Agricultural cleaning is as tough as it gets. The equipment seems permanently caked in mud, oil, grease, and crop or animal residue. These machines endure tough usage conditions and regular maintenance, and crucial repairs can’t be performed on dirty equipment. For Ed Burridge Engineering Ltd., the challenge of keeping equipment clean had only one solution: the MH 4M pressure washer.
A champion business
Ed Burridge Engineering Ltd, is an independent plant- and agricultural engineering company based in southeast England. Founded in 2010 by Ed Burridge, the company’s core business covers everything from light service to complete overhauls and refurbishment of plant and construction equipment at every scale. Burridge’s team faced the daily prospect of cleaning heavily soiled equipment that needed repairs or service. Since such jobs couldn’t be carried out on dirty machines, the first step was a hot water pressure wash, and post-repair machines were washed down once again before their return to customers.
Embracing the heat
When it comes to fighting oil and grease, cold water just can’t cut it; hot water does the job in roughly half the time, and time is money. The Ed Burridge team cleans for 3 to 4 hours a day, moving machines along an incline from their storage area – all within a site that lacked three-phase electric power. They needed a solution that prioritised mobility without backtracking on performance, and while options were many, optimal choices were few…
Finding an ideal solution
The Nilfisk Dealer Pressure Clean are a longstanding supplier to Ed Burridge and recommended the MH 4M hot water pressure washer for the company’s heavy-duty cleaning applications. The solution offered improved fuel economy via an EcoPower boiler system, as well as a high-efficiency quad-piston motor, and its durable brass pump head could be paired with a foam-sprayer attachment for constant, consistent detergent application. In addition to its substantial capabilities, its four large wheels made transport easy, regardless of the working environment. Burridge was impressed; following an on-site demonstration from Gary Fielding at Pressure Clean, he purchased the MH 4M immediately. Post demonstration Pressure Clean provided a competitive quote for purchase and ongoing service. Here is what Ed Burridge has to say about the cleaning solution:
Invaluable Part of the Team
‘I was immediately impressed with the quality of the MH 4M pressure washer over and above other units we had trailed, it was easily twice the quality of the others. It is a basic machine with no bells and whistles, and I liked the simplicity of the operating function. It is also compact and light, we have to push it up a drive every day so the bigger wheels make that much easier. As a result, it is also easy to pack away and store every night, we just ensure we protect it from frost.’
‘It really paid for itself within 2 months, it has very heavy use on single-phase and it performs brilliantly. If we get a dirty machine in for repair we cannot do it dirty so the vehicle gets a hot wash down first and then a full clean before it goes back to the customer. Without exception, our customers are delighted to have a clean, shiny vehicle returned to them.’
‘We rarely have any problems with the unit but if we do the team from Pressure Clean are on the doorstep. Service is the heart of what we do so it was natural for us to take a service contract along with the purchase of the unit. I could not be happier with my decision.’
