Fell off my tripod ladders today ....WHY?
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- Fell off my tripod ladders today. It really shocked me and shook me up. It happens so fast. I explain how it happened and how to prevent it from happening again. Check out our other videos and SMASH THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON and don't forget to press the bell so you get notifications on new videos #listentolee
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Glad you're OK Lee. I nearly fell from my Henchmans the other day. Became complacent and over reached instead of moving them. They feel so safe that I did I didn't think and did something silly. Wake up call.
Yep....lesson learned by both of us 👍👍
Good to see and hear you survived the fall. Take it easy - where would we be without you and your videos. Look after yourself and watch out for that sun.
😊😊😊 thank you 😉
What a shock love...take care x
Bloody shit myself Lainey 😅..hope the customer wasn't watching 🙈
I think we all are guilty of complacency from time to time, glad it wasn't serious
Cheers mate...happens so quick mate...yeah thing is..I heard a click so " presumed " it clicked in the hole 🙈
Glad you’re not injured Lee. Once bitten twice shy. Hopefully, it will not happen again. Take care young sir.
Cheers 😊...bit of a wake up call ...Will be checking all the time now 👍
Sorry to hear about your accident Lee, lucky escape! I fell from steps while hedge cutting 2 years ago and tore the rotator cuff in my shoulder. Couldn’t lift my right arm for months and still has weakness and aches even now. Be careful! 👍🏻
Thank you 🙏...yeah all day I was thinking how much worse it could have been...hope you get back to 100% soon ..
stay safe Lee, loving the beard. looks beautiful, makes you look wise and full of wisdom.
😊 cheers (don't know about wise 😛)
Good reminder mate easy to get carried away day in day out , glad your in one piece still Lee 👍
Cheers buddy...yeah just got to keep your eye on the ball 👍
Take care Lee and thanks for sharing your wisdom.
😊🙏..May help someone 💪
Now that’s what I call another top tip! 👍👍
I'll be using it 😅😅
Thank you for sharing your fall and reminding us to be careful. After suffering a shattered tibia and broken knee from a fall due to carelessness, I say, broken bones happen in an instant and are disabling. I enjoy your channel. Have a super day!
Thank you...yep gotta be careful out there 👍
Glad your ok mate. Mine are permanently locked in place. All my customers have flat gardens. But will double check they are clicked into place before I send my boy up them. And he says I don’t care about him 😂
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Lucky escape Lee. Thankfully not as bad as it could have been. Take care up there!
Cheers buddy...all day I was imagining a worse outcome....its just so quick 😬
@@LHLgardenservices Exactly, sometimes the aftershock is worse than the event. I don't think many customers are aware of the risks in an English Country Garden! Glad you're ok Boss!
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Happy to hear you landed on your feet, nothing like a gentle reminder hey 👋
Cheers 😊..yep..it certainly was a wake up call 😉
glad you are okay xx
😊😊thank you
Glad you are ok Lee. Take care my friend! Watching for your next video!!👍☺️👍
Thank you 🙏👌
Glad you're safe & thanks for sharing the safety tip too😊
@@geriannroth449 😊🙏
Glad you're OK Lee, it's easy to take things for granted when you use them all the time. My Henchman 8' tripods have got a different mechanism to yours on the back leg, it's a hinged pin that goes right through the leg then drops down. The other 2 legs have got the spring pins like that.
Cheers James...yeah I heard a click and presumed it was located and carried on .....🙈
Sometimes it just takes something like this to jog our memory to do a double check. Glad you're safe Lee.👍👌
Yeah...I shall be checking 💯 😉
Lee, I'm so glad that you aren't hurt. Thanx for reminding your viewers about ladder safety. Take care & be safe!
Thank you 🙏😊
Glad yr ok lee,I have just bought a brand new pair of them tripod ladders for the business a few months back,really like them but thanks for the tips,will be making sure everything in place as we use them cheers Lee.
Cheers buddy...yeah just a second or two to double check 👍 safe as houses then 😉
Good heavens, Lee! I’m glad you’re okay! Safety first! Take good care! 🙂
Yeah..think ill double check from now on instead of relying on the sound 👍👍
Glad you are alright Lee.
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Accidents happen so easily when your busy, a good reminder Lee at hedgecutting time. Stay safe !👍
We've got to keep our eye on the ball mate 😉
Glad you're ok Lee, it's always the simplest of thing that get overlooked
Cheers pal...yep 👌👍
Please be safe Lee, I worry about you working alone,it’s so dangerous. Thanks for the lesson,I have so many Bruises all over
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Glad you not injured, thanks for the safety warning 👌
Thank you 🙏..you're welcome 👍
Glad to hear you are safe and no injuries Lee
Only pride 😅..cheers pal
Thanks for sharing that tip. It's so easy to overlook these things - glad you're OK!!
