Offroad-Express

One of the main things that annoy me after having a good off road trip is. Cleaning the truck afterwards.
I would of spent $30 dollars at the steam cleaning bay and just over half an hour cleaning my truck. And I couldn't even get the underside fully clean.
Setting a high pressure sprinkler up to drive over would be better than nothing.
I wish there was a place that had a ramp I could drive up onto so I could get under there.
I recon if someone was to start up a wash world that had this ability in a good location would clean up.

I did a google search on washing bays. And saw this one.

http://www.hydroblaster.com/20footHydropads.htm

Anyone have any other ideas??

petefj40 wrote:Anyone have any other ideas??

Nearest river. Washes the underside real quick.

dont drive in mud.....

niblik wrote:dont drive in mud.....

We know yours doesn't get muddy nibs.

They have to big ramps like that at the dunedin rally site so once your finished competing for the day drive up the rampes blast the mud off the underneath and put your truck on the trailer and take it home. Its a really good idea.

petefj40 wrote:

niblik wrote:dont drive in mud.....

We know yours doesn't get muddy nibs.

and i've never broken anything either..

my plan is to eventually set up a high pressure pump conected to several lengths of 2 inch pipe you can drive over with lots of small holes spraying up at different angles. propably need a cow shed wash down sized pump tho. which propaly requires 3 phase power.

The hydropad looks like a great idea.

In NZ your regional council would want you to catch and treat, or otherwise safely dispose of, the waste/dirty water from this system. They wouldn't want your muddy water to pollute the soil - it might contain hydrocarbon or other nasty nasty pollutants.

Of course you could wash your truck on your lawn with your waterblaster and not have to catch or treat any of those nasties.

ActyonMan

ActyonMan wrote:The hydropad looks like a great idea.

In NZ your regional council would want you to catch and treat, or otherwise safely dispose of, the waste/dirty water from this system. They wouldn't want your muddy water to pollute the soil - it might contain hydrocarbon or other nasty nasty pollutants.

Of course you could wash your truck on your lawn with your waterblaster and not have to catch or treat any of those nasties.

ActyonMan

I'm sure the council have lots of rules about it.
That Hydropad sounds like it addresses all of them.
I'd be guessing. But I'd say the cost of that system would be huge.

It would be great if there was a simple portable system that pumped river water and turned it to high pressure. Add a ramp to drive your truck up on or and A framed system using your winch.
Clean your truck at the area you're off roading? That way the dirt stays there?
I don't know. There has to be a simple way to do it that know one's thought of yet.

petefj40 wrote:

It would be great if there was a simple portable system that pumped river water and turned it to high pressure.

Yeah. It's called a waterblaster. they are quite common now I believe

Water blasters are only highly efficient pumps. They don't need to be hooked up to a hose, just put the inlet in the river. I used to have one mounted under the bonnet years ago that just required a belt to be slipped on to the spare crank pulley. Worked a treat, but then I saw the light and stopped driving mud and shit all the time

rokhound wrote:

petefj40 wrote:

It would be great if there was a simple portable system that pumped river water and turned it to high pressure.

Yeah. It's called a waterblaster. they are quite common now I believe

Water blasters are only highly efficient pumps. They don't need to be hooked up to a hose, just put the inlet in the river. I used to have one mounted under the bonnet years ago that just required a belt to be slipped on to the spare crank pulley. Worked a treat, but then I saw the light and stopped driving mud and shit all the time

I understand the waterblaster thing there rok.
But if I took my waterblaster I'd have to bring a power supply. And my blaster needs water pressure.
I like the sound of your waerblaster setup.

Stop driving in the mud? huh? Sounds a bit shiny to me.

petefj40 wrote:Stop driving in the mud? huh? Sounds a bit shiny to me.

When my pos is finished come for a drive with me in yours.
I dare you.
Then you will see just how shiny it really is

When you stuff it up in the mud, there no real consequences, place it wrong, or drive the wrong line on stone and mother nature is going to win every time

rokhound wrote:

petefj40 wrote:Stop driving in the mud? huh? Sounds a bit shiny to me.

When my pos is finished come for a drive with me in yours.
I dare you.
Then you will see just how shiny it really is

When you stuff it up in the mud, there no real consequences, place it wrong, or drive the wrong line on stone and mother nature is going to win every time

Yeah nahhh. I don't have the flex your truck will have, let alone the experience you have rok.
I'll pass.
But I'd be keen to go for a ride in yours.

I like the mud. Just don't like cleaning it off my truck.

Get yourself an old karcher (or maybe one of the el cheapo's from the warehouse etc will do) water blaster the has a stuffed electric motor and just use the pump mounted on a platform setup that you can quickly fit while parked up beside the river, flick a fan belt on the spare front crank pulley, tension it with a bungy strap, and all is good. I found my old one was easily as good set up like this (in the pressure it pumped etc) as it was with the original 240v electric motor.

rokhound wrote:Get yourself an old karcher (or maybe one of the el cheapo's from the warehouse etc will do) water blaster the has a stuffed electric motor and just use the pump mounted on a platform setup that you can quickly fit while parked up beside the river, flick a fan belt on the spare front crank pulley, tension it with a bungy strap, and all is good. I found my old one was easily as good set up like this (in the pressure it pumped etc) as it was with the original 240v electric motor.

Cool.
Not a lot of room left in my engine bay now though.

petefj40 wrote:Not a lot of room left in my engine bay now though.

You don't need any room, as it can only be used when you are standing still anyways. Mine have a frame that clipped onto the bottom of the front cross member, and a mate of mine had one that fitted in the V of his V8 rover. When you are not using it, just strap it in the back. I used to have an air con pump that worked the same way for huffing up tyres etc at the end of the day.

i saw a guy using this once, it was great! i have no idea what it was made from but was petrol run, and PUMPED out the water!

As we live next to the Zinc processing plant we sneak in and use their under truck washer, you just drive over it very slowly, I am sure if you check around near you there would be a similar facility for washing transporters that have to be washed before they leave a certain area/factory,farm/ etc.

ripco has a little pressure pump for under $200 saw it the other day, small enough to carry around with ya

coxsy wrote:ripco has a little pressure pump for under $200 saw it the other day, small enough to carry around with ya

maybe the same one i saw and is petrol powered. will try to find out more on it,