[Smudger]

It’s great how people assume the worst, and jump to the conclusion that your just being a cowboy

Darran

[Richard Groves]

It’s great how people assume the worst, and jump to the conclusion that your just being a cowboy

Darran

The "tied bits of seatbelt " are actually "slings" made by the same manufacturer and specs as the ratchet strap between them. My Ford Ranger has bolted on rails on the outside of its hardtop. The slings loop through the rails and themselves before passing inside the hard top and again looped through the ratchet strap hooks ( I would have just used the ratchet strap but the hooks were too big for the rails) The reason I did this was so everything was easily removable including tank when I'm on holidays, festivals, camping, mtn biking weekends etc.
The only thing maybe a bit dodgy is the two 1 meter slings were a little too long to allow me to fit a ratchet strap between them hence why I have tied a knot in them to make them the length I needed.
Yeee Haaa 

[dazmond]

It’s great how people assume the worst, and jump to the conclusion that your just being a cowboy

Darran

most window cleaners are........according to one of my customers(retired accountant!)

[P @ F]

It’s great how people assume the worst, and jump to the conclusion that your just being a cowboy

Darran

most window cleaners are........according to one of my customers(retired accountant!)

No , it’s just you Daz   😂😂😂

[jonboywalton75]

It’s great how people assume the worst, and jump to the conclusion that your just being a cowboy

Darran

most window cleaners are........according to one of my customers(retired accountant!)

Most window cleaners in my town are thick as two short planks, I'm afraid
My personal IQ is only 42
Or is that an answer to different question  ?

[dazmond]

Agree.
Back on topic. I don't have a pic to post right now and tbh others would put mine to shame and probably not so relevant as I have a pickup. But some tips ;
Keep pump low
Keep hose lengths and connections to a minimum but leak free.
Same for wiring, soldered if you can, decent crimped connections otherwise.
In line fuses. Finally,,  don't worry so much about how it looks. Be more concerned about how easily a fault can be traced / fixed e.g.  blown fuse, leak, airlock etc. Its no good something looking neat if you can't fix it easily because its a hassle to get to whilst out working if something does go wrong. Other than cost, for me, this is a big benefit to a tailor made diy system.

Good advice here, why keep pump low?  As in low to the ground?  If so, yes that makes sense.  I like the idea of finding faults keeping it simple.  Can you show some pics of your setup?  Not bothered if it doesn't look flashy, i just want basic and simple, i'm no good at DIY so for me i need to keep it as basic and straight forward as possible, certainly for my first DIY anyway.

Here you go.......told you it weren't flashy 
The wiring needs tidying up but I'm waiting on a new controller first.  Otherwise, thats about it.

its not very "inspiring"though is it?

[Richard Groves]

Agree.
Back on topic. I don't have a pic to post right now and tbh others would put mine to shame and probably not so relevant as I have a pickup. But some tips ;
Keep pump low
Keep hose lengths and connections to a minimum but leak free.
Same for wiring, soldered if you can, decent crimped connections otherwise.
In line fuses. Finally,,  don't worry so much about how it looks. Be more concerned about how easily a fault can be traced / fixed e.g.  blown fuse, leak, airlock etc. Its no good something looking neat if you can't fix it easily because its a hassle to get to whilst out working if something does go wrong. Other than cost, for me, this is a big benefit to a tailor made diy system.

Good advice here, why keep pump low?  As in low to the ground?  If so, yes that makes sense.  I like the idea of finding faults keeping it simple.  Can you show some pics of your setup?  Not bothered if it doesn't look flashy, i just want basic and simple, i'm no good at DIY so for me i need to keep it as basic and straight forward as possible, certainly for my first DIY anyway.

Here you go.......told you it weren't flashy 
The wiring needs tidying up but I'm waiting on a new controller first.  Otherwise, thats about it.

its not very "inspiring"though is it?

Anything else is just glitter 

[P @ F]

As Tosh used to enjoy pointing out  "Fur coat and no knickers"   

[jonboywalton75]

I'll take userability over inspiration any day

[Slacky]

It’s great how people assume the worst, and jump to the conclusion that your just being a cowboy

Darran

most window cleaners are........according to one of my customers(retired accountant!)

Most window cleaners in my town are thick as two short planks, I'm afraid
My personal IQ is only 42
Or is that an answer to different question  ?

Isn’t that what you earn?

[Slacky]

Per day....

[jonboywalton75]

42, no chance,  top earning day ever was £35 and that was cos I was on high earning commercial work

[jonboywalton75]

Are we on for a typical Drunken Friday night on the CIU abuse forum?

[P @ F]

I usually spend Friday nights on the Xbox , Forza 7 goes from a decent racing community to grown men fish tailing and screaming abuse at each other after as little as 4 or 5  Stella's  ( most amusing ) 
But maybe I will hang about here for a bit of  " Handbags at dawn action "  for a change   

[dazmond]

Are we on for a typical Drunken Friday night on the CIU abuse forum?

im off rehearsing with my band near BBC television studios tonight despite it being my missus birthday today!

oh well!ill make it up to her tomorrow!

[nathankaye]

Are we on for a typical Drunken Friday night on the CIU abuse forum?

im off rehearsing with my band near BBC television studios tonight despite it being my missus birthday today!

oh well!ill make it up to her tomorrow!

Nah, the present is your absence lol


Only joking 😂😂

[alank]

Well here's mine l200 two man set up all diy

[Crystal-clear]

This is my DIY System.  I bought from various parts over the years (as and when needed) and finished with this.  I always used to strap the tank down but now its all bolted and secure.  much neater that way too!

well this looks bloody amazing. why dont you offer a friendly service to do peoples vans up for a little bit of money you could charge in 3 figures.some online people wanting over 1500!id me ur first customer!

[alank]

Yup that's a very smart job well done