I'm looking for a triple extension ladder about 3 - 3.5m closed (so I can
carry it on the van roof). It's got to be a one-man lift (because I'm only
one man :-)) so no more than about 25kg, and I don't want the push-up type
with fixed hooks on the bottom rungs of the narrower sections so that
you have to tilt the bottom end of the section away from the larger section
to slide it up or down. When you're doing that with the middle section
with the small section already fully extended it gets very difficult to
control.

The rope-operated ladders generally have gravity latches and the sections
are constrained by guides to run parallel to each other so you don't get
this tilting out of control, but they seem to start at 4m and weigh a ton.

Anyone know if/where you can get reasonably lightweight ladders with
gravity latches. I know they are (or were) made because my parents have an
ancient long 2-section one, but My Friend Google hasn't found me one yet.

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"YAPH" wrote in message
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I'm looking for a triple extension ladder about 3 - 3.5m closed (so I can
carry it on the van roof). It's got to be a one-man lift (because I'm only
one man :-)) so no more than about 25kg, and I don't want the push-up type
with fixed hooks on the bottom rungs of the narrower sections so that
you have to tilt the bottom end of the section away from the larger
section
to slide it up or down. When you're doing that with the middle section
with the small section already fully extended it gets very difficult to
control.

I have a C-Section ladder like at the bottom of this page,

http://www.ladders-999.co.uk/ladders_specialist.htm

that has gravity latches

but note the warning in red



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On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:50:24 +0000, Mark wrote:

I have a C-Section ladder like at the bottom of this page,

http://www.ladders-999.co.uk/ladders_specialist.htm

thanks - that was what I was looking for

that has gravity latches

I found one
http://www.ladderstore.com/triple-cl...ngs-p-665.html
with some rugged proprietary catches
http://www.ladderstore.com/triple-cl...5.html?image=2
that looked as if they should last all of 5 minutes on my planet ;-)

but note the warning in red

I've used one: I know what they mean. I think it instils in you a respect
and caution for Working At Heights ;-)


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So what? Would you be calm and placid if you were full of formic acid?

YAPH wrote:

On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:50:24 +0000, Mark wrote:

I have a C-Section ladder like at the bottom of this page,

http://www.ladders-999.co.uk/ladders_specialist.htm

thanks - that was what I was looking for

that has gravity latches

I found one
http://www.ladderstore.com/triple-cl...-ladder-rungs-
p-665.html
with some rugged proprietary catches
http://www.ladderstore.com/triple-cl...-ladder-rungs-
pi-665.html?image=2
that looked as if they should last all of 5 minutes on my planet ;-)

but note the warning in red

I've used one: I know what they mean. I think it instils in you a respect
and caution for Working At Heights ;-)



mine is a four section 4x19 one that will reach the guttering on a 5 storey
house, its needs a bit of respect at that height.
i also have a conventional box section 3 piece ladder made by Lyte with the
same catches but they don't seen to make them anymore.*
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