[Wayne Thomas]

IT'S NOT THE POLES.

It's lifting the reel in an out and winding it.

Leave it in the van.

[*Mr Tumble]

Nine times out of ten mine gets out of the van.  Or rahter I lift it in and out.

How else can you set the direction you need to go in?

And what if the hose get's all funny on you and kinks up? Answer: it falls out of the van and bends something when it hits the floor.

I lift it out un less it's in a more or less straight line to where I'm working.

How does anyone else do it?

[frames to panes]

Never take mine out ever, have it mounted as close to the back door as possible then park as best i can for a straight pull. Thinking of screwing a guide inside the doors if i can find one. If it's a really odd angle i'll pull several yards off the spool to start. Even better would be to mount the reel on a large cartridge bearing to allow it to move with the direction of pull.

[*Mr Tumble]

What about if there's a car/bush/tree/corner of house/small dog in the way?

I always position mine to give the clearest run, and I am not always able to park the van in the best place.

I don't know how you guys who leave it in the van cope.  Mine just drops out when it snags.

[frames to panes]

Clipped to the floor really solid.It also means i never have to disconnect the water supply either.

[pitcher]

to all ....   had same problems when first started WFP .arms shoulder tenis elbows.went to quack advise to change grip on pole regualar to allow different muscle to be used .Now do this with out thinking.3yrs down line i have no problem.My staff new and old use this method and have never had a problrm>worrying though