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Title: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: buzzing on October 19, 2014, 03:48:07 pm
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1413729980_leaking hose connector.jpg)(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1413729989_broken trolley corner.jpg)

I Dropped the micro trolley on the floor with a barrel on it and broke the corner- do I need to get it welded?   And the hose adaptor leaks water- is this normal?
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: stevon on October 19, 2014, 06:45:43 pm
were did u buy it from and how much did it cost,not seen this make?
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: Smudger on October 19, 2014, 07:01:33 pm
Any more pics ? When you say dropped, how far couple of foot?

Darran
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: buzzing on October 20, 2014, 08:23:29 am
were did u buy it from and how much did it cost,not seen this make?

Broxburn Cleaning Products- Micro Trolley.  Just bought it!   The water was leaking out of my barrel on the tolley on the backseat of my car and I panicked and picked it all up.  Being so heavy I probably didn't place it on the ground very carefully; dropped it with the barrel on it.  I guess that's how I broke it.  I didn't notice it until the day after.   I tapped it up and seems better.   Would it cost much to take it somewhere to get welded?
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: buzzing on October 20, 2014, 08:25:22 am
Any more pics ? When you say dropped, how far couple of foot?

Darran

The metal has come apart on the bottom left hand corner in picture (separated in that corner).  I will try and get another picture, but I think you can see what I mean in the picture.
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: SeanK on October 20, 2014, 08:40:51 am
Not a great picture but if that frame had been welded properly you could have hit it with a block hammer
and it wouldn't have broke.
Faulty weld send it back and don't let them fob you off.
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: SeanK on October 20, 2014, 08:55:28 am
It shouldn't cost a fortune to get it welded but if you go down this route get the welder to check all
the other corners as they will more than likely need welded again.
You will also need to apply a coat of paint to stop the weld from rusting.
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: michael1 on October 20, 2014, 04:08:35 pm
how much did you pay for it
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: Plankton on October 23, 2014, 06:33:47 pm
How did you get on with the trolley. Was the supplier helpful or offer to fix the problem.
These things aren't cheap so you should expect some help.
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: Ian Lancaster on October 24, 2014, 01:28:24 pm
If you're stuck and you need to repair it in a hurry you can use a triangular piece of steel (3-4mm thick would be enough) drill it and the frame members and bolt it together.
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: soapsudtw on October 24, 2014, 02:45:37 pm
How did you get on with the trolley. Was the supplier helpful or offer to fix the problem.
These things aren't cheap so you should expect some help.
Nice one!
When I crash my car I'm going to VW and ask for some help to fix it :D
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: buzzing on October 27, 2014, 06:51:45 pm

I will call the manufacturer, but is it my fault as I dropped it about a foot with 25 litre barrel?   I might have to ask my local car mechanic to weld the corner, or learn myself.   Might brace the corners with a right angled thingee perhaps.
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: Plankton on October 27, 2014, 07:04:37 pm
How did you get on with the trolley. Was the supplier helpful or offer to fix the problem.
These things aren't cheap so you should expect some help.
Nice one!
When I crash my car I'm going to VW and ask for some help to fix it :D

Good luck with crashing your car, hope it goes well.
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: duncan h on October 27, 2014, 07:56:17 pm
a weld should be stronger than the metal !!! you can get a kit that you use with a blow torch and a rod. They are the dogs.
I would fold a piece of metal and rivet it. A sheet metal work should only charge a £5
Title: Re: Issues with new trolley and equipment?
Post by: SeanK on October 27, 2014, 08:34:17 pm
a weld should be stronger than the metal !!! you can get a kit that you use with a blow torch and a rod. They are the dogs.
I would fold a piece of metal and rivet it. A sheet metal work should only charge a £5

Exactly Duncan you could drop that trolley from a tower block and that weld shouldn't break, as Iv tried to tell him
its a faulty weld.