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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar' }( _8 I. p0 U3 E, W0 K5 v
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
: n! J: g- N' t8 H* @; H5 [ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
# O( l4 [% J+ @, l$ Bcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is" O Q* I! t4 [
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is( j. ~ N, \' R$ D; s8 R
probably not the one you want to be climbing.
8 @8 u- I4 ?! XRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
]( i/ p, n5 z3 g& I& `. o IWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
7 _; I' C0 D1 ?/ s" I2 ^% yrivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
2 k8 {3 |/ o! Tno sense.* L: F1 d0 I# |
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that& _" J& P4 R- t2 P0 t1 F
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed
2 W# x6 E7 ~: j$ ]buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
$ ]0 b$ Z1 b1 E+ `3 h$ ndeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as5 ]/ I: w3 K% H# [ z
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat) a; \" I' [2 l% b, S6 W4 I
to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
4 K S* n# X+ }) @* hpop out.) ]! y7 l/ u" `2 s9 I4 r9 {
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
9 D; P! o2 B. L* h/ yrungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.8 g* e9 q9 U, u' F: Q
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
# m1 C' m1 ^/ \) E% xin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all& N. v# O4 e" ]. ^! _5 P
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my1 {) K, L% Z0 x
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be9 \" F& a/ Q! A/ m3 Z8 ^( y( ~. L
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a4 T; o6 z' U. |% j9 i+ {
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
# Q: X4 U7 |8 E0 Y% O( o" {) u" mresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
% ~/ }: G; t$ l" Kwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.7 B7 T) `" o' A/ `" V
Who Can You Trust?; y; a; i( [8 M# O4 q& { B( r
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.5 _ }, ]( }) V6 H" L) p
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
" q2 B. R) D7 q6 W ^; p# @/ m/ W. LThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
8 L+ ^) a3 Z# H. D* h$ L- noriginal US Patent holder, the Little [0 K8 i* ~# @' h* ]1 k
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.% H+ W, m3 J3 e! I0 h
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.1 ]0 Z# F u' p7 f( G' n
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn1 J: y5 E% b, B: J n( P
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little
3 l9 E2 u0 Q& k9 ZGiant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range4 p- G2 u, S, K1 \. C
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or
) u. I# ]+ j7 l \rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.. l9 Q' U; t0 ?. F$ Q. R
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
! ]8 `0 B! {7 k0 k0 @3 L/ l* i6 DThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to9 l( W6 `3 N# `/ s& L
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
# w) R1 `% i t0 r" Z# y) Hthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise. q& g* F7 }4 G1 d8 \: ~
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
6 P$ K' C; W) u! R# p/ L9 m, }multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
. W( ^ w( R" Xladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it$ ~3 l' [8 w! C% B; \8 `. [% K. M. P
makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
: p# J& x2 X: Q" j2 k7 yconvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
8 L! Q/ G" Q s. i0 e8 r3 l, e7 u+ \- cyour life--is worth it.
* y' ?8 B, b2 J# I+ }) j, n) E/ KAbout Werner Co.8 B4 ~' m+ o# C5 O( U. x- m
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first+ L& ]3 j% D% h$ S2 n
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim' N' a0 n+ z+ \4 F; y' \
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and% Z8 b# g2 `+ ^, U3 }
fiberglass ladders to its product line.7 M/ c; U; K) V& q
About Wing Enterprises
3 F- w) k* P3 L- NIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of% h% k% w' a1 s: Z, {9 F/ G* q
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from2 L0 ~4 _, R( \ j7 t
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a
8 z" ^ `1 d! ~design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
7 L/ L L/ f1 |# j2 @5 j) nGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout7 t& ^0 b- a8 \" e2 T! E
the world.6 {/ I d- @4 l
About the Author
( O. ?; g n; O2 AJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing8 Q: B5 v% j- O0 F. r& A7 W
firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner- v" {/ t; u( Z8 V: }2 D4 `) |
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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