My Van Setup, The Best Small Van Set Up For UK Gardeners.

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Harley - HD Garden Care

Harley - HD Garden Care

6 ай бұрын

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@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
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@rjworld7122
@rjworld7122 5 ай бұрын
I ran my bussiness first few years with an old discovery 2 and loved it just keep growing and earning money you do great work
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 5 ай бұрын
You can't beat an old disco for towing. Or a defender with a tipping body on the back.
@charliegysin8723
@charliegysin8723 6 ай бұрын
When you can get a van with a bulkhead , you’ll soon realise how much petrol and 2 stroke fumes you’ve been inhaling . I’m 5 years in now started just like you. Keep at it 👍
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
It really can stink in the mornings. However, you can't beat the fresh wiff of 2 stroking in the early morning. A bigger van is something i'm looking at, but my van is just so fuel efficient it.
@THETATTOOGARDENER83
@THETATTOOGARDENER83 6 ай бұрын
Nice van set up mate I had a Peugeot partner before the transit and it was the best little van I ever had It only cost me £800 and never let me down in 5 years Cracking video Harley keep up the great work your doing buddy
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Yeah, it is a brilliant van, is just a tad small Ill stick with it. Run it into the ground as it is been cheap. mine cost £750 so for the money you really can't complain. It also the 1.9 na which from what I've been told is bulletproof. I don't think i give it the credit it deserves sometimes. Thanks for the support Pete.
@PKGardenService
@PKGardenService 6 ай бұрын
Great setup Harley , that's a nicely kitted out van. Being light on fuel is always a plus. Good luck for the 2024 season mate , you're smashing it 💪👏👏 Philip from Ireland ✌️
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much this comment really means a lot.
@Jordan.E
@Jordan.E 6 ай бұрын
I started with a Peugeot expert and recently upgraded to the boxer long wheel base, mainly for fencing work so i can get posts and panels in snug. I would rather have a tipper for both size and waste capabilites but having tools in the open on a Birmingham road is adking for trouble lol 😂 Eventually when its financially viable, ill have a fleet of vans of different types & sizes so im able to cope in any scenario 🙏🏾
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
That's a great vision, It definitely seems beneficial to have more than 1 van to pick from. all the best.
@Grasscutplus
@Grasscutplus 6 ай бұрын
Nice set up bud! I started in a small belingo van! Same size as yours! You can always use the ply line to hang stuff on. Good vid! Congrats on the KZfaq progress!
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment, I do need to use the left side a bit more but all around its great. Thanks for the comment.
@RJC9658
@RJC9658 21 күн бұрын
gonna be saving for a ford connect
@starman1969
@starman1969 6 ай бұрын
That's a great little van and it should do you pretty well until you think you might need something bigger. My first van was a Fiat Ducato SWB, which was absolutely huge in terms of space inside (7.5 cube). It had way more space than the equivalent Ford Transit of the time, which is why I got it. I needed something big because I had large contracts at the time. A Peugeot Export, or similar Citroen/Fiat/Toyota version (they are all the same) would be a good upgrade with more space. An Ifor Williams P6 with cage would be a very useful trailer.
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
You make some great points that would be a great set up. Thanks for sharing.
@tgsgardenmaintenance4627
@tgsgardenmaintenance4627 5 ай бұрын
I have a Nissan NV200, and find it excellent! Cheap to run, and can fit everything I need in it !
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. That Seemed like a great little van!
@tom28turner6
@tom28turner6 6 ай бұрын
I’m 21, currently working full time as a gardener at a company, doing my own stuff at the weekends. I have a 2014 ford transit connect so similar size to yours. I use all the new stihl kombi petrol gear. Using my current pay checks to buy all the tools I need before I start out on my own. Going to get myself a Stihl BR800 next month I think. It’s nice seeing another younger chap doing the KZfaq videos, more relatable.
