Anyone here ever used a 40 footer on a rocky sloping landscape? How was it adjusting levelers? Did you have 2 guys running the ladder?
The story: put in for a residential CCU on the big hill in town. Nice 3 story modern home with walls of mostly glass. I bid it with chair work in mind ($$ rigging fee) and won it. The layout of the house and site made a lift useless. Contractor had scaffolding for the construction but it’s all gone now.
I figure that if I rent a 40’, I may just barely be able to reach the highest panes if the levelers have enough range of adjustment (which I doubt) ~18". There will be two of us on the job so moving it won’t be impossible but the landscape is kinda treacherous. The bigger panes will require multiple ladder sets. I know I’m safe going with the chair work but it’s gonna eat up a lot of time because of how I have to rig the drops. Thought maybe a ladder would be a little faster.
This is more just to open discussion on the subject . I’m not looking to start a war. Just saying for some of you guys. You know who you are.
I ran a 40ft on by myself once huge house, made money on it but not sure I would want to do it again real soon. It takes a while to set up even on flat surfaces.
Two guys is definitely better, so it might go faster. Not sure how fast or slow chair work is but especially if the landscape of rough I would shy away from the ladder.
At 40’ up even some minor settling or give on the ladder set is going to be pretty treacherous. Also being thst high, it is much harier to reach for the ‘one last spot’. So if it is already borderline might be worth biting the bullet and pulling out the ropes.
i would water fed pole it and see how much comes off first, you never know. also, a ladder on rocky slope, yeah no way jose. I would rather rope it, than have a fall.
Im a huge proponent of 40 ft ladder work in 2 man teams but not on hills with detail work for post construction. Chair it like you bid it but I also have to say i dount theres tested roof anchors on a house!
If bid for chair do it. not worth you life. I have done what you are talking about once use you judgment and make sure you have some one with you on the 40 work
For our area, it’s a rare flat roof house but there are still no anchor points. I’m going up and over the roof and then tie of to structures on the ground on the other side
If it’s going to be a recurring job, I’d install anchors after speaking with the owner. I can handle a 32 on my own, but I used a 2nd head just to haul a 40 to my truck. Even with 2 people, working a 40 is scary to me.
It’s a flat roof with an EPDM membrane. The only way to get the necessary anchors added would be to contact a framing and roofing contractor. I’m not a certified installer for this roofing. Plus I don’t put penetrations in $3M homes. Just a little rule of thumb I came up with.
Once the construction clean is over, the whole exterior should be cake with WFP.
Plus I don’t put penetrations in $3M homes. Just a little rule of thumb I came up with. 
