Getting to know Extension Ladders

Hi all,

Today’s blog is all about getting to know extension ladders, please feel free to read below for more.

1) Make sure you understand the different parts of the extension ladder. These are important components of the ladder that must be assembled and handled correctly.

• The safety shoe or foot of the ladder, are the pads that rest on the ground/floor and provide additional grounding support while the ladder is under strain. These may rotate to increase their surface area and make the ladder more stable.
• The extendable section is the part of the ladder allowing a higher reach for the user. Be aware that some extension ladders may extend more than once and could have a total of three ladder sections.
• The base section is the section of the ladder that is closest to the ground and that the extensions are attached to. When ascending the ladder, you will start at this point of the ladder from the rungs.
• The rung lock is secured to the extendable section and is designed to hold to ladder together when the extensions are required. This allows the user to safely climb the ladder without risk of it separating.
• The rope and cord are only necessary for the longest of ladders and smaller ladders will not require them to be usable, however, larger ladders will be unusable without the rope and cord system in place.

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