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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: colin purewater on August 12, 2012, 11:18:51 am

Title: Securing pole to roof rack over night
Post by: colin purewater on August 12, 2012, 11:18:51 am
The last few weeks I have been keeping my big pole
On top of me van, and have had people every day now
Asking for quotes due to seeing the pole.

I don't use the pole very often but would like to find
A secure methord to keep it on to of my van at night
And all day etc, it's just bungied on at tho mo,

Any ideas please?

Cheers

Colin
Title: Re: Securing pole to roof rack over night
Post by: Dean Taberner on August 12, 2012, 11:56:12 am
Its a bit dodgy to be honest colin mate in case it gets nicked,

There are special pole carriers that that be bought though,

Whenever I'm working away and my van is left exposed on say a hotel car park I always leave mine on site or at a push if its got to be done, take it in the hotel room with us. :D.

Dean.
Title: Re: Securing pole to roof rack over night
Post by: Archer on August 12, 2012, 02:54:46 pm

Hi Colin,

my advice would be to leave it on your van NEVER.

Trust me when i say this, but if you leave it on your van you are not only asking for the pole to be nicked, they could well know where you live and know you will have to replace it and have others.

They will sell them no trouble, so never leave it on the van, even if you could lock it in a pole tube.

You are asking for trouble.
Title: Re: Securing pole to roof rack over night
Post by: EandM on August 12, 2012, 11:00:51 pm
I put my CLX inside my cab if I'm out of sight. Crime rate here is very low but I wouldn't push it.
Title: Re: Securing pole to roof rack over night
Post by: richywilts on August 12, 2012, 11:22:33 pm
i need a big pole whats ya address again col maghull ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Securing pole to roof rack over night
Post by: colin purewater on August 13, 2012, 07:10:03 am
Cheers for the replys gents

 I do no what you saying like, I was just hoping
Some had thought of some thing! I was thinking about
Welding a hasp and staple on to double scaffold coupling,
And the padlocking it on.
It's a 3m Brodex monster pole so I can't really put it any were
In my house. I'll have to think of something

Cheers

Colin
Title: Re: Securing pole to roof rack over night
Post by: Dave Willis on August 13, 2012, 09:11:37 am
Brodex?

get it insured and hope someone nicks it.
Title: Re: Securing pole to roof rack over night
Post by: frankwii on August 13, 2012, 09:16:57 am
buy a cheap pole and brush , drill holes in it and bolt it onto your roof rack  - simples - then no worries about if some nick it as it will be useless to them  and will break i half if is extended ....
Title: Re: Securing pole to roof rack over night
Post by: andrew hamshare on August 13, 2012, 10:13:39 am
You have to think like a thief to catch a thief.

If I were a thief and saw an expensive looking bit of kit bolted or padlocked to a van roof I'd nick the van then rifle through the contents at my leisure.

Seriously, if you were to leave that pole exposed people may assume the hidden gear is even better booty.

Title: Re: Securing pole to roof rack over night
Post by: andyM on August 13, 2012, 03:03:14 pm
Cheers for the replys gents

 I do no what you saying like, I was just hoping
Some had thought of some thing! I was thinking about
Welding a hasp and staple on to double scaffold coupling,
And the padlocking it on.
It's a 3m Brodex monster pole so I can't really put it any were
In my house. I'll have to think of something
Cheers

Colin

Im sure you can find a use for it....................Flagpole? Washing Line prop? TV aerial? Lightening Conductor? ;D