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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar n' R. P* }8 u4 m, [
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their) S* [4 S/ z2 |; s" [
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying c% w* t1 x4 k) ]
colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
4 g' |; x! r+ w* q- w: F' D2 gtheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
; u7 X* m0 w& u' kprobably not the one you want to be climbing." ?% U+ Y' P$ N
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
0 W3 x0 u" u4 Y" K& p. IWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
% _! L( x* M2 r9 j. w4 X( lrivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make2 `% m6 I3 U' A+ }& s' P& h
no sense.
" ]$ y |8 \, @5 f9 S8 m8 o9 a" tRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that+ X0 D. P& R' u: T" t$ b
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed9 F N$ t3 A) B
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
: W2 ]* G( E' `$ b1 L3 C# }developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
( C* N/ F2 W$ `' w0 r4 hsusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat: V0 b) f2 V$ w! Q6 i* K* t0 r
to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or* c# p( L/ {$ V
pop out.! H3 z) y: _( l- V9 f% }* n5 V3 @
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
. q4 j! r6 E7 g( I' L" Z, {! d" \rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
+ d8 g% h* d( G* r# b% |+ |What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
* u. L0 u0 \/ z5 ~* M4 A: p' k8 @in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
& ]: q7 N( N. g% jseriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
- f5 }6 Z% J7 K6 a/ qladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
. p h& X2 i( v- P$ w% Ureattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a- Z$ _( c* N- {9 z7 Q
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or! J; _. k" I9 t) t2 I& z
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
( a/ a7 G8 Y6 X9 |, j& h- j. x5 Mwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.6 R4 o6 I* N' a9 t; x2 Q
Who Can You Trust?
. X0 f7 h4 T2 B; c8 gThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
( |6 ~% J; f; H1 \5 v6 ]& R2 i8 PYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
4 R. F* {4 ]% N! j, H& L4 XThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
9 I* J8 P9 {3 t" {7 Q5 F* qoriginal US Patent holder, the Little
^# j C6 V+ U+ c" }Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.
$ J: ]: m0 f' \- c6 h( pI once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
) G$ U- S# \1 s2 I5 GHe touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn+ a0 Y. @2 y, g& z) E
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little% r3 i8 G" ^1 ^* [0 W \4 R
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
4 n' U- d$ ?5 Z6 @plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or9 o' I8 Y6 B1 \. D0 T/ J, d" d
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.# P3 }; l" w- M- |/ R" ?4 g+ Z+ V6 C
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
- ?: u- O9 p8 Y' ]' J, iThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to5 m5 k" L4 q$ @& L2 v& H1 H; |
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
* L/ a A% d3 |' jthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.9 ?; V+ B1 I2 I" |( e
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping+ U- b5 b4 T4 f. F! ]% Y$ L
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your5 ]3 a. t. l4 `2 y$ E
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it+ w5 E" f% N0 H
makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping3 j3 {0 k( F! r/ D; E G
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
% u9 U$ W. d' gyour life--is worth it.2 ^8 z0 } A6 G- C
About Werner Co.
9 m7 z0 k2 o1 n1 X' a5 \Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first1 J. `- K4 v3 u: d/ u- r7 h
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
) A, W5 L% Y1 J2 U2 n& O! Z! G, a4 e" XChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
( G8 D3 s9 G- sfiberglass ladders to its product line.
$ Y( K" l7 S8 }/ P* ]5 B" ?About Wing Enterprises
9 W3 E, L' P0 A, e9 RIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
0 m' ^3 K' X* jladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from2 B3 }7 l! ~; K
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a2 T9 d, s. y2 H, V0 \+ ~
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
* c2 f7 {6 @/ n! w5 ~0 d+ _$ A9 PGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout ?, O7 R8 U% B& j7 M/ A" ~
the world.
. D* q1 m" W3 m" a# yAbout the Author6 c* \5 ]4 `" e: a! b% J
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing' Q/ p1 u0 B9 r
firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
* T6 O% v; ~9 K' J& `* d/ r* h& N- gLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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