The birth of an Aero Tech XT

[Mikey P]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYbVEkt_vnw#at=45

 

[Aero Tech XT]

Sorry its been a couple of days getting more pictures.....

Here we have installed the front polished stainless steel radius's and nose cone.
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installed the rear swing doors
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Installed the rear cam bars. We manufacture the cam bars separately and stock them in a couple dozen qty.
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Side roll up door being installed
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Side roll up door
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[Aero Tech XT]

Installation of the carpet kit / wall insulation.

We install a 3/4" sheet of plywood spaced 1/2" away from the FRP wall.

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troweled out some glue getting ready to install the carpet.
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THE BOX IS COMPLETE!!!!!
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[dealtimeman]

What kind of lights are those in the box?

 

[Mikey P]

Olefin or nylon carpet?

 

[Aero Tech XT]

What kind of lights are those in the box?

the interior lights are low profile fluorescent with 18" bulbs.

 

[Aero Tech XT]

Olefin or nylon carpet?

its 100% Olefin

 

[dealtimeman]

So it's marine grade carpet?

 

[Aero Tech XT]

So it's marine grade carpet?

Wikipedia explains it best.....

Olefin fibers have great bulk and cover while having low specific gravity. This means “warmth without the weight.”[1] The fibers have low moisture absorption, but they can wick moisture and dry quickly.[2] Olefin is abrasion, stain, sunlight, fire, and chemical resistant. It does not dye well, but has the advantage of being colorfast. Since Olefin has a low melting point, textiles can be thermally bonded. The fibers have the lowest static of all manufactured fibers and a medium luster. One of the most important properties of olefin is its strength. It keeps its strength in wet or dry conditions and is very resilient. The fiber can be produced for strength of different properties.

 

[Aero Tech XT]

Second Stage

Building stocking components such as:

• fresh water tanks
• recovery tanks
• vacuum hose reels
• solution hose reels
• heat exchangers
• external strainers
• shelving / brackets
• and much much more

we manufacture these stocking components in QTY's to help keep the cost down.

Here we are manufacturing fresh water tanks. We have taken a flat sheet of 304 stainless steel and
Punched, rolled, and spot weled so we can weld the seam.

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Fresh water tanks.....notice the extra strips of stainless spot welded to the shell. These are the pads the legs get welded to
for extra support and rigidity.
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Fresh water tanks
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Here we are welding all components to the fresh water tanks.
end caps, inner coil to pre-heat tank, couplings, legs, etc.
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these tanks will get a orbital sanded finish removing all of the weld tint before being assembled into a XT Package.
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[Aero Tech XT]

E-1 HEAT EXCHANGERS

Here the outer shells have been cut to length in our saw work center, they have gone into our machine shop
to get the holes drilled into them.

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all of the inner tubes have been cut to length
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here we are welding up the baffles and rods to create the tube bundle that will be inserted into the shell.
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[clean image]

So the max psi is 1600?
Do you have a hi psi option ? 3000 psi
Thanks

 

[Dave Rampage]

I have owned many different truckmounts over the years. My Aero Tech has by far been the best machine I have ever owned. I can't understand how anyone that calls themselves a professional doesn't seriously look at these machines. I understand if you cannot afford one but you can save. Most try to justify why they don't need one and all the reasons I have ever heard are dead wrong. I think it's un professional to not want to give your customers the best. Many will argue my last sentence and it's up to a true professional cleaner to read what I said and figure it all out.

Thank you Aero Tech for building a quality machine and just being a great company. I find it ironic how I was shunned when I stuck up for Aero Tech when everyone thought they were the evil company. I remember the boys from FMI at Mikey Fest 1 saying how backwards Aero Tech built their trucks. I was lucky and got mine because Shawn wasn't paying FMI and I didn't trust Shawn to deliver even though he wanted me to wait. I took my chance on this evil company and am so glad I did. It's time I get to say to Mike and others I told you so! I hope many of you learned through the Vortex mania to be careful of board hype.

I had 2 Vortex's but bought them before they were the talk of the board.

Dave

 

[dealtimeman]

Your right Dave but remember that most "vortex" units ( the good ones anyways) were manufactured by aerotech.

 

[dealtimeman]

I am very surprised aerotech is sharing all of this build specs

 

[Becker]

Like any other manufacture would dare attempt a built. This is an awesome thread.

 

[FB7777]

Great thread keep it coming.

So what is the final anticipated purchase price of this build?

My guess is the cost of 2 one year old fully loaded Butler units

 

[Zee]

Great thread keep it coming.

