[sharples]

any comments on these poles. Do they eliminate the need for some ladder jobs. These are sometimes called Mr. Longarm in america and have a swivel head

[JohnL]

There have been numerous discussions re the Procurve in the past.

Try doing a 'search' on this site.

 

[adixon]

Not a bad piece of kit for big windows, shop fronts things like that, not too good on domestic, very whippy at height use mine now and again certain jobs made easy not too expensive buy one have a play and you decide another tool in the van that comes in useful from time to time

[Sir Squeaky]

Another gimmick.

Some people pay money for gimmicks to show their friends, others don't waste their money.

The same sort of people buy little plastic shakers to hold their golf tees in, and have a stick on compass on their dashboard.

Ian showed me his Procurve thing, and took longer on a window than I'd do it by hand. :

[Ian Rochester]

We've got one for one job, and one job only, it is a handy tool to have in the arsenal and relatively cheap, under £100 for the whole set up.

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

Squeaky,I agree with Lionheart on this one.Using it as a `trad` pole,ya do need to
Practise,and practise to get a `feel` to it.A bit like using the `wagtail` squeegee.
Very light indeed,also it’s a very good pole for doing a `d.i.y. job` and turning it
Into a pole for W.F.P.For heights no more than say 24 feet maximum its my own
Personal favourite pole to use.The only `downside` I`ve found is the locking cones
And assemblies can`t be replaced easily like ya can say with Unger or Ettore.Other than that a very practical and handy pole.

Lewis Doubtfire
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[Ian_Giles]

Squeaks is slighty wrong in the time taken to clean a large pane of glass with one, I only showed him one method, there are a couple of different methods you can use, also, I'll lay money that on a window where a procurve would be used in preference to a pointer and an applicator held in your hand, I'll be quicker.
It isn't until you get out your stopwatch and start timing it accurately that you truly realise how long things take.

With a procurve I will also be quicker than someone using a normal extension pole and trying to zig-zag there way down the glass to the point they can take off the squeegee and continue to finish the pane of glass in the normal fashion.

However; by putting an Unger....argh! whats the bloody name off the handle?....its the Unger handle that you can adjust the angle of the squeegee channel...
Anyway, stick that on the end of the pole, don't lock it into place, just tighten it so you can pull it into whatever angle you want it to be in.
And I'll be as quick as the procurve any day of the week, I've worked out a couple of methods that are very, very effective.
Does away with trying to zig-zag your way down the pane as you have to do with a squeegee handle that is fixed.

The procurve does give you a wider range of angles that you can use it in, but it does take practice.
I have jobs where it is a godsend, other jobs when the normal extension pole is used.
It certainly gives you flexibility.
It can allow you to get at certain windows that may be really awkward to get too.

But the damn thing is also poorly designed in that it quickly wears out at the joint that allows it to do it's job.
The applicator will drop off first, then as more wear takes place, the squeegee will also keep dropping off.

It's a clever idea and avery useful addition to your toolbox.
I would say that it is only going to be of true benefit to someone who has lots of large, plate glass to clean, or who does lots of commercial work or shop fronts.

Not a lot of use on standard domestic windows.

I wouldn't be without mine though...

Ian