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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Mr.G on January 08, 2007, 11:16:57 pm

Title: 3 stage ladders/windy days
Post by: Mr.G on January 08, 2007, 11:16:57 pm

If anyone else finds they have to use them in winds, a useful safety method I've been experimenting with is to run a luggage tiedown strap to a nearby lamp post etc to the ladder,  BEFORE extending it, the tall ladders catch the wind badly, and a fall from that height could be fatal. [Better still, avoid them completely]

Title: Re: 3 stage ladders/windy days
Post by: AuRavelling79 on January 08, 2007, 11:19:20 pm

Useful tip when you've got a lampost next to the window you're working on...

Title: Re: 3 stage ladders/windy days
Post by: Mr.G on January 08, 2007, 11:33:23 pm

Ha, yeah, well it could be a fence post or anything solid, and the strap extends to maybe 20 or 30 feet

Title: Re: 3 stage ladders/windy days
Post by: jakeandmia on January 09, 2007, 09:10:07 am

Hi

An even better tip is dont go up any ladder on a windy day!!!!!

wayne

Title: Re: 3 stage ladders/windy days
Post by: Jago on January 09, 2007, 07:52:52 pm

I tried this and ended up the other side of London  Catapolted Kerpowwww

;-)

Title: Re: 3 stage ladders/windy days
Post by: david68 on January 09, 2007, 11:59:06 pm

I had my ladder get blown by the wind and nearly landed on the customers 4x4 BMW.
I managed to catch it before this horror happening.

Was using both methods of cleaning Trad & wfp.

But this converted me fully to wfp wether customers like it or not.

Dave