Using a roof ladder as a conventional ladder
 

I've got one of these Lyte TRL 240 roof ladders:

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/lyte-trl24...28-rungs-p2375

I bought it for a DIY job that I never got round to. A relative is
looking for a standard extension ladder. Would it be safe to remove the
roof-specific fittings and use it like a normal ladder? Those round
steps look a bit slippery for near-vertical use.

Using a roof ladder as a conventional ladder
 

LumpHammer wrote:
I've got one of these Lyte TRL 240 roof ladders:

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/lyte-trl24...28-rungs-p2375


I bought it for a DIY job that I never got round to. A relative is
looking for a standard extension ladder. Would it be safe to remove the
roof-specific fittings and use it like a normal ladder? Those round
steps look a bit slippery for near-vertical use.

Not designed for that sort of load so strength will be an issue.
Wrong rung profile.
Won't be rigid.
Feet will be wrong.

Sell it if you don't want it.

Bill
(on ladders every day since 19 nought blob.)

Bill

Using a roof ladder as a conventional ladder
 

On 28/01/2014 19:44, LumpHammer wrote:
I've got one of these Lyte TRL 240 roof ladders:

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/lyte-trl24...28-rungs-p2375


I bought it for a DIY job that I never got round to. A relative is
looking for a standard extension ladder. Would it be safe to remove the
roof-specific fittings and use it like a normal ladder?

No not really... you might get away with it if you are a feather weight
but they are not designed for a bending load in the way a normal ladder is.

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Using a roof ladder as a conventional ladder
 

In article , LumpHammer
scribeth thus
I've got one of these Lyte TRL 240 roof ladders:

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/lyte-trl24...ladders-6.64m-
28-rungs-p2375

I bought it for a DIY job that I never got round to. A relative is
looking for a standard extension ladder. Would it be safe to remove the
roof-specific fittings and use it like a normal ladder? Those round
steps look a bit slippery for near-vertical use.

I personally wouldn't;(!...
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Tony Sayer