[Stoots]

If you are after a new everyday pole as well...

Why dont you get the extreme 25 then buy the extensions to 47 foot.

That way you will only ever need to replace the 25ft extreme every couple of years the rest will last you a lifetime.

[Suffolkcleaners]

If you are after a new everyday pole as well...

Why dont you get the extreme 25 then buy the extensions to 47 foot.

That way you will only ever need to replace the 25ft extreme every couple of years the rest will last you a lifetime.

@Stoots. What a cracking idea. Cheers for that. Thanks everyone. Extreme 25 with extensions sounds like a winner 👍

[Suffolkcleaners]

Having said that I’ve just looked and I would need two lots of two extensions which would take it to 44 feet. I believe I would need sections 6/7/8/9 to achieve that 44 foot height. I might need to look at the Extreme 35 as everyday pole and then just buy sections 8/9 to achieve 44 foot.

[KS Cleaning]

If you are after a new everyday pole as well...

Why dont you get the extreme 25 then buy the extensions to 47 foot.

That way you will only ever need to replace the 25ft extreme every couple of years the rest will last you a lifetime.

@Stoots. What a cracking idea. Cheers for that. Thanks everyone. Extreme 25 with extensions sounds like a winner 👍

You had said in your opening post that you wanted to invest in a pole without the need for extensions🤔

[NWH]

Can’t be doing with extensions far better to have a pole for each sized job one part of the pole is like new the other part gets knackered,triggers broom syndrome just buy the poles you need and be done with it lol.

[Bin Juice]

if you put pole tape on the extensions and put it together as a permanent pole it would feel better to use ,
i had an slx25 when i used an extension it used to feel like it was going to split .
if youve got 3 extensions there must be a lot of play in the joints with no tape

[Suffolkcleaners]

You’re right guys. Going to look at the Extreme 47 or Ultimate 46. The ultimate has a nice colour (Lol) although it says on the description it’s a darker shade now. What the heck maybe time to just invest in a decent high one!

[dd]

I would stick with slx 22 as everyday pole. It is very robust and good value.

The extreme pole needs treating gently to avoid damage. A good option though if you are having joint issues or other aches and pains.

[ray l]

I'd go for smax 50
i,ve both smax 50 and extreme 47 and very little difference when working

[dazmond]

I'd go for smax 50
i,ve both smax 50 and extreme 47 and very little difference when working

theres a massive difference mate...ive had both poles.....the smax is both heavier and much more bendy....in fact its unusable for high level solar panels or high level skylights(the bend in the pole is that bad it catches on the gutters),no problem with the xtreme,less bend and much lighter too.....

[NWH]

When you are working at that height you want the best lightest poles your body will thank you for it,when you ring up just ask 2 questions what’s the lightest stiffest pole you do please you could always call Ionic I think they do a line in scaffold poles 🤣🤣

[KS Cleaning]

When you are working at that height you want the best lightest poles your body will thank you for it,when you ring up just ask 2 questions what’s the lightest stiffest pole you do please you could always call Ionic I think they do a line in scaffold poles 🤣🤣

Not strictly true, the Ultimate is better than the Xtreme at height despite being heavier.

[Tristan R Clean]

When you are working at that height you want the best lightest poles your body will thank you for
it,when you ring up just ask 2 questions what’s the lightest stiffest pole you do please you could
always call Ionic I think they do a line in scaffold
poles 🤣🤣

Not strictly true, the Ultimate is better than the Xtreme at height despite being heavier.

At what height does the Ultimate make a difference. If you are comparing the 47ft X3  Extreme against the 46 Ultimate I bet the difference is minimal. I can understand as you start to 60 - 70 ft the rigidity of the Ultimate would come into its own.

T

[KS Cleaning]

When you are working at that height you want the best lightest poles your body will thank you for
it,when you ring up just ask 2 questions what’s the lightest stiffest pole you do please you could
always call Ionic I think they do a line in scaffold
poles 🤣🤣

Not strictly true, the Ultimate is better than the Xtreme at height despite being heavier.

At what height does the Ultimate make a difference. If you are comparing the 47ft X3  Extreme against the 46 Ultimate I bet the difference is minimal. I can understand as you start to 60 - 70 ft the rigidity of the Ultimate would come into its own.

T

Not sure, anything over 35’ I avoid. But you’re probably right, the benefit of the rigidity in the Ultimate pole will be more noticeable the higher you go.

[Suffolkcleaners]

Cheers guys. It seems to me the infrequent amount of times I will use it plus the minimal difference at around 40 feet plus on top of that it being lighter and me now in my 40’s becoming an old fart (Lol) that it’s a no brainer and to go for the Extreme 47.

Silly question but could I just take the 4 sections off and use that as my everyday pole also? As this will work out cheaper than buying the Extreme 25 and buying 4 extensions.

I believe the 47 foot has 9 sections so I could just take 4 off (or maybe just 3 if it’s that much lighter)

[dd]

If you use those sections of the extreme as your every day pole do not expect to get much more than a year out of them. OK if you are prepared to replace sections every 12 months or so.

[Suffolkcleaners]

Maybe just keep it as a whole  pole then and will last for years if I just use for high rise only. Maybe stick with my SLX 22 for everyday pole. I can’t justify spending £1362 and the other sections not lasting long.

[dazmond]

Cheers guys. It seems to me the infrequent amount of times I will use it plus the minimal difference at around 40 feet plus on top of that it being lighter and me now in my 40’s becoming an old fart (Lol) that it’s a no brainer and to go for the Extreme 47.

Silly question but could I just take the 4 sections off and use that as my everyday pole also? As this will work out cheaper than buying the Extreme 25 and buying 4 extensions.

I believe the 47 foot has 9 sections so I could just take 4 off (or maybe just 3 if it’s that much lighter)

You would need to buy a new base section if you re gonna do that..the first 3  xtreme sections will be knackered after a year if you use it as your main pole too...

[Suffolkcleaners]

I appreciate they are good poles but I hear so much they don’t last long.... £1362 you would think they would last longer. Blimey. Appreciate they have to get the balance with them being super light etc but even so....

[Splash & dash]

When you are working at that height you want the best lightest poles your body will thank you for it,when you ring up just ask 2 questions what’s the lightest stiffest pole you do please you could always call Ionic I think they do a line in scaffold poles 🤣🤣

Not strictly true, the Ultimate is better than the Xtreme at height despite being heavier.

Quite agree it’s much better for high work , stiffer , and less affected by wind , less effort to use as you arnt fighting the bend in the pole like you do with an extream I also found the extream hit the gutters when used for solar panels the ultimate doesn’t had the 10 inch carbon goose neck on both poles too