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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
4 ?5 X3 {! t7 {- XWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their( }% h) ~7 n/ z0 S& Q6 d2 M0 V
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
4 C$ }6 J4 j! R6 z7 b! y2 Zcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is! ^& b) J* w' Y1 u: c
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is4 N# p6 l0 E& p R1 j$ z" W
probably not the one you want to be climbing.
# N! ?6 i6 }+ M7 c2 k$ W, ~. E* JRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
4 P: E5 c7 s0 Y mWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the8 O3 {9 Q, B5 n3 |$ Z
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make! p- |- ?: @: }
no sense. }4 {% z& [! U) g) O2 V
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
2 {# Y0 T5 J& l9 G/ {require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed
$ B" ?2 E0 Z; ?! y2 z' W% U7 i+ v5 @buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
' s. o- p9 s9 g* R3 V0 J- `developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as- c; A6 D# h6 G. M9 i
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
% j* T) ]+ g/ ]0 m" `5 Mto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
) V* m5 |8 S# D2 O2 h# t0 R: Epop out.3 f) p4 z" C8 ?
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
% b9 L; B; w4 W5 {. s X: trungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
& l5 }& }: |: ~8 v) d3 H+ V+ J& PWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
2 ~! j; a; v3 G. E) \9 M" ? Xin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all% O8 G& n4 v9 G3 X% c
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
7 r& f( d5 H1 C! G! Pladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
( i0 v7 y- h# T. T3 a% S- mreattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
% ~; ]- h. c2 r9 rwarning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
! e. k# |- n1 x3 y4 ^" O7 kresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
: o( g& j8 L, b: _wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.! B9 o4 i ]) _ {5 N, ]4 m4 L6 ^1 K/ e
Who Can You Trust?0 F% f- E3 d4 e, Q& y
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
. l+ u4 R8 ]0 i& X, }, y! PYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.. @3 l7 u4 d& Z t
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
3 Y2 F' y" U3 ]. T: e/ [2 Qoriginal US Patent holder, the Little1 x& F# T$ e3 S
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.
8 ?: w+ l$ n' R% r |I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
1 E: `6 o5 Z; ~9 l# ~2 E @He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
9 H4 r' u: O# X% n/ d' S2 a! k" [yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little" C H9 o- V) t& l% _& @! ?
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range9 j4 S* p3 z5 g' ~8 U( K p
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or+ Z6 @4 ]! J* z; h" a4 r5 c
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
9 ^ I; h! e# [& P/ w. I( k6 OThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
2 F" i9 a b$ q2 m; BThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to: ?% S$ Y) H6 v
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
) @9 ]+ @5 A4 O, L4 p0 Sthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
( a0 \7 T5 W6 EThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping! T4 J5 i `8 \5 y+ B9 G0 x% v
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your$ k: z6 J& I6 z3 U0 n
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
% I' J- h6 e/ J- o" R3 |makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping! c3 Y* A' u: z7 q1 d6 S* e
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
3 i5 `& h" a8 T Oyour life--is worth it.
9 n% L# R, }" Z- ?About Werner Co.4 n3 b! u$ l' D- Y7 s% H
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
8 U: c" I4 i& c( h6 e3 [decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
! y8 p; S* t, g0 f) ]. D2 \( ?Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and' s+ N8 e: }4 F# a, g5 V6 C( X
fiberglass ladders to its product line. @+ V7 m3 g, Z4 M
About Wing Enterprises$ @, g; `% B0 L8 {( b( N3 v/ Y
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
" J2 q5 I! A; u8 M* y7 gladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from+ c0 x, ~3 Q7 g( Q2 x$ v
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a
) b1 p; P* Y q9 e/ Udesign patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little! l0 }2 H5 }: @' O! T. Q
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
; `3 X) J& _. L2 l/ E! N' ythe world.
0 Y' Z0 H, W9 Z: L4 yAbout the Author( t0 K7 R. d+ u, m8 F5 s1 e
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
4 F# m2 i. h2 V* Y( T& ufirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
& {8 e4 W' ]8 r5 DLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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