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Clarke Tiger 3000A: a power washer designed specifi cally for the sort of dirty vehicles you only get off-road

We all like getting muddy. Some of us also like getting clean again afterwards. That’s one way in which we differ to our vehicles, because while they’re always very well up for a play, they always, always want a good clean once the fun is over. Given that the fun can happen quite a long way from anywhere, a power washer whose manufacturer describes it as being ‘ideal for remote locations such as off-road circuits and trails’ has got to be interesting. So prepare to be interested in the Clarke Tiger 3000A.

This is a petrol-powered washer with a 6.5hp engine and a maximum fl ow rate of eight litres per minute, giving it a 2900psi water jet at full chat. Weighing in at a businesslike sounding 35.1kg and measuring 540 x 630 x 840mm, it’s a big beast which comes with a protective steel frame and outsize wheels to make it easier to move.

One of the things about remote locations, of course, is that you tend not to fi nd hoses there. So the Tiger 3000A comes with a suction hose and fi lter, allowing it to draw water from a butt. Or a river. The high-pressure output lance has a six-metre hose and an adjustable nozzle, giving you a choice of fan and pencil jets for dislodging mud from under your wheelarches and irrigating more sensitive areas – a full-frontal assault can bend the fi ns on your radiator or blow water past the seals in your axles or transmission, which is when the job becomes a whole new kind of dirty.

And you want your truck to get cleaner, not dirtier. But that’s good, because the Tiger 3000A also has an on-board detergent facility and, having been tailored specifi cally to the needs of the off-road world, it would be an ideal addition to any club inventory of off-road site. Well, unless they already have one, obviously. It’s available from www. machinemart.co.uk.

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