[Lee GLS]

What van are you thinking of going for Lee, and do you still have the drills powering your hose reels.

Simon.

Yeah still got the drill, it's still going strong 

I'm looking at a transit or dispatch/scudo/expert. Whatever turns up first that's in my price range and ticks all the boxes.

[Lee GLS]

Simon, what size spreadder plates did you use and where did you get them from?

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

My ranger was kitted out by Denni from water fed pole systems ltd. when I moved it across although I used new bolts and nuts I reused the spreader plates, just basically thick metal blocks as these went with the tank and were still in good nick. You would probably do well getting the metal and cutting and drilling it yourself as a lot of off the shelf stuff will be thin and not up to the job.

You want to use plates at the top and bottom really if you can.

I would steer well clear of the chasis. Denni who installed mine raved about putting it through the chassis and drilled into the chassis on the ranger but in actual fact you are compromising the integrity of the vehecal.

Simon.

[Lee GLS]

Arr ok thanks. Had a look under my van and to be honest fitter has t used very big prices for the plates, in some places it's only small angle iron. I will try and get a sheet of steel. Do you know what thickness the metal is on yours? 

[luther1]

Arr ok thanks. Had a look under my van and to be honest fitter has t used very big prices for the plates, in some places it's only small angle iron. I will try and get a sheet of steel. Do you know what thickness the metal is on yours? 

Mine is 5mm Lee. A proper DIY job. Just a bits of plate threaded

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

It's pretty difficult to measure but probably in the region of 6-8mm. Other thing you need to make sure it's rust proof ie stainless steel or something similar.

Simon.

[Total shine cleaning services]

mine are 4 inches square and 6ml thickness, my fitter welded the bolts to the plates also, £30 from a engineering company with bolts and extra nuts

graham

[Lee GLS]

Thanks Simon and graham.