(Rare?) WashBot Transformer 3XM: Ashcroft Car Wash | Reidsville, NC

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  • Опубліковано 30 лис 2024

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  • @christianmichael8381
    @christianmichael8381 16 днів тому +3

    Coolest carwash I've ever seen

  • @CarWashClassics
    @CarWashClassics Рік тому +15

    This is the most incredible car wash I have ever seen in my life, I have never seen something so complicated and incredibly engineered. This is an amazing mix of genius and bizarre, I absolutely love it!

  • @CarWash99
    @CarWash99 2 роки тому +16

    This one is amazing! Just brilliant how it acts with the several units, like a person who would use a self service bay!

  • @carwash2202
    @carwash2202 2 роки тому +21

    This has got to be one of the most bizarre car wash systems I have ever seen in my life! It’s interesting that the brushes are hanging on their own on the wash bay wall and then automatically picked up and connected to the machine during the wash cycle - a bit like someone manually picking up one of them brooms you get at self service jet washes.

  • @FranceCarWash
    @FranceCarWash 2 роки тому +19

    Wow ! That's the weirdest car wash I ever seen ! Straight from an 80's science fiction movie for sure

  • @CarwashMan18
    @CarwashMan18 Рік тому +7

    While I understand the gimmick of the wash accessories being the spray wand and brush, I really dont understand the mitter curtain since it doesnt do much of anything aside from sliding across the roof of the car, and one segment is actually missing. Its a great idea and never knew onenof these existed, but this is a good video of it doing what its supposed to do.

  • @tylerewert947
    @tylerewert947 2 роки тому +7

    It’s cool that it can attach and detach the cloth and the brush.

  • @noahfurry4146
    @noahfurry4146 2 роки тому +9

    This is one of the coolest/Bizarre car wash I’ve ever seen

  • @vbcarwash8562
    @vbcarwash8562 2 роки тому +12

    I don’t see how this thing is practical in the slightest, but oh my god that’s awesome

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому +3

      This might be the only WashBot 3XM in existence.

    • @arizonaelevatorsandmore2778
      @arizonaelevatorsandmore2778 2 роки тому +3

      @@ncautowashes2889 I would agree with that as I would think that a complex system like that would be replaced within just a few years. I think that the owner takes very good care of this machine and he probably is trying to do everything he can to keep it running good. I can see that the wash arm already had some major repair work done to it and the belts and motors sound very squeaky even though this wash is 6 years old. This wash might be replaced soon.

  • @jormuz100
    @jormuz100 2 роки тому +14

    I've never seen this extremely rare system before. Nice video!

  • @watsonjason1981
    @watsonjason1981 Рік тому +1

    thats amazing wash system love how it turns when the dryers come on after the spot free rinse

  • @MichiganCarWashes
    @MichiganCarWashes 2 роки тому +33

    This is the goofiest car wash machine I've ever seen, more so than that german one that moves the car through 3 different steps.

    • @J5586
      @J5586 2 роки тому +4

      It is so funny

    • @splittieful
      @splittieful 2 місяці тому

      And is clever

  • @CarWashReviews-Ethan
    @CarWashReviews-Ethan 2 роки тому +26

    Kinda looks like something out of a 'Hot Wheels' toy car wash.
    Its like a bunch of pool noodles, a blue Tshirt, and a duster. 😄
    It looks like it did a great job.
    It

    • @J5586
      @J5586 2 роки тому +1

      You are so right

  • @MyCuriousMind
    @MyCuriousMind Рік тому +5

    Go Go Gadget Mitter Curtain! Go Go Gadget Side Brush! 🤣🤣

  • @mbcommandnerd
    @mbcommandnerd 5 місяців тому +1

    Sure, it’s slow and highly inefficient, but let’s be honest here, THIS IS SO F-ING COOL!!! You’d think this would be a terrible idea and that it would never work-but here it is, and boy does it work!

  • @arizonaelevatorsandmore2778
    @arizonaelevatorsandmore2778 2 роки тому +6

    This wash is really cool, It is very complex and I am surprised that this 6 year old Washbot still works and hasn’t been replaced with a more reliable system. I would think that this is usually broken because of how complex this system is.

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому +4

      This replaced a LaserWash G5 which was actually said to have been more reliable than this current system, but I guess the owner wanted to go for this IBA when he found out about it.

    • @arizonaelevatorsandmore2778
      @arizonaelevatorsandmore2778 2 роки тому +3

      @@ncautowashes2889 I am glad he still has it and hasn’t replaced it with a Laserwash 360 plus yet. He might be forced too if he can’t get parts to keep this machine running.

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому +3

      @@arizonaelevatorsandmore2778 It probably won't be replaced for quite some time since it's located in a smaller part of the city and if the wash isn't getting much traffic (which it probably isn't) the owner wouldn't feel like replacing it. Plus the system is slightly above average at cleaning so it may have a few more years until something happens to it.

    • @arizonaelevatorsandmore2778
      @arizonaelevatorsandmore2778 2 роки тому +3

      @@ncautowashes2889 That’s amazing! I also spotted a Unitec PortalTI Pay Station, which is a reliable pay station. I think that it might outlive the Carwash itself as they last for a long time. If he has to replace the car wash due to decreasing reliability, he might turn the one of the manual bays into an automatic and keep the Washbot running in the existing spot so that people can come and enjoy it as well.

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому +2

      @@arizonaelevatorsandmore2778 Yeah, the owner would most likely keep the pay station if he were to put a new machine in. Although, it'd cost him a lot of money to put in another brand new or even used in-bay automatic, it could increase the amount of volume this site could receive.

  • @carwashreviewsandmore7609
    @carwashreviewsandmore7609 2 роки тому +3

    What a machine! That thing is bizarre!

  • @thecarwashelevatorfanatic7433
    @thecarwashelevatorfanatic7433 2 роки тому +10

    This has to be the weirdest IBA I’ve ever seen.

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому +5

      This surprisingly replaced a LaserWash G5, so when I didn't look close enough at the wash bay on street view, I thought the G5 was just ripped out and the wash bay was vacant until I noticed part of that side brush against the wall. This machine is designed by a company called PX machines, and they've made another IBA wash called an EcoJet. It has the similar appearance of a Belanger Saber with 2 onboard dryers that look identical to the ones used an a really old AUTEC soft cloth system.

    • @tylerm666
      @tylerm666 2 роки тому

      @@ncautowashes2889 I didn’t Know that Used to be a LaserWash G5. I Really Need to Film One But Unfortunately I don’t have any in my Area. :(

  • @mattw8332
    @mattw8332 Рік тому +1

    What a curious machine!

  • @pollyisagoodbird
    @pollyisagoodbird 6 місяців тому +2

    I honestly though those were just leftovers from a previous carwash they didn't want to get rid of and just hung them in there for decoration lol

  • @seangriffon6502
    @seangriffon6502 Рік тому

    Such a cool and symple machine. Love how the brushes are just hanging on the wall and it picks them up off the wall. Here is my issues with this machine. 1 there is no overhead brush to really clean the top of your car, and 2 the long drapping brushes do not sway side to side, they just run across the top of your car from back to front, and front to back. Fix these 2 issues and i think this would be one heck of a machine. Its very cool and so simple looking. I wonder how hard it is to program the plc for this machine as it is the brains of it. Its all about the programmable logic controller

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  Рік тому

      There’s actually a top brush variant of this machine and I’ve got photos of an abandoned one at a Citgo gas station in Elon. I don’t know if any others exist right now though.

  • @washtecsoftcarejunoguy2143
    @washtecsoftcarejunoguy2143 2 роки тому +4

    What on earth is that car wash machine, never seen one like that before 😂😂

  • @TheWeinmanfamily
    @TheWeinmanfamily 4 місяці тому

    this looks actually really cool looking

  • @Andy1416
    @Andy1416 Рік тому

    This is absolutely cool! I can tell it needs some fixing, but it still seems to do a decent job.

  • @gy1952
    @gy1952 2 роки тому +2

    I've Never Seen A Soft Touch Car Wash System Like That before.

  • @bloxyscarwashesandelevator7902

    Never seen this system before nice find!

