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Pittmonkey

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Xtel Hybrid poles
« on: July 29, 2007, 02:56:41 pm »
Can anyone give their comments on this pole if they are using one.

I’m sick of swapping poles during a clean and also feed up with the weight of my 24ft GF. I want a pole without having to swap halfway through a job.

So far my preference is the 31ft x-tel Hybrid because of the 4.6” sections and weight. Or should I just go for the 34ft version again taking into account that I want to use it as an all round pole.

Thanks
Wayne
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jeff1

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2007, 03:13:36 pm »
My universal pole was put into the shed, when I got my 34' x-tel Hybrid, I now use this pole as an all rounder, all day, every day. excellent pole.
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Pittmonkey

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2007, 03:23:25 pm »
Hi Jeff

I knew someone was using one and now remember it was you and your Boss ;D

What brush do you use on it?
Wayne
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Alex Gardiner

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2007, 03:38:26 pm »
Whilst the 34ft Hybrid is a great pole and very usable I still would not want to have to lug it around on most of my work. I always try to use the lightest pole I can.

If you still want to work with a pole that can reach a fair way up then either the 24ft or 28ft Hybrid would be a better pole as they are both a lot lighter than the 34ft.

My choice would to have a cheap and very light 17ft fibre glass X-Tel for 90% of the work and a longer hybrid in the vehicle for anything higher up. This would make you a lot faster and less strained at the end of a days work.
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poleman

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2007, 04:10:57 pm »
Alex do you have any 45ft X-TEL Carbon Fibre poles or if not, could you get your hands on a 44ft facelift  :)

Andy
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Pittmonkey

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2007, 04:12:13 pm »
Hi Alex

I use a 15ft on most jobs which is fine but I'm getting a stack load of 3 story work and using my 24ft GF is playing up on the old back. I was waiting for the new SL-X pole but dont think I cant wait any longer and need to get sorted.

Any news on the SL-X?

The 28ft Hybrid would give me a working height of 30ft ish I presume

Pole.......Sections........Extended Length............Weight (Length and Weight of pole sections only)

27ft.........6x4' 6"...............27' 8".........................2.3 kg

Wayne
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Alex Gardiner

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2007, 04:16:29 pm »
Hi PoleMan

Yes we do have a 45 ft X-Tel CF in stock.


Hi Pittmonkey

We still have no fixed production date for the SL-X, we wish we did. The pole is great it's just getting all of the details finalized for production.

The 28ft X-Tel Hybrid is a very good pole, and if you need to get this high you would not be disappointed with this size pole.
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Clive McDonald

Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2007, 05:30:30 pm »
Will my shrader male connectors fit on the tails of gardiner poles? Ie 17'gf Xtel mentioned
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macmac

Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2007, 05:40:45 pm »
What you need wayne is a pole with removable sections but still telescopic. don't know if the x-tel's do this but facelift poles do. So basicaly you only use the number of sections you need, add sections for higher jobs & take them off for normal use. I have a 44ft carbon facelift but use it at 24ft 95% of the time for all tops & bottoms, i only use my little pole twice a month now & this is only on 2 conservatories with very, very tight acsess.
A 24ft carbon facelift is just a dream to use & has a base section not much thicker than a broom handle. expensive? yes, quite, worth it? even more so, once used you'll wonder how you ever managed without it. ;)

tony
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Pittmonkey

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2007, 06:18:35 pm »
@ Macmac
After taking your advice some months ago I was originally going for the Facelift when I first started but due to production problems there was a 6 week wait so had to get an alternative. I had a play with the Facelift at the Fed show in Blackpool and was blown away with them.

The predicament I'm in is that I don’t do any high commercial work and find it hard to justify spending a lot of money for a pole I will probably never really use to its full potential. That’s why I was thinking of the x-tel Hybrid for my 3 story work and should the odd high commercial work come in I may be able to handle it with this pole. The other selling point for the x-tel is that they have much smaller sections.

@ Alex
Does the 34ft Hybrid allow you to take section off when not needed?

Thanks
Wayne
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Alex Gardiner

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2007, 06:23:25 pm »
Hi Rainwater,

The Schrader are compatible with the EZ-Snap male ends.

Hi Pittmonkey

You can remove sections on the Hybrid but not in the same way as a Facelift, you have to undo a bolt, remove the handle and then pull the section/s off.
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NWH

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2007, 06:50:15 pm »
Alex i was thinking of getting 1 and having it chopped on the sections to make the base section even shorter,what do you think.
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Alex Gardiner

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2007, 07:37:59 pm »
Hi NWH,

It is quite simple to modify the section size. Simply remove the clamp lever and ring and slide out the section. Cut the section off to the length you want and re-stick the tape on the section in the appropriate place and reassemble.

For a 6 section pole it would probably take you 40 minutes to modify.
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NWH

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2007, 07:42:34 pm »
I think i would get Mark or Tony to do it but i don`t want a section to be sticking out of the base section when the pole is closed,what i`m thinking is the base section could be say 4ft in length and if i had say a 30ft Hybrid to start off with after converting i`m still going to have a 24ft pole which is 4ft closed,does that sound about right and is it possible.
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Alex Gardiner

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2007, 07:52:49 pm »
Sounds about right and it is possible.  Are you sure you want a couple of amateurs like Tony & Mark doing it for you?  ;) (not that I'm offering!)
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NWH

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2007, 08:01:36 pm »
That`s what i thought LOL,i`d prefer it if you did it really but i suppose i`d better keep them happy.Tony keeps telling me that he is designing that new brush and new telescopic superlite with you,but i don`t think he`s telling the truth some how do you?
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Alex Gardiner

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2007, 08:12:17 pm »
Tony's taught me all I know ...............................
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NWH

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2007, 08:13:26 pm »
In your dreams?????????????????????????????????
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Alex Gardiner

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Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2007, 08:18:20 pm »
 ;)
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Clive McDonald

Re: Xtel Hybrid poles
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2007, 08:45:48 pm »
I want the same as NWH.

Can't someone make a 4'  bottom extension that attaches to cheap 12'/15' downstairs poles?
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