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Thursday, December 2, 2021

Ladders Again

 What I really need (and I am prepared to pay a lot of money to have made) is a very light (perhaps carbon fiber) ladder with handrails who top step is 36" above ground level, with legs about 36" wide.  Where do I go?  There seem to be a lot of UK companies offering "wide" stepladders.  Why not in America?  Are our construction workers not wide enough?

I seem to have found an adequate ladder.  It is a smaller version of the behemoth warehouse ladder that I had up on the mountain, which was taller than I really needed.  Made in Mexico, not China.

2 comments:

  1. Rolling ladders are generally only 16" to 24" wide. Try searching instead for "rolling platform" or "mobile platform" to get the additional width you are seeking.
    Here is a link for a company that make aluminum ones in the range you are looking for - tread widths of 30" or 36" and platform height 30" or 40". All weigh under 40#. It will give you some ideas of price. Site says they also custom build.
    McMaster-Carr has these that are your desired size range but probabaly heavier than you want. https://www.mcmaster.com/rolling-work-platforms/rolling-ladders-with-extra-large-platform/

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  2. Slightly different from your needs but here's a step ladder that's 32" wide with a top step 37.5" above ground.

    On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dporticus-Anti-Slip-Handrails-Multi-Use-Household/dp/B075TZFRDD/ref=sr_1_27?crid=3MWHL2S6B7WYN&keywords=step%2Bladder%2Bwith%2Bhandrails%2Bfor%2Bseniors&qid=1638541501&sprefix=step%2Bla%2Caps%2C197&sr=8-27&th=1

    Many others too.

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