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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
/ k9 n& D4 X: B% JWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their/ D/ @6 D! a! H& M
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
* l9 b4 v d& L( |6 d6 @* }3 dcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is9 p! A- F( u& O# r
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
, k ? o; d" l9 m5 aprobably not the one you want to be climbing.
. Z$ y5 t- W' b, T- e Q3 {Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?5 ^0 Y3 w9 v8 `3 r" O
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
5 M z) i' P5 `, N7 Grivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
( Z8 v( T! B) F2 d. Dno sense.
4 _6 C0 d- d$ u4 X$ `. oRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that. Q- y2 c( ?7 u; ^( ~
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed4 W" D+ M) V1 x& Q# S# s
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were3 d' K1 _% k8 i7 j# I# E
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as7 w1 o! w2 y' z. k: [! ~
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
$ G; H8 f" {6 g Z9 }7 hto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or" V. y7 o0 j4 }8 I
pop out.
+ V! L8 S2 ?5 t" s$ m* c0 WWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the+ J; i4 W' j4 ]+ m1 A2 J2 b7 l
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
4 ^1 o4 Z v" j8 ^What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
+ O6 r ~2 s/ K* Z- nin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all# {# }* O) v6 X: P! V9 l( z% w
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my# b/ o. r5 m- B# |
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be" ~7 c5 I% j2 u3 a: S
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a" I) n2 f$ y, W5 A# w! ?# a3 J
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or Q9 U3 l5 @9 u
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
m. ]* _+ s4 nwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.2 k- E! S A3 I9 v$ d
Who Can You Trust?
9 h+ a( q8 P; X1 i1 AThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders." ^; W9 O& @; Q3 V6 U
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.# d b/ [3 D' t5 g
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the# |4 W* d* m$ t( R5 H
original US Patent holder, the Little
! `$ t- `. z1 f5 e! n0 RGiant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.
$ f% q7 f2 C. W1 HI once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.) y( M. O7 o+ O8 Z# M7 y- d7 z
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
( ^2 n, v Z# Z9 f2 ]( ]; @yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little3 V+ A4 F) j, N z+ H/ m; x
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range7 A3 X6 {- b! g! Y$ e
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or0 C" }9 ]- s. J$ {9 C' Q
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.3 `3 p% W# Z* V' t* v5 x4 ^9 ^+ Q. t
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
/ C' `6 V0 E8 b0 ^The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
4 J# V8 _7 ^4 G9 I: }- E* D/ wprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder7 c4 `; K: Q* k k# x0 X) |
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.% f' }8 Q ~. C2 N2 T
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping6 Z. o; O' I. Z
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your) ]' i p. t/ O1 `: i/ n
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
( K8 _$ }0 U& U/ O( l" Y# R" G% i! H0 Bmakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
4 D ^1 z1 ?% i0 U: Oconvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly, E/ O; p+ B* `( _1 a L
your life--is worth it." f7 |+ g0 g! w
About Werner Co.
% J7 x. |; h2 Z* [/ M! Z+ W0 HWerner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first/ P7 g, C3 B, ]4 m
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
4 U# T1 a& w1 K5 Z( pChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and* C& _$ G: }$ |2 C8 x" j% R. g
fiberglass ladders to its product line.
6 [& B( a! u( @& x' _" y; GAbout Wing Enterprises# ]% @9 c% K) N! H' n) b
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of; C; j9 ]/ U9 Z- `3 ?0 R9 k8 _
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from. X' M A* p _( L
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a
% |7 f: R" O$ W2 y" S2 U: L3 s2 Ydesign patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
9 L* L" X: `+ \' P: FGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout2 c; R# Y' K2 }) W! d( y
the world." o' i A$ R1 b& F4 k
About the Author
. x7 C: |" E! r; N0 I" pJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
, L* ]2 q3 ]& E! @0 \. qfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
8 V7 X9 `' h$ GLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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