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[Bob Randall <YearRoundGardening@comcast.net>]

For home hobbyist uses where you don't need to prune over 10-11 feet, by far the most useful ladder I have seen is the Cosco 11-003-AGY1 Work Platform Step Stool

see http://www.amazon.com/Cosco-11-003-AGY1-Work-Platform-Stool/dp/B00008Z9ZC/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1238087007&sr=1-11

It is lightweight, very durable--mine is maybe 10 years old--, easily carried in one hand, very sturdy, and comfortable to stand on for long periods. Costs about $120 shipped. (Though I originally bought it at a Lowe's for about $80.)

More importantly it is very safe. In any group of 30 plus at our fruit tree classes, there is always someone who has been treated at a hospital for a fall from a ladder.

Bob Randall

On Mar 25, 2009, at 5:01 PM, Alan Haigh wrote:

This is the second time in  the last 8 months the subject of orchard ladders came up.  I consider the adjustable ladders of the Little Giant design to be the safest and quickest for pruning fruit trees although I've not used the traditional orchard tripod ladder enough to be the ultimate critic.

 

I have a protege in my home orchard business who worked over a decade in a commercial orchard where he pruned about 3 months a year using the tripod before he worked for me.  He much prefers the security and speed (you can step up and down either side) of the Little Giant design now that I introduced him to it and he never uses the tri for anything.

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