I have been using three legged wood ladders for 28 years – I have 4’s 5’s 6’s 7’s 8’s and 10’s. they are currently osha approved. does anyone else love them as much as I do? the brand I have is called “red top”. I’ll post a pic if anyone is interested.
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I worked for a guy who had them in Colorado. Loved them too. They never walk out from under you and they can fit into a corner location - also make good on irregular ground outside. I'm suprised they aren't more common. Some orchards use them.
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I've always called them "orchard ladders". The last one I had was old and wobbly. I should have retired it long before I fell with it and broke my arm. I know,it wasn't the ladders fault, 100% mine.Smile. It could be worse. You could be me working for you.
I'm a green horn.....let's see 'em!
Here's an old one in an antique shop.
http://www.engelmannantiques.com/4975.jpg
Awwwww. Now I get it.
Was trying to picture how the heck it would be stable. That secondary "A" frame does the trick.
How come they aren't making 'em anymore if they seem to work so well?
I'm thinking that "old time" carpenters must have been jacked! Big heavy wooden ladders. No lull. Cuttin' and hammerin' everything by hand. No sawzalls. Makin' me feel like a sissy just thinkin' about them.
Is it good to be a carpenter now with all our "technology"?
Or was it good to be a carpenter back in "the day" when things were simpler?
Or has it always been and will always be....good to be a carpenter?
I want one. Would be sweet to stand a ladder up outdoors without having to futz with it for five minutes to get it to stop wobbling.
All we use are 3 legged ladders. We have 6', 7', 10' and an old 12'. The 12' is pretty wobbly, but the others are great. We buy the Green Bull brand. They are a little stouter and last a long time.
We can't stand 4 legged ladders because we (as framers :-)) are always leaning way out or standing close to the top rung. The 3 legged ladders are so stable that often we stand on the top step. I know this isn't recommended and we aren't stupid about it, but they are very stable. You can lean out on them. In fact, I don't believe I've ever tipped one.
Around here, most framers use the 3 legged ladder.
No kidding, huh Tim? Amazing how different things can be around the country. I've never even seen a three legged ladder on a site. Seen a three legged dog on a frame once.....but that's for another thread. I've been mistaken for a three legged man on occasion too! ;)
Gonna go google Green Bull ladders and see if I can't git me one.
PS....sorry for the sidebar, but did you catch any of my posts on the Bosch radio? I was a little disappointed. I give it about a B- or a C+. You get one yet?
Mine will be here Tues or Wed. I have the Milwaukee right now and the DeWalt (didn't pay for the Milwaukee) and they both work. The Milwaukee sounds great, but it isn't working right now. It got wet on Wed and now none of the buttons work. We'll see if it dries out.
We have a couple around the firehouse and they are great ladders. Werner has just come out with a fiberglass version and I'm going to get a 10 footer.
About the 4th item down on this page:
http://www.wernerladder.com/new.htm