@BelzoGraphics
@BelzoGraphics 6 ай бұрын
That’s more or less what I’ve been doing last few years br800 is next for me too 😅
@tom28turner6
@tom28turner6 6 ай бұрын
@@BelzoGraphics I’m definitely doing to go for the side pull start. So much easier when talking to customers lol. After that I’m tempted to get a little forest master chipper for £500, would fit in the back of my little van perfectly
@BelzoGraphics
@BelzoGraphics 6 ай бұрын
@@tom28turner6 I was looking at the cobra one but still between them
@tom28turner6
@tom28turner6 6 ай бұрын
@@BelzoGraphics tbh they all look the same, so they are more than likely made in the same factory. I need something light but does the job, which is why I’m leaning more towards the Forest Master FM6DD.
@BelzoGraphics
@BelzoGraphics 6 ай бұрын
@@tom28turner6 yeah good point to be fair, probably go with that’s have it setup and ready for winter this year hopefully along side my trailer. I want get into forestry side of things maybe split logs and sell that and bark chippings
@williammorris7895
@williammorris7895 6 ай бұрын
Your tagline is brilliant mate! Nice job with the van! You've made the most of the limited space for all your gear for sure!. I'm lookin' at getting a Vdub T4 dropsider, with double cab. With a plan to remove the rear seats for tools, and built some wooden sides on the back. ...probably breaking about 20 UK laws, but over here it should be alright. 😂 I love older vans! Something about a floor shifter and heavy steering that feels great to drive. Or maybe that's just me 😂
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
That sounds like a great plan that setup you describe will be a nice one for sure. Best of luck with it. if it works and is practical your on to a winner.
6 ай бұрын
Good video. Don't matter if small, the van gets the job done...I'm looking to set up later this year or next year and looking at bigger van so I can use for other jobs when quiet..
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
That is a great plan, Best of luck. Thanks you for sharing,
@commercialtreecare2023
@commercialtreecare2023 6 ай бұрын
Your little Boxer is a Great van to start with. When i first started i had an old Vauxhall Combo, the little Post Office Vans. What was an absolute Jem that was, ultra reliable, good MPG and could hold quite a lot of tools etc. I know have a Ford Ranger Double Cab Pickup, which, as i do a lot of Farm and Country Estate work and a couple of Golf/Country Clubs, the Pickup is ideal for me. Keep up the great vids, your doing brilliant 👍
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing I guess It a solid option. It's the 1.9 non turbo so it's all torque great for towing not great for slowing the load down tho.
@paulmiller2073
@paulmiller2073 4 ай бұрын
Change a strimmer to a combi when you get hedge cutter and a strimmer all together, so you have carried aw another b**** with it spoke to other gardens.And I got the same thing
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 4 ай бұрын
I do have a strimmer head for my engine units. I just don't use them as that. Kawasaki is much better than all of her multi tools I have.
@TandOservices
@TandOservices 6 ай бұрын
Love the set up mate I run a Renault Clio 😂 really not the best but since I can’t drive until im 17 it’s a pain but believe it or not I still have no jobs coming in haha it’s a pain but can’t wait for the summer rush hope your all good mate 😁👍
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Work slow for me to mate and I should think myself luck for the van I have it's a great set up. But I'm human and we always want bigger and better 🤣. I'm good, hope you are all well...
@TandOservices
@TandOservices 6 ай бұрын
@@HDGardenCare I’m all good mate transit would be best for you work is still slow but to be expected as people are saving up after Xmas and it’s winter which is a pain 👍
@dailreid2347
@dailreid2347 6 ай бұрын
I started with a Citroën Belingo. Smaller vans are great and ideal for starting out. I now have a Renault Trafic primarily it was for the 3rd seat as I have a son and it worked better but with a bigger van it does give you more options obviously with the space. I can use ramps and pop a ride on in the back now for larger jobs. All the best and keep those videos coming.
@pablo9364
@pablo9364 6 ай бұрын
Is it easy getting the ride on in the back or do you have a high roof
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing I've looked at the traffic's but I've been advised by 2 mechanics to avoid them... How's it been for you tho.
