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Old 08-12-2015, 09:15 PM   #1
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weighty question

I am a bigger guy @ 6.0' and 280 lbs. Can the roof and ladder of my 3170DS support my weight to do routine roof maintenance?
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Old 08-12-2015, 09:32 PM   #2
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Curious to hear answers. I'm 6'1", 235. Ladder makes me nervous, just seems to move allot under my weight, especially the anchor points on the roof.
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Old 08-12-2015, 09:57 PM   #3
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Brothers, I am 6'3, 305lbs. I know that before winter I have to get on the roof of my TT to service it/save it from mother nature. The dealer salesperson has assured me that it has a walk-on roof (I did look at her and snarl, she kept a straight face).

I am going to Harbor Freight to buy one of their folding scaffold rigs with the rolling wheels. (Cheap)

I plan to park the TT in the yard next to the driveway and let the 104lb wife push me to and fro, as I see fit or need to service.

I joke about it but I am scared. I just do not trust having someone that does not know what to look for, do this for me. Heck, I am not sure I know what to look for. Just going try spending a few dollars before paying a dealer rate.

It is your baby and it has to be wiped, so to speak. Good luck and may we all come back down the way we went up...
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Old 08-12-2015, 10:42 PM   #4
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I am also on the larger size and my experience has been that the roof will hold you but the ladder won't. I use a 12 foot stepladder when I need to get on the roof
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Old 08-12-2015, 10:47 PM   #5
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6'2 and 250pds on a good day, I use my laser and walk on the roof. Have not fallen through yet!

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Old 08-14-2015, 01:46 PM   #6
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If you are concerned about the weight on the roof, a couple pieces of plywood will help to spread the weight out so its not concentrated in one area. As for the ladder, if you have access to a good step ladder like the " Little Giant" I would use that. Most stable ladder I have ever used.
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Old 08-14-2015, 02:45 PM   #7
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6'1 215 use the ladder and all over the roof,,, no problems
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Old 08-14-2015, 04:19 PM   #8
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Your ladder should have a sticker on it with its weight limits.
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Old 08-15-2015, 03:15 PM   #9
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If you are concerned about the weight on the roof, a couple pieces of plywood will help to spread the weight out so its not concentrated in one area. As for the ladder, if you have access to a good step ladder like the " Little Giant" I would use that. Most stable ladder I have ever used.

Highly recommend the Little Giant. Everyone should have one. Really makes getting on the roof a lot safer. I only consider the RV ladder strictly for emergencies. Check out Amazon.


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Old 08-15-2015, 08:30 PM   #10
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Do you use it as step ladder or lean it against the roof?
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Old 08-15-2015, 09:26 PM   #11
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It's a heavy ladder. I suggest setting it up as an A frame an not put it against the unit. The ladder is very stable.
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Old 08-15-2015, 10:02 PM   #12
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SAFETY FIRST
A word of advice from a guy who used ladders to make a living, 30 plus years.
Place your extension ladder against the RV (wrap a rag, t-shirt, etc. around the ladder to protect your surface) with at least 3 feet extending beyond the step on/off point. Walk up, holding on to ladder, step off. Coming down, hold the ladder against the RV, step on the ladder, walk down.
If you step on a step ladder from the roof you are asking for a fall. It is like the boat and the dock scenario, as it goes away you fall off the roof! If you must use the step ladder, do so with it folded and leaning against the RV.
BTW, at 6'4" and 230 lbs, my size 14 boots have walked/worked all over my roof with no apparent damage to anything.

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Your ladder should have a sticker on it with its weight limits.
Ditto - we have a label on the railing near the first step. Max 300 lbs.
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Old 08-16-2015, 05:18 AM   #14
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Buy a little giant folding ladder works great place it br beside back ladder on the RV better support going up then coming down
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6 foot 215 pounds I have been on the roof a couple of times now with no worries, ladder is rated at 300 pounds on the lite.

Wear flat soled shoes and be dang careful if the roof is wet because it gets real slick up there.
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Do you use it as step ladder or lean it against the roof?

I set my ladder up with the near side closest to the RV near vertical and the far leg at what ever angle is needed. With this, the ladder does not touch the RV.

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Old 08-18-2015, 11:55 PM   #17
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I have a little Giant ladder that open as a step ladder from 6ft. to 10th I places along the RV ladder to get to the roof
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