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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar$ O J0 T% t: V- W6 L3 K
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their* z. r% W8 C3 [% N. r
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
! s7 _1 I' z8 Q: X" C" Z- `colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
8 y* n1 V2 d: V* q* }their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is7 Y f- b j# ^, Q
probably not the one you want to be climbing.
0 Q. ~& ^5 H8 r, zRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
: y/ F9 P% F4 _/ D* v9 T' I$ uWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the' |9 I8 q; J/ V
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
" C8 k2 v+ f* a" b! Fno sense.1 h2 r1 R1 L h4 H
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that9 v% ]& C1 s. @# n
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed7 x" p# _! o" v! L& `4 k/ P: p
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were1 k( T8 u; o& I! H8 E' F/ c
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as# J* ?7 a6 u+ \7 n9 j
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
" p% x) _: W( ?8 u+ ^; hto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or& N8 _1 P: U7 c [' c/ B" ^8 K
pop out.% B4 P5 Z" i/ w0 U& B; w0 A" Y
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the# A7 r3 U; I1 |3 q4 _3 L
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.# G$ B# }1 Y. O7 M% ?
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
6 j# l/ L/ K. q: h$ Q6 Vin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all8 _, u/ Y2 G. @: M5 g+ s# t
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my4 r0 a! h* R1 G8 ]1 `
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
9 O) w. N$ g& \; Q) |reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
* z5 S% v a1 z8 L; C3 `% }( F# pwarning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
, C2 ?3 E3 d9 _: `: Uresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my. E) q: c; m- q+ M2 v/ K; ?( a$ c
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.; N1 i r# ~& H& S9 `8 G. b
Who Can You Trust?
4 I. G$ |6 j& E2 Z, S+ i' t( g% \! S+ QThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
+ p& j& }' N2 s4 b# ?+ F- L# |You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.% ]' F2 y' x8 r. t
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
: |1 T1 y; n" \& U3 o9 Y R7 c' z# ^original US Patent holder, the Little: F6 F9 U/ h2 t7 `; k0 H/ l \, B
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.5 s4 \! m8 C( g& U/ K b
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
! p/ c7 L. U+ N$ M) H& hHe touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn$ Z7 F& z8 T) j
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little2 q1 o* A- M+ R; e, w$ F* N
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
v. V" r$ e' ?) B2 v" lplastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or7 d5 V/ l: J0 i0 Q
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.1 N, Z* l7 n ?# X; H
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.( T7 |/ d# e! G0 X5 N$ t" _
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
3 y( s8 C }3 M: b. u ^prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder# i6 |0 m) V* Z1 w0 U2 w/ Z
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
! J+ `; \: c0 ^9 J7 zThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
/ Z" q* ]0 a: L4 } Kmultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
& r! Z6 X8 q" i4 U: v/ |. M/ N9 kladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
& J" Y! o4 X+ ^makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
) ^3 ^8 O9 W8 J. {9 Zconvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly T; ~6 A5 i3 f: D% q% G
your life--is worth it.
9 Y9 L5 `, |& zAbout Werner Co.
& G$ y" @, |" i# nWerner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first/ u0 ]% Q. _( y1 \
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim3 _5 x. K; `2 p! E) E
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and* h% \# f" O- L
fiberglass ladders to its product line.
) y1 s2 P* g; N4 FAbout Wing Enterprises1 J7 o$ [+ F7 G9 _3 T' w
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
1 t T7 D* \: Zladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from* T: v3 Q R* U3 N8 A* _2 Z. [' s
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a L" J% D8 j* w* B8 G) T1 l
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
- [# ? G+ k. E0 B. U* N/ J' yGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout6 {$ o; c% p' c* X0 V
the world.+ \' H/ H% K" r' N& I, b
About the Author- n% n+ X. {8 z
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
6 {) j$ S& F: W$ c, W1 _& [firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner3 h' l! j7 b. z0 w
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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