SUTPHEN SLR75

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I can say that I was able to climb around one of Sutphens 75' mid-mount straight sticks.  After extending it 75' at about a 35% angle I would NEVER purchase one.  Unless they've improved something the ladder was too flimsy for my liking.  I also didn't care for the fact that the demo I was around didn't have any kind of extra traction stuff applied to the rungs of the aerial.  I think Sutphen has something with their standard box style construction with their Platform aerials but I don't think their straight sticks are anything to write home about.  I'll be curious to see how well these are received in the fire service.