Use of ladders in tree work

[felixthelogchopper]

Could you not roll them up a ladder?

 

 

[Bing!]

I think it is safe to assume that the "ladder" thread will always be contentious. There will always be climbers who believe that walking the first 20' is harder than ascending purely by rope and visa versa.

How about a sticky being put up by a moderator warning folks off starting a "ladder" thread, that way some poor newbie wont inadvertantly set the ball rolling again.

On the airgun forums you could face a lynch mob for asking which is the best calibre, .177 or .22. You just don't ask as everyone has a different opinion.....................

 

And until you accept that my opinion is right the thread should be banned.

Throwline your rope in, then ascend the first "X" number of feet from a ladder and everyone is happy.

 

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[Johny Walker]

what about a new thread ? what came 1,st the ladder or the rope

[silky fox]

The rope of course:001_rolleyes:....pull the tree over with a rope and using the wood from the tree,make some ladders...

[Marc Lewis]

Either you like ladders, or you don't, simples.

 

The exercise argument is bull though, we get plenty of exercise in this job anyhow and you could always make other aspects of it harder or more strenuous if you so desired. Not for me though, I always look for the easiest way to do every job and if that means using ladders whats the big deal.

 

How about instances where you cannot/shouldn't use a throw line i.e. like near powerlines?

[mistahbenn]

I say if there is a set handy, I would use em, but I haven't had a set handy for 3 years, so my bagging skills are more than handy now, and can access a high TIP> I also feel very shaky on an old crappy set of ladders, much more than being in a dead tree!

 

(Hey Chrissy, (ContactArb) You got a 6 quid bet riding on your comment already!)

[felixthelogchopper]

Either you like ladders, or you don't, simples.

 

The exercise argument is bull though, we get plenty of exercise in this job anyhow and you could always make other aspects of it harder or more strenuous if you so desired. Not for me though, I always look for the easiest way to do every job and if that means using ladders whats the big deal.

 

How about instances where you cannot/shouldn't use a throw line i.e. like near powerlines?

 

Better to wave a set of nice, highly conductive aluminium ladders around instead?

[Le Sanglier]

Either you like ladders, or you don't, simples.

 

The exercise argument is bull though, we get plenty of exercise in this job anyhow and you could always make other aspects of it harder or more strenuous if you so desired. Not for me though, I always look for the easiest way to do every job and if that means using ladders whats the big deal.

 

How about instances where you cannot/shouldn't use a throw line i.e. like near powerlines?

 

Best post on this thread.

[Ewan Murray]

if it was that near powerlines that i couldn't throw safely i wouldn't be climbing it without a shutdown, dont like the idea of being that close to live powerlines with metal equipment

[Pedroski]

Originally Posted by Pedroski View Post

Yeah, WHATEVER! I'll send you a fiver if you can provide a vid of yourself getting everything sorted and 8 metres up into the tree in less time that it takes to get a ladder up

But thats not a fair comparison, you have to take into account the time taken loading and securing the ladders at the yard and taking them home at the end of the day.

 

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Yeah but, we've always got the ladders on the truck anyway - they're handy for those times we need to clear out gutters, or for when we're taking on jobs of replacing fascias and soffits, doing some roofing, topping trees, cleaning windows.....