  • @adamscarwashadventures3323
    @adamscarwashadventures3323 2 роки тому +1

    Nice video, I never seen like this equipment before.

  • @jaysonmcdowell44
    @jaysonmcdowell44 2 роки тому +10

    I am the owner of the wash it was designed to be different
    It requires minimal maintenance
    I’m an open book if anyone is interested in learning more I appreciate the comments

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому +3

      Thanks for keeping this system alive! However during my last visit to this wash, I noticed the side brush's material was replaced on the upper part of the core near the motor, but the brush itself didn't spin during the soft touch cycle. Some other small flaws I observed during the making of this video and my inside view video was the tri-foam leaking out of the manifolds during the drying and spot-free rinse passes, which have left blue spots on my car. Are those 2 issues in the process of being resolved? Also, did the G5 that used to be here have a lot of functionality problems/high maintenance costs that made you decide to replace it with this unique in-bay automatic?

    • @jaysonmcdowell44
      @jaysonmcdowell44 2 роки тому +4

      @@ncautowashes2889 yes the motor needs to be reset when an electrical storm comes or someone does something really dumb going through it that. Causes the machine to pull out of the way and shut itself down.

    • @jaysonmcdowell44
      @jaysonmcdowell44 2 роки тому +2

      @@ncautowashes2889 all the other issues have been resolved after 4 years we replaced a manifold on the triple foam and had to play around with it to keep it from dropping foam on cars. The G5 lasted 17 years the previous owner took it out and was unwilling to spend the high price for another PDQ machine so he hired the robotic engineer that designed this wash to put this one in his bay. I bought the site in November 2019.

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому +3

      @@jaysonmcdowell44 Do you know if this system or replacement parts for it can still be purchased on PX Machines? I'd understand why the previous owner wouldn't want to spend money on a newer PDQ system, since I've heard that some of their products are high maintenance and don't clean as efficiently as other IBA distributers.

    • @jaysonmcdowell44
      @jaysonmcdowell44 2 роки тому +2

      @@ncautowashes2889 yes i own the rights to the machine and its patents im pursuing a plan to build post Covid
      Replacement parts I’m this day and time of 3d printers are very easy to get as long as the sources have “labor” and materials along with not having supply chain issues. We have a complete other design that simplifies things and adds a top brush as opposed to a litter curtain. Pretty cool I was a pdq salesman for 5 years and then with washworld and mark7. I sold the G5 that was at Ashcroft Before o bought it . I have been in the industry since 1998

  • @tylerm666
    @tylerm666 2 роки тому +4

    I Never Seen Anything Like this! Weird Setup But it Seems Like it did an Awesome Job. Epic Video btw. :D

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому +2

      I ran through this wash twice to film a full touch free cycle that the machine was capable of giving, but it left some leftover tri-foam or wax residue on the passenger side of the car. However it did manage to get some bugs off the roof that the AUTEC I filmed a week ago couldn't get. Besides the whole leftover spots on the side of the car, it managed to do a decent job everywhere else.

    • @tylerm666
      @tylerm666 2 роки тому +1

      @@ncautowashes2889 Interesting. :D

  • @brendanhancock
    @brendanhancock 2 роки тому +2

    Oh my god this is interesting i never seen this type of system it looks very interesting

  • @Cool-trucks-and-car-washes
    @Cool-trucks-and-car-washes 3 місяці тому

    Wish you had an in car view of this system

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  3 місяці тому

      @@Cool-trucks-and-car-washes I did do one of the soft touch cycle but the side brush was not operative: ua-cam.com/video/ur0LEDAI4T4/v-deo.htmlsi=RS_gDKSIP6ew0Jy6

  • @MUSICPLAYSEDITS
    @MUSICPLAYSEDITS Рік тому +1

    How many y’all thought it was abandoned?

  • @Smurdle450
    @Smurdle450 Рік тому

    it looks like the factory video for this thing was filmed at this location.
    Interesting....

