I hate ladders

[treemann]

My dad fell off of a ladder yesterday and ctacked 3 ribs. I haven't got all the details yet. I will give an update as soon as I get them.

 

[Colin]

Damn! Best of luck to your Pops! /forum/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[Rich_O]

I agree with masterblaster,my brother in law will not be able to get all of the hardware out of his leg until this fall. He only fell from four feet but landed on the edge of the turf and pavement. Give me a rope and saddle keep the ladder!

 

[treemann]

I talked to my dad today about the incident and he said that he was about 12 feet up on a step ladder cuttiing branches. He had a guy that just started working on monday that was supposed to be holding the ladder but it was on soft ground and when the ladder shifted he fell.

 

[Rich_O]

Ouch! I'll stick with my zing-it. I feel safer. /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Kevin]

Was he standing on the pail shelf or was he on a step?

 

[treemann]

he was on a step

 

[philmuscato]

Goes to show ya even with someone holding the ladder you can still bust your a** I hate them also.I won't prune ornamentals because of having to use ladders. But then for Palms and getting on roofs i chance it. Hope your Dad gets will soon.

 

[TreeDr]

I hate standing on ladders and/or roofs.

 

[rborist1]

Ladders are the best,they make pruning really simple.............climb to the top of the ladder and cut! /forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forum/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[flying_kiwiman]

if you are the treemann why was he cutting the branches??

just woundering.....

Jelte

 

[treemann]

I am third generation. Currently my father and I run our own crews.

 

[flying_kiwiman]

ok, cool. nice to able to work with your father. My father is also an arbo, but works in NYC so it's a bit far for us to run a crew together.

i hope he heals fast!!

Jelte

 

[treemann]

he is already back doing some estimates and showing the guys some small jobs they can do

 

[Mark Chisholm]

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My father is also an arbo, but works in NYC so it's a bit far for us to run a crew together.


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Yeah, and Frank looked great last month. He was at the NJ show. Great to see and talk to him! /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Norm_Hall]

Glad your dad is doing better. Could he have been tied in?
Ladders are the best. If we work off them, we tie in whenever possible.

 

[treemann]

He couldn't of tied in because he was pruning the outer branches of a Bradford Pear and there was nothing large enough to tie into.

 

[Treespotter]

Next time you see Frank, give him a big wet kiss on the top of his head. Must be sizewise no problemo.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

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Must be sizewise no problemo

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[Pete_in_Tassie]

I'm wary of ladders but like anything it comes down to how you manage things.

On the occasions when I use ladder I frequently:
-have someone "foot" the ladder (feet aginst bottom to stop it sliding) until I'm happy.

--use a pole srap around the ladder with or without the ladder secure up top so I can get enthusiastic when I throw / cut whatever.

-use layers of reinforced rubber under one leg to level it up.
-tie a ladder at a midpoint to a point in a tree.

--use ladders to get quickly over congested parts of a tree--eg dense ivy

-use a ladder as a quick way up to being tied in in the tree.