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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: darren_smart on December 29, 2006, 12:31:40 pm
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HELP.......Need to get a trolley and could do with some advice....i know this question has been asked before
but if you have one ...freedom,omnitrolley,or other could you tell me pro's and cons ..and be honest !! ;D
got to get one asap .. any help and advice would be appreciated !
Thanks Darren
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HELP.......Need to get a trolley and could do with some advice....i know this question has been asked before
but if you have one ...freedom,omnitrolley,or other could you tell me pro's and cons ..and be honest !! ;D
got to get one asap .. any help and advice would be appreciated !
Thanks Darren
I have an Omnitrolley (the "Classic") with DI. It's fine but I would rather have one with a microbore hosereel attached too. So I think I will be updating to their newer one next year.
You will get many different answers for this question. What you need to ask yourself is how you intend to use the trolley and how pure will the water be that you will be putting into it. This may give you an idea as to what features you require on a trolley.
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thanks for your reply,it was an omnitrolley i'm seriously concidering ,work is mainly domestic mixture of rural and estates have a backpack for now but need to rest back !!
not quite sure of " depends on how pure water is " isn't all pure water "pure" ??? only use water that has reading of zero.. ?
do ever use use your trolley from your van instead of taking out ??
Darren
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If you were to use it from the van, would you be as well to get a 250 tank and a pump?
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thought about that but need to get every thing out of van pretty easily as do carpet cleaning too
and need to swap equipment over + if can use trolley from van gives me a bit more versatility........
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im am also buying a trolly in the next month or so, and have been looking at the omnitolly mk3 , has any boby got one these what they like? how much was it? no price on there web site yet and there closed at the moment, also what pole should i be looking to buy with this system. my work at the moment is all domestic and i am a wfp virgin so any help would be welcome cheers tony
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got omnipole pice list... new mk 3 is £495 + vat
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cheers for that darren what do you think of it? or do you prefer one of the other omnitrollys
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looks like a good buy....but like you i'm hoping to get some more good advice from our 'friends here'................... ;)
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thanks for your reply,it was an omnitrolley i'm seriously concidering ,work is mainly domestic mixture of rural and estates have a backpack for now but need to rest back !!
not quite sure of " depends on how pure water is " isn't all pure water "pure" ??? only use water that has reading of zero.. ?
do ever use use your trolley from your van instead of taking out ??
Darren
When I referred to water purity I did not know if you were intending to fill the trolley with water that had been through a DI unit or water that had only been through an RO. If the latter, you might want to consider having a trolley with a small DI unit - or at least having one fitted to it as an extra. Some designs of trolley may not have space to fit a DI unit AND a hosereel onto and could affect what choice you make.
For intance, I have a van mount which is currently carrying water at 005 TDS (this is how it's currently coming out of the RO). To fill the trolley from the van mount via the van DI is a slower process but at least I know it's 000 in the trolley. Other times I want to fill the trolley much more quickly straight from the van mount as I have the means to do this. However, this means that the water I use from the trolley won't pass through the van DI and will be 005 in the trolley. Therefore I have a small trolley DI too in order to make sure the water I use is pure. Some people will choose to filter the water to 000 in their static tanks thus negating the need for DI on the trolley.
It all depends on your setup and how you wish to work.
Sometimes I do use the trolley as a mini van mount but only if I have run the van mount out of water at the back end of the day or if something has gone wrong with the van mount and I don't have the bits I need to fix it on the fly.
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...expertly explained.....i am no longer confused !!! ...many thanks your help . ...
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thought about that but need to get every thing out of van pretty easily as do carpet cleaning too
and need to swap equipment over + if can use trolley from van gives me a bit more versatility........
Darren,
A trolley system will take up more room than a tank as you have to carry all them barrels to fill your trolley up.
Doug
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Hi Darren,do you need just the trolley or do you need to buy everything then here`s a good buy,Gaz
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WATER-FED-POLE-WFP-TROLLEY-AND-VAN-SYSTEM-WINDOW_W0QQitemZ170065205575QQihZ007QQcategoryZ112579QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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yep...already made contact !! ta
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mmm looks good buy think i go for that, gaz how much u recon it all cost him ?
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mmm looks good buy think i go for that, gaz how much u recon it all cost him ?
Well Andrew mccan who sells the freedom trolleys sells them for £995 but you don`t get the big pole or van tank or hose and reel so that one seems a good buy,Gaz
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.I would recommend the pure freedom trolley, ideal if youre working from 25ltr barrels also can be used as a van mount.
I have used mine now for over a year and have had no problems the best thing for you to do is check out all the trolleys, backpacks and Matts diy site and decide which is best for your work
regards
Brett
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I use the omnitrolley classic and im pleased as punch with it.
I have had it for about 20 months.
For me if i was going to get another trolley it would be the MK2 omnitrolley as i like the design of that one.
Paul
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ive got both the 125ltr and the 50ltr mk2 omnitrolleys and they are fantastic i can think of many pros but not 1 con with these trolleys , i have had them both over a year and am pleased as punch with them
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/waterfed/S3010042.jpg)
Gary
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I was gutted when i got my omnitrolley classic as a few weeks after i got it they brought the MK2 trolley out.
If only i waited.
Paul
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I was gutted when i got my omnitrolley classic as a few weeks after i got it they brought the MK2 trolley out.
If only i waited.
Paul
Paul. If you check out the Mk3, you will see that the hosereel is on top of the unit. It appears to save space in the van - handy if space is tight. Also, the Mk3 is clear - allowing you to see more easily how much water is left in it.
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Yes i have seen pics of the mk3 but not in the flesh.
And by the pics i think the mk2 looks better but saying that if i had the the mk3 in the flesh maybe i would change my mind.
Paul
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I use peters Trolly System had it now for 7 months, added a few bits here and there and its the dog'd B........s, can have it sitting in the van when using or take it out to hard to get places Brill. Try Boxburn Cleaning Products.
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darren
i have been useing a freedom trolley for 6 months and have been well happy with it.
i keep 50m of hose on the van and only use this to do the back of properties where i can not get the trolley round. i keep 12m of hose wrapped around the handle that if the machine is kept at the side of the job, gives me more than enough hose to coplete it.
the pump on the machine has failed once, but to andrews credit at freedom , the machine was collected on the wednesday afternoon, the pump replaced and was returned by 10 oclock on the friday morning. not bad considering i am over 200 miles from them.
all things will go wrong from timr to time and i think you can only judge how good the company is when things go pear-shape.
i know there is a good choice of systems to build or buy but i have been well impressed with freedom
tony
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thanks to all for the helpful comments ! :) decision to be made shortly.....
and i agree after sales care means a lot to.......
Darren
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means everything if it is the difference between you getting paid and not getting paid.