@dailreid2347
@dailreid2347 6 ай бұрын
@@pablo9364 it's not a high top. I can fit in a 48 inch ferris zero turn in the side door but I choose to load it through the back.
@pablo9364
@pablo9364 6 ай бұрын
@dailreid2347 very nice. I've got lwb vivaro which is simular but I know traffic is slightly wider . Good to know. Thanks. I wanted to know if I coukd get a ride on in. I guess it has to be pushed in
@dailreid2347
@dailreid2347 6 ай бұрын
@@pablo9364 engine running just walk behind it driving it in with ramps.
@mycolliesandme268
@mycolliesandme268 6 ай бұрын
Hey m8 ,its serving the purpose for you at the moment, but as you say you need a trailer. I run a Renault Traffic, considered medium to large. But i started with a Nissan vanette cargo, a lovely van not small but almost medium i guess. £600 it did me for 6 years,i loved it until it was written off. We have to start somewhere, you don't need to have a New flash van , you get what you can afford as long as it is in good and reliable condition. And serves the purpose. Personally i prefer a bigger Van because it serves my purpose and being up higher to drive is better for me. If you want to keep working in the winter,then you could improve your plant knowledge , add some more strings to your bow, abit of fence work, laying slabs, out door painting any out door garden DIY projects. Have a go and learn how. ATB 👍
@waynemcdonagh8970
@waynemcdonagh8970 6 ай бұрын
Would plant knowledge for the winter time be for pruning and shaping reasons or planting?
@mycolliesandme268
@mycolliesandme268 6 ай бұрын
@@waynemcdonagh8970 well if you have the right types of gardens with a large variety of plants,as in herbaceous perennial borders , fruit and vegetables, trees and shrubs and you know what is required to look after it all you will be steadily busy all year. Cutting back, splitting plants, replanting, and making changes. Mulching, controlling self seeding, knowing what to leave in or take out. What to prune and how to prune and why and when. And what to leave unpruned. Too much too explain. Learn more and you will realize that gardening is and can be a lot more than cutting grass and hedges, trimming and shaping. 👍
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Great advice and I have been using this time to learn as much as possible and gain knowledge on area I fall short in. Thanks for the comment.
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Notes were taken thank you very much. Thanks for the support
@wonderingthoughts926
@wonderingthoughts926 6 ай бұрын
Great video mate as always! I've got a Peugeot Partner, it's a 2016 so slightly bigger than the older style partners/berlingos, but I've still got to plan out what I need each day etc! On a side note, I take it you unload the van each night into something secure?
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Yeah, most of my tools are locked away... bar the mower. Its a great van but I'm human and we always want bigger and better. I've had it 3 years something newer would be nice but I bet it would not be as reliable as it. thanks for the comment.
@jackw9920
@jackw9920 6 ай бұрын
I've had a tipper for 9 years and now have a van. Once in a while the tipper was brilliant but for everything else the van wins by miles. I was at a crossroads when my old tipper came to the end of its life a couple of years ago. I went to look at a new Izuzu grafter for 35k ready to purchase but left disappointed with just about everything. No real comforts, crap mpg, aweful ride quality and another 1k extra to have AC. No real improvement over my old 15 year old Toyota Dyna tipper. Bought a Citeron dispatch in the end and very happy with it.
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. I'm definitely going to stick to the box van. I'm also looking at the dispatch lwb... Looks like a great van.
@jackw9920
@jackw9920 6 ай бұрын
@@HDGardenCare vivaro/expert/dispatch/Proace and all pretty much the same vans now. Very economical on fuel too which helps these days.
