Anyone use Japanese tripod ladders?

[Tree Man Tom]

Just looking on F.R.Jones site as im after some steps for hedge triming etc...

 

Ladders & platforms | F R Jones and Son

 

These tripod ladders any good, looking at the 4.8m one and 1.8m one.

 

Is the 4.8m one abit over kill?

 

Cheers

[Peter]

Excellent ladders, very stable.

 

I have the 3.6, although taller would be useful on occasion.

[Stubby]

Just looking on F.R.Jones site as im after some steps for hedge triming etc...

 

Ladders & platforms | F R Jones and Son

 

These tripod ladders any good, looking at the 4.8m one and 1.8m one.

 

Is the 4.8m one abit over kill?

 

Cheers

 

Yep a landscaper/ gardener mate uses one . Its way better than our ordinary big step ladder . Much more stable and stupidly light ! Sometimes he gives us work he can't do and if it involves tall hedges we ponce his ladder !

[dexta]

looked at them at the show on friday. they look very well made but i found when you climbed them you really have to lean forward as it tipped back.suppose it's something you would get used to do. would be great for hedge trimming because you can put the single leg in the hedge

[Peter]

The front leg is adjustable to prevent that problem.

[s o c]

looked at them at the show on friday. they look very well made but i found when you climbed them you really have to lean forward as it tipped back.suppose it's something you would get used to do. would be great for hedge trimming because you can put the single leg in the hedge

 

you can shorten the single leg if you need to.

i use the 4.8 metre one, it,s very stable. quite wide at the base(6feet approx)

sometimes a bit awkward to manouver around shrubs etc. 3.7 metre version probably handier if you can do without the extra height

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Yep good... Scout around tho price vary quite a lot!

Saturn machine knives were cheap a year or so ago!

[Pete Hart]

cracking bits of kit - you wont look back mate p.s go big!!

[Pedroski]

looked at them at the show on friday. they look very well made but i found when you climbed them you really have to lean forward as it tipped back.suppose it's something you would get used to do. would be great for hedge trimming because you can put the single leg in the hedge

 

Adjust the front leg and that won't happen.

 

We use the 3.6m one. Definitely would NOT be without it. It has made a massive difference to us for hedges and other pruning work. It's brilliant having a ladder that is stable on all sorts of ground. The legs adjust sufficiently to be able to use it on rockeries, sloping ground, one part of the ladder on the lawn and another in a border or on a raised bed etc etc. And so light and easy to move around.

[Jesse]

Just looking on F.R.Jones site as im after some steps for hedge triming etc...

 

Ladders & platforms | F R Jones and Son

 

These tripod ladders any good, looking at the 4.8m one and 1.8m one.

 

Is the 4.8m one abit over kill?

 

Cheers

I got a big set of alloy steps you can buy:thumbup: I'l even deliver em for free:lol: