Raising an extension ladder

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RobA

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Has anyone ever used the bucket of their tractor or the bed of a pickup to lift an extension ladder to reach higher? Is this one of those things that's not exactly safe but people do it anyway?

I need to change out a light fixture at the peak of my barn. It's about 24 feet up and my ladder won't reach high enough. I've rented a portable man lift before but wanted to avoid doing that.
 
   / Raising an extension ladder #2  
No comment. ;)
 
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Could you do it from the inside of the barn if you made a small door to reach through? Or remount the light on a small door that swings inward? And maybe a platform inside that your ladder can reach.

Bruce
 
   / Raising an extension ladder #5  
Has anyone ever used the bucket of their tractor or the bed of a pickup to lift an extension ladder to reach higher?
No but I've seen it on YouTube 😆😆
Watch c/l and find a taller ladder. How high are we talking? I have put a ladder on a flatbed truck for about 4' if the conditions were just right, but that was back when I was still bullet proof and ladders and scaffolding was used daily in my building business.
 
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On one hand, the bucket is a good rigid flat surface and the ladder’s feet can’t slide away from the building...
....but on the other hand...
 
   / Raising an extension ladder #8  
Use a pickup truck instead
 

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