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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar2 d9 _- h" W3 @% S
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
6 H, R4 B& v+ ?1 N5 T) c& y7 ]8 \ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying+ V d* t" h2 ^9 l9 w# F( N
colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
; O$ ^4 @* Q( R8 ~3 m/ rtheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is0 N, u$ B/ N# Z2 w
probably not the one you want to be climbing.
3 \. }. Z" o/ D( G9 K" RRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
: Q, X1 b3 o) V% H! S& uWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
|, w& Z# s1 J+ e0 drivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make+ x& [, X; Z; J$ [% u' C
no sense.
' o. q. h0 B, |& ?; ~! _5 NRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that0 ~- J6 ?. J1 Q5 R
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed
, e: T8 L L7 B/ Z# f9 Fbuildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
1 E1 y% k# s) q R+ ydeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
3 Q3 k! ^3 P3 d1 Y3 b& j( Xsusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
' O6 ^5 ~( T% z9 B7 W) o! F! |to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
4 s/ N. Z- y7 m) a' kpop out.1 _1 h7 R4 Z# t7 C. `! v/ A0 q, T
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
3 d* k$ A& M2 y/ n2 y- j) J" `% rrungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
; g/ i1 M" w! a0 Q# |. K, T- jWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging5 B* s. V f3 t
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all" A# v+ w4 u( J
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
- D2 {; j# d1 K/ v) kladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
( [: R. _; N: Yreattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a4 L# d0 N2 \8 o' m
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or8 V8 K. O: Q+ G: n- V6 M
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
1 ~$ B6 ]! M3 V6 v2 W, V2 Mwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.5 ~ V; ]% @+ z/ x% `
Who Can You Trust?4 S. m6 U. V- t9 _
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
5 E* a. O/ o+ mYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
) D i7 Y0 j9 |7 n' |. P8 sThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the3 I5 X4 ?* u/ b' r8 m' D! M# ]& b
original US Patent holder, the Little5 V: w, D& a' b6 X$ I
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.
* @/ L8 W4 A' A8 n# a- AI once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.8 N+ g0 e5 } {6 }) Y/ `) @! k: ]1 O
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
1 k3 a, B. N# r/ M! Myet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little1 G: F) n- X0 S% N6 w
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range( O5 D. _2 Z: y, N
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or" H" K) ^1 T o/ C
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.3 K' t' l: p+ b' h. f, r9 E
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
& p" v1 f5 W" X6 k5 H8 e# RThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
( R* Q3 h# P/ T) sprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
2 q' e% ^7 I0 B3 N/ bthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.. U7 X* i: F1 H$ E, H0 c5 H" Y
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
0 x! ]; D1 @+ L+ [( S$ Xmultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your' d1 q- T; R8 z
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
' l) b' x% J- s: W0 ]* vmakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping! b; t. G G" m5 C
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly' i8 C, ]/ V* h. J% \
your life--is worth it.$ f \1 `2 v* x$ L
About Werner Co.
+ {9 N; }5 D: s; Z1 s; |2 |Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first7 l5 s; U: \" n" C) \5 I' A# g7 P
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim. w: n3 O8 ~3 ]% I+ f
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
* J' G0 c, O; R* g4 Ofiberglass ladders to its product line.8 [7 E# N( l1 ^/ a: Z0 @: k' Y
About Wing Enterprises
# T5 [8 k( a5 X; o8 GIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of- b: X5 C; o) Y1 m' V" h: I1 @4 u. V
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
+ N9 M1 V( n1 M$ d7 \( J8 treselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a& Q, }9 _ N' C# L5 y9 e& G
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little( X6 E: e U: g. l
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout% ?# ~( {3 K# c# P8 D: K" l
the world.
- s7 A6 k1 t! s- U( v% ^$ ~About the Author0 Y; @) `% @ D3 n5 N8 J' i
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
; c9 i" f4 e i+ _firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
4 Y8 C( R8 g1 k( B* y7 I' sLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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