Hello All,
I have need of a pair of ladder jacks. I understand they are now
illegal to use or to sell...not sure which..maybe both...., and I
understand why.
I would appreciate any guidance on where I could get a pair, or,
failing that, some plans to construct some.
They are still sold in the USA, but quite expensive to ship...
Thanks
David G

gilli wrote in news:9af3c5c9-06a3-4e07-9479-
:

Hello All,
I have need of a pair of ladder jacks. I understand they are now
illegal to use or to sell...not sure which..maybe both


Better known as Ladder Cripples.

I see these from time to time at boot sales.

Yes banned now. Check out this type of ladder platform.
http://www.ladders-999.co.uk/ladder-...adder-staging-
scaffold.html


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On May 19, 8:13*pm, Heliotrope Smith wrote:
gilli wrote in news:9af3c5c9-06a3-4e07-9479-
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Hello All,
I have need of a pair of ladder jacks. I understand they are now
illegal to use or to sell...not sure which..maybe both

Better known as Ladder Cripples.

I see these from time to time at boot sales.

Yes banned now. Check out this type of ladder platform.http://www.ladders-999.co.uk/ladder-...adder-staging-
scaffold.html

I don't know what ladder cripples were, or why they were so dangerous,
but the thing in that picture looks like a death trap!

Martin Pentreath wrote:

On May 19, 8:13 pm, Heliotrope Smith wrote:
gilli wrote in news:9af3c5c9-06a3-4e07-9479-
:

Hello All,
I have need of a pair of ladder jacks. I understand they are now
illegal to use or to sell...not sure which..maybe both

Better known as Ladder Cripples.

I see these from time to time at boot sales.

Yes banned now. Check out this type of ladder
platform.http://www.ladders-999.co.uk/ladder-...es/lsd-ladder-
staging-
scaffold.html

I don't know what ladder cripples were, or why they were so dangerous,
but the thing in that picture looks like a death trap!

Ladder Cripples or suicide brackets as they were called down south were just
a metal bracket that fitted on a ladder rung
you put another on a second ladder then placed a scaffold board between the
two.
The modem contraption listed above is safe as houses in comparison.


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On May 21, 12:04*am, Mark wrote:
Martin Pentreath wrote:
On May 19, 8:13 pm, Heliotrope Smith wrote:
gilli wrote in news:9af3c5c9-06a3-4e07-9479-
:

Hello All,
I have need of a pair of ladder jacks. I understand they are now
illegal to use or to sell...not sure which..maybe both

Better known as Ladder Cripples.

I see these from time to time at boot sales.

Yes banned now. Check out this type of ladder
platform.http://www.ladders-999.co.uk/ladder-...es/lsd-ladder-
staging-
scaffold.html

I don't know what ladder cripples were, or why they were so dangerous,
but the thing in that picture looks like a death trap!

Ladder Cripples or suicide brackets as they were called down south were just
a metal bracket that fitted on a ladder rung *
you put another on a second ladder then placed a scaffold board between the
two.
The modem contraption listed above is safe as houses in comparison.

simple to make from wood, making sure to load test to triple maximum
service weight. When designing, watch for wood's tendency to split.
Steel strapping can help there if necessary.


NT

On Sat, 21 May 2011 00:04:31 +0100, Mark wrote:

Martin Pentreath wrote:

On May 19, 8:13 pm, Heliotrope Smith wrote:
gilli wrote in news:9af3c5c9-06a3-4e07-9479-
:

Hello All,
I have need of a pair of ladder jacks. I understand they are now
illegal to use or to sell...not sure which..maybe both

Better known as Ladder Cripples.

I see these from time to time at boot sales.

Yes banned now. Check out this type of ladder
platform.http://www.ladders-999.co.uk/ladder-...es/lsd-ladder-
staging-
scaffold.html

I don't know what ladder cripples were, or why they were so dangerous,
but the thing in that picture looks like a death trap!

Ladder Cripples or suicide brackets as they were called down south were
just a metal bracket that fitted on a ladder rung you put another on a
second ladder then placed a scaffold board between the two.

We used some at my brother-in-law's place last summer. Not an experience
I'd care to repeat.

Being on the scaffold board wasn't actually too bad so long as you're
paying attention, but it was the climb around the brackets to get up on
the board in the first place, and then getting off again afterwards,
which felt particularly unsafe - due to the roofline of the house we were
working on, our scaffold board had to extend beyond the ladders; the one
in the link doesn't look so bad, because there's enough ladder sticking
out to make it onto the board easily.

cheers

Jules

Jules Richardson wrote:

Being on the scaffold board wasn't actually too bad so long as you're
paying attention, but it was the climb around the brackets to get up on
the board in the first place, and then getting off again afterwards,
which felt particularly unsafe

The guys replacing my fascias used something similar, though
didn't bother with the handrails :-(

However, they got round your problem by using a separate ladder
for access to the platform.

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

Jules Richardson wrote:

On Sat, 21 May 2011 00:04:31 +0100, Mark wrote:

Martin Pentreath wrote:

On May 19, 8:13 pm, Heliotrope Smith wrote:
gilli wrote in news:9af3c5c9-06a3-4e07-9479-
:

Hello All,
I have need of a pair of ladder jacks. I understand they are now
illegal to use or to sell...not sure which..maybe both

Better known as Ladder Cripples.

I see these from time to time at boot sales.

Yes banned now. Check out this type of ladder
platform.http://www.ladders-999.co.uk/ladder-...es/lsd-ladder-
staging-
scaffold.html

I don't know what ladder cripples were, or why they were so dangerous,
but the thing in that picture looks like a death trap!

Ladder Cripples or suicide brackets as they were called down south were
just a metal bracket that fitted on a ladder rung you put another on a
second ladder then placed a scaffold board between the two.

We used some at my brother-in-law's place last summer. Not an experience
I'd care to repeat.

Being on the scaffold board wasn't actually too bad so long as you're
paying attention, but it was the climb around the brackets to get up on
the board in the first place, and then getting off again afterwards,
which felt particularly unsafe - due to the roofline of the house we were
working on, our scaffold board had to extend beyond the ladders; the one
in the link doesn't look so bad, because there's enough ladder sticking
out to make it onto the board easily.


Agreed, i used them extensively in the 1960s at guttering hight
but back then sex was safe and motor racing was dangerous
now we have H&S and everything is dangerous


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