Ever tried this?

[tjkubota93]

How do I find ATSS?

American Tree Service Supply on the internetting

 

[Paul Thornton]

Thank you.

 

[gwstang]

I am done with the ladder/bucket stuff. I will be more careful as the red head threatened to take away the keys if I don't. I thought I was 16 and in trouble...there for a minute. On a funny, I have a buddy I work with that was up in the loader bucket fixing something at the eaves of the house. Perfectly safe environment as his son was home and in ear shot if he needed him. The only problem was....the goat. His son had (notice I said "had") this goat that would get into any and everything! Well the goat decided to get up on the tractor seat and start mouthing the loader control. Of course the loader started moving and buddy turned around to see the goat about to drop him on his head. He yelled and son came out to save him. That goat was something else. Completely ate a recliner the guy had on his covered porch to sit in the evening. I mean ate the whole dang thing. His son finally managed to give the goat away. He's told me some more stories about the goat...man, that goat was something else.

 

[tjkubota93]

I am done with the ladder/bucket stuff. I will be more careful as the red head threatened to take away the keys if I don't. I thought I was 16 and in trouble...there for a minute. On a funny, I have a buddy I work with that was up in the loader bucket fixing something at the eaves of the house. Perfectly safe environment as his son was home and in ear shot if he needed him. The only problem was....the goat. His son had (notice I said "had") this goat that would get into any and everything! Well the goat decided to get up on the tractor seat and start mouthing the loader control. Of course the loader started moving and buddy turned around to see the goat about to drop him on his head. He yelled and son came out to save him. That goat was something else. Completely ate a recliner the guy had on his covered porch to sit in the evening. I mean ate the whole dang thing. His son finally managed to give the goat away. He's told me some more stories about the goat...man, that goat was something else.

I don't know for sure, but I think the ladder/loader bucket combo is less dangerous than the chainsaw/ladder combo. The chainsaw/ladder/loader bucket trifecta is asking for it!

 

[4570Man]

I don't know for sure, but I think the ladder/loader bucket combo is less dangerous than the chainsaw/ladder combo. The chainsaw/ladder/loader bucket trifecta is asking for it!

I think ladder/bucket combo is perfectly safe. I have also put ladders in a pickup truck bed. I mean how else could I get on the roof with only a 6' ladder? Height permitting I'll just use a pallet on the pallet forks. I have never used it, but the loader does have a lock out lever. I think ladder/chainsaw with or without the bucket is a terrible idea.

 

[tjkubota93]

I think ladder/bucket combo is perfectly safe. I have also put ladders in a pickup truck bed. I mean how else could I get on the roof with only a 6' ladder? Height permitting I'll just use a pallet on the pallet forks. I have never used it, but the loader does have a lock out lever. I think ladder/chainsaw with or without the bucket is a terrible idea.

Yeah, I clean my gutters in my front loader bucket. Way more convenient than a ladder.
Anything that holds a ladder stable is good.

 

[4570Man]

Yeah, I clean my gutters in my front loader bucket. Way more convenient than a ladder. Anything that holds a ladder stable is good.

If you have a second operator you can just drive along and clean out the gutters. Way faster and IMO equally as safe as a ladder.

 

[Redneck in training]

I have done it quite few times while installing/fixing outside lights on our house. I did it only once or twice cutting branches and figured that it was not the safest thing to do. Standing the ladder in the bucket is way safer than on soft ground. Guess what I got for Christmas from my wife? Little Giant SkyScraper Ladder | Type 1A | Skyscraper MXZ Ladders. My life insurance is not worth much. Makes me wonder what her intention is. Well the description says it is safest ladder on the world. :duh:

 

[aczlan]

I have done it quite few times while installing/fixing outside lights on our house. I did it only once or twice cutting branches and figured that it was not the safest thing to do. Standing the ladder in the bucket is way safer than on soft ground. Guess what I got for Christmas from my wife? Little Giant SkyScraper Ladder | Type 1A | Skyscraper MXZ Ladders. My life insurance is not worth much. Makes me wonder what her intention is. Well the description says it is safest ladder on the world. :duh:

