Electric Hose Reels

I hope to outfit another van in April and want to go with a powered hose reel for once...I think I am old enough to deserve it. Who makes a really good one? I am wanting one that works smoothly and isn't too hard to pull off the hose.

Pics would be a big help here....

I can get you a price on one how big a reel do you need

I have an EZ power reel 300ft works really nice

how much is that one gtech?

are the solution reels powered? not that you need them to be.

the reel in the first video looks pretty wobbly but maybe thats the way they all are.

I paid $750 + shipping for the power reel and no the small reels are not powered
the reel comes in black I had mine painted

ODIN wrote:I can get you a price on one how big a reel do you need

Looking for either a 250 or 300 foot of 2 inch.

Rokan Reels Homepage
Try this these are the reels HM. uses and they have always worked well.

ACE Services wrote:Rokan Reels Homepage
Try this these are the reels HM. uses and they have always worked well.

Nice, thanks

JD tried to get Nellos' reel. He said Nope. Gonna keep it to himself so others save. Thanks Nick. C: 940 642-2503
Rokan is industry standard. well established distributor network ensures you'll pay retail for these regular reels.
Oxley has some cool reel kits coming down the Pike. A Real Innovator. 678 887-1226
GeorgeV has some clever plans too. A Real Cleaner but doubt he wants anything to do with this board the way we exposed his buddy.

Nice looking Reel I was thinking Electric would be nice hit 65 everything seems slower

Great bit of information Joe, I like how you always have the insider's scoop on things. Some great options gang, I will start my research.

I really like the thought of winding up 300 feet of snow covered hose without having to manually do it. Should extend my shoulder's health far longer and really, it costs just a little more than a good wand and less than a rotary extractor. To me, that is a bargain.

I have one of nicks, and its pretty nice....i almost only like the fact then when you pull it off, it doesnt just spool out...

Now for reeling up its nice and kinda buggy all at once....the buggy (which has a nice side) is that because it is belt driven...if it is caught up on things, it slips....the nice part...you wont take out a plant or some other thing the hose may get caught on...

Now the good part....the belt, you can take out links to make it less slippy (also makes it a little harder to unwind..but its only real bad the last 2 layers of hose)  which will grab and pull through things....but no as much as a chain, which of course would almost tear a house down...

for the price...its a must...

If I got another electric I'd get Nicks'
And Yes they are worth every penny and last forever.

American Reeling Devices
Call these guys and check their prices nice looking reels can get them painted in colors but I have not talked to them about prices.

ACE Services wrote:American Reeling Devices
Call these guys and check their prices nice looking reels can get them painted in colors but I have not talked to them about prices.

Never heard of these guys, but nice looking reels...that is another option in the running. There have been some great suggestions on here, some I didn't even know about.  

here goes a video of Nicks reel in use

Thanks for that video, I feel like such an idiot all these years thinking that I didn't need one. I am constantly rolling up 300 feet by hand after a 6-7 hour cleaning job and it isn't a big morale booster...I am convinced that it will be on the new truck!!

Is there enough torque on that reel to pull the hose through a hoser as well...that would be darn convenient at the end of a day.

How much are they Jose?

I just talked to Nick Nellos, he said its $805 (shipping included) for a 200ft electric hose reel and $835 (shipping included) for a 250/300ft electric hose reel, he said it would be shipped to nearest dock in your town and you would have to pick it up from there. Give him a call @ 940-642-2503

This has me thinking, and what I'm thinking is converting my manual reel, to an electric.

Anyone does this, or seen it done before??    

It was done before on the fomer board, but I don't recall who it was any more.  It didn't look too difficult, but they ended up a little bulkier for the money.