John Deere pressure washer worth buying?

[4Eyedturd]

Local 4000psi 4GPM pressure washer for $300 came up for sale. Google ain’t giving me much. Is one worth buying for washing parts, cars, house shit? Seems most new stuff is 2ish GPM so 4 has got to be better

 

[Tiha]

2gpm is not enough for sure, 4000 psi is more than enough. You can remove paint with that.

Never the less, buying used is always scarry, if the pump is bad that is another $200 at least.

 

[TiTRD]

IIRC Deere rebranded all their small stuff.

Had a Deere weed eater, it was an Echo.
Have a Deere snow blower, it's an Ariens.

That pressure washer is likely a reputable brand, just rebadged.

 

[OHV Wildcat]

I once nearly lost a nipple to my John Deere pressure washer. Or, at least, it seemed so.

The POS would never start easily. One day it was being extra stubborn. There I was, about 340 pulls into starting that bastard, when it jumped up and bit me. The engine caught for one rev or so, and I forgot to pull the trigger to relieve the pressure. The next pull, and it ripped that handle out of my hand violently, right at the top of the stroke. You know, picture drawing a bow or whatever--my right hand was pulled back to my right armpit, and my body was in between the handle and its little coil home. The handle got ripped out of my hand and struck my poor left nipple at mach 0.6 with the cup-shaped end of it. I seriously ended up on my knees in the driveway, cussing all of existence.

So, if you're way into nipple bondage and are too dumb to squeeze the trigger to relieve the built up pressure--go get you that pressure washer.

 

[Weasel]

IIRC Deere rebranded all their small stuff.

Had a Deere weed eater, it was an Echo.
Have a Deere snow blower, it's an Ariens.

That pressure washer is likely a reputable brand, just rebadged.

Neither of mine are knock offs but that was 10+ years ago, all the newer stuff does seem to follow the above. None of it seems to be poor quality either way.

 

[ChiScouter]

Forget about the deere brand. Look at the engine company and model, and the pump company and model. 4k and 4gpm are impressive numbers, I would buy it in a second if it worked before handing over the money

 

[Benny]

Forget about the deere brand. Look at the engine company and model, and the pump company and model. 4k and 4gpm are impressive numbers, I would buy it in a second if it worked before handing over the money

Best advice so far.

Has to be a Honda engine for sure.

CAT pumps are best, but not likely to be on that unit.

 

[4Eyedturd]

Honda GX motor but no info on pump, a little searching shows maybe an Annovi pump. From reading on here it seems Cat pumps are the go to.

 

[ChiScouter]

I am getting ready to replace the Annovi pump on my pressure washer I bought used 15 years ago. I probably use it 15 to 20 hours of pressure washing a year. For 300 bucks if it works hat would be in my garage now. Parts and rebuild kits are available for those pumps. I would not argue about Cat pumps but what do you actually need?

 

[Firstram]

I once nearly lost a nipple to my John Deere pressure washer. Or, at least, it seemed so.

The POS would never start easily. One day it was being extra stubborn. There I was, about 340 pulls into starting that bastard, when it jumped up and bit me. The engine caught for one rev or so, and I forgot to pull the trigger to relieve the pressure. The next pull, and it ripped that handle out of my hand violently, right at the top of the stroke. You know, picture drawing a bow or whatever--my right hand was pulled back to my right armpit, and my body was in between the handle and its little coil home. The handle got ripped out of my hand and struck my poor left nipple at mach 0.6 with the cup-shaped end of it. I seriously ended up on my knees in the driveway, cussing all of existence.

So, if you're way into nipple bondage and are too dumb to squeeze the trigger to relieve the built up pressure--go get you that pressure washer.

I broke my left thumb like that 25 years ago, it still hurts if I bump it just right

 

[ChiScouter]

I held my wand open with a piece of copper wire 15 years ago. Step on the wand when starting it up at a low throttle setting. Honda motor always starts in a few pulls. No pressure buildup to stress engine or excessive heat buildup.

 

[Weasel]

I held my wand open with a piece of copper wire 15 years ago. Step on the wand when starting it up at a low throttle setting. Honda motor always starts in a few pulls. No pressure buildup to stress engine or excessive heat buildup.

same, left over scrap from house wiring make great tie wires, I use the same one to tie up the hose when not in use.