home made air operated washing machine

does the bouncing along really work?
do you lye the container down in the horzitional?as i imagine you wouldnt get much aggatation in the vertical position ,as less surface area for the water to sloosh about?
does it really clean them? as my wife is pretty fussy about washed clothes, espically for the kids, as she tells me i look like a homeless person ..go change your clothes!!

Seems to

We have two of them held vertically in a frame on the A frame of the camper trailer. We do travel a lot when we are away.

Put clothes soap and water in the container first thing in the morning. Lunch time wring them out and transfer them to the second rinse container. At camp pull them out wring them out and string them up. (usually in the desert or out west where they dry overnight)

I don't know about a perfect wash but miles better than no wash.
If in the big smoke van park etc would use other machines or laundramat etc mainly for bulk wash and to save hand wringing

An air operated spin dry would be the go!!!!

Alan

I didnt get to see the nuts and bolts of this unit ,just heard it humming and asked what it was, don't know if it had a spin cycle in it ,but I suppose anything is possible these days I think i'm on my own here, unless I find a mad inventor or sciencest!!!

..great post mannrivermudrwestler

..bet it got a lot of us thinking

Not sure about the bouncing along bit - we had our wash drum in action as we did the Davenport Ranges (NT) & Frew River Loop run.
The wash was no where as good as 200k on the Stuart Highway in a trailer!
I figured the higher speed micro vibrations through the trailer suspension acted more like an UltraSound drawing office pen cleaner and we had lilliy whites (so to speak) when we got home.

Go - on laugh! Sounds like we still are waiting for the steak knife set and some dude to jump in front with a microphone!

But we still find highway vibes do better in the drum set up!

Cheers Mobi

very constructive reply!, thanks for your heartfelt response and articulate words of wisdom!.. if your in the camp I'll be sure to be away from you!, no wonder your named Moose, is that your name or nature? seems your the one blowing all the air, you great lumox.
I don't think we need to read your I.Q level, for everybody to see in response to questions, as you haven't answered the question , just given a knee jerk response to a question that you obliviously can't answer due to your level of intelligence
save it for something that you might know something about ,.. but I seriously doubt this
oh by the way it had a srew lid, I'm shore it wasn't screwed on air tight,even a simlpton could work that out ,or was that part to hard for you to get through your "Moosehead'

Found this little gem...

Compressed Air Washing Machine

Looks like an Edwardian version of the little plastic pressure machines you can buy now - the ones with the handle you can spin.

Pete

thanks for your resourcefulness guys, I don't know how I got through life without the handy helpers on forum!
I'll just hook that one up to my horse & sulky!
Actually was looking for something invented within the life span of most of the people living on the planet
thanks anyway..
m.r.m.w

Wayne, I don't really know the details, as he was only around for awhile to stop and go, didn't get to eyeball that well, he was a feral hippy dude in a clapped out old mini bus, all I remember he had tattooed tears under his eyes, had some heavy duty home-made tatts and a big brown dog as well, think he was a ex-guest off her majesty, but he looked a very resourceful chappy!
the barrel was only maybe 50-60 litres maximum ,as he lifted it when it had water in it. I am going to nut it out with bits and pieces in the shed this weekend as i got most off the stuff i think and easy access to the things i think i need
will post my sucess/failure in future
thanks
m.r.m.w

OK thanks matee i will wait with bated breath.

and if the trucks exhaust was passed thru a barrell of clean water (a scrubber) then into the washing the need for a compressor is eliminated,,wow this could be the start of something BIG

the exhaust could drive an old turbo to aerate the washing water via an exhaust gas/water heat exchanger which will warm it as well......AH geez Pete now you're just getting silly LOL....

Jeez Wayne,

you boys have gotta get out more often : ) lol. My travelling mate has the best bush washing machine available. Capable of up to five loads in an afternoon although wash quality does drop off towards susnset. Very low maintenance, just on occassional back rub accompanied with words of encouragement and a glass of Baileys at the end of the wash cycle. Here's a photo.

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Cheers. Mick.

(P.S. Hows the Cobb going? Did you get the Thermal cover from Infront?)

ROFLMAO Mick.......yeh got a similar device here but its an older model. I noticed you picked the most attractive angle to promote the product too, good marketing strategy.
But from my experience I have noticed that as they age
They are harder to start, especially in the mornings.
They develop an incessant whine
and their intake of solid and liquid fuel increases too which in turn causes them to take up valuable room when trying to pack the truck for touring.
I have even had to resort to hand washing on occasion due to its excessive liquid intake.
I haven't tried the air-driven ones yet but it could be an option in the future.
If they could develop a silent, non-expanding model that only requires air to work i would trade mine in for sure.

I haven't yet bought a cobb thermal, the bra is ok for me at this time, i did however buy a spare wheel garbage bag for fathers day....gee i spoil me

Mick and Wayne..... Youz 2 blokes are either REALLY brave or REALLY stupid!!!!!! hahahahaha RAOFLMAO x 1000000000000 ( I hope for your sakes that your SWMBOs don't look at this forum....)

Hey Roachie,
I have 30 years up in December, nothing scares me anymore LOL

Still that doesn't really resolve the brave or stupid question does it HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHA

see site on goggle " egg washing machine" if it can wash what comes out of a chooks a!se it sure as hell can what comes out of yours
thanks to all who have a little faith
m.r.m.w