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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar, U. X8 ^8 E7 M7 Y
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their/ ?1 f! T! ?4 t7 [
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying8 ?# f3 s# E8 Y1 l
colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is' k7 ~3 k( A: ?5 Q5 [
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is; z+ e! \" R4 f# j; E+ M
probably not the one you want to be climbing.2 F" M m) |$ O- f) ~- E
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
6 \/ i8 a, a0 v1 m, n/ I7 AWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the, c& }/ I- u, `) t+ Z
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make8 g. M) x4 w" w b
no sense.
/ p6 I& \; ^% _3 K6 D pRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that# z/ @% ?2 [! { _+ L3 K
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed' u$ w$ O. L4 r9 W
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
- D6 `' w3 K% p8 Cdeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as$ w* [- D$ |5 P
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
4 h7 k; A' x) Q- O- ito make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or3 j6 O( F! Y) T7 `$ z8 D
pop out.( k6 c* {7 n. o
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
: {- n2 v: z7 X& ]. @- Nrungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
1 Z; L. C0 {) EWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
8 Y0 ~7 R8 v6 U _& n3 Fin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all0 r4 F/ r1 [% `, @
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my: i m% \( Q$ l) F
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be6 |( _8 A5 U$ C
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a* j) D+ L4 u/ w6 S, }, r! D2 N* P0 ~
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or6 ^& o+ j0 s _( D8 P
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my2 T2 J; b5 h" I
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.
, |8 _# f4 g+ K: {+ r Y- lWho Can You Trust?
9 z# D c' T8 P4 _3 AThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
# E4 m% |, p. f% hYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.! b8 I0 l7 b6 f3 @3 S% b4 P$ l
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the) I/ M5 \4 r. d& G: \* L+ E: e
original US Patent holder, the Little
- g5 K7 S5 }- E9 G/ @0 y( ?' [Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.* {! p4 s T6 R
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.- T W+ Y8 p5 h
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn9 M! v6 J- e& J, E5 g6 u. e. F
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little7 \6 A- V" q' e
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range4 ? P! i3 r* w6 A! E k; E
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or
" S3 t1 ?. `1 y$ E _6 Irivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.. p# Z" r/ `) |+ f0 k
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
# J& X) Q% Q: f; D4 bThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to+ Z% R& @4 E9 ~4 ?. n2 X
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder# n0 i9 W+ `. S" ?
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
: K8 p2 _2 X: X# DThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
$ g' B8 _ F1 y L, i# ymultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
9 m6 f$ i+ b) _ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
0 Q$ ^: I' m; E t& V" Q; @makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
% p- ^; _ l C( U2 Sconvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
9 M" }0 I0 ~) R7 `5 o/ G: Nyour life--is worth it.
$ `" f! a) a, L# LAbout Werner Co.
2 B& U0 `1 ?0 F* |7 V8 {Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
' N1 g" e2 K5 O+ S( z/ m* _$ ]decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
9 M9 A! N& Q) d2 s/ ~Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
5 }/ D" r! F) k5 }# W; Q/ c- Gfiberglass ladders to its product line.
" Z2 N3 k- f5 I8 n5 m8 HAbout Wing Enterprises: [; m2 ~9 H y4 p4 W6 N. p3 M
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
9 q$ I5 A; t0 d7 E+ `9 Zladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from" s+ Z6 q3 @$ {9 r7 O( W! g
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a+ l( x' D7 z- J. F
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
- }9 U+ a7 B) {/ EGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
) Q7 h& u9 r: G7 N& E- R. H2 Dthe world.
2 h1 i2 S- w/ yAbout the Author& X1 q: q2 Z+ a" X! e: z1 a
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
* J" m, ^1 Z$ Kfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner6 `3 c1 Z& g/ g+ u, U8 u
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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