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Title: What size tank?
Post by: tom20001 on November 20, 2017, 09:18:25 pm
Im trading up to a bigger van, what size tank do the one man operators on here generally have?

Cheers lads
Title: Re: What size tank?
Post by: p1w1 on November 20, 2017, 09:24:22 pm
500lt for me..but i would say just stick in the biggest tank your van can handle (future proof it)
Title: Re: What size tank?
Post by: dazmond on November 20, 2017, 09:40:12 pm
Im trading up to a bigger van, what size tank do the one man operators on here generally have?

Cheers lads

500L for me too and  a CONNECT L2 240.perfect for a sole trader IMO.the vans not too big or too small.
Title: Re: What size tank?
Post by: Shrek on November 20, 2017, 09:42:38 pm
500 ltr , you may not use it all in a day but it’s better to be able to carry more than you need than to carry just enough
Title: Re: What size tank?
Post by: tom20001 on November 20, 2017, 09:44:46 pm
Fair play lads i was thinking 500L too....650 would take up too much room.

Price of new renault trafic about 7,000 cheaper that Vw transporter i was considering buying so going to go check out the renault friday . 500L should still leave plenty of room for gutter vac and pressure washer
Thanks lads, hope business is good 👍👍
Title: Re: What size tank?
Post by: tom20001 on November 20, 2017, 09:46:08 pm
500 ltr , you may not use it all in a day but it’s better to be able to carry more than you need than to carry just enough

Exactly shrek i though 400L would be bit small
Title: Re: What size tank?
Post by: nathankaye on November 20, 2017, 09:52:32 pm
Before I switched from trad to wfp, my mate did who I was helping (1 day a wk!).  He used a 350 tank and relatively new to wfp as he upgraded from trad tools, but I would trad downstairs. Sometimes if he was to far infront he might do the odd full houses.
At the end of the day we used to have about 150 / 100 litres left.

So when i switched I thought if im doing up n down I dont want to chance running out of water and so I opted for a 500ltr tank.  In 2yrs I have probably ran dry 3 times.
Title: Re: What size tank?
Post by: Splash & dash on November 20, 2017, 10:43:29 pm
500 -650 should do you ok if working on houses and a bit of traveling between jobs probebly will have  a bit left , if doing commercial in one spot should do most of the day , that’s what I found when working on my own