12" pine tree, straight trunk. High branches in the way. I pounded in some 12" spikes like a ladder then climbed up with a small pocket saw and sawed off the branches. I removed the spikes when I was done.
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Well, dang! If it was only 12" high, why didn't you just stomp on it a bit?o.O:-S
That is what I did to climb into my first DIY tree stands, well mostly it was doubled 60d nails for a toe hold.
I recall using the spike-ladder technique a few times. I did the cutting with a hatchet, though. I never carried a pocket saw, though I can see how one could be pretty handy in the woods.
Easy to tell some on here are little people. Little weight, that is. I remember breaking a diving board when I only weighed about 210 lb. No one wants to envision what would happen if steel post wire clips start failing while crossing a seven barbed wire fence using the wires as a ladder. Got up to just under 300 lb. about 15 years ago but am down to roughly 240 today. Ladders are designed to handle 220 lb. on a rung, which includes the full load, not just body weight. Most new vehicles are designed for Ethiopian jockeys instead of the average American driver.
Holy Cow, post: 367737, member: 50 wrote: ..No one wants to envision what would happen if steel post wire clips start failing while crossing a seven barbed wire fence using the wires as a ladder.....
That's the true test of "upper body strength".
How long can your arms keep your junk from being "tow up" ? You know, like when this happens and your arms start shaking with the "death wobble"...
..been there so many times that old t-shirt is wore plum out...
Holy Cow, post: 367737, member: 50 wrote: Ladders are designed to handle 220 lb. on a rung, which includes the full load, not just body weight.
You should quit buying cheap ladders. At your current weight you can safely carry a 60-lb sack of concrete up a Type 1A ladder (300 lb rating).
Can and ever plan to are two different things. Thanks for the update. Earlier OSHA standards maxed out at the 220 figure. I'm glad the standards have changed. It was really stupid to be so low.
Holy Cow, post: 367791, member: 50 wrote: Earlier OSHA standards maxed out at the 220 figure.
The Type 1AA is rated at 375 lbs., but can be harder to find.
Many years ago I was involved with design of grain and feed handling facilities, Ladders, cages and walkways were a part of most facilities. I remember being concerned that we needed to over-design to meet common sense expectations of workplace loadings. Normally, the standards are excessive rather than deficient. It truly is good to see common sense has prevailed.