just bought a fatboy! now few questions

Riley Harth

Riley Harth

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ok folks so after working on my rig nonstop for the past month after i saved it and brought it back to life its just about ready to go. now i decided to go ahead get me a dedicated roof pump. I was curious what should i use as far as HOSES to get this hooked up. but one issue something CHEAP that will get me by. this new business venture has been completely all outa pocket and im running thin here. thanks guys
 
LafayetteMobileWash1 said:
ok folks so after working on my rig nonstop for the past month after i saved it and brought it back to life its just about ready to go. now i decided to go ahead get me a dedicated roof pump. I was curious what should i use as far as HOSES to get this hooked up. but one issue something CHEAP that will get me by. this new business venture has been completely all outa pocket and im running thin here. thanks guys
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Call Russ and get the hose you need since he is Closest. Then hit the pavement and start selling, flyers mailers post card rock bags . DO IT!!!
 
yea i talked with him, actually spent last saturday with the guy. good dude ive spent about 2k with him already lol! he recommended the goodyear pliovic prob just need to do it right i guess. Im ready gunna sell my ass off truck gets lettered up tuesday, website should be done by end of coming week.. were gettin there ive been lurking reading the forums for months im going crosseyed haha
 
Roof Cleaing

I have a fat boy but only use it on big jobs. It will flood a roof and suck down chem to fast. So I use it for a back up, most of my homes and some commerical jobs I use
3.3 gpm.
I am sure you know you can burn that fat boy up quick if it cyles off and on with the wrong tip.
 
I can't speak about the accumulator but as for the hose, I just recently went with the Goodyear Plyovic from Russ. It is some killer stuff. I have 200' of 1/2" on my fatboy and I run size 40 tips. It works great and moving from 5/8" hose to 1/2" hose has really helped me control my runoff.
 
RGilliam said:
Lafayette, how far is that from Jeffersonville In?
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It's a long way. Lafayette is a little more than an hour north of Indianapolis right on I-65. I used to work there about 10 years ago
 
Without the accumulator it is wide open or closed only. If you try to partially open the valve/gun it will draw too many amps and blow fuses and/or smoke the motor. In my opinion it should be an essential part of even a basic roof setup with a Fat Boy. It will easily save you in SH enough to pay for the accumulator.
 
We frequently turn down the pressure and volume for long periods of time. This makes the unloader go nuts and drastically reduces the unloaders lifespan. I'm always looking for an alternative.

Btw, I'm reading an old book, "The Millionaire Next Door" and it had your picture on the front! As I'm reading it its telling me the exact same things we've talked about William.

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offdutyfireman said:
With an accumulator you can flow as few gpm as needed. I have one that is three years old now and it has done hundreds of roofs.
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Yes accumulator is a must!
 
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