Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: paul mather on January 11, 2007, 05:21:43 pm
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Driving along this morning & a huge gust of wind caught my ladders & blew them off the van, luckily on to the grass verge & away from the road, so no damage done.
Anyone else have any mishaps due to the bad weather today.
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no mate because most of us dont work in this weather :o Aint worth the risks.
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Paul what do you use to keep your ladders on your van?
I use the ladder clamps, they don't go anywere with them.
Glad no one was hurt, or the police wern't behind you.
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Bungee straps, never had a problem with them before, most annoying thing is I very rarely ladders since going WFP so could have taken them off this morning.
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You tight old bu***r you ;D ;D ;D
Buy some clamps, must admit though I took my ladders of 2 weeks ago, when I changed to the dark side, and I hope I don't have to put them on that often.
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Ladder Clamps are a must mate! Just incase the next time this happens they DO go into the road and cause some serious damage!
Shaun R. :)
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Not bungee's, I knew a cleaner who lost an eye using them.
Buy some ladder clamps please.
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I've always used bungees as I find it faster to get the ladder on and off with them.
Steve
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Ask someone who is ex military and they will tell you their is two types of bungie. One is a short fat type that is well made and expensive, very strong and reliable with a million uses. The other is long thin and no more than a piece of elastic with hooks on the end (usually with a colouful design) that will take your eye out.
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Driving along this morning & a huge gust of wind caught my ladders & blew them off the van, luckily on to the grass verge & away from the road, so no damage done.
Anyone else have any mishaps due to the bad weather today.
I use the ladder clamps that others have mentioned as I don't need to remove the ladders much these days. However, when I was removing the ladder a lot more often, I used straps with quick release buckles. You can get them in Halfords. You may also need something attached to the roof bars/rack to prevent sideways movement. I used to use Thule roofbars and some triangle shaped pieces plus the above mentioned straps. These days I have the clamps. The roofbars have a couple of bracketsd where the previous owner had attached a pole holder. This stops sideways movement.
Really it depends what arrangement you currently have so you can adapt it to your needs.
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to prevent sideway movement I put exaughst clamps on the roof bars. These are free from any tyre place and since I started using then every other w/c has caught on. These just bolt onto the bars and the ladder will never move.
Steve
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to prevent sideway movement I put exaughst clamps on the roof bars. These are free from any tyre place and since I started using then every other w/c has caught on. These just bolt onto the bars and the ladder will never move.
Steve
Any pictures Steve, I don't know what you mean? ;)
Shaun R.
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I should think he means...
http://www.bhushanexpo.com/pcat-gifs/products-small/clamps1.jpg
Actually if you could find a long U bolt and a couple of wing nuts to go with that clamp it would be a pretty good way to lock a rung to the bars anyway.
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Karls right their the ones. You can get them from halfords but you have to pay for them. Just ask for them when you have a tyre changed. Put them on with the bolts upright and they will hold the ladder solid.
Steve
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Cheers Lads I know what you mean now! :D
Shaun!
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I use bungy rope. You can by it at many builders merchants by the metre.
I don't use hooks on it, just tie loops in the ends and loop it over the roof bar.
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I use ladder clamps. but when i am going from job to job I use a small ratchet strap which you can get from the local market or I found mine in poundland. I also have some load stoppers bolted to my roof bars to stop sideways movement like these on ebay Item number: 130068004529
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save the hassle buy an ex bt van with the roof rack on top its brill pull the ropes & the ladders are off easy as pie & they never move at all,you never have to climbup either
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Paul what do you use to keep your ladders on your van?
I use the ladder clamps, they don't go anywere with them.
Glad no one was hurt, or the police wern't behind you.
i use ladder clamps put them on tight trouble is wind lifted van 10ft off ground :o :o ;)