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Worker loses balance on ladder.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...839#post210117
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...114#post138187
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...649#post147636
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...752#post220246
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...737#post190293
It's not so much he lost his balance, it's that the ladder was not positioned correctly so it started to move on him.
Ralph
correct, the ladder had too much lean to it allowing the feet to slip, watching the bottom even though you can't see the feet of the ladder you can see it slip backwards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralphxyz
Up 10'-12' away from two points barely 2' apart; in that crosswind + off centered load didn't help either.
Later that day;
Attachment 45252
I think it was mostly the gale force wind! Did you see how much he was blowing up top? Add that to the extra area of the A/C unit and the crappy ladder setup, and he's wondering if the boss is gonna take the A/C out of his paycheck. And the ladder bonked him on the head, too, just to pound home the point.
The wind pressure on the surface area of his load was more than he expected.
Of course I don't know how he expected to secure that condenser unit to the wall while standing on a ladder anyway.
The things you (should) learn from doing it wrong the first time....
As long as you live not to make the same mistake again.Quote:
Originally Posted by piper184
Yes, the ladder taught a series of lessons, in steps . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by schuylergrace
Derailing the thread a bit, but I have a question about this. I had to solve this problem (working drywall above a stairwell) before and my solution was to put an extension ladder from the stairs to the adjacent wall and place a 2x12 on the ladder for improvised scaffolding. Is there a better way to do this? That felt super sketchy at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toolmaker51
From the picture it looks like those are open steps so that wouldn't have worked at all, unless they made a special box to hold the ladder in place.
a] There are rare occurrences of derailing a thread, we all have entirely different circumstances and resources, continually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elizabeth Greene
b] If it felt sketchy, it was. If it felt super sketchy, you are lucky.
c] That you were able to scale it, work and finish job, is good.
d] That you're open to remedies is best of all.
I see painters and drywallers use ladder jacks all the time, but the ladders are parallel. Stuck into the steps, probably equal strength, I'd add cleats to the back side of plank to prevent shifting. Mudding joints, standing on planks is one thing. Raising sheets of material off to side or overhead, no way. Likely end up like guy with the AC unit.
In pic I posted, the decent solution would lag a 2x6+ 'rail' to floor where the ladder feet are blocked from moving. It could be entire length of landing, for the sheet joints and corner.
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Originally Posted by Elizabeth Greene
I use a telescoping ladder like this: Attachment 45255
You can extend on side of this longer than the other and you have a nice sturdy ladder that is solid on stairs. Folds up nicely as well.
I have three sizes. And appreciate their versatility. Putting a plank on this has it's built in limits as to where the plank can go. Almost makes sense! All the big boxes have them. So does Costco.
Mark
Do you mean you leaned a ladder extending at an angle from the base of the stairs onto a wall that was at least several feet back from the stairs and then put the board from one of the stairs over to a ladder rung that was at an appropriate height? If so, that seems reasonably stable to me. Neither the ladder, the board, nor the stairs should move, unless someone purposely tries to move them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elizabeth Greene
I'm sidetracked today negotiating for a small 60hz/ 3Ø/ 480v/ 55a gen-set...Quote:
Originally Posted by mwmkravchenko
Didn't include articulating such ladders and Pivit® ladder boxes. Terrific solutions when encountering steps, uneven footings, roof pitch or weird heights. Also have ''T-Brackets'' that create footboards or planks out of common 2x lumber. 3 in a set; 2 hook on ladder steps, one in the middle ties plank together with the vertical underneath.
Years of cruising used market, never retail. Extension and step ladders (only fiberglass), top rails for stepping off onto a horizontal surface, ladder adjusters, spreader bars, rung tool bags, anything to be able to go up and stay awhile getting things done.
Merely speculative purchases back then, hot-damn handy now. Always felt being able should include odd times, holidays etc, when just can't "go get so and so", or a few days use paid for one rental. Instead it hangs there, ready, at fraction of current cost.