@paulf2529
@paulf2529 6 ай бұрын
I have had a number of vans and 4x4 over the years, an isuzu trooper comercial, two mk6 transit, a ford ranger supercab, a swb mercedes sprinter that i bought new and my current isuzu d max. I have always used a trailer, first one being a ifor williams p6e with cadge sides and loading ramp. I sold this on after a lot of use fir more than i paid and bought a new ifor williams lm85 with cage sides and aluminium loading skids, i still use this. My current d max has a truckman canopy and had a layet of multiple different sizes of army surplus munition tins holding variuse things then landscapeing hand tools and dewalt and makita cordless all in variuse veto pro pac bags. To the side of this are spade, fork shovels, fencing graft, bar sledge etc, to the side of this a petrol chainsaw and a battery one, 5 litres of 2 stroke mix and chain oil. Back pack blower sits at the back then the brushcutter and rakes etc go in diagonally along with a pole hedge trimmer. A small youngman foldong hop up sits on the farr side with a regular hedge trimmer to one side. In the rear seats i havre my mecanical tool set, socket set big impact gun, spare clothing, some less used cordless tools like nail gun and planer, site radio and my cat and genny for when im doing machine work. Literally by storeing everything in layers i can get a massive amount in. I have always been lucky enough to have a car for non work use and an alarmed workshop so no need to empty the vehicle. If you are towing a lot a double cab may ultimately makes a lot of sense with the ability to tow 3 tons of waste or big comercial ride ons or mini diggers. Although chances are, the insurance will be high for you untill you can get some no claims built up.
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing, towing 3 tons is not an option for me as I passed after 2013 which means I can only legally tow 750kg. I can drive a 3.5-ton with a 750kg trailer... totaling 4250kg anything more I need a trailer license and at that point, I may as well just do my class 1 HGV, Stickie one for moving a 1.5-ton digger. There are so many gray areas. But this is a massive limiting factor for me when towing. I cant get insured on a twin axle tipper till I'm 25. I've basically got a Lego land license 😂.
@Dore60
@Dore60 6 ай бұрын
👍
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Legend!
@BelzoGraphics
@BelzoGraphics 6 ай бұрын
How old are you, I run a 2013 Ford transit l2h2 it’s great 2 mowers in the side door strimmer behind it bulk bags and bins in the back door sprayer at the side wolf garten tools on the all hand tool in a wee cubby above the wheel arch petrol tins cord and stuff on the other side ideally would want a trailer looking at a ifor Williams 12x6 tipper but like you say isn’t much work so I’m being tight just now next on my list is probably tow bar trailer and br800 blower
@BelzoGraphics
@BelzoGraphics 6 ай бұрын
Storage tip also wooden kitchen roll holder screw it down to something the a strimmer cord reel could on it. Wolf garten tool get a tool holder for the van and some pipe clamp things for the wall for tools the wolf garten heads are inter changeable so you wouldn’t need to 3-4 tools just one bar with the heads you need
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Good plan mate a 12x6 will be one big old trailer. And winter has us all pinching pennies I think.
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Wolf Garten tools look brilliant but I can get a km94 and 3 attachments with the money it would cost to kit me out in Wolf Garten... Fantastic kit.
@BelzoGraphics
@BelzoGraphics 6 ай бұрын
@@HDGardenCare will garten hand tools mate like hoes and rakes. Stihl Kombi is good yeah correct I’ve got the 131r kombi and it great but heavy the 94 would be fine
@MalteseMafia
@MalteseMafia 6 ай бұрын
Gandhi didn't wear flip flops 🤔 if you can manage with your van, keep it, better the devil you know. You need to start looking at the camera, this will make a huge improvement to your videos. I would paint the wood of your trailer with used engine oil, make it look better, last longer. 👍
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
I do look at the camera!! I'll have to love the cameras the placement is not ideal and must be the issue and it's only in van shots I get the complaints. Thanks for picking me up on it tho.
@Grassrootspodcast
@Grassrootspodcast 6 ай бұрын
The tools on top of the shelves is an accident waiting to happen. If you get hit all those tools will hit on head at force.
@HDGardenCare
@HDGardenCare 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the concern, I'll look at putting a larger bit of OSB up at the front to prevent this from happening. Thanks
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