Evan

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Van broken down
« on: December 15, 2020, 03:53:12 pm »
All you water fed pole guys what do you do when your work vehicle brakes down...and is off the road untill it’s repaired? It’s a killer!

Stoots

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Re: Van broken down
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2020, 04:01:50 pm »
Thats a numpty before christmas.

In the past ive hired a van on 2 occasions, but i guess you have to weigh the cost of that up and how far behind you are.

simon w

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Re: Van broken down
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2020, 04:07:29 pm »
All you water fed pole guys what do you do when your work vehicle brakes down...and is off the road untill it’s repaired? It’s a killer!

Hire a van from Alexander Swan

Get it in a garage and get it fixed fast

EandM

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Re: Van broken down
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2020, 05:23:59 pm »
I have two Ford Rangers.

Stoots

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Re: Van broken down
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2020, 05:35:00 pm »
I have two Ford Rangers.

Bet you dont have a 5th gear between them though ? 8)

dazmond

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Re: Van broken down
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2020, 05:55:15 pm »
All you water fed pole guys what do you do when your work vehicle brakes down...and is off the road untill it’s repaired? It’s a killer!

my previous van(a 12 year old connect)broke down on the 5th jan just after going back to work after xmas  nearly 4 years ago now.....oil pump had gone and it seized the engine.....

i carried on for 4 or 5 weeks with a backpack,fold away trolley and 4 barrels in my car until my new van got delivered......not ideal but kept me ticking over......
price higher/work harder!

Bungle

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Re: Van broken down
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2020, 06:59:57 pm »
All you water fed pole guys what do you do when your work vehicle brakes down...and is off the road untill it’s repaired? It’s a killer!

my previous van(a 12 year old connect)broke down on the 5th jan just after going back to work after xmas  nearly 4 years ago now.....oil pump had gone and it seized the engine.....

i carried on for 4 or 5 weeks with a backpack,fold away trolley and 4 barrels in my car until my new van got delivered......not ideal but kept me ticking over......

Now that's a grafter 👍
We look at them, they look through them.

EandM

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Re: Van broken down
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2020, 10:11:48 pm »
I have two Ford Rangers.

Bet you dont have a 5th gear between them though ? 8)

:)

They have 20 forward gears between them.

NWH

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Re: Van broken down
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2020, 01:53:18 pm »
Friend of mine is a mechanic if it goes wrong he lets me bring it straight to him,I’m some cases he’s had it at 1-2 o’clock ordered the bits and fixed it by 6 someone that will look at it quickly and fix it  ASAP is a must especially as our toolbox is mounted to the vehicle.

Dave Willis

Re: Van broken down
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2020, 07:51:23 pm »
Didn’t think VW’s went wrong?

mac74

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Re: Van broken down
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2020, 08:11:17 pm »
If you get your van insurance from a-plan, they give you a add on option of having a fitted out van from pure freedom for 3 weeks if you have a accident, not breakdown though.