Ladder platform

I have one of these:

Yes, I have one of those, they're good for getting up window-cleaning or gutter-clearing height, which is about the highest I've decided to limit myself to these days.

Actually I have two of them, because I don't think the version with the corner 'V' was available when I first bought it.

Yup I have a couple of them...

I tend to use them to run a scaffold board between two ladders when trying to get access to spaces that have obstructions in the way etc.

They are also ok as steps if you need to work from a ladder in the same place for a time.

Yup. They don't get extensive use, but are handy from time to time.

Pseudo ladder cripples? Naughty, naughty ...

Thanks, I'll probably invest in one then.

I'd be rather nervous of the V version if the support pole is the least bit slippery. Someone with better maths than mine can explain the effect of the climber creating a rotational torque by working out to the side.

I only use it that way on a brick corner.

Oh, I hadn't noticed the checkerplate "tray" feature of the version linked, mine is just open.

You would be better off investing in a pair of half decent proper support boots.....

I've found that when working on ladders a pair of safety boots with a metal or nail penetration protection plate in the sole provide comfort on a ladder rung. The rigid plates spread the point load when standing on a relatively thin rung.

When climbing a single ladder how do you climb over the shelf in order to stand on it? The shelf effectively removes two rungs that cannot be used for climbing.

On this diy version the "missing" rungs have been incorporated into the attachment

Yup kind of :-)

(you can get posh version of those complete with guard and hand rails these days)

The step hinges "into" the ladder - push the platform toward the ladder, and it then stays flush with it, leaving the rungs mostly unobstructed. You can then climb past it, and deploy it with your foot.

My previous boots were metal toe-cap with metal sole plate ... which made them real clodhoppers; current pair are composite toe-cap, but no sole plate.

Wouldn't use the platform for standing on my extension ladder, only on the foldy stepladder with narrow rungs.

Yes, I should have taken my oft given advice and checked on Youtube.

One observation is that I viewed a demonstration of what appeared to be a better made device rated at the same weight capacity. The diagonal supports were much more substantial, there was a bar stopping the supports splaying out and the lip stopping that caught the rung was much deeper. I guess that you get what you pay for in the way of build quality and safety with these types of devices.

Yes, I've got questions asked to the eBay sellers, there appear to be at least three variations, and most of the sellers mix and match in the photos on their listings, I don't want a random choice ...

But you have to climb out beyond them in order to get onto the platform, which is the potentially dangerous part of going up a ladder.

You fold them out *after* climbing past them.

Possibly the most dangerous part of ladder platforms sold on Ebay is the bit where they say the permissible load is 150kg.

This probably assumes that the person standing on the platform is dead centre and not standing to one side.

If made in China then treat the specification with a great deal of scepticism. It will be like their LED light bulbs or batteries where they lie about the output or capacity by a factor of 2 to 4.

As I mentioned in another post in this thread, I viewed a marketing review for a similar platform that looked a _LOT_ more substantial and that was only rated for around 130Kg

Yup, good point. I got mine from a UK supplier, and made sure they were certified to EN131 spec.