Ladder Storage Hooks?

[Outlawmws]

Yes I searched...

I'm specifically looking for hanging two 5' wood ladders vertically on the same pair of hooks. Anyone have a hook they particularly like? Maybe something they made? I have several ladders and with the new shed, They ain't going to just lean up somewhere again...

My extension ladder I'm not going to move; it has a home, and is out of the way and only gets pulled down maybe once a year or so...

 

[MacTexas]

I am curious how you have your extension ladder stored?

 

[srmofo]

Wood ladders.....cut em up and throw them out before someone takes a nasty fall. Seriously. When was the last time you saw a wood ladder in a store? You can buy 2 4' ladders for less than 50$ on sale.

As far as the hooks go just weld up some brackets and put a lip on the post so they don't slip off without being raised up.

 

[svronthmve]

Amazing how people managed to use wood ladders for centuries without difficulties, isn't it?????

 

[Outlawmws]

I am curious how you have your extension ladder stored?

It's out being used for painting on the shed right now but basically its a couple of the cheap stamped galvanized steel single ladder hooks screwed to a galvanized angle which is hung off of rafters and the ladder actually goes in line and above my garage door opener. I can get it up and down easily myself just by resting it on the door opener module, sliding it in and catching the far hook and then hooking the second hook. I think it's a 14 footer, (closed its 10 ft)

 

[Outlawmws]

Wood ladders.....cut em up and throw them out before someone takes a nasty fall. Seriously. When was the last time you saw a wood ladder in a store? You can buy 2 4' ladders for less than 50$ on sale.

As far as the hooks go just weld up some brackets and put a lip on the post so they don't slip off without being raised up.

Actually I prefer a QUALITY well maintained wood ladder over an aluminum ladder.

Why?

because you can re-tighten the tension screws holding it together and its rock solid again (Both of mine were free castoffs that a 3 minute tightening job fixed that "dangerous wobbly ladder"

I just last tightened them again last week for the second time in about 25 or so years...

Aluminum/fiberglass ladders, once loose, are toast...

 

[srmofo]

Amazing how people managed to use wood ladders for centuries without difficulties, isn't it?????

You completely missed the point of my post. Wood ages and becomes dry and brittle. Considering the age that they must be and the fact that they are ladders not fine furniture they most likely were not babied all these years. My copay cost more than 2 new ladders. At the very least use them with some discretion and inspect them often. A 4' fall onto the concrete is nothing to laugh at.

And as far as your comparison goes, cars didn't have seatbelts or airbags for over 50 years but they all have them now. Funny how things change isn't it

 

[mossyboy6]

Honestly, I really don't mind the orange screw in type.

Pretty darn solid, easy to install (just make sure you pre-drill).

 

[ears]

You completely missed the point of my post. Wood ages and becomes dry and brittle. Considering the age that they must be and the fact that they are ladders not fine furniture they most likely were not babied all these years. My copay cost more than 2 new ladders. At the very least use them with some discretion and inspect them often. A 4' fall onto the concrete is nothing to laugh at.

And as far as your comparison goes, cars didn't have seatbelts or airbags for over 50 years but they all have them now. Funny how things change isn't it

Extension ladder stored outside = no wood. Step ladder used for heavy work, wood wins. They're heavier and stay in place. I use a double sided wood, stand up top and wrestle heavy stuff around on them every day. As long as you don't throw them around, they last forever.

 

[Outlawmws]

Honestly, I really don't mind the orange screw in type.

Pretty darn solid, easy to install (just make sure you pre-drill).

I've not seen the screw in type that will take 2 ladders.

 

[77thor]

I've got 3 (different size) wooden stepladders and I would like to replace them with fiberglass ones, mainly due to their weight(my wife uses them on occasion), but they are all still in good shape... so I'm having a hard time justifying buying new ones.

 

[benny27]

maybe this would work for 2 ladders. I have one that will hold 9in deep.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Crown-Bolt-1-Bike-Storage-Hanger-01239/202305566#specifications

I am curious how you have your extension ladder stored?

I have my extension ladder on the ceiling like this
http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-P...torage/easy-garage-storage-solutions/View-All
I would like to get one of these some day when they go on sale. http://www.menards.com/main/storage...orage/racor-ladder-lift/p-1881778-c-12656.htm

 

[Lkdelta]

Mine is just a piece of flat bar stock,
you can "bend the gut" to what-ever length you need to fit it all in

 

[Outlawmws]

Mine is just a piece of flat bar stock,
you can "bend the gut" to what-ever length you need to fit it all in

It would take some pretty heavy bar stock to not bend down under the load of a couple of ladders.

