Brass Ones

[NHSleddog]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3-YwDZrzg

I wonder if Fred sweats things like holes in his ROPS.

There is actually a 6 part documentary on Fred and they show him rigging the ladders in this.

 

[Nicfin36]

Yikes. I've climbed trees for a living, but I don't think I could do that.

 

[Bmyers]

WOW, that was impressive.

 

[dirtydeed]

gulp!

After taking a few months for myself to recover from a fairly recent fall, that'd be a big "Heck No" for me.

Pic below is my ladder getting "re-aligned" by my rib cage. Bear in mind, this was from the ladder slipping out on me while I was only about hip height of 8 feet. I just so happened to have landed on the side of the ladder...ribs first.

 

[Nicfin36]

gulp!

After taking a few months for myself to recover from a fairly recent fall, that'd be a big "Heck No" for me.

Pic below is my ladder getting "re-aligned" by my rib cage. Bear in mind, this was from the ladder slipping out on me while I was only about hip height of 8 feet. I just so happened to have landed on the side of the ladder...ribs first.

Ouch! Dang you put a dent in that thing.

 

[hope to float]

Fred was a legend. He would also knock tall chimneys by taking out bricks and replacing them with logs and then setting them on fire. He also had a passion for steam engines and used to rebuild them. He had many series of programs on british tv which were essential viewing

 

[skeets]

Better him than me

 

[BigG]

But who tied the ladders up there the first time?

 

[Magicman]

Not I said me!!

 

[NHSleddog]

But who tied the ladders up there the first time?

Fred did. And he took them down each time as well.

Each chimney he climbed he had to rig the ladders to every time. Just a slice of wood and some friction holding it all on.

Rigging the ladders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F04dGK1_wYA

 

[KTuk4J]

gulp!

After taking a few months for myself to recover from a fairly recent fall, that'd be a big "Heck No" for me.

Pic below is my ladder getting "re-aligned" by my rib cage. Bear in mind, this was from the ladder slipping out on me while I was only about hip height of 8 feet. I just so happened to have landed on the side of the ladder...ribs first.

Yikes and OUCH! I curious how that happened.
Uneven or slippery ground?

An "ortho" tech friend of mine said that 90%+ of accident patients involving ladders was from reaching out to do something or extending something out while on the ladder such as a hose, hand tool etc.

 

[dirtydeed]

Yikes and OUCH! I curious how that happened.
Uneven or slippery ground?

An "ortho" tech friend of mine said that 90%+ of accident patients involving ladders was from reaching out to do something or extending something out while on the ladder such as a hose, hand tool etc.

Gutter cleaning at my mother's. Ladder was on a "frosted" deck. I had too much angle on the ladder. When I made the attempt to get on the roof from the ladder the ladder feet slid out on the deck. The ride felt like it was in slow motion and I distinctly remember thinking to myself.."oh well, I'm not that high so I'll just go with it...it wont't be that bad of a fall"

It really wouldn't have been that bad but, the ladder flipped (rolled) onto its side and I landed on top. Knocked the wind out of me and I knew immediately that I was in trouble. Clawed my way off the deck in agony to my truck. Drove home and had my wife take me to ER. Nothing broken (I guess I bounced). Bruised ribs and sternum. Slept in a chair for months.

Ladders scare the crap out of my now.