Window Cleaning Resources All that you need to succeed This is a landing page Please visit our main site Products created by Window Cleaning Resources Software Round Tracker v4 PRO - Customer Management System Template Kits Window Cleaning Business Templates and Stationery Kit Health and Safety Documents Templates Kit DVD’s Window Cleaning Essentials DVD Choosing and Using a Water Fed Pole System DVD Advanced Window Cleaning Skills DVD Home Trade Suppliers Directory Window Cleaning Rounds For Sale Window Cleaner Directory Tips, Articles, Advice Equipment For Sale Find Window Cleaning Work Vans and Vehicle Accessories See also Van Graphics and Sign Writing Commercial Vehicle Sourcing Auto Trader Fleet Directory Trade Vans Vans Direct Van Man Vans United Vehicle Accessories and Protective Coating Walkden Group Speedliner KTD Vehicle Accessories Protektakote Roof Rack Shop UK Speedliner Europe Van Guard Roof Racks and Pipe Carriers Submit a site Signwriting your van is a great form of advertising. If you have a website, be sure to show it on your van. Striking graphics will get you noticed and your name known in the area. A sensible investment is to protect your van from corrosion. It involves covering the vehicle floor with a tough, water proof coating. If you are carrying water in the back of the van things are going to get wet and hence will lead to rusting. This coating will protect the resale value of the vehicle. The right van for your business is an important decision. It will obviously depend on your needs. Will you have a van mount system or will you be carrying a trailer? If you intend to use a van mount system, what size water tank will you be carrying? Are the measurements compatible? If you live in a busy city, would a smaller van be easier to park? Remember if you are carrying large amounts of water on board then you will need to take particular care that the payload of the vehicle is sufficient for the weight that you will have on board. A litre of water is one kilogram, but you need to take into consideration additional weight of passengers, fuel and tools. Payload: What does it mean and how do you work it out? With window cleaners carrying large amounts of water in their vans nowadays you need to be aware of your payload.  Payload is basically the combined weight of driver, passengers, fuel and cargo.  It is important that you know how to figure out what your legal payload is, this is probably less than the payload stated in the manufacturers specifications. Why is the legal payload less than the manufacturer’s specifications? The answer is because the manufacturer doesn’t take into account the weight of a full fuel tank, driver’s weight, passenger’s weight and any modifications such as ply lining when calculating the payload. So how do you calculate payload?  You need to have the van weighed with a full tank of fuel and driver inside this is known as your unladen weight.  The payload is the vans gross weight minus the unladen weight.  Don’t forget that if you carry other passengers then they need to be subtracted from the gross weight too.  As an example if your van has a gross weight of 3 tons and an unladen weight of 2 tons then your payload is 1 ton. It is important to know what your legal payload is as VOSA will come down hard on those people who don’t comply with the law.

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