Have I just scrapped my £500 ladder

[jb2410]

Hi all,

Bought a 10ft garden tripod ladder 3 weeks ago for the princely sum of £500.

Today, I hit it with a hedge trimmer while cutting

Is this remotely repairable or scrap? Personal use only so no workplace H&S to be concerned with.


I am tempted to try some lumiweld or something but if a really bad idea I ll take the hit.



Thanks

[kiethton]

But a flesh wound, it'll go again no bother

(Coming from a guy who smashed himself up on a mini digger a few months back)

[Ritchie335is]

Any lorry bodybuilders or ladder manufacturers nearby? Even a local fabricator would tig a small patch on that it’ll be fine.

[richhead]

thats weldable, a local engineering place or fab shop will sort that easily.

[jb2410]

Great news, thanks chaps. Seems to be a few metal fabrication type places locally so I’ll ring around and see.

[JoshSm]

Definitely weldable and doesn't look to be somewhere critical.

Might be worth sticking something over to stop it taking direct hits & make it a bit bigger (like some plastic, or hard foam) if a hedge trimmer can catch it that easily and go through it like butter.

[jb2410]

JoshSm said:

Might be worth sticking something over to stop it taking direct hits & make it a bit bigger (like some plastic, or hard foam) if a hedge trimmer can catch it that easily and go through it like butter.

Had the same thought earlier that this would be worth doing if fixable, definitely will do so!

[Simpo Two]

Blimey, do you cut hedges with a helicopter?!

[hidetheelephants]

Simpo Two said:

Blimey, do you cut hedges with a helicopter?!

The one from "The world is not enough" perhaps.

[Cristio Nasser]

hidetheelephants said:

Simpo Two said:

Blimey, do you cut hedges with a helicopter?!

The one from "The world is not enough" perhaps.

Believe it or not, those are actually real. Not some bizarre Bond villain’s unnecessarily elaborate yet surprisingly easily escapable killing machine. Known as Ariel Saws, they’re specifically designed for trimming tree overgrowth from power lines, and other such infrastructure.

[PhilboSE]

Nice Henchman (I have the same one).

That’s at the top of the ladder where you don’t stand on it, and you’ve got extra bars in the same plane just behind it, so it’s not particularly structural. Even if you don’t get it fixed it would be OK to use, but as others have said, a shop should be able to close it up. It’s aluminium so make sure they know that, slightly trickier to weld than steel.

[TorqueDirty]

Cristio Nasser said:

hidetheelephants said:

Simpo Two said:

Blimey, do you cut hedges with a helicopter?!

The one from "The world is not enough" perhaps.

Believe it or not, those are actually real. Not some bizarre Bond villain s unnecessarily elaborate yet surprisingly easily escapable killing machine. Known as Ariel Saws, they re specifically designed for trimming tree overgrowth from power lines, and other such infrastructure.

I saw this years ago and I have never quite recovered

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3D4FN5cdZk

viewing with the sound on is essential

Edited by TorqueDirty on Saturday 15th August 08:46

[normalbloke]

Simpo Two said:

Blimey, do you cut hedges with a helicopter?!

[jb2410]

Sadly no helicopter although could be doing with one.

150m ish of conifer things we inherited with the house which are pushing the limits of 6 foot of me and 10 foot of ladder in places!

[richhead]

PhilboSE said:

Nice Henchman (I have the same one).

That s at the top of the ladder where you don t stand on it, and you ve got extra bars in the same plane just behind it, so it s not particularly structural. Even if you don t get it fixed it would be OK to use, but as others have said, a shop should be able to close it up. It s aluminium so make sure they know that, slightly trickier to weld than steel.

Not sure i would trust someone to weld if they couldnt tell the difference

[JoshSm]

TorqueDirty said:

I saw this years ago and I have never quite recovered

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3D4FN5cdZk

viewing with the sound on is essential

That's an excellent looking toy - an old tank recovery unit with a 10 litre diesel stuck on the back driving a 5 metre spinning blade of death. Nothing could possibly go wrong!

It isn't trimming the hedge, it's bisecting it. Which is maybe a bit too much of a haircut.


The video before this makes it a bit more obvious how it's cutting through, though the loon with the camera does decide it's a good idea to stand inline with the blade.

[g7jtk]

jb2410 said:

Hi all,

Bought a 10ft garden tripod ladder 3 weeks ago for the princely sum of £500.

Today, I hit it with a hedge trimmer while cutting

Is this remotely repairable or scrap? Personal use only so no workplace H&S to be concerned with.


I am tempted to try some lumiweld or something but if a really bad idea I ll take the hit.



Thanks

Contact the manufacturer about a proper repair then it will cover you if it’s being used for work

[Chumley.mouse]

Dob some chemical metal in it, file off any sharp edges , wrap some tape round it …..its just a battle scar.

[Halmyre]

JoshSm said:

TorqueDirty said:

I saw this years ago and I have never quite recovered

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3D4FN5cdZk

viewing with the sound on is essential

That's an excellent looking toy - an old tank recovery unit with a 10 litre diesel stuck on the back driving a 5 metre spinning blade of death. Nothing could possibly go wrong!

It isn't trimming the hedge, it's bisecting it. Which is maybe a bit too much of a haircut.


The video before this makes it a bit more obvious how it's cutting through, though the loon with the camera does decide it's a good idea to stand inline with the blade.

I wouldn't stand in the same county as that thing. No wonder the camera is shaking.