Stan or Patricia Griffiths wrote:
> Eric Scace wrote:
>
> > Working at 20 foot height while safety-belted onto a tower is MUCH safer
> > than working at 20 foot height standing on an extension ladder.
> >
> > -- Eric R3/K3NA
> >
>
> You won't get me to agree to that when the tower is a crankup . . . I have
> never heard of anyone losing fingers, toes, or arms in an extension ladder.
> It
> has probably happened but EVERY manufacturer of crankups I have ever heard of
> warns you to NEVER climb a crankup . . . no exceptions, even when you THINK it
> is fully cranked down. They are the ones who know the crankup business better
> than the rest of us, including the risks. I'd pay attention to them if I were
> you . . .
>
> Stan w7ni@teleport.com
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