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That's scary! Glad you're ok. You got lucky. I hope an injury doesn't show up later, That sort thing happens.
Yep scarey....one second cutting the next falling 🙈 all too quick
So sorry to hear that Lee and happy you are ok. Who would have thought it would have missed the other holes on the way down? I have always thought your ladder was cool. I have not seen any in the Southern U.S. I did not know the legs were even adjustable. Good safety tip.👍🤔❤️
Thank you...yeah that's my point about the holes...whatever stopped it locating in the original hole obviously stopped it locating in the others 👍👍( once in locked position they are great)
Glad to hear you're okay Lee 👍
Yeah lucky escape 🤩
Glad to see your fine! And glad that my big tripod does not have any adjustable parts which could slide at some point. Stay save and happy cutting ;-)
Thank you 😊🙏
Good tip Lee. Glad you are ok, that was a close call. 🌻
Certainly was...the amount of different endings going through my mind is frightening 😳
@@LHLgardenservices 🙃🤸♂️🏨🛌
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Please take care of yourself Lee, we would miss you too much if you weren’t on !💚💚
😊😊😊very kind
Hiya Lee I'm just watching your videos with my cup of Horlicks. Sorry to hear about your fall, hope all is well now, I can understand you were shook up when it happened. My Window cleaner James fell off he's ladder at the end of April, he's still recovering, he damaged his Ankle as he landed on the ground. He had a cast on his leg & had to go back to Hospital 2nd week in June for an x-ray to see if its healed, I've not heard from him since, so it goes to show how it's affected him since his accident. I'm hoping he messages me soon to say he's OK now, but I know it shook him up when it happened, so you be careful out there, keep safe 👍🏼
Thank you and best wishes to him 🙏
Hi Lee thanks for making this important point to us all. I’m looking at buying the new pro henchman ladders.
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Mate, be careful. You may recall our conversation some time back regarding the tripod ladder. In California they are not allowed commercially, with the exception of orchard workers. You know as well as I, unless you can wedge that leg between branches or in a hedge, it’s pretty unstable. Glad your like a ninja and landed on your feet.😀
Cheers Jason....not sure about ninja ....don't think it looked too pretty 😅😅
Now I thought you were going to say that you fell off sideways. As I own some Henchmans and I'm always having to check the level. Even if they are slightly out they can get very unstable. I've often thought about putting a spirit level permanently on the bottom of the step for a quick evaluation! Well good job your ok. And still the best ladders for hedges I've ever owned 👍
Yes they are probably the safest but I've also wobbled to the side a few times...🙈
Lucky escape as you had the cutter! Stay safe and keep the beard 🧔♂️ strong! 💪💪
Shit myself mate 😅😅..all over in a flash...automatically threw the long reach and hoped fir the best 🙈
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Good to hear your ok brother! Yeh its dangerous being on the tri pods and balancing the hedge trimming and being on ladder. Im in the states and i have two tri pods, and the ones we have here dont have that lock mechanism you have so there suspeciptible to moving. i have a rope tied to minimize that and always make sure im fully implanted in the dirt or if on concrete theres a berm or lip to stop it from moving. Injuries or mistakes always happen when one is in a hurry i feel, so i always take my time to be in place for safety reasons. Take care man.
Cheers buddy 👍...I feel these ladders are safe....but operator error is always an issue...as you say...don't rush 👊👍
Glad you are ok. Good safety tip
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I would like to see the video......cmon Lee, I know you were filming😉🤣
😅😅..I wish I was mate 🙈
Not here for videos anymore? 😳 Ahhhh!!!! Noooo!!!! Make sure you stay safe Lee, we need your content! 😁 #listentolee Glad you're okay! Take care.
😅😅cheers buddy
Owwww Lee, goodness you were lucky but I bet you jarred your back/spine landing on your legs at such a force? ouch... watch out for shock too always surprising how it can effect BUT as you say it could have been a lot worse take care & stay safe
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Back in December I was up my ladder winter pruning a customer’s Wisteria, her daughter came round with her dog, he was very excited to see me and came charging in the back garden and ran into the side of my ladder, I came crashing down and hit the side of a fence and broke several ribs, I tried to put a brave face on and thought I would drive over to A&E, but as I pulled out of her drive to avoid her daughter's car, I scraped my van down the side of the neighbour's fence post, it cost me £450 to get the van fixed, that was a painful Christmas.
OMG 😲...🙏
Be careful on them ladders lee,I wouldn’t want to see you fall off..😱
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I did the exact same thing last april. I wasnt so lucky i fell back onto a patio fractured my pelvis and broke my coxics.
🙈🙈🙈 sorry to hear that buddy...its mad it throws you backward isn't it...I went towards a patio and all day I was thinking what would have happened if I didn't land on my feet....now I know!!!.. hope you're OK now buddy 👊
@@LHLgardenservices yeah im all good now thanks. Knocked me sick when it happened. I continued cutting the hedge for the customer after it happened not knowing the damage id done 🤣.
