Ladders

[Kenneth in Texas]

Needing a good quality ladder soon and was looking at those Little Giant ones. Anyone have one or have any experience with them?

 

[MossRoad]

No, but that guy that does the infomercials for them is pretty slick. Makes me want to buy one.... :laughing:

 

[bcp]

No, but that guy that does the infomercials for them is pretty slick. Makes me want to buy one.... :laughing:

This?

Bruce

 

[turnkey4099]

Needing a good quality ladder soon and was looking at those Little Giant ones. Anyone have one or have any experience with them?

I helped my neighbor prune trees and used his. Seems to work very well but is a bit on the heavy side. Very stable and very sturdy hinges.

 

[Kenneth in Texas]

This?

Bruce

:laughing:

 

[Ed of all trades]

I worked building houses and my boss had one. He always hauled it from job to job until he learned that in the years he had hauled it around we had tried to use it once and had folded it back up and gotten a regular ladder. It weighed a ton and took forever to get set up. If I found one at a yard sale for $5 I would walk away from it without a second glance. Get a good 16' or 24' ladder and a 6' step ladder and you will have something you can use. Ed

 

[jrclark]

Needing a good quality ladder soon and was looking at those Little Giant ones. Anyone have one or have any experience with them?

We use them all over campus because of their ability to sit level on sloped or stepped surfaces. Yes they are heavy, but they are also very sturdy and useful when needed. Using regular A-frame ladders on those surfaces is dangerous and I'm not willing to risk injury at work. We do not use them in extension ladder mode, only A-frame.

For my home, I purchased a 24' (maybe 28', can't remember) Werner extension ladder with the leveling adjustments. That thing has been awesome for hanging Christmas lights and cleaning gutters. These tasks would be very difficult and time consuming to do without it.

 

[mark02tj]

I don't have the "Little Giant", but I do have a look-alike that I bought from Home Depot. Like others have said - it's heavy!!

When we were painting the interior when we first moved in this house, it did come in handy to paint along the stairway since you can adjust the leg length. That's really the only thing it excels at.

Would I recommend one or buy another one? Probably not. I use my 4' and my 8' fiberglass ladders a LOT more.

 

[PHPaul]

As my only ladder? NO!

For specific applications where the unequal leg length is needed? Maybe, if I thought I'd use it often enough to justify the expense.

 

[kf4uda]

I have a little giant 17'. As others have said they are a little heavy. That is really the only complaint that I have. It is very versatile and stable to climb. I have a 6 & 8' fiberglass ladder also. I mainly use the LG for an extension ladder and for stairs and slopes.