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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jaykie on March 01, 2008, 07:00:35 pm

Title: How Many Poles?
Post by: jaykie on March 01, 2008, 07:00:35 pm: How many poles do you carry in your van and what sizes are they all?
the reason i ask is because im getting
1 x 27 ft reach 4 section telescopic fibreglass pole with VIKAN brush
and 1 x 4 ft 2 section pole complete with VIKAN brush for low level cleaning

didnt know if it was worth changing the 27 ft to a 30ft and getting a 18 ft aswel

Chris
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: NWH on March 01, 2008, 07:06:55 pm: 6ft brodex-17ft extel-24ft carbon facelift-S2.
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: frames to panes on March 01, 2008, 07:28:13 pm: Must be a couple of thousand poles where i live.
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: Mr H on March 01, 2008, 07:29:45 pm: 1 x 2 section 12ft fibreglass Extender
1 X 22 ft Carbon fibre
1 x 32 ft Fibreglass
1 x 60ft SL2 but have extra base sections so can go a bit higher if needed

The 32ft pole will be replaced with a carbonfibre one when it needs replacing. Got it when I started as couldn't afford a carbon 1 back then....

Regards
Mr H
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: Feen on March 01, 2008, 07:38:40 pm: 25ft XTel hybrid and an omnipole the started off life at 18 ft, but has been cut down to approx 12ft extended and 5ft closed.
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: alanwilson on March 02, 2008, 12:57:04 am: Quote from: DJW on March 01, 2008, 07:28:13 pm
Must be a couple of thousand poles where i live.

yeah but they're not all in your van - although they probably arrived in the back of someone else's van!! ;D
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: jaykie on March 02, 2008, 07:57:28 am: Only 3 people use poles so does that mean everyone else is trad then.

Chris
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: frames to panes on March 02, 2008, 08:38:01 am: Worn out 12' extender for conservatory cleans, twenty five ish foot fishing pole with spare sections (on it's last legs) and a thirty five foot Superlight (Sunday best pole only) for three storey and above. Will reduce this to two poles only eventually - SL-X and a Superlight
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: Dean Aspects on March 02, 2008, 08:45:24 am: 3x4ft extender pole for ground floor a facelift c/f used at 20ft with other sections to use at 35ft and soon to add a 60ft pole covers everything on my round

Dean
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: Pure H20 Cleaning Services on March 02, 2008, 09:40:01 am: 4ft multi pole (2x2ft) 0.09kg
8ft multi pole (2x4ft) 1.25kg
2x18ft multi pole (3x6ft) 2.65kg
34ft/10.3mtr carbon fibre(6x6ft) 7.55kg

all my poles are ionic glass or carbon fibre
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: mark311069 on March 02, 2008, 10:07:23 am: homemade 7ft 2piece
17ft fibreglass 3 piece
45ft sl-2
and iam looking for another one mayby 30ft ish extender for everyday use on 2nd/3rd floor windows
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: matt on March 02, 2008, 10:11:03 am: 1 X 2 M unger style ( cleanteh own ali ) pole
1 X 6 M unger style ( cleanteh own ali ) pole
1 X 9 M unger ali pole

1 X RT fishing pole converted, this is what i ue all the time now, the other poles are just in the van for spares , of course the 9 M unger is used for higher work, sure its whippy and heavier ( though i tested the superlight and it wasnt far off the wieght of the unger )
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: groundhog on March 02, 2008, 10:17:22 am: 18' Brodex Predator (crap)
25' Brodex Predator (crap)
36' Brodex Tree Trunk Pole! (Double crap)

My next pole is going to be a decent one, possibly a 44' facelift, or maybe the new Gardiner one.

Actually the predator poles are quite nice to use, but they deteriorate very quickly! ;)
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: TVCS on March 02, 2008, 11:19:39 am: My superlite2
and a 4ft peewee for the downs.
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: JSMC on March 02, 2008, 11:22:14 am: i will have a 17ft xtel, 34ft xtel hybrid, pulex 3x2m telescopic pole. this i reckon should cover me for most jobs. Oh aye i also have a wooden pole for attaching applicator to for just run of the mill jobs
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: pjulk on March 02, 2008, 01:29:10 pm: For me i carry 4 poles.

2ftx2ft omnipole minipole.
15ft glassfibre pole
3 section x 2.5 mtr unger teleplus pole converted to WFP
24ft powerpole sometimes 36ft powerpole depending on work

And which one do i prefer.
Its got to be the unger pole

Paul
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: macmac on March 02, 2008, 04:39:00 pm: 24ft facelift carbon- with extra sections to go to 44ft.(98% usage)
2x4ft extender for the very odd bottom i can't do with above.

Tony
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: Alex Gardiner on March 02, 2008, 04:46:52 pm: I used to carry about 6-7 poles for a two man vehicle, now we carry the following for each two-man vehicle:

1x 13ft X-Tel glass fibre pole.
1x 25ft carbon fibre pole (SL-X)
1 or 2 Super-Lite pole assembly.
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: Tristan R Clean on March 02, 2008, 06:58:16 pm: Alex what do you do when it is high winds?

You cant use superlite above 35ft on windy days.

Tristan
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: ladderman on March 02, 2008, 07:34:05 pm: 45 ft ergo lite ionic
30ft carbon ionic
30ft multipole ionic
25ft carbon ionic
18ft multipole ionic
18ft brodex
12ft brodex
4ft ionic
18ft brodex (facias pole)
15ft homemade con roof brush
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: Alex Gardiner on March 02, 2008, 07:35:49 pm: Quote from: Tristan R Clean on March 02, 2008, 06:58:16 pm
Alex what do you do when it is high winds?

You cant use superlite above 35ft on windy days.

Tristan

Who says? :)

If the weather is very windy and I have 40ft + work scheduled, I re-schedule, as whatever pole you're using it is best to avoid very high work in such weather.
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: rugby on March 02, 2008, 07:59:59 pm: home made 4ft
18ft gf with goose neck from gardiners
21ft brodex predator ( not lasting too well)
25ft brodex alumi propole ( not exactly light)
i would love a realy light carbon superlight but i just dont do enough work these days to warrant paying out on one
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: TDW on March 03, 2008, 09:24:12 am: 35" sl
24" xtel
18" predator
xtel and predetor to ber replaced by 25" sl-x.
Title: Re: How Many Poles?
Post by: gary999 on March 03, 2008, 11:08:01 am: 2-4ft extender
5m ali pole
24 ft universal
9mtr unger ali

all soon to be replaced :)