Come on guys – use your high school physics. Each of the four cords to the railing is holding less than 20 pounds. If the ladder were perfectly vertical, there would be no tension in the ropes. Since the angle between the ladder and the floor is about 68 degrees, assuming the dude weighs 180# and the ladder 20#, the weight supported by the four ropes is: 200 cos 68 = 74 pounds, or an average of about 18# per rope.
Ergo, the dude should easily survive. Go for it Tim Ross! 😀
The need to install this light after construction is a good example of how cheaply built most of the huge spec houses are. They are big but cheap.The electrician is okay.
Yankee Ingenuity at it’s best—More than a little dumb but it looks like he is getting the job done. Brings to mind one of those old sayings “wonder why women live longer than men”!!!
What really sucks is, there are phases in life where we have to put food on the table and pay our never-ending bills. At that point in life, we do all we can with little consideration of the danger.
Been there. Older now. Would not do it anymore. BUT I DEFINATELY UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURE TO HAVE TO DO THESE KIND OF THINGS WHEN LIFE DEMANDS IT.
Bad choices, great idea, did not think it through, Railings are only capable of supporting a smallish side load. As one other commenter stated, if the legs of the ladder slip, he is going to nose dive into the floor at an unbelievable speed. He will be lucky to break only one bone.
Railing will give out before straps… Yet the railing, if built right, should be able to hold a substantial load without giving way. Scaffolding might be worth it… Or a better, taller, safer ladder… Be the change. Survive yet don’t unsurvive trying to make money.
believe it or not Larry Profancik I had a guy do this in a house that I built in 1996…I watched in horror as he fell and broke a bone and I had to take him to the hospital….he also had no workman’s comp…but they never came down on him. boy was he hurting/
Good idea. Totally safe. Ladder Cant go anywhere. Butted up against the wall. Only weak point might be the railing. That’s using you head and getting the job done. Probably safer then using a taller ladder.
Isn’t it hooked to something else behind the railing? Maybe something heavier? Actually, it looks like something workable to me. What other choices were there?
Two words. Great engineering! Do what you have to do. To get on my roof, I back my truck out of the garage halfway, put my ladder in the bed, and climb onto the roof. Learned from my dad. A fighter pilot. We’re both daredevils. As he says, no guts, no glory.😂😂and the view is awesome!
And that’s why electricians go through rigorous licencing procedures and training and command high hourly rates? Obviously, this bloke missed the OHS training and assessment. Unless of course he is a fearless DIY man under Strick instructions from his partner, ‘Fix the bloody light, I don’t care how, just fix the bloody light!”.
This will not work. You can get up to the top because the straps and the bottom of the ladder is agent the wall, but as you go up everything is holding tight, but as you get closer to the top the ladder will fold up in the center because the center strap Is above the center which is pulling back. That will let the ladder fold up, letting the guy flip forward. You have to be smarter than the things you are working with. BULLRIDER anyone remember me. LMAO 🐴🐴🌺🌷🌹🌼
If the ladder slips, and regarding the position of the safety strap, he will be propelled into the floor with his head striking first. Bad engineering.
Thanks for the tip!! I’ve been needing to clean my ceiling fan and don’t have a step ladder that high. I do have an extension ladder, so this will work great!! 👍🏼 Thanks again……
Not really a problem if the railing is strong enough (not flexible). A force applied sideways on a rope or railing will multiply by thousands of times if the railing is flexible. This trick can be exploited using a rope to pull vehicles out of the mud in the forest. A light push at 90 degrees on a tightened rope can exert many hundreds of pounds pull on the rope ends.
So so risky his taking a chance with his life and independence if he falls. Trust me I’ve just spent 10 days in ICU as my mum decided to go up the ladder to clean her kitchen window and fell. Multiple injuries can occur not to mention head injuries. Unrepairable injuries.DON’T RISK IT
Risk Assement: The worst that can happen – natural selection happens and one fewer idiots in the world.
Mitigation: Maker sure the straps will break easily.
Sheila Johnson Dillon Hendricks • September 27, 2018#
Hey Charlene. It’s been awhile since we worked together but I still think of you from time to time. Are you still working and where? Hope you are doing well.
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This is why women live longer
The light is to small. If your going to take a chance like that with your life. At least hang something big and Gorgeous.
Come on guys – use your high school physics. Each of the four cords to the railing is holding less than 20 pounds. If the ladder were perfectly vertical, there would be no tension in the ropes. Since the angle between the ladder and the floor is about 68 degrees, assuming the dude weighs 180# and the ladder 20#, the weight supported by the four ropes is: 200 cos 68 = 74 pounds, or an average of about 18# per rope.
