Hey Damo, do the hoses go out through the floor?
Originally reels were on the deck. Bending over to wind in and spooling hose was hard. Had the frame made to combat that.
That's decent mate, do you have a way of covering the hose port though? Do you have issues with it freezing in winter? Or can you pull the hose right up into the van?
I did have jumbo ball protectors on the reel hose so the fittings stopped outside. Had no issues with freezing as drained the system (reels and pumps)
Main issue was not being able to put the brake on the reels without putting the reel under tension. So once i let the fitting dangle, after a 3 minute drive it was wrecked! Forgot about speed bumps! So i have now swapped over to smaller protector balls. These then go into the van and the pole hose is wound onto the reel. After two days i love it. Its not perfect but i love it! All i need todo is use a better cable tie to stop balls from moving. But they really do slide through rollers with ease.
My next mission is making a new type of hose. TBH i am fed up with micro bore and pole hose. So there must be a compromise.