Ok I just did it!

Well I just bought this machine https://www.janilink.com/bonnet/category-html had them add a carpet brush and a gallon of "bone dry encap chem" to try out as well. I've mentioned this machine here before but now I have actually purchased it, should have it by friday. I'll take some pics, and do a short video as well and give some honest feedback. I bought it to replace my Edic 17inch 175 which also had a solution tank mounted and i have the carpet brush as well, this on just has a spray system as well, for $950 it is the least expensive machine of this type out there that you can buy new that I know of. Might be a good alternative the the mytee EC17 rotary encap machine $950 compared to $1799 I know that EC17 is pretty nice though but just can't spend that much right now.

Looks like a lot of machine for the money, do keep us updated on that one.

Oreck lowboy oscillating machine.
70 lbs for about 1000$.

I do have the Vario from excellent supply, no solution tank or spray system on it though

Wow, that is cheap !! I hope it comes with free shipping

Just saw a vario in GA, on eBay going for $800

Thought you were done with VLM Kevin?

To some extent Yes. This machine I'm getting is basically just to replace my current 175 rotary which already had a solution tank mounted on it and i also have the carpet brush, only difference is along with the new machine also having a solution tank it also has a spray system. I'll never NOT have a 175 with a solution tank, carpet brush and pad driver.

I agree with you Kevin, having a 175 available is like having a Swiss army knife when camping. They are just so useful that you really do need one.

I have been planning on replacing my old Minuteman for a few months now, but just not ready to pull the trigger....have to make some room in the garage first.

that JL looks like a good price, much more realistic for what they are. op machines are nice too but I cant believe people pay 7k for one.

ACpower1 wrote:that JL looks like a good price,    much more realistic for what they are.      op machines are nice too but I cant believe people pay 7k for one.  

I know, right, op machines are nice but 7k, dam!

Ok so today is the big day, according to the freight company it will arrive today, i'm like a little kid on christmas eve, lol

made a quick video of new machine, now if i could just figure out how to get it on here

Kevin, upload it to YouTube ( sign into your gmail account ) and then click that YouTube icon and copy paste the link there, bam it's done.

Ok so as promised here is that machine i got from Janilink, Well built solid machine weight is 88Lbs, Check out the video I made for you guys to see and let me know what you think. Should serve its intended purpose quite well. Not sure if i'll use the spray system on it that much but it is there if i want to https://youtu.be/cDV7iDNiivM

Wow, that is a bargain for that machine Kevin...great find. I would put an inline filter in the hose instead of the tank (easier to remove) and the warranty is first class all the way.

I think if that sprayer can push encap well enough, you found a great tool!! You may have also found me my next 175...cigars all around.

I just went to their website for more information and had to chuckle a little at their video. They must be the only tool builder in the game that calls encap solutions "shampoo".

Some of the other boards would go crazy and storm the distributor with wands and blocking tabs over that verbage. It was sort of refreshing.

Just spotted something else too, do those wall protector wheels extend farther out than the handles?

In the video demonstration, they never did get the wheel to meet the wall. They were always at an angle to give enough room for the handles to avoid scraping the wall which sort of defeats the value of those guide wheels.

milspec6 wrote:Wow, that is a bargain for that machine Kevin...great find.  I would put an inline filter in the hose instead of the tank (easier to remove) and the warranty is first class all the way.

I think if that sprayer can push encap well enough, you found a great tool!!  You may have also found me my next 175...cigars all around.

Great Idea "put an inline filter in the hose " Why didn't I think of that, thats a quick easy think to do

milspec6 wrote:Just spotted something else too, do those wall protector wheels extend farther out than the handles?  

In the video demonstration, they never did get the wheel to meet the wall.  They were always at an angle to give enough room for the handles to avoid scraping the wall which sort of defeats the value of those guide wheels.

Good observation there, That never occurred to me, I don't think they do. However I will be breaking it in today, I have a 7 bedroom beach rental house to do this morning. But i don't think it will be an issue anyway because I'm always at an angle anyway when riding along the wall with my other 175, but with that the positioning of those wells might be an the real issue. I'll let you know

Sounds good Kevin.....I sure wish I could say "beach house" when I looked at my schedule. Must really rough, eh?

Curious question for you. How much trouble do you have with tanning oils and lotions in the carpet and upholstery? Not to mention the sand levels.

LOL Rob, I haven't cleaned any beach house in the last year either, that dude with "cracker" last name has been underselling himself to compete with me on those beach homes

LOL

The view is usually nice, but the carpets are so often a wreck.

Well most wrecks end up on the beach at some point.....even guys in the Midwest know that.

Well the machine worked like a charm the wheels do ride along the wall nicely while still letting you get all the way to the base board, but they don't always ride along the wall of course depending on your angle, but no machine would unless you had wheels all the way around it anyway