[G & M]

Bob can you post a link to the £200 reel you bought

[kempy]

Crazy £840 . Wow

[tlwcs]

Bob can you post a link to the £200 reel you bought

Bob, please stick us up a picture of it in the van, i want to look at what its sitting on.
Tony

[bobplum]

I have the power up from Jordan king, love it, real help in your day to day work, i have no doubt the Hannay and Cox reels are better quality but for £200 ? you cant go wrong....imo

intresting..how long have you been using it for Bob and have you had any issues with it.

cheers

No issues, had it about 6 months, real energy saver

[bobplum]

Bob can you post a link to the £200 reel you bought

go to
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CC4QtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DCaD2Tl0QNsk&ei=-4ghVfvNDJbxaNuXgLAJ&usg=AFQjCNH17LeNVNqwWpfkOj-FLg3ABF1a7g&sig2=jpuUizzaj_A3S7i4Ot0J9A&bvm=bv.89947451,d.ZWU

[bobplum]

Bob can you post a link to the £200 reel you bought

Bob, please stick us up a picture of it in the van, i want to look at what its sitting on.
Tony

will do tomorrow

[Richard iSparkle]

Anyone whose window cleaning and thinks £840 is a lot of cash (especially for something that will help you work better) needs to find another job.

that's a daft comment!

[Nathanael Jones]

I reckon a motorised reel might save 10 minutes a day - so maybe an hour a week,.. so going by the average hourly rate here that'd be £20 - £40  extra earning potential  (in extra time) per week,.. so from that point of view you could potentially increase your earnings considerably over the course of the year,... but still, £840 is mental money - for that price I'd want a remote control and self layering mechanism too at the very least.

[Richard iSparkle]

I reckon a motorised reel might save 10 minutes a day - so maybe an hour a week,.. so going by the average hourly rate here that'd be £20 - £40  extra earning potential  (in extra time) per week,.. so from that point of view you could potentially increase your earnings considerably over the course of the year,... but still, £840 is mental money - for that price I'd want a remote control and self layering mechanism too at the very least.

that may well be the case, but to suggest someone who doesn't want to spend that much on a hose cart needs to get out of the industry is daft.

for the record, i am planning on buying a set of hannays myself

[duncan h]

I can wind my reel in vary fast, but at the end of a day my elbow hurts. Its all about making the job easier

[p1w1]

I reckon a motorised reel might save 10 minutes a day - so maybe an hour a week,.. so going by the average hourly rate here that'd be £20 - £40  extra earning potential  (in extra time) per week,.. so from that point of view you could potentially increase your earnings considerably over the course of the year,... but still, £840 is mental money - for that price I'd want a remote control and self layering mechanism too at the very least.

For me its not about making extra money or paying for itself, it would make my job alot easier and take away a lot of unnecessary strain on my back by not having to bend over or keep lifting the hose reel out (like i've done in the past) which will let me continue in the window cleaning game earning , so when you look at it from my perspective the cost really doesn't come into it its all about making the working day as easy as possible.

[p1w1]

Hi Paul

Still going. You are very welcome to have a look. I find the van mounted version an easy reel to use.

Best wishes, David

Hi David
have e-mailed you thanks

[Clever Forum Name]

I reckon a motorised reel might save 10 minutes a day - so maybe an hour a week,.. so going by the average hourly rate here that'd be £20 - £40  extra earning potential  (in extra time) per week,.. so from that point of view you could potentially increase your earnings considerably over the course of the year,... but still, £840 is mental money - for that price I'd want a remote control and self layering mechanism too at the very least.

The heaviest thing I lift now is a cone. I never did my reel for speed. It was to prevent RSI and stop joints from being hammered. Last four jobs today were 90Meters of hose out and was like FFS I am tired. Then realised I have an electric reel LMAO.

i am working on my controller at the moment. We started off with 2.30mins to reel a 100M That's dead weight. 100M walked out and just dropped on floor. Reprogrammed software it's now 1.45mins. STILL loads of power left to go faster but i dunno. I have a hose guide setup. So gotta think of safety as well.  I increased speed at weekend. Not keen on it tbh. Not through rollers.

However the controller I had made is awesome and will be on display at the Dorset show. It's bloody amazing. Can't thank spring enough really for it.

[Richard iSparkle]

the heaviest thing i lift now is a pen!

[dazmond]

I reckon a motorised reel might save 10 minutes a day - so maybe an hour a week,.. so going by the average hourly rate here that'd be £20 - £40  extra earning potential  (in extra time) per week,.. so from that point of view you could potentially increase your earnings considerably over the course of the year,... but still, £840 is mental money - for that price I'd want a remote control and self layering mechanism too at the very least.

For me its not about making extra money or paying for itself, it would make my job alot easier and take away a lot of unnecessary strain on my back by not having to bend over or keep lifting the hose reel out (like i've done in the past) which will let me continue in the window cleaning game earning , so when you look at it from my perspective the cost really doesn't come into it its all about making the working day as easy as possible.

ive not lifted my hose reel out of my van for years while window cleaning!why dont you leave it in the van when working?its much easier mate.

[Clever Forum Name]

the heaviest thing i lift now is a pen!

Always go with wallet joke, never pen 

[Perfect Windows]

I reckon a motorised reel might save 10 minutes a day - so maybe an hour a week,.. so going by the average hourly rate here that'd be £20 - £40  extra earning potential  (in extra time) per week,.. so from that point of view you could potentially increase your earnings considerably over the course of the year,... but still, £840 is mental money - for that price I'd want a remote control and self layering mechanism too at the very least.

Well, my solution (see video above) gave me about a clean extra a day while I still used it, I reckon.  And it cost me £50.  And when it goes wrong, any drill would do to repair it - no having to pay for the one supplier in the world to repair it.

I'm going to get a new drill and start it again.  Such a simple solution.

Vin

[G & M]

Vin what type of drill did you use. I've tried a few different ones (12v 14v 18v) wired up to the 12v battery and they all burned out.

[Richard iSparkle]

the heaviest thing i lift now is a pen!

Always go with wallet joke, never pen 

[Perfect Windows]

Vin what type of drill did you use. I've tried a few different ones (12v 14v 18v) wired up to the 12v battery and they all burned out.

I used a very cheap Silverline (I think) drill that was on offer at Toolstation (3 for £90, if I recall).  18V, wired to a couple of old batteries in series (so 24V).  Unfortunately, the kid in the video couldn't cope with the instruction "if the hose snags you MUST stop winding and clear the snag".  So I came back to the van once and he was standing with the hose snagged round a car tyre while smoke rose out of the drill, looking surprised.  He burned out the other two as well in exactly the same way.

That's the secret.  The instant a drill stops, the current flowing through it goes through the roof, so while with a hand winder you might try to pull a hose free, you must never do it with an electrical one, whether £30 or £400.

Vin