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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: JSMC on March 10, 2011, 06:41:07 pm

Title: what poles you all using
Post by: JSMC on March 10, 2011, 06:41:07 pm

now in the  market for new pole i think.

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: chez on March 10, 2011, 07:04:36 pm

gardeners poles are the best.... went through several unger but the gardeners clamps make the pole last so much longer cos of the adjustment on the clamps
i use a 21 ft clx for most domestic jobs and a carbon 44 ft for higher work - excellent

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: bumper on March 10, 2011, 07:15:00 pm

Ive just bought slx 18 and slx 25 they look the biz, shame to use them i like the aqua adapter  too

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: Smudger on March 10, 2011, 07:43:29 pm

SLX 25 for almost a year - still like new
SL2 nearly 2 years = better than new  ;D


Darran

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: VSP Home Care on March 10, 2011, 08:05:19 pm

I'm still pondering but it will certainly be either two SLX's of different sizes or an SLX and a SMAX 40.

What's the largest pole that you find easy to use closed down, i.e. would using an SLX35 for ground  level work be a total pain.

Cheers

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: R W C™ on March 10, 2011, 08:07:46 pm

ive got
slx18
2x 25ft slx
slx35

if i was too get 2 poles id get the slx 25 and smax 40

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: VSP Home Care on March 10, 2011, 08:10:20 pm

Cheers RWC, what end tackle would you chose, goose necks on both?

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: R W C™ on March 10, 2011, 08:12:01 pm

Its quick release so ive got brushes with the normal angle and 1 carbon goose neck

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: wire1078 on March 10, 2011, 08:34:24 pm

Got one for sale mate carbon fibre 35ft pole if ur after a good pole.Its a brodex pole with a 15inch vikan brush on a goose neck

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on March 10, 2011, 08:47:31 pm

Got a clx 18 & hydra 25 (that is only used for windows that need it)

Cant beat gardiners i reckon

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: Llaaww on March 10, 2011, 09:06:54 pm

slx 30  clx 14   

looking at slx 18 for next.

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: s.w.c on March 10, 2011, 09:22:02 pm

slx 22 and a slx 35 a clx 18 and a clx 9ft, but at mo only using slx35 since its got no positive stops i split it in two use lighter half all day till i need more, coupled with quick connect goose necks on carbon and normal both fitted with extreme brushes.

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: VSP Home Care on March 10, 2011, 09:51:21 pm

Well I've had a crap day and had enough of thinking about it, so Gardiner's now have £400 of my money  ;D

I feel like I did when I started Carp fishing, this is going to end up costing me a fortune  ;D

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: s.w.c on March 10, 2011, 10:14:44 pm

carping is a expensive hobby i know first hand, :'( :'(

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: VSP Home Care on March 10, 2011, 10:27:59 pm

Yep I stopped about 8 years back, but for some reason I can see a huge rod bag getting filled with WFP's  ;D

And then there's the business end.....  :(  pop up or on the bottom  ;D

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: s.w.c on March 10, 2011, 10:34:48 pm

i still got more dosh tied up in fishing gear than wfp, i could never give it up i started carping at 12 now 42,  mind you slx 35 would make a good baiting pole ;D ;D

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: LWC on March 10, 2011, 10:37:32 pm

Harris poles day in day out.  ;D

And supalite for the ones i canna reach with harris

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: VSP Home Care on March 10, 2011, 11:30:52 pm

Quote from: s.w.c on March 10, 2011, 10:34:48 pm

i still got more dosh tied up in fishing gear than wfp, i could never give it up i started carping at 12 now 42,  mind you slx 35 would make a good baiting pole ;D ;D

STOP! I don't have the time to spend doing nothing by the bank these days  ;D

I never used a pole for Carp but I have seen it done very badly by a bloke getting moaned at by his missis, Pole snapped..... she went very quiet and they went home  ;D

I'll have to pop up the Tackle Box and see if they do a line in WFP holders  ;D

Title: Re: what poles you all using
Post by: dazmond on March 11, 2011, 08:04:45 am

i have 5 poles.


22ft CLX      main domestic pole


25ft  brodex hydra  alloy     used for the odd commercial and bigger domestic account


20ft streamline glass fibre   used for conny roof/fascia/soffit cleaning


30ft unger teleplus (converted for wfp) never been used as i currently dont have any work over 30ft


small unger optiloc pole used for washing the van! ;) ;D ;D


im going to buy a 22ft slx next month and that will become my main domestic pole with the clx as a good back up option.


dazmond