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tommy

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How many 3 axle tractors with sleeper do you think 3 men can clean in one hour?

I have a chance to clean several and was just wondering how many I could clean with 2 men brushing and 1 putting on the chemical then spraying off.


Tommy
 
tommy, no one can tell you what your ans. is because their are too meny veriable's involved.
Do you need to move the truck's?
How much chrome,alum,ect....
Do you need to pre-spray for bug's?
Are they washed once a week or once a month?
BRUSHING SUCK'S!!!!!
You miss spot's,you leave brush mark's,you can get grit on the brush and scratch the hell out of the paint.
You will need a wheel brush
A brush for paint.
A mitt to wash the small round part's and where the brush cant get into.
If your not useing soft water your going to need to wipe the mirror's and windshield when dry.[very important to driver's].
You should be researching 2 stepping and the best soap you can find.
try www.eacochem.com
not cheap but will neither is help.
Quick ans to your question 2 or 3 for the first 2 hr's then 2 per hour after that.
 
I haven't washed trucks in years, but with a 3 man crew our goal was 4 tractors with sleepers per hour. If you can find a brushless soap, you could eliminate one of the helpers, and liklel do 5 or 6 per hour, assuming that you do not have to move the trucks, or collect any runoff.
 
We do 6 per hour with two guys. One brushing and one washing and rinsing. We also squeegee off the windows.
With three, we have one apply soap, under pressure, one brushing and one rinsing. We can do about 10 pre hour like this. Even black.

Scott Stone
 
Hey Ron, have you tried the soaps from eacochem?
 
Scott. You say you apply soap under pressure.. right? I've tried both. I started with a high pressure soap and I now use a downstream injection. I have tested both ways and found that downstream uses less soap and is quicker than up stream. It also suds more and seems to attach to the surface better. I've used them both and but I don't use a soap nozzle for the downstream. It just goes through a hole the size of 1/4 pipe that is threaded to hold a nozzle. Spreads the soap real good.

I just seen your comment and wondered if you tried the downstream and if so, why are you washing trucks with high pressure? Just wondering. The downstream soap will also soap further distance.
 
We only do the high pressure soap thing when we have three guys. Normally we do low pressure with two guys. I have found that for me, the high pressure soap uses the same amount, maybe a little more per truck, and that the trucks can be cleaned faster. I would rather pay for the soap than the wages. It is cheaper for me.

Scott
 
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