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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
% C3 H" q. W j! J/ S" @1 AWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their8 \! b1 e1 k: {- R* y C& W) t9 Q
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
6 H1 `% @; G) x* {colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is+ ?+ }. O/ U* S* h9 w$ _; |
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
8 k" u# H- F( P. Y2 Qprobably not the one you want to be climbing.
5 T7 ^9 y6 ?( k, {+ c6 _3 T# pRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?& m+ i, R; a& E2 z+ K* ]
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the9 H# r3 Y' h1 z! C3 ]
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make8 ]0 m4 D# }$ _) t; A" h
no sense." J' z s5 v, w; r4 @8 P0 v m: b7 w
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
" m" _/ ^; E4 v5 drequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed
# D8 ]3 C# S1 C8 [, U2 @- @buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
- W% {( r, e* K) Sdeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
4 A+ @3 ?' x% R6 Rsusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat- S& u$ z* x& {6 S8 Q
to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or) X6 H. u, }5 Y% n( [8 Z
pop out.6 O4 X; z- `1 p, g7 S8 A
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
6 T+ f2 e6 i* c" c9 R5 b- Drungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
) X& M& b% Y$ `/ fWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
1 v% o, E7 r( Y, Z6 jin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
/ v$ A( `' `" n( A; xseriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my: U+ G+ J% L( O5 J; p
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
! u) R: U7 }2 D/ Z' O2 c, C6 Kreattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a% ~) g4 Z; c" B! Y6 ^# [ Y& F
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
w( H, T9 ~! J/ u8 a gresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my6 N" B* h" x! {( r
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.! k" d0 g& U" Z% w- u" G
Who Can You Trust?, z- ?) X% j* u
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
9 d0 d* P4 q& ]# Z; [2 C9 C1 S# HYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.( z( n0 o U5 a, B6 Y
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the$ H( `3 `8 m# _/ q( t4 Z. l
original US Patent holder, the Little
; f; V/ n' C' B' Z2 }Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises." S& r, P& A9 t3 Q: {
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
) Q3 u A2 h* L" \He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn- R- H- \# g0 W/ }2 L
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little4 w. B* d8 y3 U% N: t9 R
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range& _: ^3 M( v& k& `& F: b! N
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or: R8 P/ p4 }8 [5 P. H7 l
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
" p( ^# e( u$ C" \The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe." G) k( ]( j, y4 V. O
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
. S8 \' a* \. t" _9 Cprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
" I) u( Z8 p# f/ q) ~2 Tthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
+ ^' R0 d b3 E n2 lThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping b' P0 ?: Q: O ~
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your; J4 R, `* g) I3 f
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
; L8 G+ z/ n" k, omakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
* G& a7 E# V4 econvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
J- {5 X- w# n) K% Q1 myour life--is worth it.( {$ O# V, L, s6 H+ V/ L7 h4 Y
About Werner Co.
. p$ ?$ J3 y: f: c% o- K/ I& KWerner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
- ?8 K4 {5 E# C+ ?& r# Tdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
$ y# U5 t8 P! w# N# dChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and' ^/ p* f) V) l8 V1 d; K" w
fiberglass ladders to its product line.
- I2 X' X' A0 Y' Y) ZAbout Wing Enterprises. c! }( W; B% Z2 q6 ~5 |/ a
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
* k' v' N& w0 g9 s9 y+ yladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
1 F) ~5 v* P6 c- dreselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a4 {0 e/ M5 P S3 M8 p" }- O
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little0 D- ^4 n+ V, R7 O: B: i" g9 T
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout) o- B( ]3 j1 B" ~" Q# G5 q$ T
the world.% q3 a& u. x4 q/ W2 T- S
About the Author
I) {" I' o& Z9 Y6 i5 w! O+ qJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing, Q0 A% d% l) }7 Q$ a" F
firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner' w9 L3 {' z$ l
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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