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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: formb on June 04, 2010, 09:52:14 am

Title: Fairlead
Post by: formb on June 04, 2010, 09:52:14 am

Does anyone use a fairlead on 8mm hose?

Title: Re: Fairlead
Post by: formb on June 04, 2010, 12:59:58 pm

This is a fairlead by the way:

Title: Re: Fairlead
Post by: mci services on June 04, 2010, 01:24:41 pm

no mate but i use a hose guide from b and q that does the same thing but its just cheap plastic rollers

Title: Re: Fairlead
Post by: formb on June 04, 2010, 03:36:45 pm

Quote from: stu-mac on June 04, 2010, 01:24:41 pm

no mate but i use a hose guide from b and q that does the same thing but its just cheap plastic rollers

Yeah I was looking for something that might roll the hose on neatly.

Title: Re: Fairlead
Post by: mci services on June 04, 2010, 05:08:56 pm

i find it great pulling out at angles but the b and q one isnt great at reeling in evenly the one you showed looks better though

Title: Re: Fairlead
Post by: formb on June 04, 2010, 05:31:55 pm

Quote from: stu-mac on June 04, 2010, 05:08:56 pm

i find it great pulling out at angles but the b and q one isnt great at reeling in evenly the one you showed looks better though

Its a bit on the hefty side really.

Its off a winch designed for steel cable pulling 1.5 tonnes.