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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar+ L2 C5 }& ]. R" _
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
7 U) U( {6 r2 m' aladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
# ~; A, o; B+ O1 b& M; A+ |5 scolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
) d! T' a8 l% K$ {& stheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
: F' G1 ^. k3 Z, d9 g3 qprobably not the one you want to be climbing.1 E) z7 {( e# j% m
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs? a' _( Y& ?- x4 q" k B
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the& F; `0 h/ d% s0 v+ ~* a& R6 S
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make" J! i2 h' ]% }5 T, |9 v9 F: h
no sense.
2 b) l$ a" }( y5 HRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
2 V9 T2 Q' I5 lrequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed$ K3 S. p/ v1 D1 v' o" V
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were; i' U% _& L Z* f' t
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as/ G3 `# m |+ s+ M# L' @
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat+ W: q) r1 s, W% |/ D5 e
to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
1 _: o8 u, @$ K& L5 K4 W o- Bpop out.# M2 u5 t+ L7 T: A# i
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the1 n9 O2 O0 R) j8 y
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.! N. D% f9 C5 K6 w2 t( O" ]; p
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging) d5 @2 T3 \& Y3 K$ h
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
- _0 k! g/ V& T w) w; l9 N& ^1 {seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my! n( g' O7 o% [/ Z/ R) G
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be. Z/ D- R0 a3 m0 c1 O
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a# \) G; \" K& m: C- u
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or% t8 D- T4 R9 v5 R4 d2 _3 [( Y
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my4 s: T6 E& J1 @( y/ w) l
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.2 Q" s& o0 z/ ~$ N! r; S# P
Who Can You Trust? m" z% n$ ~: D1 x
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.2 F! p4 l! k1 `9 i5 D M7 v1 ~
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
, n" F# q0 K3 |6 zThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the# d, h2 `) R! m$ e, O1 i
original US Patent holder, the Little
7 f' Q) Z% ~5 d3 F. d: H: c- q& RGiant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.5 D4 S6 k* c$ x
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
$ J" k# G9 R/ ` W& E& MHe touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn4 r7 _3 A y! z+ t x" I
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little
# T8 O+ u: ^. `. EGiant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range; ^* [1 {- a, t6 u/ k O
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or; a$ `+ T: _- r- e6 t- P
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
! s" v% p* a* ~2 Q" AThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
3 P# Z4 L3 X) Z% [6 ]The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to8 p+ i* j9 j2 F8 C
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder+ g n) j9 G6 S& j3 i
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
2 Z/ [' `5 x- T) u. PThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
3 p7 G% R% Q; O7 J6 w, \multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
; u) _- ]$ l5 a6 ^* U' L Qladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
. C1 ^. x3 `" t: tmakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping% c5 g ?: G, f5 V. f: ~1 v. |6 W
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly! a% O% q0 M7 {* t. v3 q- G
your life--is worth it.
0 m* S, g9 y8 s2 S; j. ZAbout Werner Co.
: v5 H7 y( k# `. U( E! }# dWerner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first8 L2 a9 O0 \; |& `: U3 a/ O
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
* \% D8 V* w: x4 w/ YChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
, ^: m# _ v* Z( {5 T: p. |& o% Dfiberglass ladders to its product line.' p# O s8 a$ W0 `+ ?
About Wing Enterprises& k6 J$ `2 r) G7 \# U; e& K! S
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
. N9 V# w/ m) Y$ E7 K- g5 U# eladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
, L! m! {8 ` S+ C" ~ U) Xreselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a) S8 E* G, N% k' F) v
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little5 {! L! G* H' I0 \& g: k
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout$ U; L' [ ^! q+ g4 D
the world.* P- o( w& i, [. Z: a9 G
About the Author
1 e. |$ H) l) O6 K# R; OJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
! p5 u6 v/ E0 ]9 U* x0 h/ zfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner, Z9 ?/ y! U7 F9 j: o
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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