graco stand up vs line driver and 3900

The Lazy Liner and Line Driver are almost the same and will work on any machine, you may have to rig up the ball hitch though. Quote I just don't have the legs to wear short metal skirts? Real men wear short metal skirts.

I got a chance to see the graco stand machine on Monday at a ATSSA show, very nice machine but $15,000. Have to paint a lot to pay for it.

$15000 for the stand up! DV sales rep told me that it would be cheaper than a line driver and a 3900 but did not get me a price yet. Guess he was wrong. I have been thinking about getting a lazy liner the only thing that scares me is not having a store to bring it back to if something goes wrong. I am leaning toward the line driver I have a 5900 and a 3400. I wanted to sell the 3400 (bought it at the end of last summer) because it is to small but I guess Ill just stick with that for a while. and not by a 3900. Might be my best option.

burton4ta wrote on Mar 18, 2012:Go to #3

$15000 for the stand up! DV sales rep told me that it would be cheaper than a line driver and a 3900 but did not get me a price yet. Guess he was wrong. I have been thinking about getting a lazy liner the only thing that scares me is not having a store to bring it back to if something goes wrong. I am leaning toward the line driver I have a 5900 and a 3400. I wanted to sell the 3400 (bought it at the end of last summer) because it is to small but I guess Ill just stick with that for a while. and not by a 3900. Might be my best option.

Speaking of buying... I saw an older Cresswell conventional for sale via the Houston craigslist for $350 today! Search line striper. I am tempted to buy but it apparently needs a little work. I really could use another machine on the cheap. ... But I'm probably gonna be stupid and buy a standup by the end of the year. That thing looks SWEET!

burton4ta wrote on Mar 18, 2012:Go to #3

$15000 for the stand up! DV sales rep told me that it would be cheaper than a line driver and a 3900 but did not get me a price yet. Guess he was wrong. I have been thinking about getting a lazy liner the only thing that scares me is not having a store to bring it back to if something goes wrong. I am leaning toward the line driver I have a 5900 and a 3400. I wanted to sell the 3400 (bought it at the end of last summer) because it is to small but I guess Ill just stick with that for a while. and not by a 3900. Might be my best option.

I would not worry about the service on a lazy liner. That company is the most helpfull and knowledgeable of anyone I ever dealt with. We have had ours for several years and many miles with no problems. The service on others will only be as good as the local store you take to. Remember it isn't something they see every day so their knowledge is probably very limited. The new Graco stand on is probably a great machine but the Graco rep said it is more suited to roadwork than parking lots. Unless you do a lot of roadwork the driver is much more versatile. Can be easily coupled to different machines.

That Cresswell better come with a donky to pull it, them things are heavy. I still have the original lazy liner I got back in '99, it still runs great.

i would not buy a stand up machine, looks like you will get tired standing all day, I'm real happy with having a couple of line drivers, we use them for our Graco striping machines, for our handliners, blowers, scarifers, bituminous applicators, to lay out, even to go and get lunch. I think the only good thing about the stand up machine is the auto lay out,

Just ordered my line driver. I have the auto layout on my 5900 and love it. It saved me some money just getting a line driver and keeping my 3400 for the blue. I figure if i can get by with the 3400 for another couple years ill upgrade when needed. Cant wait i have never have a driver? I was looking at the hopper but they want i think 300 bucks thought that was high for a big plastic bucket. Thanks for all the input. O also i did not go with the stand up partly because i thought i would let them work the kinks out in the first few year.

When you get that thing your butt will grow roots, you'll find yourself ridding it thru the Taco Bell drive thru just so you don't have to get off and walk.

I asgree with jpanz. A Linelazer and Linedriver is a better package for day in and day out parking lot striping. As the workload for roadwork, bike paths, airports, or detail work following a truck increases the 250 begins to gain advantage. Don, I believe the guy was comparing 2 Graco products. Most on here take the high road. I feel PLP's Forum would turn into a cess pool if everyone here , including me, took your approach. There is a lot of JUNK out there. I choose to keep my opinions to myself and simply offer assistance to those looking for specific advice.

have any of you hooked up your blowers to your driver? If so do you have any pics of how you did it? Cant wait to get it. And ya I think I made the right choice it saved me a lot of money not getting the stand up. thanks

burton4ta wrote on Mar 20, 2012:Go to #11

have any of you hooked up your blowers to your driver? If so do you have any pics of how you did it? Cant wait to get it. And ya I think I made the right choice it saved me a lot of money not getting the stand up. thanks

Most of the Billy Goats will hook to it, you just need to rig the hitch.

demo'd the stand up at a recent sw demo day. I did not like it. you click once to activate the gun and then you click again to stop it. sitting is more comfortable IMHO

LaredoStriping wrote on Mar 20, 2012:Go to #13

demo'd the stand up at a recent sw demo day. I did not like it. you click once to activate the gun and then you click again to stop it. sitting is more comfortable IMHO

Just give me an hour with the thing and I'll have a seat on it.

also the auto layout uses paint right. I know i have messed up with the auto layout and was glad it is chalk.