Products & Equipment

We offer sales and service of pressure cleaning equipment, waste oil fired furnaces and chemicals to customers in a 150 mile radius of Boise, Idaho.

Look for us in our 17,000 sqft. facility at 3525 Arthur Street in Caldwell, ID. (click for map)

What's the difference between drive systems?

Belt drive, direct drive, PTO drive, gear drive.

For our purposes here, we’ll touch on direct drive versus belt drive.
The drive refers to how the pumps is connected to the power source, such as a gasoline engine or electric motor. Direct drive means that the pump is connected to the power source, such as a gasoline engine or electric motor. A belt drive system transfers energy from the power source to the pump along an intermediate belt.

Direct drive pumps are more compact and cost less than belt drive pumps. These systems are cheaper for pressure washer manufacturers to make compared to belt drive.

The advantages to belt drive over direct drive are:

  1. The pump is separated from the motor, protecting the pump from added stress or damage due to the torque affect of the motor.
  2. Belt drive pumps generally operate at  a lower rpm so the pump lasts longer.
  3. The belts act as shock absorbers between the pump and motor. Drive belts can flex as much as 1/25”’s on start and stop.