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Re: Adjustable/Folding Ladder

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Subject: Re: Adjustable/Folding Ladder
From: Bill Rabel <brabel@dlux.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 19:42:43 -0700
> Forget that tinny stuff.  :-)  My dad bought the Waku ladder from Germany,
> marketed here by Little Giant.  Now I guess Little Giant makes their own in
> a similar design.  Rated for 1000 pounds.  The paint shelf is built to stand
> on, rated at 600 pounds.  Both sides telescope so you can put it up on any
> kind of stairway.  The bottom legs spread wider than the ladder for
> stability.  If you need to get higher, you can straighten it out and use it
> as an extension ladder.


I second the endorsement of the Little Giant. Nothing else comes close.
It is one of the best tools you can own.

I bought my first at an auction, cheap. It had one bent leg on the upper
secton, but I merely shortened that side. With the base extensions in
place, it is completely usable. The only limitation is that it won't go
to the highest stepladder extension (except on a stairway). I bought a
larger one at a booth at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale about
five years ago. 

- Bill Rabel
  Wet Spot Garage
  Anacortes, WA, USA

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