[jeff1]

you lot are not selling me the idea of a van mount 

ive been looking at tanks and the like to fit a van mount

now, the ideal of the hose catching anything and everything really will wind me up

Matt I thought you would have learned the problems by now,  the pole hose is 10x worse for catching on things, butyou know all that? its only when you reel the hose in, you may get a problem, thats why I walk back with the end in my hand and on the way back I look  for things the loop may catch on.

[Rob_B]

where can i get one of these balls from?

I got a bag of 6 from tescos for £1.80ish. They look identical. They call them golf training balls.

[windowwashers]

where can i get one of these balls from?

I got a bag of 6 from tescos for £1.80ish. They look identical. They call them golf training balls.

you can also find them in pet stores and drill the hole out, I am just lazy and for just over a quid I really cant be bothered to mess about doing it, I guess this is why Alex sells them.

[jeff1]

I use a Tennis ball, bought it of my grandson for 50p but dogs have a tendancy to want to play with it I was reeling my hose in one day and it went tight then it went loose but kept coming so I kept reeling, when it came around the corner the custy's german shepard had it in his mouth.

[Jago]

i put a big hook on mine i got free tables chairs the lot he he also got a flat paddling pool too 

[pootwo]

THATS THE WAY JEF ,AND ON THE WAY PICK THE WAY RUND THINS THAT MAY SNAG

[Jon-scwindows]

how about a remote operated electric hosereel with a keyfob on off to reel it in, then it will reel the hose in while you walk back with the end, i want one ! only £500

[Village Gleam]

I've always walked the end back to the van/reel but I still get in tangles.

Like you Jeff I did have half a tennis ball protecting my tap, but i took it off because it gets in the way.

I took Ian Giles idea of having a harness around my neck and under my arm connecting the hose end/tap to that and walking away and back to the van that way.Often picking up' bunches' of hose on the way back.

I've put posts on here several times fishing for electric reel ideas which I believe is the last obstacle in my way to having the perfect  van set up.

First time I saw wfp was an internet video of Matt with his unger pole (about 14mths ago). It looked so easy, I had to start a wc biz and have one. Now look :

Just read Jon's post. Worth £500 if it works.(I'm hoping Matt and jeff will come up with a convert idea, and for this very selfish reason the sooner they both get vanned up the better.)

[frames to panes]

Trouble is very often i don't want the hose under tension all the time, sometimes you need a loop just so it can sit around obsticles like a flower border or a large hounds mound! For that reason i would only want the tension on for automatic wind up when back at the van - then you still get the snagging problems.

[tonyoliver]

the trad boys ore laughing at this post

[windowwashers]

the trad boys ore laughing at this post

true but they still have to go up ladders 

[jeff1]

the trad boys ore laughing at this post

Happy to be of service Lads

Just read Jon's post. Worth £500 if it works.(I'm hoping Matt and jeff will come up with a convert idea, and for this very selfish reason the sooner they both get vanned up the better.)

It would be reasonably easy to make a automatic wind in, there wouldn't be a problem designing a radio link, the main problem I see with that is the gearing and fitted to the gearing would have to be some type of return worm screw, what this would do is move across the top of the reel to lay the hose across its full width and not in one big lump, who knows maybe we'll build our own, there is no way I would pay £500 for something that cost no where near that price.

[Jeff Brimble]

Sorry Sol and guys, I got my elecy powered two wheel drive trolley with its own hose reel and silicone microbore,  I do still have my unused van mount. 
Go go elecy golf trolleys for ever ! 

[Village Gleam]

Don't see the worm screw as an issue I always feed mine back in through a towel so that it get cleaned. I am prepared to move it side to side myself.
At the moment one arm windes like made while the other guides. This would be a big labour saving for me and for others.
Safety is an issue. If it gets wrapped around my ankle and upends me, or caught in a thorn bush and rips the hose, or hurtles the pole at my head etc.

Therefore, I suggest that a handheld control with a lead so that when I take my finger off the button it stops winding in. Also Some kind of guide about a meter  away from the reel which could slide from side to side and perform the function of cleaning the hose.

[windowwashers]

Don't see the worm screw as an issue I always feed mine back in through a towel so that it get cleaned. I am prepared to move it side to side myself.
At the moment one arm windes like made while the other guides. This would be a big labour saving for me and for others.
Safety is an issue. If it gets wrapped around my ankle and upends me, or caught in a thorn bush and rips the hose, or hurtles the pole at my head etc.

Therefore, I suggest that a handheld control with a lead so that when I take my finger off the button it stops winding in. Also Some kind of guide about a meter  away from the reel which could slide from side to side and perform the function of cleaning the hose.

I was thinking that an auto rewind reel with anti snag shut off would be a welcome solution simple rewind free flow and stop.

I know I have seen something like this before and for the life of me cant think were.


Ian

[D.Salkeld_Ltd]

I DON'T............................

Backpack connect pole with 1mtr hose and away I go

OK..................occasionally I tread on the pole hose when working downstairs :

David