We have a 3 phase mistral steam washer. Had it 5/6yrs now and its been very reliable. it needed a new contacttor which was available of the shelf. Its on its 3rd hose but apart from that its been great. It was much cheaper than a kew and much more reliable than the kew it replaced.
We ended up with another marmite tractor. An 828 and absolutely love it. Have a T7.220 due for change but the hd might be a little big as a replacement. Interesting you mentioned cross shaft seals GlennW. Our 220 runs a triple bed tiller occasionally and i noticed the cross shaft seals had gone...
When I asked our local mechanic about the difference a while back. He said they were the same apart from the from axle and the gearbox which has hd bearings to cope with the extra torque.
Could speak highly enough of them. Bought a combine and tractor from Ian. Very straight folk. I agree with Phil the farmer, they couldn’t have been more helpful.
I will try and put a link up to the American sprayer. It is becoming more popular with new machinery, but I am a little skeptic about it. It could be the “emperor’s new clothes”
The ceramic coating is applied by hand. He is allowing 2 days to do the sprayer. The top up is applied by foam gun I’d imagine a bit like some of the waxes. From what I understand it’s a bit like applying a very fine coating of glass on a machine. It’s the chemical and water repellent properties...
After seeing an American sprayer on fb I am considering getting our sprayer coated. Auto smart matrix claims to give 8 yr protection although you need to be careful with tfr and preferably give it a top up once a month. The top up is applied like snow foam apparently. Has anyone any experience...