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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar: w' j, g* y& A0 `/ E& t
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
9 r- c: `3 \4 _% z. W* [ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
5 i/ \( c5 X& P3 a3 hcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
2 U' E. F7 v& o3 h& a; c2 `8 Z( i2 ttheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
2 R2 \1 y3 ]9 Q+ Fprobably not the one you want to be climbing. Q/ f6 X h, z
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?: A: B( x4 H- n# C7 R* d
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
! T% k, i9 j9 G: h$ ?! `rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
/ F6 z. x0 s2 [) u& g' n9 E8 @no sense.1 r2 `' X2 w1 }+ O/ d# |
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that* B& ?3 @4 ]; g
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed$ ]5 q- ]! U4 v1 ^
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were3 Y& ?3 s5 A3 `: }9 o9 s
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
) U% r& ~7 O0 `7 E0 Rsusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
, i) j2 i6 S& b3 `4 oto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
8 M; a7 x2 S0 xpop out.' R1 z' w/ Y4 W `; ^
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
. W, ]$ U6 G% _rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.. b2 U6 A: `& f! w' [2 ]
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging+ D5 Z9 J" L" V$ f# f( A' I8 W5 M
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all0 X a6 m* I) w5 ?0 H
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my$ E& e$ _, Q+ r: d1 N
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
1 \- F1 v. q1 f) w4 A, preattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
( z& a, w, }; K4 C7 ~warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
; j d5 L. Q& D4 Qresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my* @2 G% J* l0 D0 F) P0 t( D5 }
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.; a6 e1 l8 @; z! `8 s, d/ m& X
Who Can You Trust?$ B& E( u# S# @9 l6 i
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.6 ^* G! g: N2 ^& t: _
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.& d, M& J# D( E8 ], o/ Y/ G# U
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
+ F8 R- T7 b7 y* V2 K/ X2 Koriginal US Patent holder, the Little
5 F. w' K( Z' Q& eGiant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.
6 X5 c6 E9 L4 R. iI once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.4 g5 `* X9 ]( {4 f
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn% D# E- Z3 \; P2 { v: K. h3 U
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little4 A2 W# S9 F: \$ ^5 A' V4 T
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range! J- q# V; K1 w7 t
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or7 o7 b! j( Y: `; c
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
! \' G2 D* I' m. BThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
* L3 ~" v+ f) \9 I xThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
( d7 W+ n$ q. J, g1 Eprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
1 a N1 u2 g" I, k9 Wthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.$ D- `7 ?2 e3 d. \6 ^8 @
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping5 ^: r: ~ n" X4 |; [- k
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your- m9 h7 y9 i/ N5 e" J* h8 y
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it! t3 Y" ^+ \. p: h! C
makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
5 Y" Y1 U4 M$ ?7 Wconvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
$ p# T8 H! ~6 }+ Q; c6 oyour life--is worth it.
% R$ @5 k1 g2 K& L! g3 h; GAbout Werner Co." {+ l/ w; x, z0 {
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
3 B( R0 h3 Y4 c- n5 i: Fdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
! z: {. b% J$ H8 T, Y# PChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and% f. m ~6 {2 w
fiberglass ladders to its product line.
! P9 s8 b8 }( L' l4 TAbout Wing Enterprises
9 D$ `& G( K3 HIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of( Y7 g& ~* i: |8 R2 ~
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from9 Z1 H* e0 ^5 k, {
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a/ k: i% N* g8 O' r, B4 o
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
, l- [' C: |6 z1 }, A. i. Z8 `Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout2 \5 N/ P- {' w4 F
the world.
) V, f2 D6 ~& X; Z% D2 r8 B& _ nAbout the Author. ~ V) ~! Z* _+ W$ O8 S# G9 K
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
6 `. F& N6 j. B6 k: I( Yfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
: N. {" x0 b2 y2 R) m1 eLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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