Tired of using rocks, stones, pavers (I’ve kept numerous pavers in my truck bed) to level my ladder.
I looked at the pivit, and some of the levelloks, but that stuff looks kind of hit or miss. Anyone got a solid recommendation? Werner makes an eq aluminum extension ladder with levelers already on it, but not in the weight rating I want.
I’ve heard good things about this but haven’t used it myself. I have levelers on one of my ladders that usually work. But wouldn’t mind getting this as well for trickier areas.
We put the xtenda-leg levellers on all of ours. They’re solid and they work well.
I’ve seen them every time I go into SW, but always wondered how well they would work outdoors in mud and clay etc.
Are they good in grass/dirt? Wondering if the small round feet would just sink.
No experience with them, so I would appreciate any feedback.
You could also get a gutter lock for added stability / safety.
Used one for the first time this year. It’s solid.
I could ask my guys…on the rare instance that I do some “actual work” in the field…ladders are not typically involved, lol.
a ladder stabilizer was a given, non-negotiable required equipment from my perspective
The ladder I use came with them installed.
The ones you link are a good add-on if the ladder doesn’t have it. I’ve used similar ones. They have pretty good grip on the bottoms.
Good point about the stability. I don’t go on roofs, and I’m not normally up by the gutter line very often.
Thank you sir, I appreciate it. Real world feedback is what I like. Before I bought my backpack blower I talked to about 20 yard guys, they all gave me feedback on what units worked well and didn’t. That is I how I came to own my stihl.
I had a house wash last week that had a huge screened in deck off the first floor of a two story walkout that sloped down a hill. There was no way to hit the area above the screened in deck without a 24 ft ladder. The roof over the deck came out so far there was no way to stand back and shoot over it; the slop of the hill was too stepp. And it was a pretty good area with two windows, vinyl above and below them that needed to be cleaned. Pretty crazy. I first tried my 22 ft and it was short of the gutter. I’d never seen a house set-up that I needed a 24 ft ladder to wash before that day.
Would it have been possible to go up from the front of the house and just walk the roof to a point where you have an angle on it? I do that somewhat often on some of these homes.
Here’s the house.
Possibly could’ve gone up the side from the front. I’ll have to remember that for next time. Though I’m not a fan of being on 2 story roofs. Lol.
Did this one a month or two back and had to get up on top of that porch in order to get all of the siding, remove oxidation, clean out gutters and gutter brighten. No way to do it without a ladder.
Oof. I can’t imagine staining that pergola. What a nightmare.
Did you wash inside the screened-in porch?
Work great until they don’t one day… I was on a 30’ ladder when those failed on me… I’m lucky I didn’t get hurt. But I just can’t trust them again.
We use these or the pivit wedge. They automatically level.
Been using those x-tenda levelers for 20+ years so somewhat of an expert on the subject.
They work very well in most situations and even bridge the gap between rung lengths. I refuse to use a ladder without them.
That being said they can and will slide back on wet, sealed concrete, slimy wood decks, leaves, sloped grass etc. i always use tent stakes on uneven yards, mulch or questionable dirt/gravel.
I flat won’t go up on sketchy ground without someone holding the base.
Also note they tend to rust fairly easily if left outdoors like I do but the legs can be cleaned with stainless steel pads and wiped with WD-40.
this is also a good rule when going more than maybe 10’ or so…
Not on this one. Usually I have no issues washing the inside of these types of rooms, but these homeowners where in the process of moving in and they had tons and tons of stuff in boxes stacked floor to ceiling in there. I used a brush on a pole to clean the white trim along the outside of the porch.
Fortunately I haven’t gotten into painting/staining/sealing so I wasn’t even worried about the wood other than to knock the green buildup off.
