Rob Reyes
Houston TX
Posts:2
 | | 10/27/2006 12:00 PM |
| | What is the opinion out there regarding the telescopic ladders used mostly for the double pulls?? I have a friend that loves his, no problems, but I spoke to another adjuster and his collapsed while he was on it. Of course, if you don't lock it properly, this will happen, but I wonder if it was user error or a structural defect............. | | | |
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Kim Smallwood CIC
Adjuster
SW Missouri
Posts:29
| | 10/27/2006 1:39 PM |
| The only thing I use my telescopic ladder for now is to get into the attic through closet access hatches and even then I have to be REALLY careful not to hit the release buttons on the underside of the rungs as I climb up because the thing will collapse -- and I have to make double sure all the rungs are locked before I climb up in the first place. I used it for double pulls in the beginnning before I learned from experience it can collapse -- its not worth the potential injury/death for me to take it back up any more on a roof.
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Gordon B. Stockman
Posts:12
| | 10/27/2006 10:01 PM |
| | An excellent thing to do is to bring your cell phone on the roof with you in case the ladder falls or someone swipes it. I spoke to an adjuster once who said he was on the rear slope, when someone came up to the front of the house & swiped his ladder. At least he was able to call someone to help him get off of the 2 story roof. I always bring my subglasses. Sun can be glaring.It is important to see what you are walking on.It also gets a bit hot. I wear a sweat band around my forehead to keep the sweat from blinding me. | | | |
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Jean Paul Bouvret
Asheville, NC
Posts:4
| | 10/31/2006 9:34 AM |
| | Another tip for safety on ladder; sometimes the ground is wet, so are the sole of your shoes, and climbing the ladder, you will have a chance to slip. I've got from home depot a 3M safety walk outdoor tread.(it look and feel like shingle material 2" wide works great). you cut it to the size of your steps, pleel the back and apply firmly the strip onto the steps of the ladder; it does make a lot of difference climbing (grasp from the sole of the shoes to the srip). you will have some left over for sure. I took the left over, cut into strip of the width of my flipcase board (the one you carry with your forms, et all), applied them in the back of the case. >>> you can leave your board on the slope of the roof, it will not slide <<< how many times we are on the roof, put the clip board on the slope, and there it goes, on the ground. Not in that case. Or get a hook belt (passload framing nailer hook belt) and hook your clip board to it, so your hands are free when you climb and do your roof scope. , | |
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Rocke Baker
Michigan
Posts:50
| | 11/02/2006 11:50 AM |
| Before we got the pick up, we used our suburban to haul the 28" ladder. While is was a hassle to tie down the ladder using the four corners of the roof rack, it took the fear of the ladder falling off out of the equasion. Now with the pick up and its rack, there is the cable around the middle bracket and tie down on another. The cable like Tom said will last a lot longer and for us, slows down anyone who wants to steal it.
Jean Paul made a great point about the 3M safety tread. It also works great on running boards of trucks and the back step of the bumper. Don't slip getting the ladder off and same for getting into the truck when it is wet. | | | |
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Gale Hawkins
PowerClaim.com
Posts:335
| | 11/02/2006 2:26 PM |
| Per an adjuster I just got off the phone with “use your own ladder”. While all know this it can be tempting at times. The ladder collapsed and he broke a leg in three places and a lot of metal was used to put the pieces back together. Since it was only a couple weeks ago he will be grounded for a while. He is thankful he is otherwise OK and will be able to keep managing his growing IA firm. | | | |
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Steve Ebner
Moderator
Lake Ariel, PA
Posts:319
| | 12/14/2006 11:00 AM |
| Ladder Safety 101: Lesson One Do not use this ladder! It doesn't matter if you weigh 80 pounds. I repeat, Do not use this ladder! 
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Steve Ebner
"With great power comes great responsibility." (Stanley Lieber, Amazing Fantasy # 15 August 1962) | |
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Tom Toll
Life Member
Moderator
Posts:916
| | 12/14/2006 11:33 AM |
| | Looks like it might by an unsafe ladder. Wonder if it is still under warranty. | |
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. | |
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Tom Toll
Life Member
Moderator
Posts:916
| | 01/05/2007 2:05 PM |
| | Thats a good technique Dave. It is coming upon storm season again, so now is the time for ladder maintenance. Pull your ladders out, make sure all the rungs are secure, lubricate the joints, particularly on the little giants and knock offs. Clean the slides and put a light coat of talcum power on the slides, not too much and then wipe it down. Make sure the rubber on the feet are in good condition too. | |
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. | |
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Steve Ebner
Moderator
Lake Ariel, PA
Posts:319
| | 03/20/2007 5:03 PM |
| Ladder Safety 101: Lesson Two
Ya know those claim examiners that are convinced that every roof must be climbed -- no matter what?
Last night I found out where they receive their training. The dish network went out at 11PM. When it was still attempting to acquire a satellite signal at 11:30PM, I called dish network. I fought my way through the computer voice offering me multitudes of options until, finally, at 11:43 I reached an actual person. I explained the problem. She asked me if we were having bad weather. I told her it was winter in Scranton, PA, and there wasn't a blizzard or anything so I guessed it was as good as we could expect. She asked me if the satellite dish had ice and snow on it. I told her that I guessed it had ice and snow on it for the last two months, but the problem only started 45 minutes ago. Then she told me to go look at the satellite dish. I told her it was on the roof. She then told me (and I do not embellish here) that I was "going to have to go up on the roof". I told her that it was almost midnight and there was six to eight inches of snow on the roof. She again repeated her mandate, "Well, you're going to have to go up on the roof and look at the dish."
Here's lesson two, folks. Don't go up on a snow covered gable roof at midnight, even if some desk jockey tells you that you must. Do what I did. Laugh at her! I know she makes minimum wage sitting in a cubicle in some second world country, but just simply laugh at her, nonetheless.
Then wait for spring so you can once again watch TV. | |
Steve Ebner
"With great power comes great responsibility." (Stanley Lieber, Amazing Fantasy # 15 August 1962) | |
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