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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
% h2 i. Q K, |7 v- }7 ?8 C* KWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their4 H, c6 ~4 e" X0 l
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
. b3 C5 o$ Y4 z* l, Fcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
3 ]/ m, P I( L& B% X5 C2 [their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
& p6 f) s3 T9 Z" Q+ X$ Sprobably not the one you want to be climbing.
/ j7 a/ Q/ R3 \0 i. v1 FRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
/ D* X L% Q# m* c* IWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
% {" R1 }$ {4 T/ F1 Q$ crivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make: ~6 |, V9 M! T- q W$ {$ n
no sense.
. U9 g. i) D$ N3 I- U& JRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that/ @6 R$ l% g( x
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed9 K% k: J9 l/ S# }; K* ~5 H; N/ L
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
9 U; A$ H+ G: P/ m' @! z. G( A( Kdeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
7 F2 e3 }1 F1 csusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat' _ {6 Y. p/ k9 u8 D% q* @
to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
; Q+ l. Y+ ?5 Q! Y% Mpop out.
# a: a0 P, u0 ^ cWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
7 O; A5 {% ~+ n: ~0 srungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
$ o; v; ~! v* m1 x2 rWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
( v0 N$ Q" K# p- R+ kin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
% G4 q; K) g9 H' V6 \0 ^' | Useriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
3 A4 Y. K- p/ E# O& [& c# a0 B: Eladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
4 r0 H4 Y- C! I8 T# x5 j1 kreattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a: f! c" r* Q6 {
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or% H1 B- u8 u, m6 A- L
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my3 E c$ V: D( z
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.* [+ [6 {) M7 j/ K
Who Can You Trust?
1 ?- P& H3 W% M; WThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
# J! W( G. k6 [/ N: Z, `You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
2 N D5 l, u. J" Q# vThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
3 A0 E1 ?. o& F- T; j. Z/ {original US Patent holder, the Little4 M% `* N- J+ U- E3 v" Z5 Q! j# Q! ^* S
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.6 z5 D" z. {) {, h1 y
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
9 r3 x/ ^8 S- b4 RHe touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
4 v2 I z( { F7 Fyet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little1 T+ u, F; x* l7 `1 b! B' @% Q+ C
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
2 p4 @# S( E& z' Gplastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or9 A# y+ Y6 H+ f2 p- F) T
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.* p, Y7 w' i5 }& r, ?) e: L1 j: I
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
" B2 U) h! c: n$ _+ u% X$ c# @; `The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
6 i/ h. a+ ]' P8 A9 Oprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
1 Q; H/ r2 {/ \! f" uthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.9 q# ~# W" q% C. ?* z
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping% L! R, d( ^; O3 o
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your6 q+ {2 b& o s5 l: {, }* M! e
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
# V- |, l4 |" g. s% kmakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping+ o6 s, @! w6 T, d
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
3 `8 B, ?" t) m/ E! ]6 Gyour life--is worth it. W; b' c# c1 h9 u" S5 }# C0 c
About Werner Co.9 z; w9 M9 b* k! b# V }7 \5 g
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first& I0 L5 X* t$ N
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim9 R* p( x# A& b) x0 f" ~4 ^6 M$ M
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and9 u/ N0 E5 ]. F# M$ @1 g
fiberglass ladders to its product line.
$ W( P0 [. U* e! F( |. x% {0 H8 RAbout Wing Enterprises
8 ?* M- I( S, _8 u" S2 QIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of3 `4 e" j3 i- ^, L
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
' u% g! r$ b2 ` x) n) @reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a0 a# F& [' d; v- d
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little0 s( @" N; a z& r; I k
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
* X( R) W2 p% ]- e T6 j+ }0 Kthe world.
% P4 `8 u" n6 P4 R) N/ |6 R. E8 w$ TAbout the Author
9 Y9 u! ^& _* FJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
3 S6 M9 n& Q! D; J+ [6 n+ Rfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner/ M: E4 d6 A% r6 Y! u o
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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