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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
. N8 Z8 w% N# s2 n a. uWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their/ [/ C, }& p4 h" ?* Z% `
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying# y; t e1 l Q, H
colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is6 C7 O) p: N3 s5 F" ?9 C
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is2 \/ H: ?' O' k0 Q, v( {" i! q
probably not the one you want to be climbing.$ X, V2 a4 y# C* N1 e$ [" D
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
3 ]8 `) H, r" }' v ~Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the, f- x1 v9 R3 [' u
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
4 D0 L- ?+ h- T# g @ cno sense.
5 N. v; X j+ GRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
) b5 u/ G' d7 v- Z Lrequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed/ W6 ~: \& k3 U% T+ I
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were E( D' J# a: _
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as$ p1 U0 V8 p0 t2 Y. n
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat- }$ F0 U" Q8 c5 B; Y! V
to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
2 X& \2 U- p1 ]& ^5 V/ Epop out.4 M7 t. c( }$ z+ O0 j- |
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the& n8 ?1 k1 `/ O0 w+ ^9 Z6 c
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
/ ^, \6 m, R% D0 m/ {- u# OWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging% ?" h+ t4 T% S/ X# M h! F
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all5 u" y* Z3 s$ L& O1 T/ Z ?
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
0 s" U& M& u9 }. @% O+ r! kladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be+ q; q) b: T8 u8 i3 D
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
# U: C9 Z% ^, q9 U# e( d) uwarning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or- w* x4 L! T1 J @9 @- X
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my2 R0 G2 u0 [0 ?: N" Q! |
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.% v# m7 s" E; W9 B7 G
Who Can You Trust?0 r9 k5 N- c) u0 C
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
8 H- `0 ?8 D" a/ o8 i F! |You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
) x" ~+ h. B" a1 i; }* w3 |The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the/ m' m! F9 Q8 ]6 h4 |1 Q
original US Patent holder, the Little' M0 ], [; e5 V, ~8 K
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.. M9 ^; c. g; U' u- P3 M
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
! _6 K' C3 Q7 D# |He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn; t+ P$ j* L. Z5 a" y/ M! O, Y
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little5 T+ T* w, Z3 y# D4 L
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
) i2 w1 v2 m. _plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or( i; H2 q# F6 Y, |- ?
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.& I6 Y; L/ m0 V' k# d
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.) U" D5 O0 k1 q0 [4 p+ ]
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to t) w3 \# l! ^ u
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
1 I& g0 c% M5 o& b9 ~" Zthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.% r* v m' A2 v; C* D
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
) v" I5 z6 z" i9 o" Q9 ]multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
, ?( v9 |' ?$ C! a9 w( s$ f" oladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
3 `6 a7 U9 d) N4 c. v7 Ymakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
: E: m" O/ o7 a) @convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly2 _( t0 o' A% g I% o; t
your life--is worth it.& T6 `5 \) }0 E- ?* y8 G
About Werner Co.
+ `, X5 l$ K6 S, i5 G+ kWerner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
# z {: k/ d+ l$ p/ zdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
4 X- _- Q- F( V ^; }/ b: {! }% HChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and$ l, Y) d" x6 Z2 a. n$ |; Q2 }6 q
fiberglass ladders to its product line.* t; C6 ?, `4 n$ Z% d1 |- U5 Z
About Wing Enterprises! m! Y5 l4 x# i/ W5 J
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
# X% ]$ n M' rladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from S* E6 R8 Z: b4 N
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a) B+ z2 H0 B; Q! ]7 N3 O( Z9 \1 x# o
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little3 Q; Q/ x* t/ ]2 Y7 z) j# e+ Y( s
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout* U; i6 O8 l% u1 @& {
the world.' A% o3 z% @( G4 O9 p0 C" I6 j
About the Author
2 @2 y' ~: \ a1 c" gJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
/ H& { }1 i& V# }firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner- n! r" T; ]% t! A. h4 j3 c
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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