Is this ladder damage superficial or sth to worry about?

[fandyman]

Apologies if this is a silly question as I've never owned a ladder before.

I have lent my new tripod ladder to a neighbour to help with cutting down a small tree. While I was in another section of the garden I heard a loud bang and upon returning I saw a big scuff mark on one of the legs likely caused by a falling branch.

Is this something to worry about or is it just superficial damage not causing any issues with future use of the ladder?

 

[jj4091]

Superficial

 

[RrogerD]

It's not going to hurt the use of the ladder.
This, is unlikely to have been caused by a branch. More likely, a chainsaw scuff perhaps?

 

[fandyman]

It was more like a small sized section of tree trunk thrown down from 4m high.

 

[Burnerman]

I've never known a falling bough to take chunks out of aluminium!
I'd go for the saw explanation too.
The ladder is still OK.
John

 

[^woody^]

And the moral of this story is ......

 

[fandyman]

Yeah not to lend a ladder

Actually thinking about it again it is also apparently risky lending a ladder if an injury occurs and it can be connected to a badly maintained one.

As for the ladder I think I will not be lending again but I did not decide to chase it with the neighbor as we are getting along pretty well and this is just a scratch really luckily not affecting the future use.