Little Giant Ladder Systems- Make Your Choice Wisely.
Here at Little Giant Ladder Depot we get numerous emails and
phone calls from customers bewildered and upset by
unprofessional Web based distributors. Usually it is a web site
selling Little Giant Ladders along with a variety of other hot
TV products. Many of these internet sellers have no idea what a
Little Giant Ladder is all about. Most of them have never even
seen a Wing ladder! We have found claims and descriptions used
on many of these websites that range from inaccurate to down
right ridiculous. The incorrect information given over the
internet is often the cause for customer's frustration.
Little Giant ladders come in a variety of duty ratings and the
proper selection is often confusing to prospective customers.
Many want to opt for "Ultimate" special-duty-industrial Type 1AA
Little Giant ladders. While every so often exceptionally heavy
applications call for this type of Little Giant ladder,
typically it's overkill. All Wing ladders are Type I, Type 1A,
or Type 1AA which means all of them are Industrial Grade. Type 1
means it's rated for 250 lbs, Type 1A is rated for 300 lbs, and
Type 1AA is rated at a whopping 375 lbs. The Type 1A 300 lb
"Original" Little Giant Ladder system is by far the most widely
sold.
ANSI, the American National Safety Institute sets up the
guidelines for all ladders sold in the United States. These ANSI
standards require manufacturers to build a safety factor into
all ladders. A Type I 250 lb rated ladder has a safety factor of
4 built in, that means the ladder must hold at least 1000 pounds
without failure on certain tests. Similar Safety factors are
required on the more heavy duty ladders as well. We recommend
our customers buy the "Original" Type 1A Little Giant ladder
system due to its Lifetime Warranty, free accessory offer, and
minuscule price difference between it and the Type I
counterpart. A higher rated Little Giant ladders are heavier and
consequently more difficult to operate.
What about the Fiberglass Little Giant ladders? The fiberglass
material used to produce the Little Giant "Ultra-Lite" ladder
series is quite unique. All other ladder manufacturers use
Pultruded fiberglass which is heavier than the Fiber Wound
fiberglass material used on the Little Giant ladders. While the
unique properties of the Ultra-Lite LittleGiant make it lighter
than their previous version it is still be heavier than the
Aluminum models of the same size. The "Ultra-Lite" Little Giant
ladders are also more expensive.
The main reason to buy a fiberglass Little Giant ladder is its
non-conductivity; they also have a greater tolerance to
aggressive uses and environments. In most if not all chemical
plants, oil refineries, etc. you will be required to use a
non-conductive (fiberglass) ladder. These categories of
facilities usually have internal regulations that may be more
restrictive as to the types of ladders allowed on the site. We
are seeing more and more calls for fiberglass Little Giant
ladders for various applications. But, choose the material
wisely- we still sell about 1 Fiberglass Little Giant ladder to
40 Aluminum LittleGiant Models.
So far one of the best covered web topic concerns the variety of
sizes of Little Giant ladders. Many web sites suggest you to buy
a taller model saying that bigger Little Giant ladder can always
be collapsed while smaller one may be insufficient for the job.
This makes a good point, but not good sense. The Model 26 Little
Giant ladder is a very large ladder. It is a lot to handle even
for a professional. Many get returned due to the fact they are
too much ladder for a homeowner. "It's too big", "it's too
heavy", "it's hard to use", "I'd rather hire a professional to
work this high"- these are the typical reasons for such an
exchange. We don't want blame other sites for trying to sell you
more expensive product, but be aware of your needs and choose
the correct Little Giant ladder the first time. Here are some
goods rules to follow, for a single story home the Models 17
Little Giant ladder should do fine, a two story home calls for a
Model 22 for certain projects, very few homeowners really need a
Model 26. A contractor on the other hand is used to carrying and
using 24' & 28' extension ladders all the time. We would only
recommend the models 22 and 26 Little Giant ladders for a
Contractor.
Doing business since 1929 and distributing Wing ladders since
1979 Sunset Ladder Company has been a hands-on distributor of
Little Giant ladders. Please visit our internet sales division
www.little-giant-ladder-depot.com to get the best most
accurate information on the safest, strongest, most versatile
ladder in the world. Better yet come visit us at any of our six
retail stores, call or e-mail us and we will be happy to get the
Little Giant ladder that is right for you.