[paul saunders]

A 12v bilge pump will fill a back pack in seconds.

[d s windowcleaning]

ive got a brand new 75 ltr tank that i use in the back of a corsa , local work just nip home and re-fill , distance work i take mi van .

[bumper]

i have a skoda fabia, i can put trolley in back and 4 barrels in boot and 2 in back seat, and i trade bottoms its a pain lifting purefreedom trolley in and  out ive marked all paintwork on back door of car,but its only a work car,works well for me.

[dazmond]

cant imagine a tank in a car!is it legal?anyone got any pics of their tanks in various different cars?i bet it makes you look even more of a cowboy than the rusty old mondeo/astra estate trad windys!!

[AuRavelling79]

Having worked out of cars with wfp and now having regular part time workers on board and having resurrected my backpack/sacktruck combo:-

The above posts of 125L tank/backpack on a shopping trolley and tradding bottoms are the way to go for a 66 year old adding to his pension.

Can your Dad put one back seat down? If so put a 125L tank longways in the back. Make sure it has a good pump on it to fill the backpack. Put the empty backpack on a collapsing sacktruck next to it. (got mine a fortnight ago from Cost co for £15) with a bungee. Maybe carry a part filled 25L drum as well.

How to work:-

Open hatch, put empty (no more than 5 litres in the bottom) backpack and trolley on floor. Fill to brim (16-18 litres) from 125L tank or from drum. Roll it to the property. Use it for tops. On a standard council semi you should get 15/16 upper windows from a backpack on repeat cleans so say two plus houses.

When low - either use the 25L drum and take 10-12 litres of water to top it back up or wheel it back to the car for a top up.

Tips:

Locked back gates. Have 12 metres of pole hose on a drum or wrapped around the sack truck arms so that you can leave the back pack by the gate.

Think about ditching the 125L tank/pump and having six/eight 25L drums filled to 15/16L so they aren't too heavy. Put the front passenger seat right back and put two in the front footwell, six in the boot and the backpack on a board on the front passenger seat.

Have a spare charged battery (maplins) and always charge it the night before working.

Your Dad:

If he is doing 5 a day then this will work for him and it will be easier on his body if he resists the temptation to overfill the barrels and try to lift them,  he will hate it to start with; he'll ache because he is using different muscles; ask him to take it steady and persist.

Go with him if he'll let you and you have time.

In his situation he must trad bottoms - it's an easy no-brainer!

[AuRavelling79]

cant imagine a tank in a car!is it legal?anyone got any pics of their tanks in various different cars?i bet it makes you look even more of a cowboy than the rusty old mondeo/astra estate trad windys!!

Really helpful Dazmond. 

[andyM]

This is how Jouk fills his backpack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT1V5pYJam8

[Lee GLS]

Great instructions gold. I gave offered to do the first cleans with him from my van so that should make it alot easier for him on subsequent cleans. Hopefuly he will go for the idea, it's not nice seeing your dad absolutely knackered from needing to carry on working for a few more years.

I think one of those 80l tanks might even be enough and fit straight in the boot with no need for folding seats, all his work is near his house so he can come home to fill up if need be.

Thanks all your advice chaps.

[Pope vader]

why dont u merge ur business with him and work from a two man van,   and knock like hell

[Lee GLS]

I already work with my brother.