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wa8yxm · 12-09-2013, 06:34 AM

I woudl have to see the ladder mount,, But,, If I were mounting a 2-mtr to the ladder..... Most RV ladders go straight up then bend 90 degrees and run out on the roof a good 3 feet flat... I'd put the 2-mter in the middle of the lfat part and that pipe would be my "ground plane".

That said.. i'd not put it there either cause I need those rails if I use that ladder,, and what's more, I removed that ladder cause I'm 300 pounds and it's rated 150 tops in my book (includes the mounts, ladder itself is rated more but not the mounts).

What I use is rated 250, holds 500 and works great.

12-09-2013, 06:34 AM	#32
wa8yxm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mobile, on the road Posts: 1,139	I woudl have to see the ladder mount,, But,, If I were mounting a 2-mtr to the ladder..... Most RV ladders go straight up then bend 90 degrees and run out on the roof a good 3 feet flat... I'd put the 2-mter in the middle of the lfat part and that pipe would be my "ground plane". That said.. i'd not put it there either cause I need those rails if I use that ladder,, and what's more, I removed that ladder cause I'm 300 pounds and it's rated 150 tops in my book (includes the mounts, ladder itself is rated more but not the mounts). What I use is rated 250, holds 500 and works great.