“Lockdown” Platform Holds Ladder In Place

“Lockdown” Platform Holds Ladder In Place FARM HOME Miscellaneous “Our new Ladder Lockdown saddle prevents almost all ladder movement to greatly reduce the possibility of accidental falls ” says inventor Troy Kumprey Ladder Lockdown El Segundo Calif Ladder Lockdown consists of an 8-lb powder-coated steel saddle that serves as a traction pad for almost every surface both indoors and outdoors It can be used with extension ladders up to 32 ft long and A-frame step ladders up to 8 ft tall The underside of the saddle comes with a pair of non-slip rubber grips for hard surface use A pair of large soft ground staples or hard/frozen ground spikes can be used to hold the tray in place outdoors The ladder is then placed inside the saddle on a pair of abrasive pads with the legs set flush against the front side of the saddle to make sure the saddle stays flat on the ground To further secure the ladder a nylon strap is then hooked to the saddle and looped over the third rung of the ladder and down the back side of the rungs “It’s a simple invention that works really well The ladder can’t slide forward or backward and lateral movement is greatly reduced as well ” says Kumprey “I came up with the idea because I own a construction company and have men working on ladders all the time Every year I had to take someone to the hospital usually because a ladder slipped and they lose their balance and fell ” He says the non-slip rubber grips on the bottom of the saddle and the staples provide a firm grip on hillsides soft grass and slippery surfaces Kumprey recently started using sturdy high resin plastic to make the saddle “The plastic saddle works better than steel because it’s super rigid but still flexes a little which allows the saddle to hug the ground more closely It also reduces the saddle’s weight to about 3 lbs And because it costs less to manufacture we’ve been able to drop the retail price to between $34 99 and $39 99 plus S&H ” Ladder Lockdown is available at many Ace hardware stores and online at Amazon Home Depot and Lowes Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ladder Lockdown 111 Penn St El Segundo Calif 90245

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