Standoff Stabilizer - Add Stability Support and Safety - Prevent Gutter Damage - Essential Roofing Extension and Articulating Aluminum Fiberglass Wood Types - Ladder Tool

Fabulous product for the DIY Crowd! I needed to install two gutters along the second floor eaves, secure an existing gutter which had pulled away, and install gutter guards all around. I would not have felt comfortable on our 32’ extension ladder without this robust, high quality, stabilizer which let me save at least $4k! I tried the smaller one Werner offers. It’s great if you’re just painting. I wouldn’t use it for roof or gutter work.

Can you imagine I am not getting younger?As a matter of fact some days I feel old AF.So this year when was time to clean the gutters I ordered the Ladder Max. It took about 15 minutes to build it. Direction are pretty clear. My main tip is to leave evey bolt loose until all bolts,washer and nylock nuts are in place. Then go in and tightend all alternating as you go. As far as adding it to the ladder you just slip it over the runs you select. That depends if your using as a stand off or using to climb onto you roof. I used it my first time as stand off to clean my gutters. It made a kind of hated job kind of easy. Now I did add mine to a little Giant so It was a bit top heavy. I did not have a problem moving it along the gutters. I did have a little problem laying the ladder down. Usually I can just walk it out rung by rung the extra weight the top caused the bottom legs to duck walk away from me. So the ladder came down hard and fast. Just make sure you wedge against the house or have some one step on the feet. Did I mention I am old !.The other great feature is you deploy it on lower rungs that give you comfortable dismounting on to your roof which is nice whether you are young or old. Safety first.If you use extensions ladder or multi ladders your need this device. How much is your health and safety worth?

product worked exactly as advertised to stabilize my little giant ladder to clean gutters and get on the roof. it did make handling and placing the ladder where i wanted it a bit more cumbersome but, candidly, it’s a heavy ladder and the ladder max is worth the extra effort.while the instructions were well-written, my assembly of the ladder max would have been made easier if there was a qr code / link on the instructions for a clear assembly how-to video.in any event, great product i’ve already recommended to friends that followed through and purchased their own.

I have a long history of learning things the hard way.Recently I was putting a metal roof on my shed on a very hot day and got dehydrated to the point of having severe muscle cramps anytime I used any muscle. Hands, feet, abs, lower back,legs or arms. To top it off I was working alone. Yep, lots of world-class stupid that day. I knew there was no way to safely use the laddder to get off the roof because I had set it up in an unstable way. I wasn't a super genius that day but I do learn from my mistakes. I ordered a :Ladder-Max and used it to finish the roof this past weekend. This is a great product for what I was doing. I set the ladder so that the max ladder pads were against the side of the shed to do trim work and on the roof to finish the roof. I followed advice from another reviewer and put a cheap mat from Home Depot (get a thin door mat with non-slip rubber backing on one side and indoor/outdoor carpet on the other. I think mine is a TrafficMASTER-Enviroback-Charcoal-60-in-x-36-in-Recycled-Rubber Door Mat) on the roof to set the pads on. Not only did the mat protect the roof, it kept the ladder solidly in.place and provided solid footing for me when getting on and off the roof. The only downsides I encountered were minor. As stated in another review the sheet metal edges are sharp and need to be smoothed. Also seems likely you will wear the pads quickly if you are not careful. Although the product is light putting it at one end of an extension ladder has leverage working against you, making the ladder a little awkward to move. Still I consider it to be an important piece of safety equipment that I will always use when using an extension ladder.As far as compatibility goes, I was not using a regular extension ladder. Instead, I was using one of those ladders that are designed to be used in a lot of different configurations, i.e., a "multi-position ladder". After assembly, the Ladder-Max only takes a few seconds to put on the ladder or to remove it. One reviewer said that Ladder-Max does not work with the really thick rungs and I believe that. For standard size rungs, though, it does not matter whether they are round, square, triangular, or whatever profile.One more thing. The Ladder-Max seems a bit over-priced but I consider it to be a bargain compared to being seriously injured.

Finally got around to putting this together so I could install aluminum leaf guards on my gutter. Instructions aren't quite as detailed as they could be, but I was able to figure out the steps regardless. Goes on and off easily and I like the fact two pins hold it in place so it will come off quickly if you need to remove it. Seems very sturdy, not cheap or flimsy. Fits great on my Werner 24' aluminum extension ladder.