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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
. K, s+ `5 F" R( r3 n z/ v' q4 y7 yWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
% m6 h; E# j' @! Q* wladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying- E9 ^' l- \( H m, M! J
colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
; f N9 s2 N" g3 Ftheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
) q1 t& g+ L( _7 [6 ~! m( C- o( ^probably not the one you want to be climbing.
! Z1 z4 I1 v+ d) q' i/ BRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?8 A1 k s6 h/ r K, E
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the/ `7 t# X8 d7 p7 G: T C( |
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make+ }# P( f# a+ N6 C2 d" d1 B* [
no sense.
$ n' }9 Y2 N; D5 `6 a- e+ T6 y+ TRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that+ U9 Y' S4 L: i# M
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed( c& W- [# z) Y% u9 u% I9 I l
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were2 k: L. `! e% U( B( p$ o
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as8 h# r2 D" ^! W
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
* g+ W3 N$ e9 c. ?. \to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
; R$ \* H+ A# B# Y* d4 D) v5 x6 |( qpop out./ `; t; t. g" a: \
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
! A; M6 ]: R7 W7 D/ p6 rrungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute./ Z( O- H. j" j" l( }
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging0 H/ a; Y! ~! }5 e9 _
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all3 R$ E4 I$ ?, R3 F3 X" E
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
7 K, M. q% s/ _+ ?, m9 tladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be: H2 }7 ^2 k7 f+ Y
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a2 ]/ G7 z- e" y' O* _5 ~ Y; F
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or- j9 ?2 O6 C! v- ~
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my3 r/ i) O# ?( ?' G
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.5 z8 x: ~4 z0 U+ V
Who Can You Trust?
4 T, Z l% o* X' K7 dThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.5 d. S4 n' R2 }' F7 X d7 H
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.6 p* _7 Z2 I( r* n6 ^3 _
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
' m* m4 e' z4 h- Q1 p1 z) i0 [original US Patent holder, the Little1 y J" N( ]$ g3 L) t
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.% ^$ R4 I, l' Z/ I
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
8 |5 a5 F' e8 }' ~/ JHe touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
& m) [5 ^, O2 B, eyet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little( Q8 l- F7 a# N3 B# F: Y) W
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
0 q6 W1 {$ y/ e7 l( T& |$ lplastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or- \: z# F+ P6 k$ Y- G( ~( D c/ q
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
/ G: y( e" V: m' w L" b) cThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
) B' y/ _( j7 ?- q# U# F6 y9 G% f9 UThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to9 O+ J r: G9 I3 W
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
/ P8 o) Y7 L# j7 mthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
/ e6 a. a" t8 E4 X$ w. Q- `The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping& A9 m% o6 B6 i/ G+ r
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your+ v& U, q4 Q, M5 l! f
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
* y" y4 e" R- O5 ?makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping- f7 `5 q* s, p ^. { L; U1 z& o
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly3 p, y* F7 }( }* x
your life--is worth it.* t. v# s- h* z6 e, A
About Werner Co.
5 m( l5 t; T! G5 Y! d4 x0 ?Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
9 q! C9 e( ?. f0 _* k, kdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim$ m7 {0 l8 o* C! t- w9 f) a
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and/ q4 e# u+ B6 c/ X1 |$ S9 N0 z
fiberglass ladders to its product line.
7 G. V$ c8 F J+ OAbout Wing Enterprises( `: _) ^7 i. n# Z7 `6 I" ~/ Z
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
' C5 G- G) Y* a# Fladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from& p) O1 o: B W; @
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a
: R" `% {/ @! z9 c! l. O* n$ p! Vdesign patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
) [- t8 A% g2 B! t* RGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
# |8 H5 L* z- E! ~6 S7 Nthe world.
# I) O( I% c/ v+ C: I: h; M1 L% UAbout the Author
[" ?, I' x# l }Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing: B- D9 j, |3 b, z' _
firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
, c) m( }5 X" f H V/ YLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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