Well I can think of better ways of using my free time. If I had the equipment I might try and have a go myself but to be honest I can`t be arsed and yep moneys not really a problem. So yes I think you are right on both accounts there. Well idle maybe but definately not bone idle.
It's having the tools as well as the skill and knowledge, nothing wrong with paying someone to do a job but I wouldn't part with £400-600 just to have a tank bolted in also dependent on moving systems it's a 2 man job for some as some systems with a heavyweight frame won't be light.
Absolutely right. I don`t have the tools and am I right in thinking that you have to drop the fuel tank down so you can access the bolts that hold the tank in place? I mean I am still contemplating whether to sell my old van with the system in but its done 170000 miles and is 16 years old so not sure that there would be many takers. Having said that with a new mot and a service it would be more appealing.
Depends on how your company is doing. If you are making 200 to 300 a day and want to keep your time off then its a winner. I would much prefer someone who has all the tools and knowledge to do it if its the right price.
Two man job lol I put a 1000 ltr system in my van with filtration and boiler attached on my own ???
Yes, took about 4-5 hours
Well done and did you enjoy doing it? It's nothing to do with earning 200 300 pounds per day and days off spent better its learning how stuff works and it helps keeping the brain ticking over in a job that doesn't challenge you
Yes I did to be honest I come from a motor trade background so fitting things in vehicles and cutting holes in them doesn’t faze me wouldn’t want to do it for a living but it’s nice for a change
Very simple equation for me as work is work. If it would cost me more for any 'professional" to do the job at a higher rate than I can earn then I'll do it, if I am capable, otherwise there's the money crack on.
I think if you have something to put it on at the correct level then moving the tank is easy,
I had mine on a pallet and had two aluminium bars put them up into the van and slid the tank up them not much friction , then rollers in the van ( short lengths of scaffold poles ) to roll it forward .
You need rollers with 20ft long van I just sheer brute strength to push mine up to the bulkhead.
Thought I'd come back to this as I got my tank fitted yesterday at my local garage, with a small van like mine it's more of a challenge as the fuel tank was over half full, and the AdBlue tank and they were going to have to be dropped and potentially the exhaust they were stuck a bit as I am fitting rollers at the back doors so the ideal spot for them would have prevented me from being able to fit the rollers they had to source some steel and weld the brackets to the steel then bolt through the floor and utilise were the tie-down points are bolted with new bolts,
