willshak wrote:
fishcakes wrote:

I just bought a 20 ft. extension ladder and it came with a rope and
pulley system. How do you operate this. If I untie the knot, it
seems like I can just push the ladder up and lock it in place. Is the
rope just another alternative to extendind the ladder or is it a
safety mechanism that I need to do something with. If not, it is
necessary to tie the rope around one of the lower steps after
extension to secure or just let it dangle in place.

Thanks for all the advice.


It's used to extend the ladder. You can let it hang, but I usually tie
it off so that it doesn't blow in the wind and wind around the ladder
where my feet will eventually look for a footing.



Speaking of footing....

Here's a tip some of you may want to use.

Take a few moments to pray paint the bottom rungs of all your ladders
with day-glo orange paint.

You'll decrease your chance of mistaking the second rung for the first,
and stepping off the ladder two feet from the ground. So, you won't end
up on your ass with an open bucket of paint splashed all over the place
and a sprained ankle or worse. (DAMHIKT)

It works particularly well if the bottom of the ladder is partially
obstructed by shrubbery or when dusk is setting in.

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.