Ergo, the dude should easily survive. Go for it Tim Ross! 😀
It’s a guy thing, you wouldn’t understand 😉
Worked on a lot of construction jobs where shit like this was the norm, jury rig it, get it done and go home
Yet another explanation why women have a longer life expectancy.
Safety first he has a rubber band around his waist…LMAO
That would be something my husband would try…
COLLEGE GRADUATE WITH
NO COMMON SENSE
The need to install this light after construction is a good example of how cheaply built most of the huge spec houses are. They are big but cheap.The electrician is okay.
That’s genius there 😊 Totally safe. His weight it still pushing to the ground that is wedged with the bottom of the wall.
Yankee Ingenuity at it’s best—More than a little dumb but it looks like he is getting the job done. Brings to mind one of those old sayings “wonder why women live longer than men”!!!
What really sucks is, there are phases in life where we have to put food on the table and pay our never-ending bills. At that point in life, we do all we can with little consideration of the danger.
Been there. Older now. Would not do it anymore. BUT I DEFINATELY UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURE TO HAVE TO DO THESE KIND OF THINGS WHEN LIFE DEMANDS IT.
Bad choices, great idea, did not think it through, Railings are only capable of supporting a smallish side load. As one other commenter stated, if the legs of the ladder slip, he is going to nose dive into the floor at an unbelievable speed. He will be lucky to break only one bone.
Railing will give out before straps… Yet the railing, if built right, should be able to hold a substantial load without giving way. Scaffolding might be worth it… Or a better, taller, safer ladder… Be the change. Survive yet don’t unsurvive trying to make money.
believe it or not Larry Profancik I had a guy do this in a house that I built in 1996…I watched in horror as he fell and broke a bone and I had to take him to the hospital….he also had no workman’s comp…but they never came down on him. boy was he hurting/
Good idea. Totally safe. Ladder Cant go anywhere. Butted up against the wall. Only weak point might be the railing. That’s using you head and getting the job done. Probably safer then using a taller ladder.
Isn’t it hooked to something else behind the railing? Maybe something heavier? Actually, it looks like something workable to me. What other choices were there?
Two words. Great engineering! Do what you have to do. To get on my roof, I back my truck out of the garage halfway, put my ladder in the bed, and climb onto the roof. Learned from my dad. A fighter pilot. We’re both daredevils. As he says, no guts, no glory.😂😂and the view is awesome!
And that’s why electricians go through rigorous licencing procedures and training and command high hourly rates? Obviously, this bloke missed the OHS training and assessment. Unless of course he is a fearless DIY man under Strick instructions from his partner, ‘Fix the bloody light, I don’t care how, just fix the bloody light!”.
This will not work. You can get up to the top because the straps and the bottom of the ladder is agent the wall, but as you go up everything is holding tight, but as you get closer to the top the ladder will fold up in the center because the center strap Is above the center which is pulling back. That will let the ladder fold up, letting the guy flip forward. You have to be smarter than the things you are working with. BULLRIDER anyone remember me. LMAO 🐴🐴🌺🌷🌹🌼
If the ladder slips, and regarding the position of the safety strap, he will be propelled into the floor with his head striking first. Bad engineering.
Thanks for the tip!! I’ve been needing to clean my ceiling fan and don’t have a step ladder that high. I do have an extension ladder, so this will work great!! 👍🏼 Thanks again……
Not really a problem if the railing is strong enough (not flexible). A force applied sideways on a rope or railing will multiply by thousands of times if the railing is flexible. This trick can be exploited using a rope to pull vehicles out of the mud in the forest. A light push at 90 degrees on a tightened rope can exert many hundreds of pounds pull on the rope ends.
So so risky his taking a chance with his life and independence if he falls. Trust me I’ve just spent 10 days in ICU as my mum decided to go up the ladder to clean her kitchen window and fell. Multiple injuries can occur not to mention head injuries. Unrepairable injuries.DON’T RISK IT
Yep I just zoomed in on the picture..its a fan motor…he is a doof.how the he’ll is that fan not going to wobble upon putting it on.it will fly away
It’s a guy thing and it’s also got a lot of guts and he’s also got the chords like one guy said if I use your map understand what the guys done Danger
Genius; I would climb up, the bottom it stable up against the wall, an the ropes middle and top stables as if against a wall.
Just (don’t) use bungee cords.
Although I would use rope on the bottom
Risk Assement: The worst that can happen – natural selection happens and one fewer idiots in the world.
Mitigation: Maker sure the straps will break easily.
Hey Charlene. It’s been awhile since we worked together but I still think of you from time to time. Are you still working and where? Hope you are doing well.