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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: P @ F on March 08, 2006, 10:30:47 pm

Title: Trolley system for £140
Post by: P @ F on March 08, 2006, 10:30:47 pm
Well it rained again and i needed a project , i decided to build the trolley i have been wanting for a while , got all the parts and went to it  , £140 for the finished item

  Rich  P @ F

 
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: P @ F on March 08, 2006, 10:32:15 pm
And a few more..
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: 24-7 S C Services on March 08, 2006, 10:33:09 pm
Hi Rich

It looks good. Good on you for using your brain.


Many Thanks

Andrew
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: gaza on March 08, 2006, 10:46:30 pm
P@F YEAH YEAH YEAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BUT DOES IT WORK?

 NO WELL DONE, NICE BUILD BUT WHAT ARE YOU USING FOR BATTERY BOX? AND

WERE DO YOU GET THEM FROM AND HOW MUCH?

   GAZA
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: P @ F on March 08, 2006, 10:56:19 pm
GAZA , YEAH YEAH YEAH , BLAH BLAH BLAH , NOT TELLIN YOU !

  1. Of course it works , and very well too
  2. Vari Tech in Plymouth £10 , its called a powerhouse battery box .

  Rich  P @ F 
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: jouk45 on March 08, 2006, 11:14:37 pm
very good trolly p@f. ;D.jouk45
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Post by: s.hughes on March 08, 2006, 11:15:18 pm
Rich
What happens when the pump connections leak? have you got holes in the box. They always leak you know, well mine does so everybody elses should as well.

Steve
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: brett walker on March 08, 2006, 11:19:48 pm
P&F

looks very smart 8)

well done mate

bet it goes faster than my van ;D

Brett
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: P @ F on March 08, 2006, 11:24:48 pm
Steve , dont want to sound cocky but i have thought about that already , if you look at the bottem pic you will see the box is on an angle , should my connections ever leak  { they wont } the water will drain away !

 Rich  P @ F
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: s.hughes on March 08, 2006, 11:32:39 pm
Rich
Yup notice that now you mention it and it tilts away from the battery. I have the same trolley but found the height a problem for my car so I cut it in half, drilled a few holes in it and put a new handle on it. Dosnt sound good I know but it does look good and I will soon post pics of it.

Steve
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: gaza on March 09, 2006, 12:07:56 am
p@f :wont it tiip up when water tank is empty? weres the start button? what did you use?

picking brains

 gaza
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: P @ F on March 09, 2006, 12:16:39 am
Gaza , are you trying to catch me out   ..... LOL
This is a well balanced bit of kit , the barrell is empty in the pics and it still appears to be stood up !    ;D ;D ;D

 The power switch can be seen in the bottem pic , back of the black box , £1.49 from motor factors , 3rd shelf just inside door ! ! !  LOL    ;D

 Any more Q's ?

 Rich  P @ F 
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Post by: Paul Coleman on March 09, 2006, 06:54:44 am
Gaza , are you trying to catch me out   ..... LOL
This is a well balanced bit of kit , the barrell is empty in the pics and it still appears to be stood up !    ;D ;D ;D

 The power switch can be seen in the bottem pic , back of the black box , £1.49 from motor factors , 3rd shelf just inside door ! ! !  LOL    ;D

 Any more Q's ?

 Rich  P @ F 

Yes.  How long does it take to get from 0 to 60  ?
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: Morph on March 09, 2006, 09:00:32 am

 Any more Q's ?

 Rich  P @ F 

Did you fit the laminate flooring? ;

Do you eat all those hula hoops?

Oh, ..and, Is that just orange juice, or orange barley? ...Or something else??;D
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: Davie T on March 09, 2006, 04:32:45 pm
If you reduce the height of the battery box, the centre of gravity will improve therefore avoiding the barrow tipping backwards when you remove the water container or reduce the weight of the watyer container.  Nice use of the brackets to secure the box!
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Post by: ray l on March 09, 2006, 07:03:41 pm
is that a tap on hose-lock connector.

ray
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Post by: gaza on March 09, 2006, 08:40:50 pm
PJ: ANYMORE QUESTIONS? YES CAN I HAVE MY JACKET BACK PLEASE?
SERIOUS WHAT IS THE EXACT DECRIPTION OF YOUR ON OFF SWITCH AS WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR ONE COULDNT FIND ONE,

 GAZA
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: P @ F on March 09, 2006, 09:11:00 pm
Its just a simple switch , rocker type , 2 connections , 1 live in from the pump and 1 live out to the battery , i cant see as i can make it any simpler !
Any 2 pole rocker switch will do the job .

  Rich   P @ F
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Post by: gmccleaning on March 09, 2006, 09:38:50 pm
Any chance off u sending me what u used to build the trolley system gmccleaning@aol.com thanks
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Post by: gmccleaning on March 09, 2006, 09:42:12 pm
Any chance off u sending me the details of how to build the trolley system thanks :D :D
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: gaza on March 09, 2006, 09:45:44 pm
how you goiing to send it  down the phone line? build your own ;D
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Post by: dai on March 09, 2006, 10:16:30 pm
Rich, my original design was much the same as yours. I ended up placing the battery in a box resting on the axle. It makes for a much more stable load when your containers are getting empty. Far less strain on the arms when pushing it too.
Nice one mate. It will do the job as well as any other bought system. DAI
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: P @ F on March 09, 2006, 10:42:47 pm
Hi Dai , i think i remember seeing your system , a very aluminium affair if i recall .
I took it for the test run today , all went well , except for the fact that i did not have enough hose coming from the battery box , just banged on 5M of mega star and its spot on .

 Rich   P @ f   
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: P @ F on March 10, 2006, 12:29:43 am
GMC CLEANING , WILL GET THE INFO YOU WANT SENT , IM A BIT BLADDERED NOW SO I WILL DO IT IN THE MORNING ..

 CHEERS MATE

 RICH  P @ F
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: poleman on March 10, 2006, 12:34:37 am
Does Vari Tech in Plymouth have a website Rick
Title: Re: Trolley system for £140
Post by: P @ F on March 10, 2006, 09:25:33 am
Ray l ,   sorry missed your comment , yes it is a tap on a hozelock type fitting , i get them from company below , £3.30 + VAT .

Poleman , sadly they dont have website yet as the business is fairly new , thats not to say they dont know there stuff cos they do .

 VARI TECH , 01752 263333 .

 RICH P @ F