Attic ladder hinge broke while I was up top in Wichita

I was pulling a new drop through an attic last Tuesday in Wichita and the folding ladder hinge snapped right as I hit the top rung. The whole thing folded shut and I had to hang from the joist and kick my way out through a side gable vent. Took a 12 foot stick ladder off the truck to get down, but now I check every attic ladder before I even step on it. Anyone else had a close call with a cheap pull-down that made you change your setup routine?

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the_joseph7d ago

You had to kick out through a vent?! Nope.

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