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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Lee Knight on July 15, 2019, 12:15:40 pm

Title: Long poles
Post by: Lee Knight on July 15, 2019, 12:15:40 pm

I'm after opinions on the best long.pole out there.

I've just picked up a monthly contract higher than my 47ft pole and not wanting to spend a fortune for one job each month I ordered a Supermax 63 which has a 68ft working height. Though not by any means a top end pole it still cost just less than a grand so is no small investment.  At full stretch it's just useable, though your zctions have to be slow and deliberate, though it's not a pleasure to clean with; move down a floor and things start to improve a lot.

However, as high work seems to come my way more it makes sense to invest a lot in a rigid, lighter, hopefully slimmer pole so what are folk using and are they happy with their pole of choice?

Many thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Long poles
Post by: Martin Lane on July 15, 2019, 02:31:25 pm

Gardiner Ultimate, great poles but you need a lot of work for them as the 63 ft comes in just sort of £3000

Title: Re: Long poles
Post by: Splash & dash on July 15, 2019, 04:15:46 pm

We have the Gardiner’s ultimate on our vans with the extended sections to go 74 feet it’s a very nice pole  but is heavy much better than an extream at that height

Title: Re: Long poles
Post by: Lee Knight on July 15, 2019, 06:00:22 pm

Thanks lads; I'll take a look at that pole 😊😊

Title: Re: Long poles
Post by: AuRavelling79 on July 15, 2019, 07:45:49 pm

Why not just add extensions to your 47? I've got two extensions for mine taking it to 60ft.

Title: Re: Long poles
Post by: Spruce on July 16, 2019, 09:22:04 am

Any pole at the height you are talking about won't be easy to use and cleaning will be slow.

That's already twice the height of my SLX40 and on a long run of windows we do each year at full stretch we swap over operators after every 5 or 6 windows.
Gusts of wind must also be a negative.

Title: Re: Long poles
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on July 16, 2019, 12:29:01 pm

Quote from: Lee Knight on July 15, 2019, 12:15:40 pm

I'm after opinions on the best long.pole out there.

I've just picked up a monthly contract higher than my 47ft pole and not wanting to spend a fortune for one job each month I ordered a Supermax 63 which has a 68ft working height. Though not by any means a top end pole it still cost just less than a grand so is no small investment.  At full stretch it's just useable, though your zctions have to be slow and deliberate, though it's not a pleasure to clean with; move down a floor and things start to improve a lot.

However, as high work seems to come my way more it makes sense to invest a lot in a rigid, lighter, hopefully slimmer pole so what are folk using and are they happy with their pole of choice?

Many thanks in advance.

ahahahah same as use we have a supermax 45 3k thats been used 3 times and is now sitting in the shed doing nothing utter poop  nobody will use it

Title: Re: Long poles
Post by: Rogue Trader on July 17, 2019, 01:48:55 pm

do u wanna sell it?

matt 07988 153247

Title: Re: Long poles
Post by: Slash on July 17, 2019, 08:28:35 pm

Hi Matt,
I have a SuperMax 50,about 3 years old but not used for the last six months,not alot of use  and in good contidion with carbon gooseneck .
£400.00