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   "Jim Wilkins"  writes:   
      
   > "Richard Smith"  wrote in message news:m1y0ovv17v.fsf@void.com...   
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   > Thanks for all suggestions.   
   > The ladder with the "locking hinges" caught attention.   
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   > My neighbor has a 16' z-fold ladder he left outdoors to be rained on   
   > and the locking mechanism doesn't always automatically catch, as   
   > indicated by the red slide snapping inward. Mine is stored folded   
   > double upright inside a shed between the ceiling joists and operates   
   > smoothly.   
   >   
   > My feet greatly prefer the square rung version to the round rung one.   
   >   
   > I use it to erect a temporary gantry track extension by balancing the   
   > heavy channels on boards across the rungs. After the outer track end   
   > is supported I lift the ladder over the track since it has no   
   > interfering cross bracing like a stepladder. My 16' ladder isn't high   
   > enough to erect horizontal shed beams but would be if I could back my   
   > pickup truck into the intended floor space to raise it. I don't need   
   > to because I have other heavy lifting gear.   
   >   
   > With two such ladders (mine + his) supporting a scaffold plank (his)   
   > between them the outside steps significantly extend the working   
   > length, to both ends of a section of gutter. Construction skills and   
   > equipment are common in this neighborhood.   
      
   Thanks for the realism on this.   
      
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