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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar7 o1 ~; i2 J$ s# Q; Y
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
+ [3 ]; E( h- E! x- vladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
8 W: ^8 l: S$ z; xcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is/ H4 V# S9 B2 `% p! V- x+ |
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
" P. B8 l! t+ f. G& u! bprobably not the one you want to be climbing.4 j! U4 B- T% f6 I! C2 |* E- g
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
# N& m0 u+ L' W% h: tWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
' D# z) N1 V4 |# Grivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make0 V' m0 _- h/ a$ M: a
no sense.
3 {( C: J: o3 E/ `* o! m( TRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
6 n6 B5 ]/ F! t7 qrequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed/ i' w% H. q% {- K& W; h
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were0 C/ d" t4 u& `4 {* L: D; r
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as* g7 z& f, s1 [% j( p
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat, v; r! ]# z. Y1 W; s% l
to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or: p: F: \ L/ B9 e
pop out.
) D6 b+ }7 y8 HWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
: a$ Y( }5 R. g* H& wrungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.; r% B; |* A3 j* O1 W
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
4 B1 p1 |9 H2 I& `in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all0 b& `1 ~/ E7 u# M0 R
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my: M B1 x! v( [
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
: j7 N% i' ] N! T% R6 M. G/ k! Jreattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
1 Z# ^. W7 ?7 b. y& }2 S# twarning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
6 T" `( F* N* X7 E0 jresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
4 M0 C/ R" Z$ o$ |. B5 Jwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.
/ {2 u- u& k/ }! }+ W/ y! WWho Can You Trust?
4 m* L/ ~& x" |6 s; y( AThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
2 Z0 s+ d/ @& |9 A! [You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.* i$ H& C, \ p, {0 @% n
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
% h9 R9 j4 N& y* C- `7 Voriginal US Patent holder, the Little% D8 b3 K+ W% U( _
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.
2 W% B" H( ? i7 W+ VI once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
Z( a5 I" i) G% A8 yHe touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
8 ]& D. k, |; V; g: [yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little/ n4 W* b8 |' i- a8 B
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
+ n+ [1 Y. |/ [7 `- `; oplastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or4 M6 C% u5 Y# k: ^( |5 J6 `: J7 I2 n
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
4 T9 Z8 A, ]/ Y2 }The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
- P! \; U( e/ x# ?# {1 x/ A! W( NThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to. T5 x/ |7 V2 |4 R; H
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder) f9 Z$ |. C) r- A1 j; \, r
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise. T7 Z5 o( D E9 z. @( N. F
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping7 j( R l* @: n
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
% M+ R4 R4 M4 w4 `ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it3 R; `, A5 q8 Y3 p' d6 e+ G
makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping1 m$ j: T) O9 P" v, i* [$ \- J
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly( C7 k, I3 H" J) @% Y( h
your life--is worth it.# K# g9 E& s+ H) o6 e2 [
About Werner Co.
; H% e4 ~' C& m7 a5 x8 O* ]Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
* W/ ~" d2 r2 C2 Pdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim! g W5 W. @4 Y7 Z* P, ^
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and) f$ {: s/ v4 _9 K& \4 E3 k
fiberglass ladders to its product line.
. D& H: h G& Z& c; e: ZAbout Wing Enterprises
( R- A: r7 R1 R. d. S2 C! vIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
! s8 |( A; x3 u4 ?. B2 r7 uladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from6 K1 @) I: t0 [$ E: `
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a
. e* P- K/ L5 Edesign patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
9 O/ g- I4 |5 zGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout5 Q- W: r2 U h' t" m
the world.# B% m# x( o3 m& _# D" e
About the Author
4 N, G, L' I2 E+ aJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
5 G8 q5 q, q7 }( `4 ?! G2 d0 Ufirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner* v9 p- a1 h O( u7 K( ?
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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