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Title: Van written off
Post by: luther1 on May 15, 2011, 10:11:28 pm
Some tool t-boned me last week and wrote the old girl off. Usual insurance procedure now! Will post an after pic soon
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on May 15, 2011, 10:14:08 pm
that was a beautiful van RIP
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: luther1 on May 15, 2011, 10:15:31 pm
 ;D
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on May 15, 2011, 10:16:26 pm
he's gonna scam the insurance
buy it off em very cheap n get er
mended  ;D ;D ;D n pocket the change  ;) ;)
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: luther1 on May 15, 2011, 10:17:20 pm
Oi, ssshhhhh.  ;)
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: Tom White on May 15, 2011, 10:23:12 pm
Nice van; that's a shame.
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: LWC on May 15, 2011, 10:25:40 pm
Check out the plate!
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: luther1 on May 15, 2011, 10:25:48 pm
Cheers Tosh. Can you put a pic up of your hose reel modification please because mines going in the bin shortly.  :)
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on May 15, 2011, 10:28:51 pm
wot do u wanna know m8
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on May 15, 2011, 10:29:42 pm
does this mean i get the wfp plate for £100 now? dont make me drag the thread up to prove it  ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on May 15, 2011, 10:33:11 pm
does this mean i get the wfp plate for £100 now? dont make me drag the thread up to prove it  ;D  ;D  ;D

he just sold it me m8  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: luther1 on May 15, 2011, 10:35:53 pm
What thread?? ;)

Gav,those new Gardiner hose reels don't comfortably hold 100m of hose so Tosh has sorted his so it does (probably cut 30m off it  ;D). The hose falls over the sides and drags on the floor etc
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on May 15, 2011, 10:40:51 pm
What thread?? ;)

Gav,those new Gardiner hose reels don't comfortably hold 100m of hose so Tosh has sorted his so it does (probably cut 30m off it  ;D). The hose falls over the sides and drags on the floor etc

i got 100m of gardiners own 6mm microbore on there luther1
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: luther1 on May 15, 2011, 10:43:28 pm
Really? When you unreel it does the hose fall over the side? Having murders with mine
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on May 15, 2011, 10:44:00 pm
cant wait for me new plate  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on May 15, 2011, 10:45:01 pm
cant wait for me new plate  ;D ;D

this bear cant be baited  ;D
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on May 15, 2011, 10:48:52 pm
Really? When you unreel it does the hose fall over the side? Having murders with mine

i have noticed if you pull to hard you get overspin for want of a better phrase and you end up with slack coils..thats annoying. it has happened once or twice tho hose over the edge that is Toshs pimp should fix this thanks to whoever op'd it.
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: Tom White on May 15, 2011, 11:52:00 pm
Cheers Tosh. Can you put a pic up of your hose reel modification please because mines going in the bin shortly.  :)

I can't find the close up, but this will do.  Look at the side of the top handle of the hose reels.  I've put a short piece of that stuff plumbers use to lag pipes with onto the side and gaffer taped it, so it's close to the reel.  This stops the hose from over-running the reel and getting trapped between the side of the reel and the handle.  It works.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/tosh0987/Window%20Cleaning/DSCF0118.jpg)
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: luther1 on May 16, 2011, 08:22:54 am
Thanks mate  :). Btw,looks like Gardiners have had some money out of you recently!
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: Tom White on May 16, 2011, 09:14:01 am
Thanks mate  :). Btw,looks like Gardiners have had some money out of you recently!

Yep.  I'm pleased with the gear so far too.  If I could do it all again, I'd just have gotten two variflow flow controllers and not the expensive Cleaning Warehouse one with a split charge relay (since I'm just manually charging my battery).

I wouldn't have bought the aqua dapters.  I didn't like 'em.

And I would've gotten one trolley with wheels, as it's useful to be able to take your hose to where you want to start working (at times) and roll the hose back to your van.

The rest of the gear is great.

Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: Spruce on May 16, 2011, 01:12:39 pm
Hi Tosh,

And I would've gotten one trolley with wheels, as it's useful to be able to take your hose to where you want to start working (at times) and roll the hose back to your van.

I'm lost with this one. Please explain.

Spruce
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: luther1 on May 16, 2011, 02:14:01 pm
Pole delivery is £25 by the time i buy bubble wrap etc!
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on May 16, 2011, 05:31:56 pm
Pole delivery is £25 by the time i buy bubble wrap etc!

Who are you sending the pole with luther? be good for future reference. thanks, Dan.
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: luther1 on May 16, 2011, 05:44:42 pm
Parcel Force via the Post Office  :)
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on May 16, 2011, 05:48:02 pm
thanks luther. i dont think thats a bad price really
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: Tom White on May 16, 2011, 06:03:11 pm
Hi Tosh,

And I would've gotten one trolley with wheels, as it's useful to be able to take your hose to where you want to start working (at times) and roll the hose back to your van.

I'm lost with this one. Please explain.

Spruce

On some accounts I find it easier to disconnect the reel from the van and take the whole caboodle to a place near where I'm going to start working.  I leave the pole end there and unreel back to the van, connect up, get my pole and then walk to where I'm going to work.

It's just easier for where there's lots of twists and turns. 

I'd find it easier if I'd purchased one reel with wheels, so I could wheel it, rather than carry it.

Have I made sense?
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on May 16, 2011, 06:10:10 pm
Hi Tosh,

And I would've gotten one trolley with wheels, as it's useful to be able to take your hose to where you want to start working (at times) and roll the hose back to your van.

I'm lost with this one. Please explain.

Spruce

On some accounts I find it easier to disconnect the reel from the van and take the whole caboodle to a place near where I'm going to start working.  I leave the pole end there and unreel back to the van, connect up, get my pole and then walk to where I'm going to work.

It's just easier for where there's lots of twists and turns. 

I'd find it easier if I'd purchased one reel with wheels, so I could wheel it, rather than carry it.

Have I made sense?

SOUNDS LIKE ALOT OF HASSLE AND BACKACHE MY FRIEND.
Title: Re: Van written off
Post by: Tom White on May 16, 2011, 06:24:40 pm
Hi Tosh,

And I would've gotten one trolley with wheels, as it's useful to be able to take your hose to where you want to start working (at times) and roll the hose back to your van.

I'm lost with this one. Please explain.

Spruce

On some accounts I find it easier to disconnect the reel from the van and take the whole caboodle to a place near where I'm going to start working.  I leave the pole end there and unreel back to the van, connect up, get my pole and then walk to where I'm going to work.

It's just easier for where there's lots of twists and turns. 

I'd find it easier if I'd purchased one reel with wheels, so I could wheel it, rather than carry it.

Have I made sense?

SOUNDS LIKE ALOT OF HASSLE AND BACKACHE MY FRIEND.

Yeh!  It's easier than fighting with hose though, and it's just on a couple of accounts.  That's why I wish I got one with wheels.