Dad used to make those back in the 70s, we still have a blem that he bought when he worked at the factory (what is now called a "Classic 22"). IIRC, the hinge latches were replaced because the spring broke, but otherwise its all original.
He said that they used to "test" the ladders by stretching them out straight at full extension (like a extension ladder), putting both ends on a frame so it sat up in the air (fort of like a----a where the "a" is the frame at each and and "----" is the ladder) and seeing how many guys they could pile on the ladder before they broke. IIRC setup like that the 22' ladder could handle 4-5 guys standing/sitting in the middle.

Aaron Z

 

[Creamer]

I have done it quite few times while installing/fixing outside lights on our house. I did it only once or twice cutting branches and figured that it was not the safest thing to do. Standing the ladder in the bucket is way safer than on soft ground. Guess what I got for Christmas from my wife? Little Giant SkyScraper Ladder | Type 1A | Skyscraper MXZ Ladders. My life insurance is not worth much. Makes me wonder what her intention is. Well the description says it is safest ladder on the world. :duh:

I have had a 23 ft Little giant for 20+ years and love it - but it is heavy. How heavy is one of these?

 

[PhysAssist]

Using a chain saw on a ladder is something one should never do.

Over age of 65, 40% of broken hips proceed to pneumonia and death. (Almost all falls in that statistic would be in the home, from standing to the floor.)

I would guess a ladder fall, landing first on the FEL, would be 90% fatal.

Some work should be hired out or left to nature.

I think the last time I looked; the average overall mortality for hip fractures over 65 y/o's is still closer to 50%, but that is nationwide and you may be talking about a local rate.

Nonetheless, falling from anything more than 9 feet can be fatal, and if either a fall onto the loader occurred, or a branch fell on top of the fallee, I have to believe that 90% would be a conservative estimate.

 

[MossRoad]

How do I find ATSS?

Google " 33' pole saw " and you get this....

Best Long Reach Tree Cutting, Trimming & Pruners Tools by ATSS

 

[k0ua]

I made something similar from a painters extension pole, a repurposed paint roller frame, and a hand held pruning saw. It works well.

 

[Redneck in training]

I have had a 23 ft Little giant for 20+ years and love it - but it is heavy. How heavy is one of these?

I don't know exact weight. It is heavy. My guess is close to 200 lb.

 

[aczlan]

I don't know exact weight. It is heavy. My guess is close to 200 lb.

The specs page you linked to say that the 15' model weighs 60 lbs, the 17' one weighs 79 lbs and the 21' one weighs 103 lbs.

Aaron Z

 

[Redneck in training]

The specs page you linked to say that the 15' model weighs 60 lbs, the 17' one weighs 79 lbs and the 21' one weighs 103 lbs.

Aaron Z

It might be what it is. It definitely feel heavier when handled by single person. I guess I am getting old everything feels heavier lately.

 

[mkr7734]

I have put a ladder in a tractor bucket before, but I have never and will never chainsaw from a ladder. IMO a ladder in a tractor bucket is perfectly safe.

Yeah that might work till you get to close to a hornet's nest and fall out of the bucket trying to get away.
Chainsaws and ladders do not mix well.

 

[aczlan]

It might be what it is. It definitely feel heavier when handled by single person. I guess I am getting old everything feels heavier lately.

They are certainly awkward to handle.

Aaron Z

 

[bellweather]

One improvement to consider is attaching a length of rope to the bucket control lever so you can adjust the height of the ladder without having to climb down. Much easier on the knees that way.

 

[Creamer]

One improvement to consider is attaching a length of rope to the bucket control lever so you can adjust the height of the ladder without having to climb down. Much easier on the knees that way.

That improves the safety too!