Quick ladder question

[Mike J]

10ft step ladder should be plenty.... but I guess a 12ft would be better but that is a lot of ladder to set up in a house.

This is what I was thinking.

 

[Mike J]

This thread got me thinking about these. I've made my living working off ladders, swinging stages, boom lifts, scissor lifts, etc. since 1989. This is the only type of ladder that really scared me. You would push up on the straight ladder in the middle & extend it up above the a-frame. Then you would climb to the top & hook one leg on the other side so you could reach above you & work with both hands. I was on top of one putting hangers up & when I was ready to come down I was trying to run a little too fast. When I was swinging my leg back over to come down I leaned a little too far to one side & two of the legs came up off the floor. I leaned back the other way & they came back down. When I climbed down I told the Danny (the foreman I was working for) that I would be back in a minute I needed to go smoke a cigarette & get my mind right again. He said, "Get on then".
I don't know if they even make them anymore. This was the only image I could find.
https://photos.offerup.com/NoFz9kP4...969/c997/c99780bfc39b4946b73c1ba3359fc347.jpg

 

[blume357]

So the ultimate questions is:

How many Ruger Forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

 

[Busterswoodshop]

So the ultimate questions is:

How many Ruger Forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

That depends.
How high is the light , and how tall should the ladder be ?

 

[Watertender]

So the ultimate questions is:

How many Ruger Forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

6... 1 to hold the bulb, 1 to turn the switch on and off, and 4 to rotate the ladder...

 

[Bad Barlow]

I think ya'll are right. I do have some other electrical issues I need done at the house.

We bought a toaster over and it's too powerful for the circuit and anything stronger than 350°F keeps tripping the circuit.

Breakers do get " tired" and ask to be replaced,by a new one ( of the same amperage as the old one) !

 

[Armybrat]

I climb ladders a lot in my work. (Like blume,, I have quite a few of them.)

I'm not afraid of heights,, but ladders command a lot of respect.

Use a good one, and make SURE it's very stable & not wobbly at all. And make sure you are comfortable on it. Over-reaching,, (both up or sideways,) can be very dangerous.

Lots of people get hurt on ladders all the time because they fail to be as safe as possible,, or think they can "do that one more thing w/o moving or re-setting the ladder."

Just be careful.

Yep, a friend broke his elbow several years ago changing lightbulbs in his 16’ ceiling. Had to have extensive surgery on it.

 

[Bob Wright]

Mike,

Those A Frame ladders were not meant to work from. They were intended to be used in pairs with a walk board between them. The company I worked for years ago sold these to painters and decorators.

Bob Wright

 

[Mike J]

Mike,

Those A Frame ladders were not meant to work from. They were intended to be used in pairs with a walk board between them. The company I worked for years ago sold these to painters and decorators.

Bob Wright

It has been about 23 years ago but they were used regularly just as I described. We very seldom used them. Our company did not buy them but the sprinkler guys used them a lot back in the day.

 

[any ruger]

My views on ladders. Age 74 stay off them .

 

[eveled]

Our sprinkler guys brought their own ladders. They would twist and hop and get the ladders to walk, across the room while they were on top! These were very tall wooden step ladders. Crazy

 

[Mobuck]

"My views on ladders. Age 74 stay off them ."
Pretty good advice right there. (Says the guy who spent several days last week on various ladders). I've been building self supporting shelves in the new shop building(13' inside height). The floor is too slick to depend on ladder legs staying put.
I have a couple of borrowed step ladders(my good ones burned in the wildlfire) but neither is totally trustworthy. I bought an extension ladder to replace the one lost in the fire. The new one is a 3 section 12'+ that is the 'cat's meow' for my needs. I really like it as it's much easier to handle than a 2 section and every bit as stable.

 

[Mike J]

Our sprinkler guys brought their own ladders. They would twist and hop and get the ladders to walk, across the room while they were on top! These were very tall wooden step ladders. Crazy

We used to pretty much run wild. As long as you didn't get hurt no one cared. It is a different world now.

 

[Busterswoodshop]

We used to pretty much run wild. As long as you didn't get hurt no one cared. It is a different world now.

I agree.
OSHA sure screwed things up.

 

[Kevin]

After reading all the replies here, I did decide to NOT buy a ladder.

Sweetie wants some new lights in her closet, and we have a motion activated light above the garage that doesn’t work for some reason.

So I’m going to call an electrician next week.

The ladder I was going to buy was $300. So that can help pay for part of the electrical work around the house.

Thanks for all the help!

 

[Mike J]

I agree.
OSHA sure screwed things up.

Insurance companies probably have as much to do with it as OSHA.
On the other hand I remember when I was an apprentice it seemed like we would hear about someone getting hurt really badly or dying about every 6 months. I remember going to work on a 32 story building 2 days after a carpenter had fell 5 floors & died because he wasn't tied off. It seems like we have went from one extreme to the other.

 

[Busterswoodshop]

Insurance companies probably have as much to do with it as OSHA.
On the other hand I remember when I was an apprentice it seemed like we would hear about someone getting hurt really badly or dying about every 6 months. I remember going to work on a 32 story building 2 days after a carpenter had fell 5 floors & died because he wasn't tied off. It seems like we have went from one extreme to the other.

I was just joking about the OSHA comment. Although they can be a pain in the a$$ sometimes.
I have been in construction for over 45 years.
I have pretty much seen it all.
I will also say that almost all of the accidents could have been prevented.

 

[Mike J]

I was just joking about the OSHA comment. Although they can be a pain in the a$$ sometimes.
I have been in construction for over 45 years.
I have pretty much seen it all.
I will also say that almost all of the accidents could have been prevented.

They can be very annoying. Back when I was an apprentice I remember the foreman getting a call that OSHA was on their way. We tore down the scaffolding & pretty much everything else we had been using & left. We spent the rest of the day working in the shop.