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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: P @ F on October 23, 2017, 08:52:43 pm

Title: Payload reached !
Post by: P @ F on October 23, 2017, 08:52:43 pm
Thought i was going to be way over with all the additions fitted , heater , gas bottle , solar panels on roof , 350 tank and frame plus power reel !

Turns out with a full tank and everything i need to carry i have come in at 612kg , payload is 610kg .
As long as i dont get stopped before the first 2 windows im laughing  ;D
Title: Re: Payload reached !
Post by: p1w1 on October 23, 2017, 08:53:30 pm
or a fry up in the morning  ;D
Title: Re: Payload reached !
Post by: P @ F on October 23, 2017, 09:04:41 pm
I am  ok though as im only 68kg and i rounded up to 70 .
Plus the figure includes the fuel tank 90% full , i never have more than half tank so thats at least 20 kg back  ;D
Title: Re: Payload reached !
Post by: Plankton on October 23, 2017, 11:01:24 pm
Get your tyres filled with nitrogen, that'll save a little on weight.
Title: Re: Payload reached !
Post by: Scrimble on October 24, 2017, 04:59:29 am
have you had the van on a weighbridge or are you just estimating?
Title: Re: Payload reached !
Post by: dazmond on October 24, 2017, 07:35:28 am
Thought i was going to be way over with all the additions fitted , heater , gas bottle , solar panels on roof , 350 tank and frame plus power reel !

Turns out with a full tank and everything i need to carry i have come in at 612kg , payload is 610kg .
As long as i dont get stopped before the first 2 windows im laughing  ;D

that picture you put up a while back of your van Rich i thought you had an elephant in the back! ;Ddoes your back tyres not scrape on the wheel arches?

i think your crazy using a little van like that for wfp! ;D
Title: Re: Payload reached !
Post by: Dry Clean on October 24, 2017, 08:40:36 am
Agree with Dazmond, something like this would suit your needs better.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYKnvXapauI
Title: Re: Payload reached !
Post by: P @ F on October 24, 2017, 09:34:07 am
have you had the van on a weighbridge or are you just estimating?
No , I took everything off while i had a clean up and weighed it as it went back in .
Title: Re: Payload reached !
Post by: P @ F on October 24, 2017, 09:56:32 am
Thought i was going to be way over with all the additions fitted , heater , gas bottle , solar panels on roof , 350 tank and frame plus power reel !

Turns out with a full tank and everything i need to carry i have come in at 612kg , payload is 610kg .
As long as i dont get stopped before the first 2 windows im laughing  ;D

that picture you put up a while back of your van Rich i thought you had an elephant in the back! ;Ddoes your back tyres not scrape on the wheel arches?

i think your crazy using a little van like that for wfp! ;D
Yes , It does sit a little lower than i would like , but nothing fouls anything , and when i get down to 250 L it comes back to normal ride height .
I took the step of putting increments on the sides of the tank while i had my gear out so i can monitor my usage , most days i come home with near 100 L i reckon , only 2 days a month i get close to running out .
I am looking at putting my 250 in and having the backpack and 1 barrel full , that will put me at 300 L which will do me apart from the 2 days i mention .
So i will split the day of half a million gaffs into 2 days and top up with low usage jobs .
The other day is commercial and has low TDS water on site , so no problem .
This will knock about 55kg off straight away .

As you say with regard to the van being too small , yes , looking back maybe a Berlingo or Doblo would have been a wiser choice but i have been on the other end of the scale with a T4 and all i did was carry lots of stuff i never used !   
Title: Re: Payload reached !
Post by: P @ F on October 24, 2017, 10:03:10 am
Agree with Dazmond, something like this would suit your needs better.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYKnvXapauI
If i hadnt of moved 10 mile away from my work and the custies didnt mind me using their water i would consider that TBH  ;D