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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
* X9 S+ N) v! {2 hWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their8 V1 w5 X) \* K% F1 Q
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
3 O- K# r* }" S: Ucolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is! Q% L+ |& w6 G2 R
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
, _/ ]! ~2 ?6 I* Eprobably not the one you want to be climbing.. U5 Q) x8 D2 ]$ M7 ^- D6 ^8 [
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?9 R% T# I$ k8 X0 D3 U
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the% u5 A0 D2 v# C2 F6 L
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
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Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that. U/ y& @+ I2 |. ]/ Z
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed
- ?3 a1 I& A$ Z6 I9 t5 W; jbuildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were9 E% A; N' o" c5 W2 E
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
( N3 A( {0 p4 X3 J% bsusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
% _ O' b6 b( s# S4 z9 p! \. `to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or5 K! m I( F7 e, I/ h6 X
pop out.
7 L! k- y J: ]7 o4 e4 CWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the+ n# D# Z- F: _* y( ]
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
9 M7 {: H4 ?; V+ \' MWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
# L, r$ b4 T g* gin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
9 S6 ]( U8 H. b$ c3 k) ~0 _2 Z9 Fseriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my9 B( A" z, D; f9 b9 n: [
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be4 i6 }" ]" y( { D- ` K; w
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a% G! P3 H. {/ Y; h4 Z i
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or2 F) T- p5 o7 y/ s2 C& h
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
7 d2 i, E" T" F# _wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.
# i) t, f% a' G( ^0 [Who Can You Trust?+ }0 `( F0 w0 g2 O, u9 D/ y# [
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.5 e! }$ u9 j$ {# y5 q+ Z
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.7 M. c/ `. H8 `* f! r% t
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the: |3 j. ~5 R6 ~
original US Patent holder, the Little" Q! b5 X1 [; p8 Y( v/ z# B
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.8 Z. ?( j7 x2 T, R8 B
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
+ T: n7 \1 G" ^; g+ |' bHe touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn# l- @+ O F8 i( C d: G
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little5 t# g. q2 z! y
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range. g$ o/ Z3 a) z4 S4 d
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or4 d1 S6 R7 R/ ^
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds., q/ @4 k6 O: l+ ^
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.8 V) ~) k S% H2 \: j3 ]7 k0 d; @
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to8 _( x( x3 C3 T/ v$ {
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder' Q, u3 p u/ O: t; S! M; o) m9 G$ i
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
+ B6 Z; i& Q* j( G( Q( VThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping i0 v9 H6 u/ q8 m) |3 } C' W ]
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your/ O+ F" c P2 X c5 a" E) _
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
) v) O( Y1 U/ m bmakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping5 F+ c1 i8 N2 g5 ] K; H: `
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly' U1 {9 Q" }) R/ o) G$ F7 l
your life--is worth it.3 q1 d7 i, S! V( t4 ?' t
About Werner Co. R0 d% a! B2 Y; o* J, b
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first) P6 v2 e0 T% n3 M- ^; C& ~0 C
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
. y. u' K. ?4 cChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
" _4 H& S/ E6 w2 X dfiberglass ladders to its product line.
1 ~0 {6 s; k C7 z" K# M: UAbout Wing Enterprises9 U" g+ ^8 O* K- ^6 g% S
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of! ?5 d, D0 P; T. [
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
5 S d! t2 D' w+ c' Zreselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a" L8 a# _0 w" _8 O3 u: _$ q, j% v9 P0 s
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little5 r; t$ {, a; W/ H2 S* F
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout! Q1 }8 i( e- c, p3 B
the world." |; i7 m7 c1 P& B6 @
About the Author$ w2 X ]& h5 ]! H0 r* y( p# l3 V
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
: a2 |- k/ K! [& Y7 ~firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner/ x4 O4 \3 _3 Y) m% W! S
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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