 

[Outlawmws]

maybe this would work for 2 ladders. I have one that will hold 9in deep.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Crown-Bolt-1-Bike-Storage-Hanger-01239/202305566#specifications


I have my extension ladder on the ceiling like this
http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-P...torage/easy-garage-storage-solutions/View-All
I would like to get one of these some day when they go on sale. http://www.menards.com/main/storage...orage/racor-ladder-lift/p-1881778-c-12656.htm

I have used those to hang other things; they won't take a lot of weight.

 

[helterskelter]

1/4'' bar stock should be alright. Will bend a bit but won't fail.

 

[tomshep]

maybe this would work for 2 ladders. I have one that will hold 9in deep.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Crown-Bolt-1-Bike-Storage-Hanger-01239/202305566#specifications

Yep. I use these for holding PVC, lumber scraps, tree stakes and I am sure they would work well for ladders.

Tom

 

[Outlawmws]

1/4'' bar stock should be alright. Will bend a bit but won't fail.

I'm not worried about it failing, but bending down on normal loading won't cut it.

 

[Dberglind]

I have looked. There isn't much out there designed to take to ladders. You will probably have to custom fabricate something yourself.

What I did is attach two small bolts to the ladder that I hang against the wall 1st. These two bolts stick out just far enough to hang the 2nd ladder on the 1st ladder.

 

[MPOWERD]

Pros and Cons of a wooden step ladder...

Pros - I grew up using my father's wooden step ladders in the 1960's and 70's. They were superior to the aluminum available at the time because they were rock solid. We stored them inside in the Utility Room so weather wasn't a factor. They were a lot heavier as well which improved the stability even further.

Cons - When they cracked (and they did) they were toast. We had to toss them out and my father replaced with another wooden ladder. That is until the one my Grand Father had failed and collapsed and killed him when he hit the concrete floor. After that my father switched to aluminum and I still use them today...

 

[ADSR]

For stepladders, i like wood. But you couldn't get me on a wooden extension ladder.

For storing them i just bang a couple nails in the wall and hang em up.

 

[BradTx]

If you have exposed studs, you can cut both ends of a (2) 27" long 2x12s at 45°, then bolt one end of each to a stud. Undercut as necessary to clear the top rung.

 

[A_Pmech]

I bend mine up out of 4" by 1/2" steel flat as a big "J" hook. Haven't had one bend or fail yet.

Regarding the wooden ladder debate, the San Francisco Fire Department still builds wooden ladders in their own ladder shop and they equip every SFFD truck with wooden ladders. Each ladder is entered into a logbook and maintained regularly. Their oldest ladder still in service is coming up on 100 years old. It was built in 1918.

http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2012/the-san-francisco-fire-departments-handmade-ladders/

 

[Vinko]

Yes I searched...

I'm specifically looking for hanging two 5' wood ladders vertically on the same pair of hooks. Anyone have a hook they particularly like? Maybe something they made? I have several ladders and with the new shed, They ain't going to just lean up somewhere again...

My extension ladder I'm not going to move; it has a home, and is out of the way and only gets pulled down maybe once a year or so...

I made a series of these. They might be pictured on here. I'll have to dig. But I've hung up about 4 or 5 ladders (from 6 to about 40+ extension ladders) with them. I designed a whole series of hooks for various things, like forklift fork extensions, chains, hose reels. One hook I copied from someone who posted something here. This was about 2008-09 in a shovel thread.

 

[pilotman81]

It would take some pretty heavy bar stock to not bend down under the load of a couple of ladders.

You could add some simple gussets to beef up that design and it would work just fine.

 

[Outlawmws]

You could add some simple gussets to beef up that design and it would work just fine.

The folding paint can shelf on these ladders gets in the way of a lot of gusset or bracing plans I've found, but I'm onto an idea that I'll try to play with today if I can finish my ****** taxes (or just need a break...)

Stay tuned...

 

[srmofo]

Sorry about hijacking your thread.

With the flat stock you could just bend it less than 90 to account for some of the deflection

 

[Lkdelta]

It would take some pretty heavy bar stock to not bend down under the load of a couple of ladders.

my original flat stock is 3/16" x 1.5", I can stand on the ladder while it's on the hook.

Maybe make 2 hooks?

 

[Outlawmws]

I made a series of these. They might be pictured on here. I'll have to dig. But I've hung up about 4 or 5 ladders (from 6 to about 40+ extension ladders) with them. I designed a whole series of hooks for various things, like forklift fork extensions, chains, hose reels. One hook I copied from someone who posted something here. This was about 2008-09 in a shovel thread.

I'd be interested in seen those if you have a link.

 

[SiGmA_X]

Did you ever get this sorted out? I think I'd have some half inch steel plate welded up, or thinner with a gusset. Instead of the screw-to-stud point being above the flat that the ladder rests on, you could have it below the flat, and then gusset between the wall mount plate and the flat... That's a horrid description, hopefully it makes sense. Good luck!