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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: macmac on January 05, 2010, 05:14:44 pm

Title: Retractable ladder spikes?
Post by: macmac on January 05, 2010, 05:14:44 pm
Do these exist does anyone know?

Like, ones you can slide down & "click" into place when needed, then retracted & "clicked" up when not needed.

If not I think there would be a huge market for some.
Title: Re: Retractable ladder spikes?
Post by: jonnyald on January 05, 2010, 05:24:12 pm
The ones on ebay are like that .  i pitched my ladder on icy deckin today, id never dare do that if i didnt have spikes on
Title: Re: Retractable ladder spikes?
Post by: macmac on January 05, 2010, 05:31:05 pm
Do you have a link mate?
Title: Re: Retractable ladder spikes?
Post by: wezzy32 on January 05, 2010, 05:31:51 pm
iv seen sum on fleebay there r two different sellers and 1 is 5 pound cheeper than the other but r they different any help pls





http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=ladder+spikes&_sacat=See-All-Categories
Title: Re: Retractable ladder spikes?
Post by: macmac on January 05, 2010, 05:44:29 pm
iv seen sum on fleebay there r two different sellers and 1 is 5 pound cheeper than the other but r they different any help pls






http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=ladder+spikes&_sacat=See-All-Categories
Although the picture is the same, one set are for single ladders & the other for extension ladders.

Title: Re: Retractable ladder spikes?
Post by: jonnyald on January 05, 2010, 05:47:51 pm
i bought mine from ebay ,HAILO , when they arrived the design of them was slightly different from the ebay foto ,but basically work just as in the foto/////// but DEFO  the best few quid i ever spent . i find its best to set them only a 1/2 inch below the rubber feet .

 they give great grip , yesterday i put my ladder on imprinted concrete which was so slippy to walk on and  the spikes  give great confidence  and so cheap too


cant remember which ebayer i bought mine off though!
Title: Re: Retractable ladder spikes?
Post by: macmac on January 05, 2010, 05:51:30 pm
i bought mine from ebay ,HAILO , when they arrived the design of them was slightly different from the ebay foto ,but basically work just as in the foto/////// but DEFO  the best few quid i ever spent . i find its best to set them only a 1/2 inch below the rubber feet .

 they give great grip , yesterday i put my ladder on imprinted concrete which was so slippy to walk on and  the spikes  give great confidence  and so cheap too


cant remember which ebayer i bought mine off though! (probably the cheapest )

jonny, I take it you can move them up via the wingnut?  Can you still close double ladder fully when they are fitted?
Title: Re: Retractable ladder spikes?
Post by: jonnyald on January 05, 2010, 06:06:14 pm
no you cant close the ladder up fully once theyre on , but your only talking about 8 inches or so .

 yes,you just slacken the wing nut and either slide them up or slide them right off the bottom .  mine came with a diffrent design of the clamp and had a threaded bit  of rod which accomodated every size of ladder .i found i didnt need the rod as long as it was and i just trimmed it down with a hacksaw . the spikes are galvanised steel,quite heavy but after a day i never noticed the extra weight .

 i leave my spikes on always , the only time i took them off was a few weeks ago when i had to take ladder inside a house and the spikes would have messed up the carpet . just slackened the wing nut and slid them off

 its important Not to fit them too low down ,unless your using them on a lawn or really soft ground .
Title: Re: Retractable ladder spikes?
Post by: macmac on January 05, 2010, 07:27:19 pm
Thanks for that ;)