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i actually pruned 8 trees today with out spikes
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<blockquote data-quote="treeclimber165" data-source="post: 36379" data-attributes="member: 215"><p><strong>Barry</strong></p><p></p><p>If you are going to buy a ladder, a couple things to consider:</p><p>1) If the ladder is too heavy to get off the truck, you might end up spiking stuff you don't need to. I have found alum. ladders to be lighter generally than fiberglass. Keep 'em away from lines, though.</p><p>2) Check the weight rating. I can get away with using a flimsy 20' alum. with a 200 lb. rating to get in most trees because I only weigh 145. My boss is 230, and my lil ladder scares the heck outta him. He also has a 28' fiberglass, but it takes 2 guys or one strong guy to get it off the truck. I rarely use it because it is such a pain to handle.</p><p>3) Make sure you have a place on the truck for it. If it can't ride with you every day, it won't be much help. A 24' ladder won't fit in an 11' ladder box on the chip truck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="treeclimber165, post: 36379, member: 215"] [b]Barry[/b] If you are going to buy a ladder, a couple things to consider: 1) If the ladder is too heavy to get off the truck, you might end up spiking stuff you don't need to. I have found alum. ladders to be lighter generally than fiberglass. Keep 'em away from lines, though. 2) Check the weight rating. I can get away with using a flimsy 20' alum. with a 200 lb. rating to get in most trees because I only weigh 145. My boss is 230, and my lil ladder scares the heck outta him. He also has a 28' fiberglass, but it takes 2 guys or one strong guy to get it off the truck. I rarely use it because it is such a pain to handle. 3) Make sure you have a place on the truck for it. If it can't ride with you every day, it won't be much help. A 24' ladder won't fit in an 11' ladder box on the chip truck. [/QUOTE]
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