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I'm looking for opinions on which Company to go with. 90 ft tunnel. Peco, Macniel, Sonny's, other?? Thanks
 

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“I'm looking for opinions on which Company to go with. 90 ft tunnel. Peco, Macniel, Sonny's, other?? Thanks”

Today, this is not as easy a question to answer. Lack of equipment spending has changed things considerably. There are fewer dealers available and more companies have gone or are going direct.

What is your major consideration, price? What specific needs do you have in terms of technical support? Who is providing chemical? Is the wash friction or touch-less?

It is pretty tough to recommend someone without the answers.
 

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Your profile says "Central Illinois" so I don't know how "Close" you are to AVW. It sure is nice for me to send a guy there who can return in 90 minutes with a needed part.

I don't know who your local distributer might be.

I have Flapan conveyors and AVW conveyors. Have Belanger Sherman and AVW Mitters. Have AVW, belanger and Hodge Wraps.

I like the new AVW conveyors - Get the Steel exit door option . The rubber is crap.
Wooden center track seemd really strange when I first got one. But it's a snap to replace without special tools.

AVW mitters have 2 advantages. Circular motion means no "Slapping" noise. no need to use more expensive material to eliminate this.
The parts that wear on the AVW mitters seem to last almost forever and after a long time replacement was simple. Square arches are easy to hight adjust and fix if the customer hits it. Round arches seem all the rage now.

The AVW blowers do a nice job and the ease of hight adjustment and angling is nice as well.

I also like the ease of adjustments on the AVW wraps and wearable parts are also easy to replace.
 

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Thanks Guys. Just googled AVW they are in Illinois. I will call them tomorrow. Also, this will be a friction wash. -Kevin
 
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Hanna Equipment=easy to use, cheap to fix we have had a Hanna Tunnel Car Wash for 23 years..
 

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are you looking to build new or a rehab? I have a 90' tunnel AVW equipment that I have for sale messge me if you are interested possibly
 

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Check with Ryko, they have a large factory direct service department in Illinois. I have installed over 30 Ryko conveyors and most are ran unattended at gas station locations!
 

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My suggestion would be to visit the manufacturer and see how they help you now and how they can work with your architect and how easy it is to get replacement parts. Each of the companies you mention have been around for a while so track record is good. See some washes, see some installs because good equipment can be installed poorly and cause problems. See an install from who you plan to buy from - that is a big deal. Personally I like stainless equipment over aluminum.
 

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At the wash I worked at we used Sonny's. Peco, Motor City, Sonny's, and Hanna are all great manufactures.
 

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My suggestion would be to visit the manufacturer and see how they help you now and how they can work with your architect and how easy it is to get replacement parts. Each of the companies you mention have been around for a while so track record is good. See some washes, see some installs because good equipment can be installed poorly and cause problems. See an install from who you plan to buy from - that is a big deal. Personally I like stainless equipment over aluminum.
This is excellent advice and what I have been doing over the past few weeks. I visited a MacNeil tunnel in Northern Indiana and flew up to the Detroit area and viewed about 6 Peco tunnels. I ultimately decided on Harrell's in Indy. They will be installing MacNeil equipment in a new 110ft tunnel/4 bay Lube Center I'm building this summer! The main factor for my decision was service after the sale. While I have a few years of Inbay/SS experience, I have NO tunnel experience and want a Distributer close by. Both manufactures have good equipment IMO. I'll start a thread and post pics once we break ground. -Kevin
 

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This is excellent advice and what I have been doing over the past few weeks. I visited a MacNeil tunnel in Northern Indiana and flew up to the Detroit area and viewed about 6 Peco tunnels. I ultimately decided on Harrell's in Indy. They will be installing MacNeil equipment in a new 110ft tunnel/4 bay Lube Center I'm building this summer! The main factor for my decision was service after the sale. While I have a few years of Inbay/SS experience, I have NO tunnel experience and want a Distributer close by. Both manufactures have good equipment IMO. I'll start a thread and post pics once we break ground. -Kevin
You are going to enjoy the MacNeil equipment even more when it comes time to start doing heavy maintenance on them. Compared to other equipment I have worked on, it comes apart and goes back together so nicely. Can't wait to see pictures!
 

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MacNeil is a great conveyor; both Ryko and Bellanger have created hybrid versions of the basic in ground MacNeil conveyor. What type of controller does it use (is it PLC or PC based)?
 
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