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« on: January 09, 2012, 05:58:55 PM »

Going to treat myself to a new pole, question is gardiners CLX on Ionics Grafter, both are similer spec, 22ft Gardiners weight about 2kg including brush, 24ft Grafter 2.18kg inc brush, Ionics got a sale on at moment,so price wise theres only about £15 difference between the 2. So give me your thoughts on this please....CLX or GRAFTER.

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« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2012, 06:13:44 PM »

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Going to treat myself to a new pole, question is gardiners CLX on Ionics Grafter, both are similer spec, 22ft Gardiners weight about 2kg including brush, 24ft Grafter 2.18kg inc brush, Ionics got a sale on at moment,so price wise theres only about £15 difference between the 2. So give me your thoughts on this please....CLX or GRAFTER.

Cheers Daryl

Just to clarify the specification of the CLX-22 - Complete with gooseneck and DT brush it would weigh 1.7kg not 2.0kg
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« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2012, 06:50:13 PM »

cheers Alex, was just an approx weight they told me when i rang your place up, so using a standered resi neck and not gooseneck it would be lighter.
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« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2012, 06:52:37 PM »

Buy the CLX pole you will regret anything soon after purchase when things go wrong seen quite a few of the Ionics on sale or "refurbished" via ebay why do you have to refurbish a pole  Huh? read here & the net their clamps come unstuck etc thats most likely why.

I brought a CLX 27 & carbon gooseneck with the extreme brush lighter than a standard crank what a breeze it flies compared to my old 27ft Cxtel that was supposed to be light  Roll Eyes

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« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2012, 07:35:42 PM »

I got the clx,great pole. My mate got the grafter,a load of rubbish by the end of the 1st  weeks work. This one is an absolute no brainer.
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« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2012, 10:11:51 PM »

Cheers CLX it is... Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2012, 10:16:09 PM »

You made the right choice of pole AND the right choice for customer care, service and product quality.
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« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2012, 11:01:36 PM »

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cheers Alex, was just an approx weight they told me when i rang your place up, so using a standered resi neck and not gooseneck it would be lighter.
Daryl

Hi Daryl

I suppose that 1.7kg is approximately 2.0kg but for me I always like to be precise when it comes to pole weights! The 1.7kg is including a standard Resi-Neck if you were to use it with a carbon gooseneck (quick-release top clamp now standard on CLX22 & 27) you would save an extra 35g!
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« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2012, 11:04:01 PM »

I completely agree the grafters dont come close to gardiners poles, ionics equipment must be the most overpriced out there, and are far from the best.
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« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2012, 10:08:14 PM »

Ordered CLX 22 today,should arrive tomorrow Grin
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« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2012, 09:11:33 PM »

1st day with the CLX, cracking bit of kit, its so light, took an hour or so to get used to it cos i've used vikan brush for the last 4 years, but once i got hang of the super light duel trim i was away, super smooth glide on the glass, well worth the money. Thanks for all the info lads. Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2012, 09:24:12 PM »

Thats the exact one i ordered this week, used mine for first time today and im dead happy with it, must be half the weight at least of my brodex aluminium. Feels like it anyway.  Grin  Good choice mate.
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« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2012, 12:03:09 AM »

In a another 12 months you will upgrade again to the Rolls Royces of wfp----The SLX---or xtreame ones .
 
Great poles , especially with the carbon fibre neck's and CILL brushes
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« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2012, 11:47:18 AM »

Im going to get another bung for the bottom then drop a section off my CLX27 till I need it'll be nice to lose some more weight  Wink only use it full height on a few jobs.

When tax man is payed  Cry & I get some pennies together  Roll Eyes Im going to invest in ether a S max 47 or possible SL2 as Iv had a few offers of jobs but didnt have the reach at the time.
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« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2012, 09:10:19 PM »

The higher you go the lighter you need, a modular is lighter than a telescopic over 50ft-any height.
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« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2012, 12:05:18 AM »

I just bought a clx 27 with standard gooseneck and light sill brush,am WELL impressed with it,compared to my old fibreglass xtel.
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