Anyone using a Hasegawa 16 foot ladder

[gsrsol84mm]

Would appreciate any feedback on the Hasegawa 16 foot tripod ladder. How stable is it using a telescoping pole saw ?
Any comparison to the 12 foot version of the same ladder ?

Thanks

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Yes, you will fall from four feet higher...

 

[ZinTrees]

what Jolly Logger said

my suggestion is to get a video of you using the polesaw while standing at the top of that ladder, and report back to us

I've actually been called out to jobs where the dude was doing exactly what you're asking about, and either got hurt or got his senses knocked back into himself, and decided to pay me to climb instead, cost him half a day waiting on me and if I recall, I charged him more than he bid the job for to begin with


ladders have their use, I have no issue setting one up to prune an ornamental with a silky saw, or get onto a roof to blow sawdust off, but in all honesty, I can think of maybe 2 jobs in 3 years where I put a ladder in the truck, and if I recall, only 1 of those we actually used it

 

[jefflovstrom]

We are a professional company and follow ANSI and OSHA, so no work done from a ladder, access only.
Jeff

 

[ZinTrees]

 

[ATH]

That's "to gain access to a tree..." I see no problem working from a ladder for small tree pruning. Our rule is: If the branch is big enough to knock you off the ladder, its too big to prune from a ladder. That's a pretty small branch.

But 16' is a bit much for my taste. By the time most trees are big enough for that, they are big enough to climb. I certainly don't want to use a pole saw on a 16' ladder.

 

[gsrsol84mm]

 

[TheJollyLogger]

God, what a hack

 

[ZinTrees]

oh boy


if you need to do that, you should prolly stop calling yourself a tree service till you learn to climb, or hire a climber, maybe rent a lift or something

like I said, you're almost 10% guaranteed to get hurt or killed, so atleast get a video for us if you decide to try it, more than once I've had to go save the county hacks because they thought a polesaw on a ladder was a good idea

 

[250R]

If you need to cut from a ladder you shouldn't be in the tree business plain and simple. For example, what are you going to do if the bar gets pinched? Or even better what's going to happen when the branch comes back at you? (That will never happen to me) Good luck

 

[diver64]

I have a couple of these in different lengths https://www.littlegiantladders.com/products/leveler

They are a little heavy but I'd think they would be more stable than the tripod one and you can straighten them out to use as a standard ladder.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

I have a couple of these in different lengths https://www.littlegiantladders.com/products/leveler

They are a little heavy but I'd think they would be more stable than the tripod one and you can straighten them out to use as a standard ladder.

Tripod ladders are much more stable than 4 legged ladders

 

[diver64]

Tripod ladders are much more stable than 4 legged ladders

I doubt it.

 

[ZinTrees]

I doubt it.

someone missed physics class then, 3 legs is always more stable than 4 when it comes to stuff like ladders, can't teeter totter on 3, but it sure can wobble on 4 legs

also, I have a Little Giant ladder, it is terribly sketchy on anything other than solid concrete or maybe a wood deck, any time I use it on dirt I have to keep blocks of wood around to get it as close to stable as possible since you can't just go digging holes in customers yards to make your ladder stop rocking

 

[ClimberBusinessman]

I just got a Hasegawa 16 footer. It's quite stable. Tiny bit of flex toward the middle of the ladder but nothing concerning. One thing to keep in mind is that it seems to be 6" or so more than 16'; at least it overhangs the door on my 16' dump trailer. I would recommend against using it when trimming anything big, or large limbs might knock the ladder out from under you. They're mostly useful for trimming hedges and ornamental trees with pole hedge trimmers (use your judgement before you recommend every crab apple and weeping cherry gets trimmed with a hedge trimmer though--it's not considered to be great for trees).

 

[TheJollyLogger]

I doubt it.

Well, you may doubt it, but I know it, based on experience. Difference between opinion and experience

 

[ClimberBusinessman]

I doubt it.

I have both--a 10 foot platform ladder and now the 16 foot Hasegawa. Unless you're on perfectly flat pavement, the tripod ladder is way less wobbly.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

There's a reason cameras and telescopes use tripods...

 

[diver64]

someone missed physics class then, 3 legs is always more stable than 4 when it comes to stuff like ladders, can't teeter totter on 3, but it sure can wobble on 4 legs

also, I have a Little Giant ladder, it is terribly sketchy on anything other than solid concrete or maybe a wood deck, any time I use it on dirt I have to keep blocks of wood around to get it as close to stable as possible since you can't just go digging holes in customers yards to make your ladder stop rocking

Actually, I didn't miss that year of physics in college. Or I should say i sure wished I had missed it as I got a hard fought C in the course.