I'm after a ladder to get into the loft (not a loft-ladder). Looks like a Lyte DIY Double Extension Ladder 2.2m - 3.7m should do the trick - anyone any experience with this brand? Although Screwfix does it for £69.99, I can apparently get it here:
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for £59 incl delivery - anyone used this outfit before?
You may well already have other ladders, but I find that something more like:
admittedly more expensive, is very handy. You use it in "A" configuration to slide the hatch away, and then open out the ladder to poke it through the opening, reversing the process when all is done.
"A" mode is also handy for items a bit bulky for sharing the opening with a ladder.
it's 150kg - is that enough? Yesterday I was taking about 4' off a triple-trunked, ivy-covered hawthorn using the ladder at about 45 deg. (limited access and keeping clear of the stream) and it was solid, but I weigh only about 95kg kitted up for the job.
Not tried that supplier, but have used Lyte ladders. Their trade rated ones are very good. I have not tried the DIY rated ones since I find those rather too flimsy in general.
Yet more on this: The Microsoft info about the possible dodginess suggested a full scan using Security Essentials.
I disconnected from the router and started the scan. 20 hours later it said it was 3/4 through the scan, so we set off to check the boat in Wales. About 5 hours later the scan was finished and flagged up a .pol file in the Windows/system32/GroupPolicy/User directory as having an entry that allowed alteration of browser settings. It's Win7.
"Fixing" quarantined the first exploit and deleted the second. I run a slightly odd system in that I normally use Pale Moon as the main browser, but IE is set as the default. This has the advantage that clicking on a url in an email or post brings up IE and doesn't mess with anything I've been looking at / working on in the main browser.
I am alarmed by the time MSE took to do the scan. Most of my other machines run AVG or Avast.
I was recently using a trade set on a long reach and although I'm fairly light there was significantly less bounce than on my own lower spec set so it felt much safer.
Just thought I'd ask Peter for his view too as he mentions he had sold them in the past and so might have tried out more different types than thee & me.
A top tip from someone here in the past was to make sure that you buy a set with D shaped rungs so that the edge of a square rung is not digging into the sole of your shoes/boots. Sadly posted after I had bought my square runged set and it is a painful reminder every time I work on them for an extended period.
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