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Steven Biggs

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Supporting pole on the trolley
« on: September 19, 2015, 06:42:38 am »
Does anyone clip there pole to there sack truck  , just wondering if it might make it a bit easier while  pushing the trolley . Was thinking something like the plastic plumbing clips or any better ideas . Cheers barry .

Clever Forum Name

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Re: Supporting pole on the trolley
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2015, 08:31:04 pm »
My dad uses a drain pipe.

jo5hm4n

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Re: Supporting pole on the trolley
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2015, 11:09:23 pm »
This sounds like a brilliant idea if anybody has done this and has any pictures please post em!

M & C Window Cleaning

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Re: Supporting pole on the trolley
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2015, 12:09:50 am »
I've found that whenever I try to attach my pole to the trolley it makes the trolley difficult to manoeuvre.
Not sure if this could be applied to a sack truck but when I purchased my Freedom Trolley I got them to supply me one with the lower hook on the handle removed. That leaves just the upper hook on which I hang my reel of hose and bucket with a small amount of water and hand tools should I need them. This leaves my other hand free to carry my pole. On large areas of my round I don't need hand tools so I leave the bucket and just carry the hose and a hand sprayer (with diluted viro-sol for those stubborn greasy marks you occasionally find) on the trolley.

Re: Supporting pole on the trolley
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2015, 05:51:27 am »
I used to attach a pipe clip to my trad belt and one to my ankle and simply clip my pole to the side of my body, I used to walk abit Funny as I couldn't straighten one leg when walking but at least I didn't have to go back to the van and carry my pole separately

Steven Biggs

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Re: Supporting pole on the trolley
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2015, 11:28:47 am »
That's a great idea shrek . Any photos . Gunna try it out .

Re: Supporting pole on the trolley
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2015, 11:40:13 am »
That's a great idea shrek . Any photos . Gunna try it out .

No photos mate, but you've just gotta  imagine walking to each house like one of the queens soldiers- March March March!!  ;D

Steven Biggs

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Re: Supporting pole on the trolley
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2015, 03:56:22 pm »
Anyway what's a trad belt .  ;D

Rich Wilts

Re: Supporting pole on the trolley
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2015, 05:24:34 pm »
Why do u need to push the trolley in the first place?

Steven Biggs

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Re: Supporting pole on the trolley
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2015, 06:09:59 pm »
Don't know what you mean . You need to push it  or pull it . I have only put 10 metres  of extra  pole hose on it . Maybe extra 5 metres would have been better . But he still pulls it house to house . Just been talking to him . He says he would rather pull the trolley with one hand with pole in the other , says thT is really easy .

Rich Wilts

Re: Supporting pole on the trolley
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2015, 06:18:32 pm »
Why not get a reel and have 60 metres of hose on it, treat the trolley as if it's a tank instead of a portable thing. So, sit the trolley on the ground next to your vehicle, plug your reel into its outlet and just walk to each property your cleaning with the hose in one hand whilst it's unreeling from the reel and pole in the other. Just like everyone with a fixed tank in the back of their van does. Wheeling a trolley around doubles the time used per clean. Total waste of time and effort.

Rich Wilts

Re: Supporting pole on the trolley
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2015, 06:20:17 pm »
I used to attach a pipe clip to my trad belt and one to my ankle and simply clip my pole to the side of my body, I used to walk abit Funny as I couldn't straighten one leg when walking but at least I didn't have to go back to the van and carry my pole separately

This has got to a windup, please tell me it is. Surely you didn't do this? Seriously.

Re: Supporting pole on the trolley
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2015, 06:21:49 pm »
Are you or ur mate connecting your pole hose straight to the trolley? Or have you got like a 50 meter or 100 meter hose on a reel inbetween?
If not, I bet your back would be in pain after a day of lifting that trolley in and out of ur van