[Stoots]

So I wanted a way to pull the hose from my van without dragging the hose down my van doors and didn't fancy going through the floor.

I made this arm which seems to be working well and can pull from most angles.

[AuRavelling79]

Very good.

I have similar but shorter out of a side door where my second reel is fixed. Made of wood with a hose guide screwed to the end.

My rear reel sits in a tray and can be lifted out.

If I ever went electric and fixed the reel I would do similar to you.

[G Griffin]

Looks good that.

[Den68]

Looks a bit too long,  frabricated similar a couple of years ago with winch roller on the end can pull in opposite direction easy.

[DJW]

If it was half as long you could fold it up after every job. Just stand it up and clip it into position.

[Stoots]

If it was half as long you could fold it up after every job. Just stand it up and clip it into position.

Its as long as it needs to be to clear the van door, if it was half as long it wouldnt.

And it does fold up, pull the pin out and it lifts up vertical.

[Splash & dash]

Only problem is it’s a trip hazard and would invalidate your  insurance leaving door open and van unlocked , also when it’s windy there is a high likelihood of the door being damaged . Floor rollers are very easy to fit  and don’t  create a trip hazard and van can be locked .

[Stoots]

Only problem is it’s a trip hazard and would invalidate your  insurance leaving door open and van unlocked , also when it’s windy there is a high likelihood of the door being damaged . Floor rollers are very easy to fit  and don’t  create a trip hazard and van can be locked .

I agree the door could be damaged but not sure how its a trip hazard, its doesnt stick out further than the open door so someone would literally have to be climbing into the back of my van to get near it. We all have a trip hazrard with a hose laid out anyway.

Ive always left my van doors open and unlocked when working thought thats what everyone does worst case scenario someone nicks a pole or something but it hasnt happened yet in 7 years.

[JandS]

Same here van doors nearly always left open.....can lock cab with rear doors open.

[DJW]

No more of a trip hazard than a hose coming out of the back of a van. Could always stick a warning cone there.
It’s protected by the doors.

[Splash & dash]

Only problem is it’s a trip hazard and would invalidate your  insurance leaving door open and van unlocked , also when it’s windy there is a high likelihood of the door being damaged . Floor rollers are very easy to fit  and don’t  create a trip hazard and van can be locked .

I agree the door could be damaged but not sure how its a trip hazard, its doesnt stick out further than the open door so someone would literally have to be climbing into the back of my van to get near it. We all have a trip hazrard with a hose laid out anyway.

Ive always left my van doors open and unlocked when working thought thats what everyone does worst case scenario someone nicks a pole or something but it hasnt happened yet in 7 years.

It would be a great shame to have a nice new shiny van damaged  by  the wind  blowing the door up onto the arm or ripping the  restraining strap off , or anything being stolen out of the van , I also think it is asking for trouble with someone driving into it  and then it would be your fault for leaving it open in the eyes of an insurance claim , also if  parking in a line of cars it could be difficult to find  a space big enough to park and leave it open .

[Stoots]

Only problem is it’s a trip hazard and would invalidate your  insurance leaving door open and van unlocked , also when it’s windy there is a high likelihood of the door being damaged . Floor rollers are very easy to fit  and don’t  create a trip hazard and van can be locked .

I agree the door could be damaged but not sure how its a trip hazard, its doesnt stick out further than the open door so someone would literally have to be climbing into the back of my van to get near it. We all have a trip hazrard with a hose laid out anyway.

Ive always left my van doors open and unlocked when working thought thats what everyone does worst case scenario someone nicks a pole or something but it hasnt happened yet in 7 years.

It would be a great shame to have a nice new shiny van damaged  by  the wind  blowing the door up onto the arm or ripping the  restraining strap off , or anything being stolen out of the van , I also think it is asking for trouble with someone driving into it  and then it would be your fault for leaving it open in the eyes of an insurance claim , also if  parking in a line of cars it could be difficult to find  a space big enough to park and leave it open .

I agree it is vulnerable to the wind. Maybe I should put some padding around the arm at the point where the door would hit it if blown. To be fair if it was really windy I could simply not use the arm and shut the doors instead but not come across the need for that yet.

[robbo333]

Nice idea.

[windowswashed]

I have a tailgate van with an electric hosereel mounted on a swivel plate with an extending arm with rollers at the end. The extending arm is a metre long and will allow me to pull hose extension out in either direction in line with the tailgate lights so trailing hose is away from other parked cars behind on a busy street.

Makes it easier for parking in one direction and exiting the hose from the rear to go forward with the hose to overcome that problem of trying to park in the right direction to begin with.