Skilled Trade talk rant: A-Frame ladders are the WOAT and unsafe as hell

[DrBanneker]

Scissor lift da GOAT. I work from the office, but do labor from time to time and ain't used to heights. Was helping Tear down Mcdonalds and them lifts was CLUTCH.

They are. I was on one today. Felt 200% safer than a ladder.

 

[I Really Mean It]

 

[maxamusa]

People hyping up scissor lifts.....but the articulating boot Lyfts the ultimate. them scissor lifts get harry after 20ft.

yall ever been in bucket lifts

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

People hyping up scissor lifts.....but the articulating boot Lyfts the ultimate. them scissor lifts get harry after 20ft.

yall ever been in bucket lifts

Used to work in them shyts a lot.

 

[President Sakora]

shave a brick

 

[Oatmeal]

Aluminum a frames suck but fiberglass ones are fine, i just hate lugging them around. I hate gorillas ladders and little giants lol

Right, I can't use anything but fiberglass anyway working around 480v - 600v

 

[Stir Fry]

Right, I can't use anything but fiberglass anyway working around 480v - 600v

Yeah, I only work with 120 for the most part unless I'm actually adding or removing stuff in a panel which isn't usually elevated, but I'm so impulsive that 90% of the time I don't bother turning off the breaker to whatever I'm messing with

 

[UpAndComing]

Right, I can't use anything but fiberglass anyway working around 480v - 600v

Can you wear earrings working with higher voltages?

 

[Oatmeal]

Can you wear earrings working with higher voltages?

You're not supposed to wear anything metal, most folks wear silicone rings. Sometimes idgaf because I wear rubber gloves under leather gloves while other folks go bare-handed. It depends on what's being worked on though, working around VFDs and high energy capacitors your SUPPOSED to be wearing a full fire suit and faceshield but again people be taking shortcuts all the time, dudes even use metal ladders. I ain't trying to get zapped so I take precautions