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lambert:
A top quality cut down ally ladder be for use as a bridging ladder/waffle board.
 
Ie take a normal extendable ladder, cut it into 5 foot lengths and use as a traction enhancing device. My logic being if it will take say 150kg point load over a 20 foot length then at 5 foot it should take 600kg yes?

Guardian.:
i see where your comming from but i dont thinlk it would increase that much, as there would also be a limit to what it can take.
why dont you raise your ladder just off the ground and support it with bricks or something at 5 foot and drive up it and see what happens before you go chopping it up.

Sharpshooter:
I dont think this is a good idea.

The dont have the strength in the right places to do this. As soon as it gets a small crease or dent, it will buckle. Think of a drinking straw. Push on it, and it will resist. But as soon as it kinks, its had it.  :shock: :shock:

Skibum346:
I'd also be concerned about the distance between the treads... I don't think the wheel would fall through but it will go in deep enough to require a significant amount of power to step up and over... and bang goes any semblance of control!

Lord Shagg-Pyle:
Like the idea, but I have a sneaky feeling it would go horribly wrong. Waffle boards or PSP are the best bet, although PSP will be the heaviest.

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