Do you wax your ladder?

[k0ua]

Newbury, I am thinking not a lot of us wax our ladders..

 

[RickB]

I've decided not to start waxing my ladder. When I can't pull the rope and extend it with dry slides, I will know I shouldn't be climbing it.

 

[dragoneggs]

... bought it 30 years ago and it came with 3" rubber wheels at the top to help roll up the wall, worked very good... I don't see other ladder's out there that has wheels on top.

So that is what the wheels are for! I have a Little Giant with pretty orange wheels on it. Need to make sure it is flipped and leaning the right way or you could have an E ticket ride!

 

[oosik]

I have a 30+ year old Little Giant. Wish I also had that sweet young thing you see on the TV adds to carry it around. Man - I can vouch for the durability of the Little Giant - been dragging all over the property when I need a ladder. Little Giant is one heavy ladder - even without waxed sliders.

And like James says - first to admit to waxing his ladder will be walking into a hail storm, ha,ha.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Next thing you know we'll be arguing about the best type of wax to use.

Myself, I always use a fine carnauba, wouldn't use anything else -- and I think less of a man who uses something different. (Although not nearly the contempt I feel for the slovenly man with an unwaxed ladder).

 

[JRobyn]

Beeswax has a fine, pleasant fragrance, plus, should any migrate off the rails and onto the rungs, it has a bit of gripiness.

 

[dragoneggs]

This has got me thinking... I have an old can of Sail-Kote that I will use on my aluminum ladder rails... this stuff is a dry lubricrant intended for marine applications such as riggings, etc.

SailKote Marine Dry Lubricant & Coating for Sails, Rigging, Deck Hardware and more. - McLube

 

[kcflhrc]

Is that what they are calling it now? "Waxing the ladder"

 

[dragoneggs]

Is that what they are calling it now? "Waxing the ladder"

Shame on you... you wrote what I have been thinking all along but you have to admit that it should help with extension.

 

[oosik]

Wow!! This has trended downwards in a hurry. Thank goodness, so few have put their inner thoughts in print :laughing::dance1:.