  • @VacuumandFirealarm
    @VacuumandFirealarm 2 роки тому +1

    Dude thats so rare!! 😮

  • @carwash0158
    @carwash0158 7 місяців тому

    Wow! This is amazing

  • @insectscarwashesconcerts2000
    @insectscarwashesconcerts2000 2 роки тому +2

    WHAAAAAT?! you found such a Thing? Reaaaallly raaaare and coool!!! It's the coolest carwash I've ever seen!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥵🥵🥵👏👏👏👏👏👏😎😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 So coool!!!

  • @Corvette_dude
    @Corvette_dude 7 місяців тому

    This i think might be the only wash bot in use in the entire world right now.

    • @Corvette_dude
      @Corvette_dude 7 місяців тому

      Hope to see more throughout the years if the company of the machines still out there!

  • @carwashreviewsandmore7609
    @carwashreviewsandmore7609 2 роки тому +6

    That thing kinda reminds me of WALL - E getting his equipment off the wall if you know what I mean.

    • @bigburgerboi2005
      @bigburgerboi2005 2 роки тому +2

      LOL SO TRUE 😂

    • @J5586
      @J5586 2 роки тому +1

      @@bigburgerboi2005 you are so right so funny

  • @joeypajewski9011
    @joeypajewski9011 2 роки тому

    This is a nice car wash and I liked the video

  • @Metrots
    @Metrots 2 роки тому +4

    Damn this must be having a lot of downtime for all those moving parts and changing parts

  • @ケビン-k1d
    @ケビン-k1d 2 роки тому +3

    I’m in complete disbelief. There’s no way this machine is real 😂

  • @kylestyer8240
    @kylestyer8240 Рік тому

    An articulated tool head, in bay tool storage. one of a kind for sure. The shroud that covers the toolhead is missing, for service this commonly happens. Really robs it of some curb appeal. Not a fan of mitter tool. Somebody worked really hard, and i respect it. But i wish that bay was cleaner.

  • @sunshinesuds
    @sunshinesuds 2 роки тому +5

    The engineering stresses me out 🤣

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому +2

      I completely agree! It just looks so mechanically complex even though it seems like there's not much to it.

  • @markuskruger2102
    @markuskruger2102 10 місяців тому

    Awesome.... 😮

  • @excelwashes_4u
    @excelwashes_4u 2 роки тому +2

    What in tarnation is this

  • @jacobisworld9516
    @jacobisworld9516 2 роки тому +1

    I have never seen a car wash like that How can Can it do that

  • @xxrobopjworld5962
    @xxrobopjworld5962 Рік тому

    YO this car wash is AMAZING. Who built this car wash and how does it work?

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  Рік тому

      PX Machines manufactured this system.

    • @JRBowling1997
      @JRBowling1997 Рік тому

      ​@@ncautowashes2889 are they still in business?

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  Рік тому +1

      @@JRBowling1997 They are, but they aren't selling this machine to clients unless upon special request right now.

    • @JRBowling1997
      @JRBowling1997 Рік тому

      @@ncautowashes2889 o wow

  • @christiandrumr80
    @christiandrumr80 2 роки тому +1

    Looks like a sentinal out of the Matrix

  • @aidancarwash
    @aidancarwash Рік тому

    I honestly thought I was dreaming when I was watching this video it was so bizarre

  • @Alex.AL_26
    @Alex.AL_26 Рік тому

    why do those sprayers have pool noodle's zip tied to them?

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  Рік тому

      I think to prevent damage if the arm was to accidentally collide with a side surface of a vehicle.

  • @crow1248
    @crow1248 2 роки тому

    Really smart machine

  • @brandonsouth
    @brandonsouth Рік тому

    You just about would need to plan your day around this thing.. This was almost an all day event! Lol…

  • @markuskruger2102
    @markuskruger2102 10 місяців тому

    Reminds me for a song from Lionel Richie, Uuuhh what a feeling when we dancing on the ceiling........

  • @JimmyFlygare
    @JimmyFlygare 2 роки тому +1

    This is seriously the weirdest system I have ever seen.

  • @justin_wayne_elrod_jrod
    @justin_wayne_elrod_jrod 2 роки тому +1

    Like other people have said this I'd like the most bizarre car wash setup ever and yeah like it came from hot wheels set

  • @carlosinterian3812
    @carlosinterian3812 5 місяців тому

    Why is the car wash? Look like that?

