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Tom White

Can I see inside your van, please?

I'm interested in where you position your battery, pumps, flow controllers, hose reels; where you store your poles, and other window cleaning paraphernalia.

Oh, I'm particularly interested in seeing how you guys secure your hose reels to your van.

Cheers!

(apologies for all the n00b posts).

Tom White

C'mon, don't be modest guys, stick 'em up!  ;D

Klean07

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This is an old pic. I've made a few changes since this was taken including buying new poles etc.
kkleanwindowcleaning.co.uk

Andy@w.c.s

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Heres three tosh hope it helps

Tom White

Klean, how did you secure your poles to the roof, and do they rattle about when you drive?

And is the ply lining strong enough to cope with putting hooks and hanging stuff off them?

(Wor Lass is laughing at yer peg bag BTW).

Tom White

Very nice, Andy.

Cough, cough, Show off, cough cough.  ;D

Klean07

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Ply lining was done at factory. For my poles I use 6inch downpipe secured to bulkhead and roof. My two batterys fit nicely behind passenger seat. My digi stram fits nicely on wheel arch. I still have peg bag but its now under passenger seat.
kkleanwindowcleaning.co.uk

mci services

tosh I don't have pics, but if you imagine all the stuff you just bought, then put it in a van then throw a grenade in then thats what it looks like ???

I work out a side door with the reel strapped onto the lay flat tank, not sure how I would do a two person set up, I have a modular pole on bungies running along the roof and my everyday harris in there as well, and yes they do rattle about,

Tom White

tosh I don't have pics, but if you imagine all the stuff you just bought, then put it in a van then throw a grenade in then thats what it looks like ???

Squeaky's van always looks neat and tidy!  ???

mci services

tosh I don't have pics, but if you imagine all the stuff you just bought, then put it in a van then throw a grenade in then thats what it looks like ???

Squeaky's van always looks neat and tidy!  ???

yes but I am a man and I don't do tidy, whereas squeaky seems a bit OCD or gay ;D

Only joking squeak's no need for numbers :P

actually being serious it may be worth having a look at as many systems as possible, but as I said before it is all trial and error and finding out what is best for you

Tom White


yes but I am a man and I don't do tidy, whereas squeaky seems a bit OCD or gay ;D


Yes, I hear gay men are neat and tidy types.   ;D

Squeaky's van is always immaculate looking. 

I saw Ian_Giles's spanking brand new van yesterday and he'd trashed it already.  There was resin all over the shop; it looked like a beach in the back of his van.

And thanks for the advice, Stu, I like to try and get as much info as possible before I do anything new; and this forum is a great place to ask.

Cheers, mate.

Frankybadboy

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this was my first van with 250ltr tank



Blue Frog Systems

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Pics of my expert

400L upright .... drilled a hole through the floor and through the hose reel with a bolt going straight through

Wooden frame at the top holding 3 x 1M pipe tubes for poles and hooks for holding a set of steps
Only those who risk going too far will truly know how far they can actually go

Tom White

Smart Blue Frog, I like the way you've hung your ladders and poles from the ceiling.  I'm not sure I'm going to do that though, I've only got a partial (low down) bulk head and I can imagine if I crash, those things would fly into the back of my 'ead.

But I would do it if I did have a full bulk head.  I've a roof rack, so ladders will go there.  I've ply lining, so I'll attach the poles to the walls with some simple ladder type hooks (that you would hang ladders on a wall for storage in your garden).

I'll put the pumps, flow controllers, and switch on  separate pieces of ply and attach them to either side of the wheel arch, and I'm not going to attach my hose reels to anything just yet, till I've had some experience of working with them.  I have a feeling their may be some value to being able to lift them out and put them on the ground, depending on what direction my van is pointing and where my work is.

I've a load of bungees and plastic crates, so it'll be nice to be able to have the room to keep wet weather clothing in the van, spare equipment, tools, and probably some other stuff too that would never fit in my estate car.

And as Stu has pointed out, it'll take a bit of 'testing and adjusting' to see what works best for us.

I hope my pumps and flow controllers arrive today; then I'm off working! 

Exciting Eh?  ;D

d s windowcleaning

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where theres muck theres money

Blue Frog Systems

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Thanks Tosh....

I havent got a bulk head at all. The other day i had two emergency brakes that i very nearly went into the side of cars that had pulled out on me.

Nothing moved apart from my tool kit in the back. The poles wont go forward because of the brush heads stopping them and the steps because of the hooks being the correct way.

I carry a nipper in the van with me now and then... im completley sure that i wouldnt have anything flying into the front to hurt them.

Trial & error is the best way to be honest. Thats how i found the set up i have now. One thing i  would suggest is that you fix some wood to the bottom of your reel as when they are loose in the back they fall over when you go round a corner. 
Only those who risk going too far will truly know how far they can actually go

Spruce

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Tosh
You've got a fairy high roof with that van of yours, which means that you could use the distance between your head and the roof as pole storage. The windscreen doesn't go all the way up to the roof line either. I have seen some using the centre of the van above the centre passenger seat as pole storage.
The van was built on the same chassis base as the people carrier, but with a slightly higher roof.
Success is 1% inspiration, 98% perspiration and 2% attention to detail!

The older I get, the better I was ;)

John Atkinson

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Pics of my expert

400L upright .... drilled a hole through the floor and through the hose reel with a bolt going straight through

Wooden frame at the top holding 3 x 1M pipe tubes for poles and hooks for holding a set of steps
It looks very good. I wish I had a van like yours...

Blue Frog Systems

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Its easily done .... just a wooden frame sitting at the top with hooks for the steps and 1M soil pipe for the poles

If anyone wants some better pics of how i've done i'll take some
Only those who risk going too far will truly know how far they can actually go

Tom White

Yes please, Blue Frog; that'd be great and much appreciated.

Tosh