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buzzing
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Worth getting a ladder with safety feet?
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December 16, 2014, 05:40:02 pm »
seen a 3 metre closed youngmans ladder in Wicks for £120 (nice and light) worth getting the titan one with safety feet. Will use it for window cleaning and gardening, won't safety feet be problem on grass and pebbles etc?
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capn sparkle
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Re: Worth getting a ladder with safety feet?
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December 16, 2014, 08:57:16 pm »
I had one for gardening a few years ago! Lawn could 'ave looked better but me sunflowers came up a treat...
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Ian101
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Re: Worth getting a ladder with safety feet?
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December 17, 2014, 08:06:53 am »
I recently bought a titan triple 3.0 or 3.5 cant remember but came with safety feet ... defo feel more secure when on it as bigger footprint in contact with floor .... but these ladders are so solid you feel that house will move before they do
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slap bash
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Re: Worth getting a ladder with safety feet?
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December 18, 2014, 10:14:32 am »
I have always used a triple combo ladder which is the one you re talking about. I cannot understand why more windies don`t use them as they are more stable due to the wider foot base. Some time very little thought goes in these purchase of these important items. Most just push what ever they use even if it was a bad buy. And that`s called good advice.
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Ian Lancaster
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Re: Worth getting a ladder with safety feet?
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December 19, 2014, 03:13:04 pm »
We use these:
http://www.midlandladders.com/products/10ft_3m_Double_Extension_Window_Cleaner_s_Ladder-153-49.html
with a pair of these fitted:
http://www.midlandladders.com/products/Articulated_Safety_Feet-283-25.html
All ours are the old pattern oval feet but they don't seem to be available anymore - these look as though they would be just as good.
Pointed ladders - developed by window cleaners for window cleaners. Schoolboy geometry - "any 3 points will always lie in the same plane" In other words, a pointed ladder can be set securely even though the ground/wall are not at right angles to each other. The top won't 'rock' and the splayed bottom gives good stability.
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