian pump like an Annovi Reverberi coupled with a Honda GX series, you can’t really go wrong. The Honda GC Series motor is a lesser quality unit akin to a LiFan. Still fine for home use, but if you want the lifespan and piece of mind, go with the GX.
I got one from a place called "Pressure solutions" in Auckland.
Honda engine, Italian Pump, Proper hose etc.
Cost $1600 but should last a lifetime.
I want to spend half of that:) we have a honda dirt buster 2 on the farm but its a pain bringing home when wanting to use it at home, just get it in my shed and hasn't been used for months and the boss wants it.
If @Ryan_Songhurst hasn't managed to kill it, that's a pretty robust bit of kit :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst
get a longer hose :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbear
I was trying to get away from power leads, but i might look at a good quality electric. Kärcher have a real good warranty 7yrs on one unit i look atQuote:
Originally Posted by berg243
Also am only getting around 8.5l -9l a minute of water at the moment at the end of the hose. Will try changing tapes and couple fittings but want get a lot more flow
With petrol water blasters do they need to be used regular or can they sit there for 6 months & go good as new
Mine seems to be fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by hunt08
I CRC it after using it, and generally be nice to it though.
Most petrol engines don't like sitting with petrol in the bowl, the new petrol isn't the same as it was twenty years ago. Couple service guys around town have told us to run or small engines dry
My small engines guru said that petrol nowadays can go stale in as little as 3 months.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbear
My Honda gene has a run to empty position on its on off switch. This prevents stale fuel gumming up. Trouble is, if the system is totally empty of fuel it takes many many pulls to get it to start. With my gene which is my energency power supply, I want it to start within 3 pulls.
Guru recommended a fuel stabilizer so I use a Honda product made by Sta-Bil and so far it seems effective. Now I just shut it down without running the fuel out. I guess time will tell and one shitey night when there's a power failure.......
You could run the thing every month or two, drain the tank and add fresh fuel.Quote:
Originally Posted by zimmer
Run it for long enough to get new fuel right through the carb etc.
Might be easy to add a drain hose and valve near the fuel tap.
My farm water blaster has a sturdy Robin engine on it with an Italian pump. Lives outside with a plastic water trough turned upside down over it. Can go months without use, 3 or 4 pulls and its away.
Unless wifey has washed horsey stuff with it and turned the fuel off. Then its pull pull pull pull!!! Bastard! Engine start, pull pull pull! Bloody bastard! drop bottom off carb.....oh, fuel's turned off:omg: