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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
# a1 p- z0 Z& w" s$ w4 ^Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their x3 g# ~, A+ h( E& g; f6 D
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
' @! G# A% m4 D# O2 O6 K, ?8 bcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is8 N1 S3 y6 O* P$ ~6 ]! `+ Q7 V
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
% D% E0 ^! _- L, C# P' m$ K- Gprobably not the one you want to be climbing.3 R/ B7 K; Z' {& l, b9 ?4 g* E
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?7 F5 s8 H8 o C1 s6 I- q, U
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the( c- {" J. g* k b* D5 R: P' u1 T
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make( J- {8 c4 O: b% I% E" g7 b6 }: x; V
no sense.) I) A# W: V2 n2 [6 k d: B5 q$ x
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
( l4 B; `9 [$ f' `3 |+ W5 Urequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed+ ]2 J4 y8 v k. E2 I
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were8 o4 b) D6 r& k( u6 f+ }; O8 s
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as0 M7 i8 A9 ^- o2 W" ~# S/ i! S
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
; q+ g0 l' m/ S; D# _- b! R7 w- rto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
1 b: q) ?. N* y3 }1 gpop out., m2 f$ Q0 f* a k' D0 m7 t
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the0 s: u: I& p$ g$ |: |1 X
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
' i) H' S- |1 h: y) CWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
! _4 L( _* s5 o; I2 bin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
3 [6 k1 F8 C4 T; [7 w8 Tseriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my& e7 a, R( ?1 T
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be- X* _; H. ?0 T" M N, {
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
- `: H* t: [* q8 d0 H& vwarning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
2 K0 w4 P% G) l6 Z2 R5 _1 L" `' Kresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
5 R$ W# z4 N/ {0 W& b6 S, dwellbeing every time I climb my ladder./ U; a% f8 c) T' L/ V. Q6 d
Who Can You Trust?
( w# ?4 x' `. v% t: [' W* I; IThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.3 P4 p9 f. C) x- R- B! l
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
2 G+ y ~; L% C0 O& R: BThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the" l3 k! U! W- O7 q, R5 B6 o' j
original US Patent holder, the Little
' a* i! w5 S/ @/ E0 pGiant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.6 G7 R4 K" p4 k& x2 y ~# f8 L
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.) k: X% E. ], h$ x, j2 y
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn' z' \' ~! Z) v: p+ k* f' I9 N% J
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little
4 s. V3 d6 Q: L' \7 M/ zGiant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
3 E R6 J4 u* @- Z/ d! y" Y, iplastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or; }. c# n( l2 W& Q
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
% b- h s/ L/ o0 q3 ~( qThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
$ X" W5 T, G8 L4 m! f: U- MThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
5 C: p4 Z# G0 U( `) Z7 Q3 O. xprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder' d3 |, X( I+ d$ }& {& y
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
, | ?3 T+ I2 A4 a& S6 GThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
0 ~5 f1 y* L4 }) [ Amultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
' W: i, D4 y( `6 ?$ O$ D1 ?ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it7 w# m8 [, }; K# ~7 X' A
makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
/ K* Y0 j; g F+ G5 Qconvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
6 k. r, g6 U) g9 Tyour life--is worth it.! U% q' m! v* V3 {
About Werner Co.
8 o( l( U7 f7 @3 r. K D& ]6 R* y. PWerner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
1 d+ A u, ]4 B5 L4 z$ Rdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
1 y. p& F1 k+ [! C5 fChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
* _7 d; a$ G+ m8 U$ s0 e$ M. Afiberglass ladders to its product line.1 e+ b! [7 Q8 P. C
About Wing Enterprises/ @4 X) G- {% e' O7 @4 |
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
: s8 @6 c; h; {( E( I! A$ _ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
6 h q; a8 U; _( Z+ Qreselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a" P2 h8 ~, a2 v+ I2 c1 T
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little/ I3 F, y1 V+ Y4 V6 a/ G9 I
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
9 Q1 H+ h2 k# c: mthe world.7 s! P" @) X; @! F: b7 |! U
About the Author
8 o6 U6 ?( {2 M7 U6 _Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing+ E% t2 E( H7 @8 ^! k
firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
l% p' E P1 [: R4 }Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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