Samples under test

Summit ladder types and the load on each step.

Heavy duty and industrial A-frames, and the extension push-up range. Every step has a preset. Crest copies that limit onto the test when you start, so a later change to the table does not rewrite a certificate.

Aluminium ladders photographed for Summit Ladders.
Heavy Duty Aluminium A-Frame

Professional

Heavy Duty Aluminium A-Frame

Heavy duty aluminium A-frame for site and workshop use. Each step is strained to the professional strength-test load.

StepPreset limitHoldReference
Step 1 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 2 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 3 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 4 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 5 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 6 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 7 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 8 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Platform 2600 N | 265.1 kg 60 s EN 131-2 vertical load on the platform, held for 60 seconds
Industrial Duty Aluminium A-Frame

Professional

Industrial Duty Aluminium A-Frame

Industrial duty aluminium A-frame. Same proof load as the heavy duty range, recorded per serial number and step.

StepPreset limitHoldReference
Step 1 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 2 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 3 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 4 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 5 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 6 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 7 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Step 8 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Platform 2600 N | 265.1 kg 60 s EN 131-2 vertical load on the platform, held for 60 seconds
Aluminium Extension Push-Up

Professional

Aluminium Extension Push-Up

Extension push-up ladder. Pick the rung under test. Crest strains that rung to the professional strength-test load.

StepPreset limitHoldReference
Rung 1 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 2 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 3 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 4 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 5 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 6 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 7 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 8 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 9 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 10 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 11 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 12 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 13 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds
Rung 14 2700 N | 275.3 kg 60 s EN 131-2 professional strength test, held for 60 seconds