So what is the final anticipated purchase price of this build?

My guess is the cost of 2 one year old fully loaded Butler units

Aaaaand we are back to the age old argument...one big truck dual wanding or two smaller trucks doing two separate jobs simultaniously.

Michael, I don't think aerothech is sharing anything too specific. I think its more like showing the steps of the built. Anyone can figure out specifics without seeing the built.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Aaaaand we are back to the age old argument...one big truck

dual wanding or two smaller trucks doing two separate jobs simultaneously.

If I were an owner op I'd love an Aerotech, there are awesome units, I saw Billy Hicks unit run in Nashville. Sweet machine!!!

However as an owner sending out employees I'd rather have the two Butlers. You can be at two different locations cleaning, your fresh and recovery capacity is doubled, should the unit go down for any reason you still have one running to finish the project.

 

[Zee]

If I were an owner op I'd love an Aerotech, there are awesome units, I saw Billy Hicks unit run in Nashville. Sweet machine!!!

However as an owner sending out employees I'd rather have the two Butlers. You can be at two different locations cleaning, your fresh and recovery capacity is doubled, should the unit go down for any reason you still have one running to finish the project.

That's my view as well. I always feel its better to have two than one big one.

But let's see more of this at. I really like this truck!

 

[Zee]

Hey Doc, have you seen your avatar lately??


Dude is run down...







































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[Desk Jockey]

Too much partying! LOL

 

[EDS]

I want two butlers AND an AeroTech

 

[Desk Jockey]

Agreed!

Oh and a Cobb PTO.......oops he doesn't make one does he....heehee! Never mind!

 

[ruff]

That's neat Jeremy. Very interesting to see.

 

[ruff]

Hey Doc, have you seen your avatar lately??


Dude is run down...

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That's not his avatar, that's Marty.

 

[ruff]

I can't understand how anyone that calls themselves a professional doesn't seriously look at these machines. I understand if you cannot afford one but you can save. Most try to justify why they don't need one and all the reasons I have ever heard are dead wrong. I think it's un professional to not want to give your customers the best. Many will argue my last sentence and it's up to a true professional cleaner to read what I said and figure it all out.

I took my chance on this evil company and am so glad I did. It's time I get to say to Mike and others I told you so! I hope many of you learned through the Vortex mania to be careful of board hype.

I had 2 Vortex's but bought them before they were the talk of the board. Dave

So, Dave, what's your post more about: Hyper professional advise or self congratulating?
We're getting confused here. Then, again, it could be that we ain't professional enough to differentiate between the two.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I looked and they are nice machines, this is true!

Many ways to skin a cat, plus if Cintas feels they still need a CRB and a Zipper to produce their end product then I think most us are still in the game!

A well trained tech using good solutions and equipment can out clean an average cleaner with great equipment.

 

[Jim Martin]

Originally Posted by Dave Rampage I can't understand how anyone that calls themselves a professional doesn't seriously look at these machines. I understand if you cannot afford one but you can save. Most try to justify why they don't need one and all the reasons I have ever heard are dead wrong. I think it's un professional to not want to give your customers the best. Many will argue my last sentence and it's up to a true professional cleaner to read what I said and figure it all out.

I took my chance on this evil company and am so glad I did. It's time I get to say to Mike and others I told you so! I hope many of you learned through the vortex

mania to be careful of board hype.

I had 2 vortex

's but bought them before they were the talk of the board. Dave

I ran a 2006........6008 A/T built Vortex for 4 1/2 years.....it did not make me any more of a professional then the next cleaner.....great machine..A/T did a good job building it......it gave me a few headaches....but ALL machines do.....I utilized it for what it was capable of doing until I did not need it anymore and it helped put me where I am today.....
but I just did not need it anymore and could tell where the future of the Vortex was heading.....

being on both sides of this fence...what I learned is...both the set ups that I run today..the thermalwave and the 570....... can do everything that the 6008 Vortex could.....I can still dual wand......I still get great dry times......and I am still no more of a professional then any one else....just because of what machine I use......and I am still giving my clients the very best.........

Back when A/T was building the Vortex.there was really no huge difference between the A/T and the Vortex.....these machines had to change when the exhaust diverter was no longer working because of the truck emissions and there down fall with you know who..........

A/T big change at the time was to put that huge HX under the hose reel..( pretty sure that is the one Hicks has )....aside from that and a probably a few other things.....the basic nuts and bolts is still the Vortex design.........

 

[Dave Rampage]

Any bozo can get a carpet dry in Arizona. You could use a portable with no problems.