Short people-what do you stand on to polish roofs?

clnfrk said:
I have this same exact platform, however it is nowhere near tall enough for me to work on roofs of SUV's and trucks. I am about the same height as the OP. I also find the legs to be rather flimsy. Alot of times when stepping on to it, the platform will shift to the side due to one or both of the legs having moved from the fully extended position. That one at Northern Tool looks perfect though. I might have to pick up one of those.
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The Werner platform has a mechanical lock on each end. Unless the lock is broken I don't see how the legs could move from the fully extended position. I'm near the maximum rated weight of 225 pounds and have never experienced the platform shifting. The Northern Tools platform looks great, but it is not taller than the Werner platform.
 
Sludge said:
The Werner platform has a mechanical lock on each end. Unless the lock is broken I don't see how the legs could move from the fully extended position. I'm near the maximum rated weight of 225 pounds and have never experienced the platform shifting. The Northern Tools platform looks great, but it is not taller than the Werner platform.
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All this time I've had this platform and didn't even know it had locks!
 
So much for my "safety paranoid" comments:

I have slipped on some ice formed from a clothers dryer vent that melted fallen snow near my side entrance door to our house and now have a severely injured right shoulder. This happened last Tuesday, the 18th. Don't know the extend of the injury yet, but I cannot use my right arm at all and if I do, it feels like I fell on it all over again. Needless to say it was an accident and events like this happen in the blink of an eye. You never know how much you take for granted on using your arms, especially for favored arm (my being right-handed).

For those who have suffered with and through shoulder injuries, I now can relate very well.

For those who think it will never happen to them...well..accidents are usually the result of someone's poor judgement. Mine was not being cognative of my surroundings and the area I was walking on. No lights were on, so I didn't see it, even though from experience I knew ice was probably there. Like I said things change in the blink of an eye, and personal injury from falls are some of the most common.

Use the leg locks.
 
I am 5'7". I have a f-150, for the roof, I usually stand on the door sills and get the f=drivers side, then stand on the passenger door sills to get the other half. Not to bad...
 
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