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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: gerard mcmanus on March 27, 2009, 12:40:39 pm

Title: pole carriers
Post by: gerard mcmanus on March 27, 2009, 12:40:39 pm

I am looking for, one of these long tube containers you get on roof racks for carrying poles, can anyone suggest anywhere, I just cant seem to find anyone that sells them.

cheers

Title: Re: pole carriers
Post by: pjulk on March 27, 2009, 12:47:03 pm

You can make them out of waste pipe from your local plumbers merchants they will also have the end caps.
Also wickes sell the bits or used to.

Then go to halfords they sell metal straps for these which is about a tenner.

Cost maybe £30 in all.

Title: Re: pole carriers
Post by: dave.e on March 27, 2009, 03:44:13 pm

some thing like this

(http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu184/s2none/DSC00007.jpg)

Title: Re: pole carriers
Post by: SonOfFormby on March 27, 2009, 03:51:33 pm

Pipe clamps £15.99 a pair at halfords. Anyone think the screws look a little weak when you zoom over the image?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_491443_langId_-1_categoryId_165618

Lee

Title: Re: pole carriers
Post by: matt on March 27, 2009, 04:02:43 pm

Quote from: SonOfFormby on March 27, 2009, 03:51:33 pm

Pipe clamps £15.99 a pair at halfords. Anyone think the screws look a little weak when you zoom over the image?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_491443_langId_-1_categoryId_165618

Lee

no, they look fine to me

though to be fair, its a fair whack of money

you can just use cable banding or fixing band

something like this, they sell it at wicks

http://www.acefixings.com/products/id/1844/galvanised-fixing-band/

Title: Re: pole carriers
Post by: East coast window cleaning Services on March 27, 2009, 04:37:49 pm

Get a Proper pipe carrier with amount of storys im hearing about poles being nicked at least with these you can lock them up. But i still take mine out of a night just to be safe. Also just cut a bit out for your gooseneck job done


Heres mine
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/rickyuk/van2.jpg)

Title: Re: pole carriers
Post by: gerard mcmanus on March 27, 2009, 05:13:56 pm

p and r where did you get yours and how much, I've been looking at these

http://www.vangadgets.co.uk/pipe_carriers_tube_carrier_conduit_roof_rack.htm

they seem dear, and would need the 150mm*(6inch) by 3200mm*(10.5 feet), thats £200  :'(.

Is that the going rate for these.

the poles I want to store, are 3 meters long. Definately wont fit inside my kangoo, thats where I am keeping the ones I have at the mo, but want bigger ones.

Title: Re: pole carriers
Post by: R W C on March 27, 2009, 06:06:30 pm

I had a result as my brother inlaw works for a local rental company, custy wanted a tube on a rental van but they got the wrong size so i got i t for £30 and paid £6 for 2 of them brackets to connect it to the roof rack.

Title: Re: pole carriers
Post by: bigw66 on March 28, 2009, 10:44:02 am

Hello i have one of these pole carriers which i dont need £50.00 if you are interested, I am in Erith.
Regards
Lee

Title: Re: pole carriers
Post by: Jeff Brimble on March 28, 2009, 10:54:29 am

Lock them inside against the roof on perspex corrugated sheeting shelf.

Title: Re: pole carriers
Post by: gerard mcmanus on March 28, 2009, 12:04:44 pm

Quote from: bigw66 on March 28, 2009, 10:44:02 am

Hello i have one of these pole carriers which i dont need £50.00 if you are interested, I am in Erith.
Regards
Lee

thanks mate, but your about a 10 hour drive from me, I'am near glasgow.