Ladder lift and Dummy Drag

Apparently it's the Dummy Drag that is getting a lot of the girls. Isn't that always the way?
Everyone I talk to says it is truly heavy and difficult to handle. I'm told, however, that you do not have to worry about treating it like a real person and can grab it any way you want to, including around the neck! I can just imagine saying to someone, "Sorry your neck is broken, but I did get you out of that burning building."

I am still not clear on just how much weight I will be lifting over my head in the ladder lift. I've been thinking that there must be some calculation involving force and distance or torque or something having to do with levers because I only have to lift one end of the ladder. It weighs about 145 lbs, and being an extention ladder that is folded up, will be 12 feet long. Anyone? Most peoples' best guesses have been in the 60-70 lb. range, which is still just out of my overhead press range, so I've got to clean and press it, Olympic style. But, being a ladder, and not a bar, the hand movement is a bit different. Luckily, I have a friend with a ladder about the right specs. And so, guess what I did today.