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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar! V) a, G8 ]/ m3 g3 |; H
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
2 _9 I% y9 L1 ~* {. @, Vladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying5 d, e) q% P+ a3 T7 C* R" L
colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is2 K' B. c* X7 f0 R0 Q& M
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is- \" d6 U5 e9 O7 p
probably not the one you want to be climbing.2 q. A; @* q* }; Y6 m
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
/ f( x5 x) z* b5 P6 B0 F- j wWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
+ f! e! A( R2 L5 j& X( E; privets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make3 p4 K; l) G( M; q) \5 s
no sense." N: c& `" y3 m4 d( u* p
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
# u/ r4 ?" {" c) M& M+ urequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed
+ d6 @' J; Z2 q1 M1 l- pbuildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
* a3 ?9 o5 q$ I5 edeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
4 m0 l/ O6 u: \susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
( b- h, h8 q) V& yto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or$ N: E+ W* @% ?% }
pop out.
4 K( Z' S& G8 M, L6 rWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the+ y' F8 k6 e3 U1 N
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.9 l! }1 K2 M) P. k6 h+ y4 b9 [: Z; |
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
% ~0 F! z4 N2 O3 Lin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all% |5 {( i3 p+ k
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my4 O* d5 V H( I3 w; x$ e
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
: X# T- {6 r5 g- e$ U- {reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
" p. G' _! B6 xwarning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or: A% A: j+ I/ ?/ F4 W
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
) b$ |4 I# H( J; M& A' ~$ t/ j: T6 Bwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.7 t4 k3 g- F" @
Who Can You Trust?8 q) s2 c: o c* _' |
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.5 T( ?: P$ W: ]) k, Y. M
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety./ k% {; N! ]$ y; |5 q" W* f e
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the9 ~$ x- e9 J" G9 V! Z
original US Patent holder, the Little
0 M0 O- ]# p( O. m& @- f D% LGiant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.; M7 J, h: J/ K; ^) `( K9 W
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer. J+ m/ ^5 s7 Z# ?1 W) @5 W
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
$ ?" A( L/ @; c$ z+ L9 Gyet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little# a; C9 ]3 ^6 H$ `1 C% h, H
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range7 P4 x# t6 d; }
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or
" N$ L7 D/ ~. Y: h. L- l+ j8 zrivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
+ R+ \3 ?) ^, E+ P' @1 qThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe. ~; x' J& F1 _- ]& x7 Z' T2 R
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
0 u" e# c' w+ C# U; y6 Sprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder4 r7 F0 x7 B$ s: G7 T: B- e
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
" b) n: D7 F' H: x! Q+ F: _! ^The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping* p+ Y- S: p% a* ~7 M/ [( i
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
3 `' g& m) r4 h6 |: \ nladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
" Z+ g# M6 c2 B3 jmakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping' |9 z1 T$ f+ E) i& C# k
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
* _, z; u" [2 Dyour life--is worth it.
& k1 v$ d: q7 i% Q- Y) b- K, xAbout Werner Co.
/ X% u0 H8 m9 \7 `Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
$ W7 U5 l* F/ Qdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
. q- W1 m0 r& Y& |1 E* O% Q1 w* EChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and/ X$ A8 `, `( I' a) d1 n
fiberglass ladders to its product line.
) _$ t3 h, O* x! bAbout Wing Enterprises( \* W$ p/ Y8 t8 p% _
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
0 u7 N% W8 O+ x! G0 uladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
5 D7 T! z2 h4 L0 g' Oreselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a
1 f- R. c i' w- b7 b3 e: _1 Ddesign patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
* q8 s, X5 l! N% W# Q; b, M" RGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
- h. y+ _. g5 N6 ethe world.; J! U: P5 k5 S$ }- M9 M% @
About the Author( c# f m3 [/ f3 Q) P
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
0 ~8 m5 |; }$ ^8 y1 e6 nfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
E% P. `4 e. j* h2 l: ILadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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