(Rare?) WashBot Transformer 3XM: Ashcroft Car Wash | Reidsville, NC
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- Located at 1404 Freeway Dr., Reidsville, NC 27320.
This is the most unique IBA I've ever witnessed in my entire life. The soft touch cycle shown in this video did a decent job at cleaning, but the touch free cycle I filmed afterwards left some tri-foam residue on the passenger side of the car.
The reason why I didn't attach the walkthrough video of this system to this video is because this video is 11 minutes long and I didn't want the HD and 4K processing to take forever.
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.
It is so funny
And is clever
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!
Wow ! That's the weirdest car wash I ever seen ! Straight from an 80's science fiction movie for sure
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
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?
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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
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
You are so right
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.
Go Go Gadget Mitter Curtain! Go Go Gadget Side Brush! 🤣🤣
This one is amazing! Just brilliant how it acts with the several units, like a person who would use a self service bay!
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.
This is one of the coolest/Bizarre car wash I’ve ever seen
I've never seen this extremely rare system before. Nice video!
Thanks!
@@ncautowashes2889 No problem!
It’s cool that it can attach and detach the cloth and the brush.
This has to be the weirdest IBA I’ve ever seen.
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.
@@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. :(
I don’t see how this thing is practical in the slightest, but oh my god that’s awesome
This might be the only WashBot 3XM in existence.
@@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.
Average Ohio car Wash
Why
dude that meme is so desd now
@@TheWeinmanfamilysome memes die too fast
That thing kinda reminds me of WALL - E getting his equipment off the wall if you know what I mean.
LOL SO TRUE 😂
@@bigburgerboi2005 you are so right so funny
What on earth is that car wash machine, never seen one like that before 😂😂
Damn this must be having a lot of downtime for all those moving parts and changing parts
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!
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
i thought it was closed
The engineering stresses me out 🤣
I completely agree! It just looks so mechanically complex even though it seems like there's not much to it.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
I Never Seen Anything Like this! Weird Setup But it Seems Like it did an Awesome Job. Epic Video btw. :D
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.
@@ncautowashes2889 Interesting. :D
What a machine! That thing is bizarre!
I’m in complete disbelief. There’s no way this machine is real 😂
I've Never Seen A Soft Touch Car Wash System Like That before.
How many y’all thought it was abandoned?
What in tarnation is this
What a curious machine!
I have never seen a car wash like that How can Can it do that
Oh my god this is interesting i never seen this type of system it looks very interesting
it looks like the factory video for this thing was filmed at this location.
Interesting....
Reminds me for a song from Lionel Richie, Uuuhh what a feeling when we dancing on the ceiling........
thats amazing wash system love how it turns when the dryers come on after the spot free rinse
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
Way too slow. Other brush in bays could do 3 washes or more.
This is seriously the weirdest system I have ever seen.
Nice video, I never seen like this equipment before.
Looks like a sentinal out of the Matrix
Why is the car wash? Look like that?
Wow..!just like robo cop. Robo wash..!
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.
Dude thats so rare!! 😮
Wow! This is amazing
this looks actually really cool looking
ONE SIDE BFRUSH ONE MITTER CURTAIN
Sounds like the Purge siren.
Its just slow :-)
why do those sprayers have pool noodle's zip tied to them?
I think to prevent damage if the arm was to accidentally collide with a side surface of a vehicle.
This i think might be the only wash bot in use in the entire world right now.
Hope to see more throughout the years if the company of the machines still out there!
You just about would need to plan your day around this thing.. This was almost an all day event! Lol…
I honestly thought I was dreaming when I was watching this video it was so bizarre
Wish you had an in car view of this system
@@Cool-trucks-and-car-washes I did do one of the soft touch cycle but the side brush was not operative: th-cam.com/video/ur0LEDAI4T4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=RS_gDKSIP6ew0Jy6
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
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.
This is absolutely cool! I can tell it needs some fixing, but it still seems to do a decent job.
Nope
WHAAAAAT?! you found such a Thing? Reaaaallly raaaare and coool!!! It's the coolest carwash I've ever seen!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥵🥵🥵👏👏👏👏👏👏😎😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 So coool!!!
Awesome.... 😮
That I'd cool how this machine does that 😎😎
Wow
Never seen this system before nice find!
Interessant der wasch bot
I think this is haven't been maintained right
Nice video! The machine is rare and looks cool, but probably does a horrible job washing.
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.
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
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.
This a goofy system, nice video
Please do inside view
I'll try to get one for this place if I have time.
looks so weird clips brushes of wall
Klasse Waschtechnick wer hat denn sowas in Deutschland???
This is a nice car wash and I liked the video
Really smart machine
YO this car wash is AMAZING. Who built this car wash and how does it work?
PX Machines manufactured this system.
@@ncautowashes2889 are they still in business?
@@JRBowling1997 They are, but they aren't selling this machine to clients unless upon special request right now.
@@ncautowashes2889 o wow
Oooh
THIS IS EXTREMELY RARE THE ONLY VIDEO ON TH-cam THAT IS SOOOO WEIRD
There's actually another video featuring this system, and it was uploaded by the manufacturers on a channel called PX Machines.
@@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
It looks like the M5 signage was refurbished by Belanger I think
I think both in-bay instructional and wash progress signages were developed by PX Machines.
@@ncautowashes2889 well the progression sign is made by PX the stop go backup sign looks like lazer wash signage and Belanger combined
@@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.
@@ncautowashes2889 ya most likely it just looks like if a lazer wash wash made by Belanger LOL
Some say technology is our freind, well I'd have to disagree in this case!👎
That thing is absolutely awful lol. And I love it!