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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: wpclean on September 27, 2011, 10:13:08 pm

Title: How do you work out the payload ?
Post by: wpclean on September 27, 2011, 10:13:08 pm

I have been looking for a van, and wondered how you work out the minimum payload you need ?

For example if I want a 400 ltr tank with two workers, the minimum payload would be ?

What is the easiest formula to be able to work this out please ?

Thank you  ;D

Title: Re: How do you work out the payload ?
Post by: Paul Coleman on September 27, 2011, 11:09:10 pm

Quote from: samson on September 27, 2011, 10:13:08 pm

I have been looking for a van, and wondered how you work out the minimum payload you need ?

For example if I want a 400 ltr tank with two workers, the minimum payload would be ?

What is the easiest formula to be able to work this out please ?

Thank you  ;D

There isn't a fixed formula as it depends on what kit you want to carry.
The one that I personally use as a single operator (therefore less people weight) is the weight of the water plus 500 kg.  I can stretch this to 400kg (i.e. an extra 100 litres of water) when I have warning of a large job.  This enables me to run down the diesel, remove any kit that I won't need for that job, go on a crash diet etc  :) .  Some people are more minimalist than myself regarding what kit they carry plus the chances are that they weigh less than me.