Questions and Answers.pdf

1. Does a 4 wheel steer trailer have tandem wheels in the back/ middle of the trailer with a single wheeled tongue jack ? Or does it mean two fixed wheels at one end of the cart with a pivoting axle/ tongue on the front end?

Answer: Either configuration will be acceptable.

2. Is the gray powder coat paint a must, or is black acceptable? With the trailer shortages we have seen lately, a color change could really slow this project down.

Answer: color is not required to be gray.

3. What size soap tank were you looking for?

Answer: 5 gal at minimum

4. Can we run soap and rinse water through one hose and gun/ wand? If no, how much pressure do you want to push the soap out at, and through what kind of gun?

Answer: They can be on the same as long as we are able to only spray water at any given point.

5. The type of soap to be used is not mentioned. Can you offer a Mil Spec or other reference to identify what type of soap is required so the correct pump can be provided?

Answer: Soap type is MIL-PRF-87937 type 1, 3, & 4 and MIL-PRF-85570 type 1-4.

6. Is there a preferred ratio of soap to water for soap delivery?

Answer: would prefer an adjustable soap to water ratio delivery system

7. Is the intent to deliver soap laden water through the same hose as the rinse water or do these applications need separate hose reels?

Answer: either way is fine as long as we can turn off the soap and only have water to use for rinsing.

8. What size storage boxe(s) are you looking for?

Answer: Storage boxes should be at least big enough to store any accessories that comes with the equipment.

9. T.O. 1-1-691 and TM 1-1500-344-23-2 recommend not more than 175psi for most aircraft wash applications. Will this machine be used for washing aircraft or GSE and other applications other than aircraft?

Answer: this can be used on things other than aircraft. If we go with the max 175psi it should be adjustable so we can lower or raise the amount of psi.