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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: stevegunn on January 13, 2006, 04:28:09 pm

Title: Hose Ramp
Post by: stevegunn on January 13, 2006, 04:28:09 pm

Just purchased hose ramp from Restormate absolute bargin considering the price hydramaster charge for these plus can the hydramaster ones take the weight of your vehicle

http://www.btowstore.com/epages/Store.sf/?ObjectPath=/Shops/15094/Categories/%22Hose%20Ramp%22

(http://i2.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/ae/b5/c7_12_sb.JPG)

Title: Re: Hose Ramp
Post by: Doug Holloway on January 13, 2006, 04:59:15 pm

Steve,

What happens when you sit in the van? ;)

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re: Hose Ramp
Post by: Mike Halliday on January 13, 2006, 05:31:53 pm

I bet I could get a fabricator to make a pair of these out of Aluminium for less that £128

I had a 10ftx5ft S/S ramp made for £70

Mike

Title: Re: Hose Ramp
Post by: stevegunn on January 14, 2006, 08:06:32 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Carpet-Window-Cleaner-Cleaning-Hose-ramp_W0QQitemZ7581766199QQcategoryZ11896QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: Hose Ramp
Post by: PaulKing on January 23, 2006, 07:19:15 pm

Mike

So how did you make the s/s, Aluminium non slip the wet ?

Can you drive over you ramp because there is a few salad dodgers driving those scotters around and they weight in at a fair few pounds you know!

Title: Re: Hose Ramp
Post by: Mike Halliday on January 23, 2006, 08:05:11 pm

its got a nice non-slip surface ;)

(http://img530.i.us/img530/1859/ramp0jf.jpg)

(http://img530.i.us/img530/1989/ramp20jd.jpg)

my ramp will support  a tank ;)

Mike

Title: Re: Hose Ramp
Post by: PaulKing on January 23, 2006, 08:33:50 pm

But it's flat so how do you get the hoses to run underneath? Not really a hose ramp more like a bit of metal with the egdes bent over. 

Also those exposed edges, thats a  big risk if anyone fell and landed on them especially those nice right angle ends.

Anyway it's money where your mouth is time! :) :) :) :)

Dust off the tank and demonstrate it, if your lackng a tank, your van will do, lets us see it supported it over a vac hose without crushing the hose.

Title: Re: Hose Ramp
Post by: Mike Halliday on January 23, 2006, 09:08:06 pm

Paul read my post again ::)

 It says I could have some hose ramps made cheaper than the price quoted by steve, as a comparrison I stated I had a S/S ramp made for £70, this is a ramp I use to get my pressure washer out of the van , perhaps we are confusing our interpretation of 'ramp'

You don't sell these plastic ramps by any chance do you? as you seem to be getting a little defensive ;)

Mike

Title: Re: Hose Ramp
Post by: PaulKing on January 23, 2006, 09:46:31 pm

Nope i don't sell plastic ramps!

Just interesed in how you would make the checker plate non slip in the wet, and of course you would be able to copy a design for less than the retail price but that can be said for a lot of things.

Personally it didn't take me that long to make the £128 to buy myself a set  ;D so didn't see much point in spending time shopping around or mucking about building.

Of course if money is tight you could make a "no frills" ramp using an empty fairy liquid bottle, 48 egg boxes and some sticky-backed plastic  :P

Just realised that Beverly is in the "Historic East Riding of YORKSHIRE" aaaahhhh it is all becoming clear ;)

Title: Re: Hose Ramp
Post by: stevegunn on January 24, 2006, 01:10:40 pm

How the ramp looks painted up.Last one on ebay today.

Title: Re: Hose Ramp
Post by: stevegunn on January 24, 2006, 05:31:22 pm

Less than an hour to grab a bargin ;)

Title: Re: Hose Ramp
Post by: PaulKing on January 24, 2006, 05:41:52 pm

Steve
I am jealouse going to have to strip up mine now what did you used spray paint or brush?

Title: Re: Hose Ramp
Post by: stevegunn on January 24, 2006, 05:55:06 pm

I'll ask my dad he did it ;)

He used a brush