@@jimsdetailing6476 😲😲😲
I have a new set of 10ft Henchman pro, these have a better indication for all the leg extensions and it shows if it is not in place and locked. I bought these and admit although they are very expensive they are exceptionally stable with no wobble or uncertainty about them.
All these ladders are pricey....but as you say ...are invaluable 👍
Good safety tip. I'm not too great with ladders since i fell off one a couple of years a go and really hurt myself. was not from too great a height, but i fell awkwardly. I think investing in a tripod ladder will help me get a bit of confidence back as they look safer than other designs for the sort of work we often do. What brand and size would you recommend? Glad you are okay Lee
Cheers buddy...yeah these are great don't let this put you off as it was basically my fault for not checking 🤷♂️TRIPOD LADDERS
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Glad you're ok
😊🙏thank you
Going A good way up maybe A cycle helmet would be a good idea,Concrete paths and Rockeries around you when you are working up there.The Perils of being A gardener..
I was waiting for the punchline then mate ....actually a good point...like BT workers do 👍👍
I fell off my tripod last Friday landed on my arse and arm I was on uneven ground.
Noooo😲....have you not got adjustable legs? On the ladder I mean 😂😂
@@LHLgardenservices Lee no adjustable legs on ladder just adjustable leg on tripod leg. It was my own fault pushing too hard and not thinking safety👊. You mind yourself fella👊
@@alphainteractions3408 👍👍😉
Yup, one can't be too safe. Ty. Good vid. Prevention is the better part of care. ❤ Be well
Thank you Nina 😊
Glad you didn’t get hurt….
😊🙏(only my pride )
Good point
😊👍it'll keep me checking now 🧐
stay safe my friend.
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You’re sort of worrying me now for myself
Worrying why??? Just check pins are in👍I heard a click and PRESUMED it was in 👍👍
@@LHLgardenservices yeah I’ll have to find some way to get on top of it
Join my Club my tripod ladders collapsed a few years ago. Totally my fault rushing at the end of a day didn’t check them properly. Result Brocken wrist and surgery. Now I double check everything before I use them
Bloody hell mate 🙈
And your whole life passes you in Seconds.
Clunk Click every time.
Glad that your ok.
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You're right there buddy 😂
I am happy for you to be ok. thank god
Thank you 😊🙏
ive had a similar experience lee..need some rain pal.
👍...we certainly do ☔️
GOD was on your Side LEE!!!
I think so 🙏😉
I would Complain to the ladder company . The mechanism could be safer.
To be fair I (or anyone) should really check its located 🤷♂️
Someone made a video about the spring pins on the front legs too.
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no matter how careful you are with a ladder there's always a risk.
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“Fell on your feet”? You must have some cat-blood at least. Take care, Tiddles x
😅😅 I had to paws for a minute before carrying on 🐈😛
@@LHLgardenservices nice one!
Lee, any chance you've got a brother called John, who used to be in the navy many years ago. You look and sound just like a chap i used to know
No mate...sorry 🤷♂️
Good you are 👍🏻
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Same thing happened to me
It clicked in but not all the way, got to the top and it collapsed 🙆♂️
🙈🙈 hope you were OK buddy....I bet you check everything now....know I do 😛
@@LHLgardenservices
No I wasn’t ok ,I fell off with a Stihl hedge cutter in my hands and was bruised
I’ve lost several of those stupid spring clips off my tripod ladders and stick a screwdriver in the hole now
@@timkeen619 🙈🙈..yes I had the long reach too..and just threw it 👍
Maybe a little WE 40 to help it into the hole. ( sorry if that sounds a bit carry on ) 😂😇.
Ooh Marton 😮
Phew! 😅
Yep 🙈
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When you are up your up... When you are down your down. Wen you are only half way up your neither up or down.. Stay safe. Ps. Thank you for using a normal lense on camera. Goldfish lense ruined your last few videos...
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Too many pints, maybe...
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could the ladder and its tabs be wearing out or down over the yrs? If it happens again get a new ladder! Heaven forfend that you should be stopped doing your vids!
No it was my own fault...I heard a click but it didn't click into the hole 👍🙈🙈
Glad you are not injured Lee, but it sounds like a close shave with the cutters in your hands. Health and safety is so important, the rules and regs are there because some other unlucky whatsit didn't make it. Sobering thought. As an ex-employer, I spent many hours making sure everyone knew what the safety rules were and followed them. It is the stuff of nightmares sometimes. Have good cuppa and work out a way of making sure you don't make this mistake again as it has shaken you. Once you establish a safe routine with the ladders, you will feel better about it. Positivity. 🤔🦸♂️
Yep a little wake up call...Good points 🙏