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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
7 r% }2 q* p3 W r9 PWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their6 [2 B4 F4 U& i8 P$ r; N
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
+ ^# N- g$ u* G, ycolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
/ Z$ Q1 X. e* V }5 Gtheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
- n/ G' N- F& T% L0 F( uprobably not the one you want to be climbing.9 E/ }6 q% ^& g; Q8 {! B
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?4 @4 Q, C! W) I D, [8 L
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
) G! P( \( _. w! U' |! L+ ~' |rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
4 }0 _6 R# b7 Zno sense.* x/ L+ v6 H( p4 h- i
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that( C( T6 K8 p0 N! x( a4 I9 q
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed# }3 Y4 m6 e+ D4 U3 ?7 x
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were/ y) Y3 e7 h) M3 p9 j1 c
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
: D% D0 r' x5 Q3 }. fsusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat# @, ~0 Y) i: j9 }- X6 \- ^; o/ f
to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or% \8 l, H3 |$ Q! R c9 w5 _
pop out.3 @: |" E$ x, z( |
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
. Y7 [6 V% e0 {( c" f# U- [rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
* M$ ^, A3 R: F+ V+ KWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
7 G3 `* H/ @0 S. Q; }4 H6 P# @ yin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
+ N0 g; f# f& ]seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my' k1 }1 z) @& a5 ~. R' m. D3 J
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be- `5 z* G% { Q6 ^! c7 y+ M
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a/ s6 |/ K. r9 z! ?
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or( o# t) n2 z/ n5 g
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
. h9 i% S9 ~6 c: ]1 m; pwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.
$ R& H: h" {( K( R1 `Who Can You Trust?
: d6 E' I% G$ X: \This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
9 h+ z3 F6 I" t" m% d5 HYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
1 \: a: w' i) I( w& t }The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the" p- Z6 m% [) t0 g5 I8 {( Y
original US Patent holder, the Little+ J0 y k# v6 {, I0 u' U
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.) o$ T: R. G0 h% o! Y/ P
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
/ s1 i6 ?( t8 RHe touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
6 e! x9 e0 v4 j3 uyet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little1 l* v0 a8 h" @' c) Z8 `* ^
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range9 h" L8 ?0 y6 @& ~1 S! J( M
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or
: X& Y: `$ ]; x2 z& T0 ]' wrivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds. N6 Z, r: P5 g/ v1 F
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.0 Q$ d- x9 V) ]6 i9 |% m" t3 i
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
- ?& B& E6 m1 C! J: Y- j5 Bprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
. g, w" k4 K. Rthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
9 h) ]) x/ O4 l, l/ tThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
: ?% W" u) s( ]) Qmultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your r$ e% N3 v7 P: B" c/ M( v
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
9 g2 Y- R2 z4 n8 ]% a4 Amakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping3 e# N- x$ M+ y6 W6 v" [
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
& @# M0 v$ D9 A' P# V# q8 S7 Dyour life--is worth it.
$ f2 T' w0 [1 i0 P) N6 l% m( }About Werner Co.
% q# Y1 q4 E' D% m) u& e5 v; `Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
' r$ j* a* a% T) `! t0 wdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim/ W/ s; {' C# e3 ?! \$ O ^
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and, c( i+ |* H m( ^ ~( r: c& q
fiberglass ladders to its product line./ R* g x0 i$ c6 C
About Wing Enterprises
* t* X: E; I7 I. e I9 FIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of8 \ `; h s5 q
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
! t3 I, x3 f! V# V0 K/ Preselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a
" @! E# t$ G8 jdesign patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little! `) d- \9 C; X$ w6 q; W8 }
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout6 ?3 v0 r5 ^( X. R2 O
the world.0 l1 j* l. F, k% u8 E. s
About the Author
3 M2 {4 n) F$ nJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
: |0 H" u" T* wfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
; k/ s. D8 x' DLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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