Tripod steps or extendable ladder for high hedges

[nepia]

6 hours ago, tree-fancier123 said:

 

3 leg adjustable tripod - great if garden is sloping - not good for wide  tops, don't get you near enough

 

 

Poke the rear leg into the hedge so that the top rung is against the hedge.  You reach then starts at the hedge.

[tree-fancier123]

2 hours ago, nepia said:

Poke the rear leg into the hedge so that the top rung is against the hedge.  You reach then starts at the hedge.

Thanks - I did try this and gave up - ok on rough stuff, but clipped faces seemed to get pulled about too much and nowhere to lose the leg inside the hedge where I wanted to place it, too much clutter. I prefer on  ply and small extension ladder leaning on hedge, especially if it is with 2 rungs overlapping to stand on.

Hey - you know like plasterers wear stilts sometimes!?

[tree-fancier123]

4 minutes ago, tree-fancier123 said:

Hey - you know like plasterers wear stilts sometimes!?

Damn thought I'd had a brainwave then, was wondering how long before the Nobel prize is awarded, turns out it's been done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HzXjRq6tP8

[treeman]

Tripods all the way!! Henchmann!

I’m surprised to see you on here

[tree-fancier123]

[tree-fancier123]

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2094309/Gardeners-use-stilts-cut-maze-Longleat-House-Wiltshire.html

Edited April 27, 2019 by tree-fancier123

[tree-fancier123]

[Stere]

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For that price I'll bet you only get the rear leg extendable. Seriously, go for the three leg extendable version; you can then level the ladder on virtually any 2-way sloping ground.

 

 

I though he meant this one:

 

https://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers.co.uk/acatalog/3-Section-Combination-Ladders.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhabswqjy4QIV6LvtCh0l0gmPEAQYASABEgKGRPD_BwE

 

 

Looks unstable unless very lvl ground?

 

 

 

[tree-fancier123]

bit of arbtalk thread archaeology re working on stilts

https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/63339-stilts/

 

 

 

Edited April 28, 2019 by tree-fancier123

[woody paul]

I have a Altrex combination ladder which is heavy and a Zarges 4x6 extending steps the best thing about steps is you can adjust them to height of hedge and get a full swing across top.