  • @DrAngelKins
    @DrAngelKins 2 роки тому

    I think this is haven't been maintained right

  • @XXLKrombacher
    @XXLKrombacher 10 місяців тому

    Interessant der wasch bot

  • @shivaultrachannel
    @shivaultrachannel Рік тому

    This a goofy system, nice video

  • @J5586
    @J5586 2 роки тому +1

    Please do inside view

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому

      I'll try to get one for this place if I have time.

  • @Ncswansons
    @Ncswansons 2 роки тому

    It looks like the M5 signage was refurbished by Belanger I think

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому

      I think both in-bay instructional and wash progress signages were developed by PX Machines.

    • @Ncswansons
      @Ncswansons 2 роки тому

      @@ncautowashes2889 well the progression sign is made by PX the stop go backup sign looks like lazer wash signage and Belanger combined

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому

      @@Ncswansons The pull forward, backup, stop signage doesn't look like its made by OPW (which owns both Belanger and PDQ) so it could be made by a third party company.

    • @Ncswansons
      @Ncswansons 2 роки тому

      @@ncautowashes2889 ya most likely it just looks like if a lazer wash wash made by Belanger LOL

  • @tbaker4736
    @tbaker4736 Рік тому

    Sounds like the Purge siren.

  • @stepheneggert9474
    @stepheneggert9474 10 місяців тому

    Wow..!just like robo cop. Robo wash..!

  • @Ncswansons
    @Ncswansons 2 роки тому

    So this wash is made by a company called PX machines this is there only car wash system and there not a car wash only company

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому

      PX Machines used to produce another IBA called an EcoJet RotoFire Twin, but discontinued it at one point. This might be the only buyable IBA if there's any left in stock on the website right now.

  • @godzillaboy5723
    @godzillaboy5723 Рік тому +5

    Average Ohio car Wash

  • @Ncswansons
    @Ncswansons 2 роки тому

    THIS IS EXTREMELY RARE THE ONLY VIDEO ON UA-cam THAT IS SOOOO WEIRD

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому

      There's actually another video featuring this system, and it was uploaded by the manufacturers on a channel called PX Machines.

    • @Ncswansons
      @Ncswansons 2 роки тому

      @@ncautowashes2889 ya that’s actually the way I found out that PX machines made it in the first place and I did not realize that they made the rotofire system that’s so cool

  • @timmytorio1911
    @timmytorio1911 10 місяців тому

    ONE SIDE BFRUSH ONE MITTER CURTAIN

  • @idacabercrombie4699
    @idacabercrombie4699 Рік тому

    That I'd cool how this machine does that 😎😎

  • @thecarwashesandmorechannel2892
    @thecarwashesandmorechannel2892 2 роки тому +2

    Nice video! The machine is rare and looks cool, but probably does a horrible job washing.

    • @ncautowashes2889
      @ncautowashes2889  2 роки тому +2

      It did an okay job for the soft touch cycle, but not for the touch free cycle. There was soft leftover triple foam and wax chemicals dripping out of the onboard applicators during the rinse and drying stage, so the system left some blue foam streaks on the passenger side doors of the car. But considering this system looks like it's seen better days to begin with, it didn't surprise me that much.

  • @marcgierse7524
    @marcgierse7524 Рік тому

    Klasse Waschtechnick wer hat denn sowas in Deutschland???

  • @robertgardner4508
    @robertgardner4508 6 місяців тому

    That thing is absolutely awful lol. And I love it!

  • @hewitttexasrobloxsirens225
    @hewitttexasrobloxsirens225 2 роки тому

    Oooh

  • @GradyRho92
    @GradyRho92 Рік тому

    Way too slow. Other brush in bays could do 3 washes or more.

  • @Martin-xo2le
    @Martin-xo2le 2 роки тому

    looks so weird clips brushes of wall

  • @Schlipperschlopper
    @Schlipperschlopper Рік тому

    Its just slow :-)

  • @canadaeast
    @canadaeast Рік тому

    Nope

  • @anthonycicerale1376
    @anthonycicerale1376 Рік тому

    Some say technology is our freind, well I'd have to disagree in this case!👎