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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar. ]3 w% y7 A Q
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
0 d* l. Y. V. S8 H2 B% l+ Xladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
4 G, C/ I9 D/ M$ vcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
; c/ j- X3 Q* Z" Btheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
, Z: ^2 L0 `, K/ ^probably not the one you want to be climbing.
j8 n6 {& X0 D' I3 S4 y' O0 TRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
" Z0 N6 A* A& a: z# M8 O7 { iWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the2 k! ^" I, j$ D' [0 X
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make6 G- a' E# w! ^) W
no sense.
r% C- `: `7 |) w: k8 h5 oRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that" q( E! W$ l% E) @1 K1 W: t
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed6 |/ R$ ^' v9 g% O
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were V- {% g; u: e* e( a$ e$ z* H- S
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
! M1 H- n7 `- u8 a/ r" v; dsusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
2 @/ G' l0 ?8 ]/ t. C5 S; Q: {6 A: uto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
4 m. t6 a3 F& X1 Wpop out.
" A, S; X% ~ cWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the4 M8 X6 D9 r" ^5 x/ J/ g M
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
$ P5 u: Q m$ C- z n7 D2 j4 LWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging- d/ n0 z7 f: w$ f+ E
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all! S2 u: q, A0 h* G
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
6 o# u* o5 h% |0 [+ Kladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
' j% f. v \* b) C6 f( ~* ureattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
8 N# {+ O# W8 h# r7 Wwarning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or+ t3 E8 ~0 |3 w0 }( G# X$ O" J9 c
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
2 r) j& o3 R. y* V% k0 cwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.
( t3 j8 x( w9 J W0 D z& pWho Can You Trust?
0 ]& L9 u# j5 I" i F$ nThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
! N5 x% h k: u6 W; s4 SYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
# N f: d# c3 U, p( OThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
, L- q( M3 e- Xoriginal US Patent holder, the Little
s0 q% N7 Z9 G \- {; \Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.
* D9 ^* y6 x3 @! j! ^# i4 LI once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.3 {# A4 n' y& Y5 A# g: h
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
; I0 u" W, E: w; l0 X* uyet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little
7 T, E% b* Q$ RGiant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range; N; Z' T0 y& c9 o r9 M. b6 I
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or6 d: U! y% B. ?7 G" v7 c8 w7 E. Z
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.$ Q/ U' w8 ^5 n! f5 C
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
* L# t4 W* a% V9 FThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
( S7 w9 g) R0 X& l& Pprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
( `& B2 x' g Sthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
- b5 V! @7 e7 J, IThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
^+ F+ L( p5 Y; Y, D' ymultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your/ u5 j' e" x8 U" w4 ~, @: B
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it1 n- f8 y( J& s* X! f5 Y$ A
makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
8 p3 \# L7 ^* c/ z/ c' U8 t0 Lconvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
+ K0 t( ^/ X4 L# v z# c2 d. Ayour life--is worth it.
6 j- Q% W3 g5 u/ A8 Y9 e6 H+ o, FAbout Werner Co./ M9 |3 y# N! F9 c, w- `1 l6 S
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
5 {0 M2 D* p% Pdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
U( _* H$ w' u1 |- nChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and. X6 O" @' ?, Y. \
fiberglass ladders to its product line.
: O; K- N9 x2 ], [- }, s) mAbout Wing Enterprises
8 ]6 Q6 f0 R4 E8 v9 iIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
& x( D8 ]# w- z+ Jladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from# _. U4 w) N8 n% k5 o$ e( U% y
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a
/ V2 f" j) L* Y3 z+ z, c# jdesign patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
/ f8 }% q1 s: t: c% n0 Z* W# | KGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout5 m7 W8 h1 V3 ?* N
the world.2 G# e2 a: u, i) K3 b2 [# Z3 g
About the Author
& Q5 N* [2 S5 g: b5 }. nJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
) H7 ] u( p' A0 K" X- `" Mfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
: q$ W2 _! }4 v% A9 r8 U' PLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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