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Best Size Orchard Ladder?
I would like advise on whether to buy an eight or ten foot orchard ladder.
I prune Japanese maples, most of which are less than twenty feet high. To date I have used an eight foot step ladder, but would like to switch to an orchard ladder. Eight foot looks handy and I could reach most of what I do, but with ten feet I could get to more of the bushy places which collect snow and cause winter breakage. I am getting older, and so safety is my first priority. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. Dwight Gibb |
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Best Size Orchard Ladder?
On Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:20:59 -0800 (PST), Dwight Gibb
wrote: I would like advice on buying an eight or ten foot orchard ladder. I prune Japanese maples, most of which are less than twenty feet high. To date I have used an eight foot step ladder, but would like to switch to an orchard ladder. Eight foot looks handy and I could reach most of what I do, but with ten feet I could get to more of the bushy places which collect snow and cause winter breakage. I am getting older, and so safety is my first priority. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. Dwight Gibb Go big or go home. http://tinyurl.com/v4hdzwr John T. |
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Best Size Orchard Ladder?
On 1/28/20 5:20 PM, Dwight Gibb wrote:
I would like advise on whether to buy an eight or ten foot orchard ladder. I prune Japanese maples, most of which are less than twenty feet high. To date I have used an eight foot step ladder, but would like to switch to an orchard ladder. Eight foot looks handy and I could reach most of what I do, but with ten feet I could get to more of the bushy places which collect snow and cause winter breakage. I am getting older, and so safety is my first priority. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. Dwight Gibb Older/Safety Priority/Stay the Hell Off Ladders! -- "Sir, were surrounded". "Good, then we can attack in any direction". - Lt. General Lewis "Chesty" Puller |
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Best Size Orchard Ladder?
On 1/28/20 4:20 PM, Dwight Gibb wrote:
I would like advise on whether to buy an eight or ten foot orchard ladder. I prune Japanese maples, most of which are less than twenty feet high. To date I have used an eight foot step ladder, but would like to switch to an orchard ladder. Eight foot looks handy and I could reach most of what I do, but with ten feet I could get to more of the bushy places which collect snow and cause winter breakage. I am getting older, and so safety is my first priority. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. Dwight Gibb Would renting a towable man lift be an option? |
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Best Size Orchard Ladder?
On Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:20:59 -0800 (PST), Dwight Gibb
wrote: I would like advise on whether to buy an eight or ten foot orchard ladder. I prune Japanese maples, most of which are less than twenty feet high. To date I have used an eight foot step ladder, but would like to switch to an orchard ladder. Eight foot looks handy and I could reach most of what I do, but with ten feet I could get to more of the bushy places which collect snow and cause winter breakage. I am getting older, and so safety is my first priority. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. Dwight Gibb The only advantage to a small ladder is it is easier to move. Over-reaching from a short ladder is dangerous. If a 12 footer doesn't make it impossible to get the ladder into place a 12 wpuld be even better - and you still have the 8 foot stepladder for those applications. |
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