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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar( a3 t7 e/ S# ]2 V* N1 I: j
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
0 O: V) Y- f! P% q% ?ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
- @ F! B6 \3 y) p' h' c% t' V8 Acolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
8 ]+ r$ W2 X$ wtheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
: t+ e3 n/ B) i8 Y* sprobably not the one you want to be climbing.8 U( d$ ^% \9 V6 x2 K+ P
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
2 k; Y3 k7 S$ U$ A+ }2 }Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
2 R; |+ ]8 F( l0 ]% d4 \rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make7 }* J+ U; `& a/ W1 {. u4 R0 K
no sense.
" a: d+ r$ }6 y4 Q' i3 MRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that2 ?: M! y- @: `5 i% ^
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed
% a. S" }4 i( H5 T' P$ `buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were1 K0 n; P7 D# g0 E$ X% D
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
6 g3 g4 k* r8 m( r6 D" n* Asusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
3 E: }7 u1 T) ^, _* Y }to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
- M6 ^/ l% x1 O; J- l; Hpop out.
, k/ L5 @9 i, O( I* YWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
5 s l1 D0 c l% ~1 V6 [( Arungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute. u' v3 s8 t2 h% R U* ^
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging" u& U; n; f3 E9 W+ z! [. f y
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
, t' k3 J! l. oseriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my0 F+ ]0 Y, M d u+ _ r1 l$ ]6 P7 M
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
9 P" l0 E' |( \reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
% V# F# W& F7 A( J) A5 i6 {4 I* jwarning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or: q5 h! [. C! X; \8 ?
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
% x' ?* x! J- t* d4 V) Mwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.! g7 k7 V- L; d9 w" V
Who Can You Trust?: ^8 b+ v* c) O/ y# q
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
$ G, ~5 K7 m" k2 |# n, dYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.4 l0 o1 K! @ V% F
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
# H% Q6 T3 Z3 |4 Boriginal US Patent holder, the Little$ \* B4 x7 p' `
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.8 @2 _4 i& u3 c5 i5 C4 ~; B
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.- b! M+ h5 \! B) I2 \4 u& j1 r
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn) [* U; s8 j9 X9 K- K' d0 v
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little
% V: b7 }. r& K- T. w; \% J! `1 NGiant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range3 c0 ^# ~1 ]8 Y6 u+ j( }" B+ X
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or6 Q) I" I0 t) _, c5 |# j7 |3 P; N& A( }
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.( J" s5 u- P1 N, }
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.+ U% d" d+ k; r0 y3 P
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
; L8 |: i/ @; J5 D1 V+ O' Jprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
/ ?4 s9 J- R& Bthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.6 R6 C) o! t2 c* ?6 h$ U2 G1 P
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
4 P* N4 O2 a- Rmultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
; V( |" I+ P8 }8 sladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
. P# w1 g9 N7 `' ~% Ymakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping5 [$ H, ]$ N! R! @" X
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
9 s8 y7 \0 s% D6 R% \& a) Zyour life--is worth it.# Z1 r, A" m3 B" `* y# {
About Werner Co./ ]8 L! j6 @6 T# b+ J) P
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first: y9 M! j4 V5 m8 i0 q5 H. |
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
3 H: u8 z# g1 O9 ?* T1 ~* S) ZChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
6 ?4 v( ]6 S1 X6 zfiberglass ladders to its product line.
8 _( e- O4 w! F @* N3 X; Z8 UAbout Wing Enterprises
8 t7 v" E4 {6 Q8 VIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
# j P4 z$ @' C: X* _; j, d! N6 uladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
$ G* |+ `. D; z& _$ v, q8 U) Z9 creselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a8 B$ p0 Q! V q/ K8 r1 ~8 m
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
r5 z# {" }, G9 T7 ]Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
4 S- l' G* y: q5 n' J3 uthe world.
, V0 h- n$ C! d% L/ cAbout the Author
) s% b$ o$ r; B9 L( mJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing( i. T% h) u9 L5 n% K
firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
( Q& n' h: g7 [+ i9 S% j1 zLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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