[craigp]

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[John Kelly]

With regards to heating your van you can get a 400 watt ceramic panel from Machine Mart for about 30 quid. Just screws onto your bulkhead and plug it into the mains.

[BRSL]

Chris she's looking good well done 

As to your coment on hoses, they look remarkably like the ones hydramaster supply, which i will assume they are similar or the same they take a while to bed in mine are about 8 months old now and just bed in nice they coil realy easy now, and yes I always keep a length of both vac and solution which I carry in by hand and keep at home when doing commercial work, you can get hose cleaners which you bolt in the back of the van conect a solution line to it on high pressure and pull your vac hose through as realling it on, but imo they arent much cop, your better off buying a pressure lance and cleaning them once a week, every thing gets a coat of wax weekly and all the brasses get some cilit bang she still looks brand new but I have got too much time on my hands

Things you need in the van though include a ramp, corner guards and signs

Things you dont need are a portable and buckets

All the best
James

[Michel Roberts]

Chris R

Is that a short or long wheelbase vivaro

Michel

[Phil Marlor]

James, I have the same machine as Chris, when you say everything gets waxed, what do you mean exactly?

What do you do to keep your machine looking new forever?

Phil

[BRSL]

Phill  "Yes"

By waxing I mean I take everything out the van put it on the drive and using my hydraforce with tutle wax n wash I presure wash it all, it all looks the same now as the day I bought it but im a bit anal, a drop or disafectant in the waste tank at the end of every day keeps that smelling fresh and stops sediment setteling and a drop of cilit bang on brasses and bolts keeps them looking like new too, I did have a couple of bolts on the TM starting to rust a bit the other day but I treated them with rust converter.

Do you think it's a bit over the top, I even wash my chemical tubs

oh I do have a light scratch on the top of the waste tank lid but you can only see it in a certain light

James

[Timmy Boy]

Hi all
I have just spent out on a brand new van & a Prochem Apex diesel. After weeks of problems I finally picked up the van on Friday. I checked with prochem the size of van required so I plumped for the Fiat Ducato MWB H/roof.
Dropped the van off to prochem today & was told that the van was too small . They said that It was more like a SWB than a MWB and to check that I had not been sold the wrong vehicle! You can imagine the nice thought that I had bought a 10k van and it was useless .
I rang Fiat who cross referenced the chassis number with their computer & confirmed it was MWB. I rang Prochem back who said they would proceed but it would be tight on the hose reel being fitted.
Seeing the Woodbridge kit going onto a Vivaro makes me feel it is going to go. It can't be that big.....Can it?!!

[BRSL]

I could be wrong but I think the deisels are kuboto 3 cylinder deisal plants not like the v twin on the woodbridge, because of the size they dont have sub mount tanks they mount them under the reels maybee thats the problem it will be a squeeze, would be worth checking what your max weight limit is too, I got a 3.5 tonn transit and with all my kit a full tank of water and a passenger I cant add no more weight, witch I forget every now and then to empty my waste tank, could get me in trouble

James

[Chris R]

Chris R

Is that a short or long wheelbase vivaro

Michel

Its the SWB. I would probably go for the LWB if I was buying another van. The SWB can carry 1000kg, but the LWB is OK for 1200KG ( I think).

I bought the van new a few years ago, with no thought of fitting a T/M in it at that time.

I can afford to buy a new T/M, but not a new van 

The only thing I cant fit in is my Dry Fusion kit, but I hope that the T/M, fitted with a greenglide, will do away with the need for it.

Cheers
Chris

[Michel Roberts]

Thanks Chris

Michel

[Timmy Boy]

james
The Ducato is a 3.3 tonne so I am not a million miles away. If I had gone for the LWB I would have only got an additional 50kg payload. It sems a bit weird that Prochem recommend any MWB and then say it is not big enough? I have a max carrying weight of 1360kg is this not enough?
I am now worried! 

[Jason Hedges]

Hi Chris,

Nice setup!

How are you getting on with your new t/m now you've had it a few days?

I've also got a swb vivaro and am considering upgrading to a t/m.

I'm worried about the load/weight capacity, have you noticed any problems?

Kind regards,
Jason.

[Spot On cleaning]

Timmy

I had the same sort of thing with Prochem. In their catalogue they give the machine dimensions. I go out and buy a lwb Vivaro after checking the dimensions inside of the van, order a tm from them, then they tell me that i can't have a submount tank as the van ain't wide enough due to the waste tank at the back that they don't show in their catalogue or its dimensions so end up with a saddle tank mounted sideways.

I think these people should give the correct dimensions in their catalogues and possibly a cross reference list of machines and vans that they will go in.

Dave