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Old 05-14-2015, 10:28 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by codeman671 View Post
Other than the weight you will like it. Just watch your hands when you are releasing it from an extended position if handling it alone. It can come down like a guillotine.
an 8 fingered carpenter!!!!!

I took a chunk of skin off my hand last year lowering just a regular step ladder. I can imagine what those heavier ladders can do to a hand if they come slamming down. Ouch wouldn't cover it.
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