Probably be fine. The first couple we did had the center door in the panel. I thought it was cool that you could walk back and forth and I liked being able to work inside and get to the tools and equipment when it was rainy or cold out. Of course the installers promptly piled everything behind the door and that was the end of that. Don’t see why you couldn’t leave the door out completely.
Mark > On Sep 28, 2016, at 8:11 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > Some partitions (e.g. Adrian Steel) are ordered as 3 panels. I wonder if it > would be acceptable to just install the side panels and leave out the center > panel. > > The ones that let you stow a 6 ft stepladder sideways at the bottom are > clever. > > <> > From: Af [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On > Behalf Of Mark Radabaugh > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 6:26 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] cargo van partition/bulkhead question > > I don’t know that there is any legal requirement, but I wouldn’t want to have > an employee injured in a work van without one and have to deal with that. I > suppose in your van you can do what you want :-) > > I have had one (ex) employee total a Sprinter in a front end collision. > There was a lot of stuff up against the partition. Just about ripped the > ladder rack off the top. > > Mark > >> On Sep 28, 2016, at 7:11 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Is there any legal or insurance requirement to have one of these? I hate >> them, and while I understand they are to prevent decapitation by a flying >> object from the cargo area, I can’t recall ever having such a flying object. >> >> I like having a rear window on the van for visibility, and even with a >> backup camera and sideview mirrors, being able to see out the back is nice. >> >> Are there other advantages to them? I guess the AC and heater might work >> better if isolated from the cargo space. I’ve seen claims it makes the >> cabin quieter, but anytime I’ve driven a van with a partition, there has >> been an annoying rattle from the door to the back. I could maybe see if you >> could put some shelving units up against the back of the partition. That >> might even make a van with dual sliding side doors viable.
