I tried out an 8ft Henchman adjustable tripod at Hampton Court Garden Festival yesterday and it answered a lot of doubts. I'm definitely getting one 🙂.
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I'm considering buying one of these. Whilst it will primarily be used around the garden i would also like to use it for painting the walls and ceiling in a 4.2m high room. Is there any reason why it would not be suitable?
Mine has almost claw-like feet, which are brilliant for grip in the garden but which would damage floors. However, it came with a set of rubber feet for that purpose, so not a problem.
I've certainly got some serious use out of mine this year and I reckon it's already paid me back in what I've saved by doing the jobs myself. Probably the best thing I've bought in a long time. The independent leg adjustment is a godsend.
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With the rubber feet it should be fine. I would just check the width of the bottom rung doesn't cause any issues for internal use, they're a little bigger than you might anticipate
We’ve got a small garden with some challenges - a fairly steep bank at the back with vigorous honeysuckle devouring a fence and mildly sloping sides to the garden with hedges.
so we definitely need adjustable feet on each leg…
My question is - which manufacturer offers the best option for an uphill slope? I guess you can pretty much work this out from the specs (min single-leg height, max twin legs) - but I’m guessing that there are other factors in usability beyond the obvious.
The other thing that occurs to me is that I am capable of knocking up custom legs (steel rather than aluminium) with extra reach for the uphill slope - but I’d prefer not to…
The issue that I have is that you have to buy a specific size. So what says you. My hedge will be at a different height from my guttering so do I need two? @fidgetbones has a fancy one so maybe she can shed some light...
The issue that I have is that you have to buy a specific size. So what says you.
@plant pauper definitely has a point. Ours is a 14 foot Henchman with a built in platform step. You stand on the step at 12' whilst leaning your thighs against the guard rail which is at the very top. So when ordering your ladder you need to work back from the height of your highest job. I'm just over 6' so my working height (where I can wield an implement effectively) is around chest height so that's about 17' on my ladder. I needed that to tackle all the high conifers & overgrown laurels in our garden.
But yes @fidgetbones is right - you can stand on any step to do less demanding jobs but you'll not be as secure. But if you need to wield heavy tools you really need to be on the platform step. Hope that makes sense.
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We’ve got a small garden with some challenges - a fairly steep bank at the back with vigorous honeysuckle devouring a fence and mildly sloping sides to the garden with hedges.
so we definitely need adjustable feet on each leg…
My question is - which manufacturer offers the best option for an uphill slope? I guess you can pretty much work this out from the specs (min single-leg height, max twin legs) - but I’m guessing that there are other factors in usability beyond the obvious.
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@plant pauper definitely has a point. Ours is a 14 foot Henchman with a built in platform step. You stand on the step at 12' whilst leaning your thighs against the guard rail which is at the very top. So when ordering your ladder you need to work back from the height of your highest job. I'm just over 6' so my working height (where I can wield an implement effectively) is around chest height so that's about 17' on my ladder. I needed that to tackle all the high conifers & overgrown laurels in our garden.
But yes @fidgetbones is right - you can stand on any step to do less demanding jobs but you'll not be as secure. But if you need to wield heavy tools you really need to be on the platform step. Hope that makes sense.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful