shadygrady
Member
Sweet ride there brah!
The new baby is in the womb. History of PTO machines
- Thread starter hogjowl
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JS41035
Guest
That's awesome Sir. I love the looks of the matching tanks. Are you ordering any of the white shelves?
hogjowl
Idiot™
No. I have rhino lined shelves
Cleanworks
Moderator
That's really smart. I have seen lots of trucks with steel shelves full of corrosion from product leaks.
Who's yo baby daddy?
hogjowl
Idiot™
Yeah I knew that. I just had a ghetto feeling hit me while I was reading your thread. I'm back to normal now. Carry on
hogjowl
Idiot™
Trailer trash!
Desk Jockey
Member
LOL
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
kudos to yor wife for the great design and layout plans......
hogjowl
Idiot™
She's in the kitchen.
Where Meg should be!
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
Come on pork breath. ....
Yor wife is out there protesting wit Madonna and Drew Carreys little brat.....
Saàaaaaay it....!
Yor wife is out there protesting wit Madonna and Drew Carreys little brat.....
Saàaaaaay it....!
hogjowl
Idiot™
She's up and running!
Zee
Supportive Member
Do us a favor Mr. Sutley, upload your pictures with the full size button please and that way we can just tap on a picture to enlarge it and tap on it again to shrink it back in.
Thank you,
Most of us.
Thank you,
Most of us.
Zee
Supportive Member
Why, thanks Donald!
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Sierra Clean Care
Member
Love, love, love my Cleanco...... But why in the heck did they decide to go with such a small solution jug? Easy fix.... I extended the solution tube, and got a Prochem 5 gal, and put it in front of the wheel well. You know, that little space in front of the water pond...... The 5 gal jug fits perfectly........
hogjowl
Idiot™
Fred told me to use thumbnail
ronbeatty
Member
Very nice Marty, Cleanco has endured many copies of their original design by all of the major manufacturers. Looks like they are still at the top of the heap.
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
I remember when the Canadian companies were a major force in this industry.
ronbeatty
Member
Lee,
If I remember correctly, Cleanco was the originator of the van powered truchmount. You are correct that they were Canadian owned and sold machines here as well. Cleanco had some financial issues in the late 1970's which led to Bill Meshua ( the founder of Butler) leaving Canada and starting the Butler Corp in Ludlow, MA. We purchased one of the original Butler when they were operating out of A three car garage behind the founders home. Bob Roy was the service and installation guy and the only employee for a while.
Cleanworks
Moderator
We still have one of the most original PTO biulders in the Vancouver area. His name is Jim Miller and his units are JEM clutch driive systems. He has his own machine shop and hand builds each unit. They have a reputation for being hot, simple to use and reliable. I haven't seen Jim for a while but I should make a point of dropping by his new shop. I grew up using Jims machines and can attest to their power and simplicity. Jim must be in his 80's by now but I hear he is still going strong.
shadygrady
Member
Am I mistaken in my belief that the AquaTech units out of Kelowna preceded the Cleanco CDS machines?
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
anyone (Lee) know when the Bates Big Red came on the scene........?
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
I was just a kid with a young family struggling to get by, and I forgot to take notes. I had a treasured stack of Installation and Cleaning Specialist magazines that I devoured in the early 1970's well before the Internet. Theresa and I sought out distributors when visiting anywhere. Sometimes like visiting isolated islands, but always came away with something really new.
Saw our first well laid out TM working on a job in Sault Ste Marie ON in 1974. He said he'd had it a couple of years. A bit of a letdown coming home to a trusty bonnet machine and early Steamex portable soaker.
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
Lee..i thought you had a Big Red.....didn't ya?
anyway that was jus a test question cuz
i bought the very first one that Gene built in 1979
a Perkins 4cyl diesel behemoth!
anyway that was jus a test question cuz
i bought the very first one that Gene built in 1979
a Perkins 4cyl diesel behemoth!
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
A family of seven redheads....and yet, NO we never had a Big Red. I certainly heard of them.
edit: the steamex was red, with a cool clear wand, does that count?
edit: the steamex was red, with a cool clear wand, does that count?
Cleanworks
Moderator
I think so. I beleive that aquatech was developed by an associate of JEM and was modeled after a cleanco. I could be wrong. Interesting that Butler came from Cleanco. Their current units remind me of the Cleanco Classic units.
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
NO...that dam Big Red lasted from 1979 all the way past 02 when i was using it as a back up in the church van...
then i restored an old ford van and put the Big Red in and got half my money back.......
then i restored an old ford van and put the Big Red in and got half my money back.......
