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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
3 z! Q/ z6 i9 ?' |! @* h' ]# TWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their; ]! S$ Z* l5 K- w j
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying2 T& A5 U9 h. N/ L& C9 n" x' l
colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
# i' \) G* K4 R1 f9 P* y2 D3 ytheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
! v6 n" y' A- D, gprobably not the one you want to be climbing.
- J' {; S- f) H, `Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
1 z" I# u, F+ y: zWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
* x- r9 m! v, m; W5 o* Wrivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
0 g# o7 i, m; Yno sense.0 w K% M0 E! ]- n" F- n: t' B2 Q6 X
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that/ ?6 C4 d( C4 a7 u( I3 p' R
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed
/ m6 C+ o1 j, ^buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
% _* }* e6 S- Q9 ?, |) z3 wdeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
) O G0 ?7 l! k+ T% ]susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
3 A0 y$ h, c) sto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
0 J+ F" T% o3 ~6 \! |, H: @pop out.
7 V. L1 b4 j" |6 m! bWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the( Q' D- ~; k& B. V" w
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
7 B1 i0 n1 h- v; e' ]: v- UWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
9 e! `; ` g' P/ d' @in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
' R" P* z9 _" h) d- T2 g/ U& Sseriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
; ~4 U6 ?# E+ O* B9 E, f$ ?1 _ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be1 [1 K/ y& i9 ^* c
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a2 ^, B+ B( q3 ~! z
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
% n( }, n. d2 [0 `result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my1 }8 R$ u) r* e& h
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder. }( V8 {2 O7 k. S# H. m+ f1 B$ }
Who Can You Trust?
- Q% S* J& D1 L# z5 nThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
2 [7 U4 f! P9 ~. |$ I0 g* fYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
. z" F6 ~9 z' G& xThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
* h6 R/ |% s7 R, ^/ w; E% goriginal US Patent holder, the Little
1 T+ E' |! N6 c% n2 \% Y/ t5 fGiant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.% m5 [3 C9 o2 \2 |/ z2 p3 Y' r
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.* L9 g) z$ o, v9 }9 B
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn1 J/ b) K! X% m& p0 z( R" t2 P
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little
B0 W$ i0 V# `6 ]& @$ h6 `Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range$ Q$ U, R' b$ f0 d6 V
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or
2 A2 V7 o' s( Z& U8 `0 arivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
~: \/ }- U/ B h+ sThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
M1 S- g! `# ~; ?6 q/ UThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
! ^& ]& W: N5 @2 _" I" Dprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
7 i3 K0 S B+ w! pthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.& V' v& k7 f2 y: m0 I
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping, X' R+ Q" T9 u
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your6 m9 N- C% H% `4 V9 {8 g
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
5 X7 b9 g/ ^0 K, X. c0 t, Rmakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
9 e. c" ~7 a8 H) _3 oconvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
- h6 ]5 F: ]' x% u9 V' N0 Pyour life--is worth it.8 {- a% Y8 F5 p
About Werner Co.
( p; g/ f7 Y. d) ]' GWerner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
4 V% I& h; j7 ~; R- f1 Hdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
3 Q( X& N3 C y6 Q+ PChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
* e# T" G: |; J0 M2 qfiberglass ladders to its product line.
4 f* f) e# s5 F7 RAbout Wing Enterprises/ X, d2 A& W* E0 s5 Y
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of9 ]! c' l5 j0 s. d! [& i5 e
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
9 e" c4 J1 M }9 N& M0 Sreselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a* A3 i# J0 ?% f1 G, m+ |0 C3 B, o4 [! B
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little- {# n( |; {6 }, w) l
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout$ T7 ]; m% c# z6 R7 i% k, l- I
the world.2 w( G$ F3 |, p: t+ G2 L6 h% |
About the Author
3 t( v& |, j, o3 u: W+ y3 ~# P5 { F2 z/ EJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
P) w- Q+ g/ a! ?* d" G- mfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
5 { [7 C, T0 ]' m6 BLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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