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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: geefree on September 25, 2007, 06:43:32 pm

Title: hosereel in van.
Post by: geefree on September 25, 2007, 06:43:32 pm
Hi

Im just curious.. (again lol)

as to how you all stop your hose reel in the van from moving around... i have a flat tank, and i like to work from the side door,

but if i drop it in front of the tank, it gets trapped in the door when i pull it out,

and if i sit it on the tank it slides everywhere or drops in the slit in the tank centre...

thats where i would like it but how i tie it down please guys.

Gary.
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: Pole2pole on September 25, 2007, 06:46:17 pm
I gought a couple of exhaust clamps for pennies Gazza, drilled 4 holes and clamped her down. You gotta be sure you're not drilling into anything you don't want to like fuel tanks and spare tyres  ::)
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: Pole2pole on September 25, 2007, 06:47:20 pm
Hi

Im just curious.. (again lol)

as to how you all stop your hose reel in the van from moving around... i have a flat tank, and i like to work from the side door,

but if i drop it in front of the tank, it gets trapped in the door when i pull it out,

and if i sit it on the tank it slides everywhere or drops in the slit in the tank centre...

thats where i would like it but how i tie it down please guys.

Gary.
Sorry misread i think...........DON'T DRILL HOLES IN TANK.........REPEAT......DON'T DRILL HOLES IN TANK.  :o  :o  :o
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: geefree on September 25, 2007, 07:04:03 pm
 ;D ;D ;D ::)

Haha
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: Sir Squeaky on September 25, 2007, 07:10:43 pm
I've clamped mine to a 4ftx2ft piece of chipboard.
Spreads the weight, and it doesn't slide around.
If it did, it can't move far, it's almost as wide as where it's sat.
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: Davew on September 25, 2007, 07:12:38 pm
I had a crappy Hozereel that could be wall mounted. I kept the brackets and dumped the reel. They have a simple release catch so you can take your reel out whenever you want. I mounted it to the floor near the back door.
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: steve smith on September 25, 2007, 07:15:48 pm
I bought some water pipe clamps frpm B&Q only a couple of quid for 10 and my Metal hose reel snaps into this and i can snap it in and out easily, these hold it very steady in the van and doesn`t move, it only has 1 screw through it, i have mine screwed into the floor for using the rear door but these are superb for holding it in the van
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: Davie T on September 25, 2007, 07:17:04 pm
Screw an appropriate piece of external plywood to the floor and attach reel via brackets ( round ones that secure plumbing pies to the wall) or,  simply create, by same ply, a long canal shaped opening sufficiently wide enough to slide the hose reel  legs into and then place another piece of ply over the canal to form a bridge. The overall result will have the reel enclosed entirely by the ply. Difficult to explain- hope you understand.
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: East coast window cleaning Services on September 25, 2007, 08:56:19 pm
here mate mines bolted to my tank

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/rickyuk/SP_A0038.jpg)
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: mike richardson on September 25, 2007, 10:35:45 pm
ive got 2 both are bolted to the van roof on a frame, there brill never move anywhere,gona fit new ones to my ibc tank nxt time,
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: windowwashers on September 25, 2007, 11:12:28 pm
here mate mines bolted to my tank

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/rickyuk/SP_A0038.jpg)
not thought of getting a bigger van   ??? as look a little cramped
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: Trevor Knight on September 26, 2007, 10:42:17 am
All our hose reels are bolted either to the floor (100m microbore) or to the ceiling for the smaller 60m hose reel.
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: East coast window cleaning Services on September 26, 2007, 04:03:57 pm
here mate mines bolted to my tank

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/rickyuk/SP_A0038.jpg)
not thought of getting a bigger van   ??? as look a little cramped

you gonna buy me one :D
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: windowwashers on September 26, 2007, 04:40:57 pm
here mate mines bolted to my tank

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/rickyuk/SP_A0038.jpg)
not thought of getting a bigger van   ??? as look a little cramped

you gonna buy me one :D
if the 6 number i have come up tonight I will OK  ;)
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: East coast window cleaning Services on September 26, 2007, 04:43:57 pm
hold you to that sunshine

I'll have that primastar setup which is in the for sale section
Title: Re: hosereel in van.
Post by: geefree on September 26, 2007, 06:16:46 pm
Thanks once again for your replies,

i do need to put the reel on top of flat tank tho,.. as its useless for side doors on the floor...

i think i have sussed it,
i will use the narrow slit in the middle of the tank,  and put something like a flat piece of wood on top and  a leg into the slit joined together.... and screw my reel to that.  ::) ;D