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07-16-2013, 04:06 PM
Hey Rick. I saw a pic of the new mini Orbot by Hos. The one with the 11 inch deck. Is that something your will have available in the future?
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07-16-2013, 04:09 PM
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07-17-2013, 06:51 AM
Wow what would the cost be and how effective would it be? I love my old orbot.
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07-18-2013, 04:56 PM
I have an Orbot. Love it! I think the mini is a waste of $$$.
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07-18-2013, 08:27 PM (This post was last modified: 07-18-2013, 10:00 PM by Joe G.)
Where is this pic?

Wait, I found it on the HOS site. I sure would like to know all of the specs though; weight, motor size etc...

This could be the answer for doing small upstairs apartments.
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07-19-2013, 07:04 PM
Or a smaller lo boy if available. Something similar to the challenger. Thats the size I'm looking for.Perfect size for residential prescrub or padcap.
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07-19-2013, 07:12 PM
Then how about an Oreck Orbiter? Super small. Super light. Super inexpensive.

http://www.amazon.com/Oreck-Commercial-550MC-Orbiter-Cleaning/dp/B008BPFK1U/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374275478&sr=8-1&keywords=oreck+floor+buffer+commercial
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07-21-2013, 03:01 PM
Rick's right about the Oreck. I have 12" one and it's a work horse. JMo Pretty reasonable priced also.
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07-21-2013, 05:38 PM
Does the Oreck need to be ordered with an attachment to run a pad?
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07-21-2013, 06:00 PM
You need to modify the driver.

Either strip the nubs off or peel apart the nub driver from the underlying plate.

(07-21-2013, 05:38 PM)Hoss Wrote: Does the Oreck need to be ordered with an attachment to run a pad?
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07-21-2013, 08:09 PM
The Orbiter comes with a pad driver. Not a great pad driver. But it'll work. I used one of these for years in our cleaning business for tight areas and stairs.
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07-21-2013, 08:41 PM
Sounds like a good tool for stairs and tight landings on staircases.
The trade off of modifying my challenger is that it's heavier now and bulkier so I have been looking at the orbiter to fill in on small areas. I wondered about the pad driver issue. Thanks for clearing that up Rick.
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07-25-2013, 08:53 PM
will a 15 inch microbeast work with the 13 inch oreck orbiter?.
thanks in advance.
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07-25-2013, 09:52 PM
(07-25-2013, 08:53 PM)pauluscarpetcare Wrote: will a 15 inch microbeast work with the 13 inch oreck orbiter?.
thanks in advance.

Yes.


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07-25-2013, 10:13 PM
thanks Rick
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