[jeff1]

On checking out Karls Blog again, I found this topic, is this guy a member on here?
More picture can be seen on Karls blog.
www.robinson-solutions.blogspot.com/

Kevin James has a new ride - and it isn't your normal vehicle for a window cleaner! Kevin of "Life on a Ledge window cleaning" operates on the Somerset/Wiltshire border servicing the main towns: Bath, Bradford on Avon, Frome, Westbury and Trowbridge. He uses a quad (Can-Am 800) that is capable of towing 500 kilos - more than enough to clean the houses of the 850 residential clients he services. In fact he states that he now needs 1000 clients to fill five days a week on a six week turnaround with the use of the water fed pole!

[Chris Galloway]

Brilliant, how much fun must that be? 

[pjulk]

Great idea not sure the police would be happy about that pole sticking out the front as far as it is though

[Chris Galloway]

I know they are road legal, but can you ride them on a motorway? Ive just never seen one on a motorway.

Ive always wanted a motorbike, but i could trade the car in for one ( i think you only need a car licence for one of those)

[pjulk]

Yes you can use them on the motorway and as you say you only need a car licence.

[birdymiller]

I think its a great idea if your work is pretty compact and in a nice area. Round my way it would get vandalised in no time. Got to be more fun and economical than a van.

[jeff1]

I know a chap (w/c) who has a copmact round and he's in the process of converting a large electric mobility scooter to pull a trailer with.

I think he and the guy with the quad bike are doing a clever thing, They'll get noticed even more by people and I bet they pull in the work from there little conversions? best of luck to them both.

[Chris Galloway]

I know a chap (w/c) who has a copmact round and he's in the process of converting a large electric mobility scooter to pull a trailer with.

I think he and the guy with the quad bike are doing a clever thing, They'll get noticed even more by people and I bet they pull in the work from there little conversions? best of luck to them both.

problem is the quads are rather noisy! that could put upper classes off who live in the country. So you lose possible good earners?

[trike]

i use a trike with a trailer

[jeff1]

I know a chap (w/c) who has a copmact round and he's in the process of converting a large electric mobility scooter to pull a trailer with.

I think he and the guy with the quad bike are doing a clever thing, They'll get noticed even more by people and I bet they pull in the work from there little conversions? best of luck to them both.

problem is the quads are rather noisy! that could put upper classes off who live in the country. So you lose possible good earners?

I agree in some respect Chris but there is also the other side of the coin as I have found out.?

I use a petrol pressure washer for my guttering work and with the noise of the engine, people come out to see whats happening, when they see what I'm doing I often get booked to do there's as well.

i use a trike with a trailer

Got any pictures then Trike so we can see your set-up? sounds good to me.

[Chris Galloway]

I know a chap (w/c) who has a copmact round and he's in the process of converting a large electric mobility scooter to pull a trailer with.

I think he and the guy with the quad bike are doing a clever thing, They'll get noticed even more by people and I bet they pull in the work from there little conversions? best of luck to them both.

problem is the quads are rather noisy! that could put upper classes off who live in the country. So you lose possible good earners?

I agree in some respect Chris but there is also the other side of the coin as I have found out.?

I use a petrol pressure washer for my guttering work and with the noise of the engine, people come out to see whats happening, when they see what I'm doing I often get booked to do there's as well.

Yeah there is that.. i always bang the doors a bit louder on a Saturday, or rattle the ladders if im using them.. u get the window peepers looking, and it does get you extra work.

[jeff1]

I find Saturdays the best day to pick up extra work, start the pressure washer up around 10am and they can't moan that I disturbed there lay in as most people are up by then? (well I am Lol)
Some are just going out shopping or what ever, they hear the washer going, have a nose and some come over to ask how much to do there's.
Then you get the curtain twitchers, I like them as well

When I was still on ladders I used to rattle them a bit louder on Saturdays Lol

[darragh windows]

i have a quad myself but would never use it for window cleaning its nice to get into the luxury of the heaters in the van

[Captain Scarlet]

we have a gardener with exactly the same setup but without the wfp stuff, but still a quad with a trailer and he goes everywhere in it,

[LWC]

we have a gardener with exactly the same setup but without the wfp stuff, but still a quad with a trailer and he goes everywhere in it,

on it

[ftp]

That guy is very close to me but i've not seen him yet. I can't think of a worse vehicle with this cold weather to be honest.

[s.hughes]

I want 1

[LWC]

I want 1

Yeh, like i said i wonder how much them tanks hold, if you cold get near 200 litres on it would be cool

Sqivel hosereel on the back, a backpack running the hosereel and it removable if needed. a place for your poles to attch up right, youd only need a 17ft xtel pole, great

[ftp]

Just looked up the towing capacity on one of those 800cc models - 590kg pretty impressive for such a small vehicle. Trouble is the quad weighs about the same as the trailer (probably less) so i would think braking might be dodgy. Be great in the Summer.
Think i know of the guy, he used to have his van with the tanks on the outside i believe. Bit like Ghostbusters. 
He's on here, see the 'stuck in the mud' post.

[clean]

Good lord what ever next  :