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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar Y+ ]' c4 y8 b% O
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
4 ]# C; p% v. w- _2 r! mladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying: P( S7 Z$ m4 q+ _
colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is$ r2 u) W: I, P+ [' w
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
# K& R: [, x5 v2 S# {9 y2 Q- X. eprobably not the one you want to be climbing.
9 {( j. C8 N8 Y; WRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?2 O8 S, T, ^1 Z9 t0 n2 h) w3 Z
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
& O6 R- d# i2 @- E1 Yrivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make6 [+ O$ `8 Q% Z/ O' v
no sense.
. [0 T3 l$ }3 S' i& a' YRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
. ^6 F& I. \* f F: ]0 jrequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed% ^0 V# [3 y0 N0 h$ o
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were9 @5 Z) C8 P/ _/ e; _
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as) Y' F+ J% G* F
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
7 _" u! D2 R. E8 L4 m6 J7 U) f7 rto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or; @8 w, ^8 C" H" l
pop out.4 ]( a4 k( _' J# L
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the) L! v( d. a9 @! B( N- R( T
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.( _# t# r2 t* `3 `: _; N
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging# Q D0 m0 _( T5 F) w: {
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all* f3 k% T$ [/ R3 j
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my6 Y7 X8 x+ P7 _2 U
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
+ l# z) x) G. b2 e# e/ `reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a. H+ W M8 h5 b. t
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
4 n/ |# p2 }( X" J9 ^& L7 gresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
; t# }# H6 G6 M( @: i. V/ `wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.
$ ?$ T& o8 j, f5 @Who Can You Trust?
& Y8 s) ]5 `' _- vThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
8 e) P) i$ K: N0 e f0 u7 NYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
8 p8 s4 d) v% S8 `6 CThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
6 ^/ T, X/ o# p" }4 koriginal US Patent holder, the Little
. y- }! F7 }4 T9 b" {Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.
" A' A& Z {- P: t) Y# e1 T. _I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.' {" Z! b. T& S* H' N
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
+ k- M I' N" X% `9 l4 `yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little
" X( S Y2 K7 D" v9 z ~Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
% l' p, \+ L5 v: d: splastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or
: ~% N- C+ B2 [* B P Orivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
0 D @1 P* J5 v& X/ y6 X7 w' r8 B$ T' cThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.6 c) f7 D1 y" V$ x* R& p2 J" h
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to. ^% t. q/ b2 { ^. g* ~+ a
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder+ ?6 D) m; S( o% v
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise./ g, E) N# x6 ^) ]1 w
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
( t3 a+ g) y- C5 p6 Rmultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your) x: f3 k5 q2 e9 R* n* S9 S F8 t7 t3 b
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it, \$ d$ w# }$ l5 b
makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping( A- j; u4 k7 T1 r2 l1 v
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
$ P a+ `8 D0 L4 ^7 Q* G5 N! _. s* Nyour life--is worth it.6 A* t1 j7 ]4 U' ^7 e- y
About Werner Co., }2 O$ D$ w5 N. K" I% C
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first5 i* }) Y4 k1 N4 \* E
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim: @& W- L. q& v; Q5 y. T
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and8 R/ j8 \& T" m
fiberglass ladders to its product line.+ Z2 k2 ]( N( C7 l, S
About Wing Enterprises) T. `9 ^7 ^* F/ c+ v
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
1 T1 W4 T2 c% D2 r" pladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
@2 _0 {5 f8 w8 C# A- U- ereselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a
0 K8 u' ?+ M* k7 ]design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little. W$ }% K; v) J6 Q! y) B* p
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout9 a6 \8 N, w5 G& ]' ? [- [
the world.# K5 \, I- o7 `8 Y! p) l m% g
About the Author
2 @5 D- C: z, Q/ X! KJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
% V$ b) c# l# O' s6 ]' Dfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner; F3 c5 e" Y! U( Z
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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