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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
3 B* p' ]* f8 W3 e6 FWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their1 B T' h1 w. h& ~9 Y6 m
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
9 A7 q& `" u+ i0 ]1 Fcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is& O8 Y+ Z0 w! ~; ?" i0 `4 Q
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
1 r/ _! {/ c0 ~probably not the one you want to be climbing." c2 x1 E) s& @; `. g/ t' R
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
5 J& B" a/ z' qWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the( W( a2 @7 ?5 z# E
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
* X& ^6 I+ M) w) s }no sense.
0 ]: w( F5 _9 ^8 lRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
+ I, ]9 s# ]! w! _! q0 \2 Rrequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed' w) d* V* W6 H1 h% P3 q% K! T
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were) g! Z9 B5 u. m+ y0 X; c
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as( v2 D1 R Z: `6 K
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
! t8 {/ [/ l( E0 J. D7 G, Gto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or! j, E$ u# O$ F4 O# @, L* h' d2 Y
pop out.% r9 O2 ?0 L- {6 g# {
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
. N* X+ W v. i+ y$ k) a3 Frungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.: E1 `6 p9 K. X5 r
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging* a$ a4 c* {, K' U# k4 G5 B. y
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
4 g! }0 N4 T. ?1 O/ jseriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
$ x, J$ M8 J) j" V0 f1 A& bladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
! ~9 x. \0 h2 X; `3 L) greattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a* D% N' k, L( G3 k
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
( F) A& v. @. q3 ]/ Z9 Rresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my: x: k$ ` \- z8 o. @$ y# J
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.
V' E! I. f5 XWho Can You Trust?
# t( p1 o% t! u" c, jThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders. ^7 e! f% D1 o& k5 W
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.% j/ {2 E+ @6 A! ~! ?3 _
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
4 q4 b1 z( E% S6 O% L2 r5 Coriginal US Patent holder, the Little- c" }( o" M- }! j* C# _7 b
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.4 U* O8 C) J3 O+ `
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
Q/ h$ y& `/ A" ~4 e2 @2 B" LHe touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn' `* J1 q' Y+ P; [
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little- j9 z/ N' O: l2 y
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range' m& y. L P: p6 a) f5 g3 p3 ~9 X
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or4 G% E1 H5 Y! M
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.6 T# K- w) B( f' }
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.8 p: W8 p" U" W6 I# h+ D
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
9 i9 ]% Q- x, R- tprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
6 B8 g/ L W# x. ?than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise., b! E! [* X6 Y
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
* L7 c+ D2 ~& t0 F/ ?! omultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
! j4 j! ^; N0 U6 T5 ]5 Xladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
. Q6 _& A" ~# I' w2 z* w- R; w& imakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
9 d1 w# M+ n& a; q+ d3 bconvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
* e! d( n! D( a) B$ cyour life--is worth it.6 j- @* u. g- j
About Werner Co.- {2 P# M- V i/ t, o1 N. `; Y* K' T
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first& t& Y/ B; Q3 Y) P: t# [! c) k
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
" {; _- K2 e! W* G9 N! I6 LChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
' z3 l6 b8 a+ Q, T- x/ Hfiberglass ladders to its product line.% I a0 N( B* ]# `& t1 Z
About Wing Enterprises4 Z3 p m+ m" c2 _' y
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
) c4 j6 }) X8 [' s1 u7 k4 Z0 Sladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
\# b/ S( m' hreselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a/ K9 s$ [+ {8 k% T- w- u* Z
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little% b+ x3 O5 z6 b/ Q- n; S/ ^" E: }
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout; s9 J3 n1 w1 R+ l' k
the world.
- ^$ N) ?9 ~1 c. s' a6 \About the Author$ N m4 ~/ J7 x' T. N/ c' B
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing' u$ p" P3 G' @ t
firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner$ s f0 B- s' P3 O! t2 ~( [
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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