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Title: Gutter poles
Post by: Dan marsh on April 14, 2021, 09:13:51 pm: Hi all , my carbon fibre poles have done there time now . Not sure if to go heavy duty aluminium 8 sections for £320 or sky vac elite carbon fiber poles 8 sections for £1'500 . Can I get opinions from everyone who has either of these poles . I'm especially interested to know if the new elite poles are any stronger than the previous ones . Thanks all in advance
Title: Re: Gutter poles
Post by: Splash & dash on April 14, 2021, 09:27:01 pm: Quote from: Dan marsh on April 14, 2021, 09:13:51 pm
Hi all , my carbon fibre poles have done there time now . Not sure if to go heavy duty aluminium 8 sections for £320 or sky vac elite carbon fiber poles 8 sections for £1'500 . Can I get opinions from everyone who has either of these poles . I'm especially interested to know if the new elite poles are any stronger than the previous ones . Thanks all in advance

We have the skyvac elite poles they are good but not as rigid as the ones I had from carbon fibre tubes years ago , I also have a set of alloy poles sat in the garage not been used in 15 years ,
Title: Re: Gutter poles
Post by: Smudger on April 14, 2021, 09:31:32 pm: Neither - you'll kill yourself using Ali poles - sky vac is so overpriced it's almost a crime

Go to carbon fibre tubes they do 2" modular high quality pole (2 meters each) minimum quantity is 5 but will set you back around £360 quid ( I think that's about what it cost last time brought 5)

Darran
Title: Re: Gutter poles
Post by: Dan marsh on April 15, 2021, 05:44:46 pm: Do you mean these smudger ? https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/carbon-fibre-tube
Title: Re: Gutter poles
Post by: Dan marsh on April 15, 2021, 06:57:43 pm: Ok got it , you mean these guys right ? https://www.carbonfibretubes.co.uk/composite-part-manufacture/
Title: Re: Gutter poles
Post by: Smudger on April 15, 2021, 11:33:00 pm: yes those
Title: Re: Gutter poles
Post by: robert mitchell on April 17, 2021, 01:24:38 pm: Quote from: Smudger on April 15, 2021, 11:33:00 pm
yes those

Have you got any pictures of those gutter poles smudger?

Do they make a gooseneck for the end?
Title: Re: Gutter poles
Post by: Smudger on April 17, 2021, 01:37:33 pm: I'll take pic's over the weekend

no they don't - you can fit an Ali goose neck from ( if they are ever in stock ) from grippa or the streamline one - I bonded it into the end of one section

Darran
Title: Re: Gutter poles
Post by: robert mitchell on April 17, 2021, 02:12:54 pm: Quote from: Smudger on April 17, 2021, 01:37:33 pm
I'll take pic's over the weekend

no they don't - you can fit an Ali goose neck from ( if they are ever in stock ) from grippa or the streamline one - I bonded it into the end of one section

Darran

Cool , i love the look of the new carbon gooseneck from skyvac , great design but £238 quid!!!
Title: Re: Gutter poles
Post by: Smudger on April 17, 2021, 03:12:04 pm: My personal opinion is a carbon fibre gooseneck is not going to last long unless you put a metal sleeve on the end - goose necks take a real beating and it's not conducive to carbon fibre - c/f poles are great for lightness

Darran
Title: Re: Gutter poles
Post by: zesty on April 17, 2021, 08:18:15 pm: Do those poles fit the sky vac flexible hose darran?
Title: Re: Gutter poles
Post by: Splash & dash on April 17, 2021, 08:59:42 pm: Quote from: zesty on April 17, 2021, 08:18:15 pm
Do those poles fit the sky vac flexible hose darran?

With the rubber cuff on the skyvac hose yes they do I used to have carbon fibre tubes vac poles
Title: Re: Gutter poles
Post by: Smudger on April 17, 2021, 10:17:02 pm: Thx splash - I use 2" hose from century hoses seems tougher than what the vac sellers supply

Darran