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Keno

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A couple of the center booms are hard to turn. What kind of maintenance can I do to these to make easier to use? Looks like there is a wheel of some sort up there, do those require replacement at certain intervals?
 

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Post a picture of what you have. It all depends on which center boom you have. I grease mine about once a year.
 

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Forgot to attach the picture
Post a picture of what you have. It all depends on which center boom you have. I grease mine about once a year.
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There's a grease fitting in there, but judging by the ring on the plate left by the wheel I'd bet they're done. I run a wash with those same booms, most of them are extremely stiff, so I'm replacing them all with Dralco SS ones.
 

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Those look exactly like our Mark VII booms. We did not have grease fittings until I added them. Prior to the grease fittings I would pull them apart every couple of years and clean up the pipe/shaft in the middle. It is a chore unless you have a socket and impact. The nut is nylon filled and tight all the way out. 1-13/16" socket and a 1/2" drive impact makes it easy.
There is a bushing on the shaft that is delrin or some similar material. Mine are worn, but work fine when everything is clean.
 

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It probably is mark vii, the pump stand is mark vii
 

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I’ll have to get a man lift to get up there and check it out probably. Thanks for the info on the tools and supplies needed.

It maybe worth replacing later, I would eventually like dual center booms
 

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You might look into dual Z booms instead. With the dual center booms customers have to pass one hose around the other. I can't even imagine that battle when the people in my area put the gun away like this:

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