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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
, N) ?# v- }% s! x1 v, F9 D; kWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
# v. ?& s, Q. v8 _* x6 ^: Q" {# |ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
5 E' T, T# F8 E k! g" l2 v9 acolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is: g5 ]6 e; k) j: Q* ~- O8 S( N W, t
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is9 C' M. O+ m! r2 l) b. e7 X
probably not the one you want to be climbing.# H/ F4 `4 a& P* w
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?8 S4 ^. C# `) e3 K) L7 V
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
8 N! M, c& J# b: g3 f5 M) W/ Z# trivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
3 ~, C) j! L' l' j+ Vno sense.
( k" x* y _" A7 B: mRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
/ X o$ L" I+ B. e* Mrequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed" f* N0 {9 V; z9 r
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
' G: u+ Y& T/ U) y8 r) Pdeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
7 L3 o9 Y, U( C% zsusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
. {& D/ P( S5 J8 d: X- o3 B" Ito make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or- m; R0 d1 G' y: [
pop out.
- Y1 u6 [; e) Y0 ?. tWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the# S1 [7 H6 X( S$ I: x q6 ]
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
1 n! }/ b5 T E; ZWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging5 h/ I) ?; X0 u
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
# |7 |2 R" ~) p& i( o* |" h/ E% f4 Useriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my$ o% h6 @* z2 M H) V
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be; B3 T3 B( `# F* z1 ]! \8 t2 R
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a2 B9 G+ G; s( q6 C, v
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
3 i* G# R$ W) g5 f H3 h0 U: V3 oresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
3 q& W) U1 z, W* h7 X e5 Dwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.
$ s m( a) _- m$ Q" u- XWho Can You Trust?
9 z; m& q* A# t8 B: G, XThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.2 u* E( Q y# I) _
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.) [7 d8 a& N( s: t
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
, \: g3 `: X9 y: Zoriginal US Patent holder, the Little
$ F' ]6 Q, K. y$ z% I2 Q7 tGiant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.0 q _) Z& ]; C9 @9 C3 k
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.( ~1 g# y4 o: N! {- H9 R
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn8 }! d, J9 i* I7 u) }, ?
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little4 O/ P- @3 u# p/ Y9 e
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
2 J$ Y, @# N+ q/ Wplastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or
) a6 _* c/ v+ F" H* s' p2 Arivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.; E9 l2 l$ S/ l) K+ U
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.- ? L! [2 a1 J# J g; s
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to' ~& q" \0 y+ r. { i
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
9 ]2 r- _4 h6 A' O8 mthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
' Y7 J5 B. z" Y5 _; AThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
/ Q/ Z# h+ i" umultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your6 m& J0 d1 C; w* z: E+ B
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it1 R' {( |( Z; s+ a, A/ a
makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
% t, A0 m F4 [/ n& O. econvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
/ o3 m& }+ {9 ~5 L- syour life--is worth it.* k" O+ ~* R# k
About Werner Co.
& J& `# m m3 v3 ZWerner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
" P0 J) } I9 ^) t3 {' v& }0 z kdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim% H' o6 a7 W8 T% Y* o
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
/ ?9 V5 X& z3 j5 @( ~! Ufiberglass ladders to its product line./ i% |6 n! ?$ r. g
About Wing Enterprises
3 A5 L0 y; b$ A1 \! h0 N9 K9 @& WIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of) E: m( y7 m h* x
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
# e0 O5 K m) A( m% qreselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a! l1 V7 y0 R3 s8 u
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
9 c1 V: x, N- ?( Z: r! T1 GGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
+ P) E, j& g# ^& m4 Z0 {6 O4 Qthe world.; V' p i9 J. O! `2 O: K
About the Author" C4 [9 ?$ |2 T1 ^
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
* {$ f! l" U/ e/ T% p) Wfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner# j1 z+ ]% Y( N8 B
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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