Quote:I dont know if there is anough time and patients in the world to sand & varnish them once every so often!!!!
I re-do my 12' and 24' wooden ladders about every other year whether they need it or not. They just look so nice when you are done. It's funny, the things I do to keep my truck in good shape like cleaning the wood ladders, unpacking and repacking the cotton hose every spring and repainting the hand tools are things I do for "therapy" and enjoy doing. Yet, most active firefighters my age (20-30 years old) have to be told to do things around the station and still complain about it. I'm just wierd I guess.