Karcher HDS 9/18-4 M

The Karcher HDS 9/18-4 M is a Placeable in Farming Simulator 19 that can be used to wash dirt off other machines. It is the only tool of its kind available in the base game. This is purely a cosmetic tool.

Function

The Karcher HDS 9/18-4 M is a tool used to clean dirt off vehicles and farm tools. It is the only machine capable of doing so in the base game. Equipment gets dirty over time, especially whenever it moves through a field or over a dirt road, or when put to use on your fields. The dirt has no gameplay-related effect in the base game other than changing the equipment's visual appearance. Nevertheless, some players may prefer to keep their vehicles clean anyway, and a high-pressure washer is the only way to do so.

To use the High Pressure Washer, park your dirty equipment within about 15-20 meters of the washer, leave the vehicle, and approach the washer in First-Person Mode. This enables the option to "Turn On High Pressure Washer" Turn On High Pressure WasherDefault Buttons: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/farmingsimulator/images/d/dd/FS17_Logo_PC.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20170827234847 Rhttps://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/farmingsimulator/images/6/6c/FS17_Logo_XBOX.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20170827234910 ??https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/farmingsimulator/images/e/e3/FS17_Logo_PS4.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20170828002413 ??. Doing so will grab the washer nozzle from the machine and place it in your avatar's hands.

With the nozzle in hand, aim the nozzle at the dirty vehicle, then press and hold the "Activate Hand Tool" button First-Person: Activate Hand ToolDefault Buttons: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/farmingsimulator/images/d/dd/FS17_Logo_PC.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20170827234847 LMBhttps://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/farmingsimulator/images/6/6c/FS17_Logo_XBOX.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20170827234910 ??https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/farmingsimulator/images/e/e3/FS17_Logo_PS4.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20170828002413 ??. This causes water to spray out on front of the nozzle as long as the button is held down. When aimed at a dirty machine this will slowly remove the dirt texture from the machine. Cleaning a very dirty machine may take a dozen seconds or so. You may stop cleaning the machine at any time by releasing the button.

In the base game, aiming at any part of a dirty machine will clean the entire machine. There is no need to clean different parts of the machine separately. However, anything attached to the target machine (e.g. Implements, Loading Tools, etc.) needs to be washed separately, since it is considered to be a different object even when attached.

While holding the nozzle, you cannot move more than 15 meters away from the Washer. Attempting to do so will put a flashing error message on screen, indicating this. For this reason, make sure to place the machine close to the washer before jumping out to clean it.

When done cleaning, you may replace the nozzle by walking back to the Washer and hitting the "Turn Off High-Pressure Washer" button Turn Off High Pressure WasherDefault Buttons: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/farmingsimulator/images/d/dd/FS17_Logo_PC.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20170827234847 Rhttps://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/farmingsimulator/images/6/6c/FS17_Logo_XBOX.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20170827234910 ??https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/farmingsimulator/images/e/e3/FS17_Logo_PS4.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20170828002413 ??. The nozzle will also be automatically returned to the washer if you enter a vehicle while holding it, or when teleporting to another location.

Notes

• The High-Pressure Washer in FS19 does not cost money to use, beyond the cost of buying the machine itself. Unfortunately this water cannot be used to fill Water Tankers or any other receptacle. It cannot be used to provide Water to your Animals.
• If you do not wish to use a Washer, Rain will also wash any equipment that is left outside (not under a roof or other overhead object). However, rain is unpredictable and somewhat rare.

Advantages

• Unique: This is the only tool of its kind available in the base game.
• Cheap: The HDS 9/18-4 M costs only $4,500. You may be able to afford placing one in any area where vehicles and tools are working, so that you don't need to take them far away to be washed.
• Small: The HDS 9/18-4 M can be placed within 1 meter of any other object, and only has a footprint 1x1 meters in area. This allows it to be placed right next to other objects, and takes very little space. Nonetheless, as a Placeable, it is a completely immobile collision object; Don't place it in the middle of a vehicle path!
• Costs Nothing to Use: The HDS 9/18-4 M does not require payment for its water. You may wash your farm equipment freely without wasting money.

Disadvantages

• Placeable: As a Placeable, the HDS 9/18-4 M can only be placed on Parcels you own. It may not be placed on roads or other solid environment objects (such as Trees, rocks, etc.).
• Immobile: Once placed, the HDS 9/18-4 M cannot be moved. It can only be sold and re-purchased somewhere else.
• Purely Cosmetic: Your farm will not be adversely affected in any way from leaving your vehicles and tools dirty. There is no gameplay-based reason to wash them at all.
• Short Hose: The HDS 9/18-4 M's nozzle cannot be carried more than 15 meters away from the machine itself. Remember to pull your equipment up close to the washer before hopping out to use it.

Specifications

• Price: $4,500
• Daily Maintenance Cost: $5
• Footprint Dimensions:

• Width: 1.0 meters
• Length: 1.0 meters