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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar$ Y# [! O3 B7 C" E/ ~' \
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
- J+ v) ]5 k/ |, H3 eladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
/ f# K3 }" r( E7 | v/ wcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is+ P9 E0 r$ g, h7 c5 z( F
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
$ r2 o% j. Y* j' C: [; F3 Oprobably not the one you want to be climbing.
0 M) \7 \1 \# ~# Y { R$ QRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?+ |" ^) u. G n {" c) h) p5 T# r
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
6 t, r$ R* V6 ]# ~; l9 Zrivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
* _& E' A- ^- l$ p. g+ |+ I# T6 B- Vno sense.2 I2 C3 w3 S" N, ?7 ?, d
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that) F* z% H! z0 b; ]
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed* V$ d$ T8 I) i7 T* ]# x8 q7 F
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were5 J. f! x2 X8 e2 L" a+ `# Z' T
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as. K3 Z; L# W: j6 R
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
3 F. o0 Z- \, w8 l8 X+ Y e4 Ato make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or4 E8 e6 B, X$ k+ }' T
pop out.& }: k! A( ?0 h4 s1 g
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
5 L3 ?% ~! P! F0 q/ l" J4 z) b: rrungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
& X' w/ Y+ d' h PWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
* k* l; `" d% nin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all- C& h# c( Q$ F! H2 `3 r: q$ o# T
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my8 e3 s4 r% n1 V. m* f% G7 j
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
! X' ]- }# S G- w! I% Jreattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
: C) U. v/ n' y% Fwarning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
' T: k8 H2 L/ a" |result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
2 H! e9 D% T, i# C) Jwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.4 W" |! F' @: p9 N) O
Who Can You Trust?
4 I$ J# T, x' c1 ~ l- Q+ \" MThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.# ]( ^! O- r/ S y3 h, y( d* y- @
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.0 L. C7 ^# q4 P9 x( g4 ]
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
2 ^0 M9 \. u6 {+ Foriginal US Patent holder, the Little$ W: d; J" ?- \+ t- {" y. W* i
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.& O/ e2 o( G; q' c1 b7 {
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.. i! I2 C; p) _+ g
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
& \, ?8 ~: r! M5 G: A! c6 gyet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little
/ ^! K9 ]% R1 B9 J7 C) `Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range, a, j; _ G1 M2 X
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or) P" l; |% a+ y2 b) }8 y
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
4 t) I8 o9 K' g3 E! R0 rThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.2 ?, R2 v' {9 s: p' y) ?
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
, j& q% Q% J' ^( {) ?* V; eprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
5 m+ S0 A1 r* e0 Sthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.2 h i( j! p0 ]" R, D
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
; t& r$ N1 P5 n+ g0 Smultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
7 N; _- V, ~$ [- Q. W x, H3 iladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
& W: ^* K5 N' b% \; @2 z/ w0 {* C9 n* zmakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping4 H7 d7 q) b9 p) s% v+ K
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
8 r! v' m# X: v" L- {" w/ nyour life--is worth it.: V9 |& ?: i7 i& [( ~) O
About Werner Co.
5 W) U, @& u6 }( n. t9 YWerner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
* Q8 d: M8 ?6 Q: p _decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
4 L3 g7 ? B- LChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
- i/ R3 J4 x2 Y3 s4 r) {fiberglass ladders to its product line.
2 R3 o+ O1 ]# G1 }' f5 LAbout Wing Enterprises3 T( N" Q: N* p o3 X2 G/ ]
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
7 N+ I% R5 u" Q: _. _# b& Sladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
: x0 x' j4 j. Preselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a
( R! J* y3 x2 M1 Y8 ^. v; D' Wdesign patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little/ l; [! o- J. X* Z
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout+ T( C* [& J0 ]" a+ p# c5 q/ h
the world.* |* y$ |) E3 u. o* f" a
About the Author
: m! s6 t2 T/ d8 D/ g0 l! `Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing Z" ]2 a: e$ f& H3 o8 k
firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner& x" Y3 k9 e% J+ v, c* Q
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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