Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: sunshine windows on January 28, 2015, 09:37:27 am
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Setting up another van, but it's a little high to fit a roof rack and ladders.
For those that use the little giant range of ladders, which one is the most suitable for access only eg. Locked gates and flat roofs.
For the gates I'd like it to be able to straddle over the top of it, so you can go up one side then down the other like a step ladder.
Cheers
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my understanding is to get the 5 rung one this will in the A shape position go over 6 ft plus gates
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Cheers Bob. Had a look on their website and there are several names for all the different styles of ladder. Any idea which name/range I should be looking at
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Do most people tend to go for the Classic? Just watched a video on this and it looks great
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i have one. heavy as anything. buy a little two part ladder as more useful. i have a little ladder about 1.5m 2 parter. great for stuff like this.
my little giant is now redundant in garage
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Is it as heavy as a 3.2m pointer as this is what I currently use for access and gutter cleans
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I use this one its selling on Amazon at £100 delivered. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iabEnPnAMVk
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screwfix do a similar ladder that a lot on here use and its much cheaper.
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screwfix do a similar ladder that a lot on here use and its much cheaper.
Yep.
I got this one.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/aluminium-telescopic-ladder-section-2-x-7-treads-4-43m/64728
Sturdy and will get over most gates and 6' fence panels. It is heavy and lifting it over gates in the A frame position does require a bit of strength.
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you happy with its build quality spruce?
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(http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s650/OnlyUseMeWFP/4c6eaac25f3d53dbdfd532f381857df6_zpsbf5b14e1.jpg)
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(http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s650/OnlyUseMeWFP/4c6eaac25f3d53dbdfd532f381857df6_zpsbf5b14e1.jpg)
That's ace.
Why don't we all do what a delivery guy did to my gate today. Snap main pole so he could get a parcel round back
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you happy with its build quality spruce?
Its not bad to be honest. It sticks a little when opening it up into the A frame position but I would recommend it as a robust work tool. Its very stable.
I have one of these.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/multipurpose-ladder-with-platform-4-section-4-x-3-rungs-3-34m/27581
It wasn't purchased from Screwfix but they all look the same. Rubbish in comparision. Within a year of occassional use one of the locking hinges broke (it locks but has to held in the unlocked position to close it which is awkward.) My son has a smaller version and that has been fine though.
I really can't justify the price of the Little Giant for the times I use it to be fair.
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I forgot to say that the picture there is the screwfix one.
It's heavy, but it's good.
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Spruce, at 1.58m max 'A' frame height, does it not struggle to get over some gates/fences?
Cheers
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Spruce, at 1.58m max 'A' frame height, does it not struggle to get over some gates/fences?
Cheers
It's the same ladder as in my picture. It gets over all normal gates.
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(http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s650/OnlyUseMeWFP/4c6eaac25f3d53dbdfd532f381857df6_zpsbf5b14e1.jpg)
This is the one to get from Screwfix.....does everything the Little Giant does for half the cost.
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(http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s650/OnlyUseMeWFP/4c6eaac25f3d53dbdfd532f381857df6_zpsbf5b14e1.jpg)
This is the one to get from Screwfix.....does everything the Little Giant does for half the cost.
Silly me. :'(
Someone put a picture of the Little giant over a gate a while back which has be used on other posts as well. I didn't look at the picture properly this time and just presumed it was the Little Giant picture again. Sorry.
There is only one gate I can't get over on our round. They have a supporting beam across the top of the gate and that is just fractionally too high to bridge.
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Excellent, thanks guys
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You can get the Screw fix one a Mapland for 69 quid. The same one
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Nice one slap bash, that's a little taller in the step position too
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You can get the Screw fix one a Mapland for 69 quid. The same one
Is it Maplin? Maplin have one which is smaller for £69.00
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You can get the Screw fix one a Mapland for 69 quid. The same one
Is it Maplin? Maplin have one which is smaller for £69.00
No Spruce...The £69.00 ladders in Maplin are the 'Click'n'Fold' type ..........
The ladders in Jonny 87's pic are from Screwfix and are 'Telescoping' type ladders......much much better.
Never heard of Mapland ;).
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I have the screw fix one they are heavy so would rather have the Mapland one as they will go over most gates and walls.They are 4.8 meters fully extended. and they have the platforms top and are the four sections ones.
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You can get the Screw fix one a Mapland for 69 quid. The same one
Is it Maplin? Maplin have one which is smaller for £69.00
No Spruce...The £69.00 ladders in Maplin are the 'Click'n'Fold' type ..........
The ladders in Jonny 87's pic are from Screwfix and are 'Telescoping' type ladders......much much better.
Never heard of Mapland either and nor has Google. :) That's why I asked. It was you Oldman that explained to me how to turn this ladder into 2 trestles which was great advice.
Never heard of Mapland ;).