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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: frames to panes on January 23, 2008, 02:54:02 pm

Title: All done.
Post by: frames to panes on January 23, 2008, 02:54:02 pm

Took my Despatch into the local garage today and had them alter my tank mount so that it is now bolted to the chassis as well as the floor so nothing will move and it gives me a clearer concience. Bumped into a fellow wfp cleaner the other day - escort van with trolley system in the back. several full 25ltr containers, no restraints whatsoever, no bulkhead and a booster seat on the passenger seat.  :o :-\

Title: Re: All done.
Post by: john tomkins on January 23, 2008, 07:22:03 pm

I gotta get mine done once I get a new 400ltr tank, can you give me a rough price they charge, what type of mount, and how long to do it, questions questions ;D
Cheers

Title: Re: All done.
Post by: xxmattyxx on January 23, 2008, 07:35:54 pm

booster seat?

Title: Re: All done.
Post by: Conflagration2000 on January 23, 2008, 07:37:52 pm

Quote from: xxmattyxx on January 23, 2008, 07:35:54 pm

booster seat?

Matty it's handy if you need an extra couple of inches on a high window!  ;D

Title: Re: All done.
Post by: Andy@w.c.s on January 23, 2008, 07:42:27 pm

perhaps that for his drawf helper like Santa has  ;D

Title: Re: All done.
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on January 23, 2008, 07:55:06 pm

vertically challenged please you might upset someone ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: All done.
Post by: Nathanael Jones on January 23, 2008, 08:40:59 pm

Quote from: john tomkins on January 23, 2008, 07:22:03 pm

I gotta get mine done once I get a new 400ltr tank, can you give me a rough price they charge, what type of mount, and how long to do it, questions questions ;D
Cheers

I got a local fabricator/mechanic to do mine, for building the frame and fitting it he only charged me €160. I was expecting double that!

Title: Re: All done.
Post by: frames to panes on January 23, 2008, 08:56:10 pm

I designed it myself last year because i ran out of funds for a posh cage. Basically i bolted a framework of angle iron to the floor with rings bolted to that for two five tonne ratchet straps running front to back (layflat tank). I did the same with a lower rated strap accross the tank too. Problem was i only bolted to the floor even though it was in some fairly strong areas. The garage beefed it up for me by bolting into the chassis members too. Cost me £80 for the extra work. If you get under a Despatch you will see it's quite a complicated floor pan and quite difficult to get to the main chassis just where you want to with the fuel tank sitting under the ideal areas for the front mountings. I'm amazed so few people have posted on this and explained how they did it exactly. I can only think there are a lot of bodge jobs out there. Interestingly the garage mentioned how little holds a towbar onto many cars out there.