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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
! g( } h- E. s8 B* [" HWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their' p6 N% n- c/ T3 r9 {
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying/ Y7 a r% ^4 D7 t$ R
colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
" q0 R6 \/ Q. c% V+ S8 j# \their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is* p" ^7 Z% l8 V" i$ J" {, N0 {
probably not the one you want to be climbing.* E& D# m5 ], g. x
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?" Z( }; X4 X; j w. F6 H$ O" Y
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
2 i4 }, x2 P6 {, E0 P grivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
% p/ s" B5 b, w& g. [; jno sense.+ |9 J1 N* N" Q0 J) r$ H
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that" k2 [. I2 |; \) L1 g
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed+ }4 p; \- R8 c6 k$ D
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
$ ?1 O& a) U1 ^9 x0 u- zdeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as. Y- l" }7 @/ b1 ~3 H1 v7 j, j& z. M, v
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
. |; B p2 D- N! X* B' z$ ]( Jto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
4 C% k; ~$ h0 w7 l7 kpop out.2 P2 S/ H" m7 R0 A2 N
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
; E9 ?5 f3 ]7 [" U/ \7 srungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.- z( L+ r+ ^ o& {
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
6 J) S% `9 c7 R5 Tin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
' U) ~# u8 ]/ t& ?/ y) T0 f/ ?seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
4 w4 A: s* N' y/ l Qladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
8 @2 ]/ c. B* W! Y+ Breattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a" W( l" b* {. B
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or. |/ f7 i0 U5 E! I
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my& T) v L* h; {" }/ O; B: V
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.# E7 J- F Y/ L9 S8 g8 F
Who Can You Trust?+ p& V5 x8 F$ w' w8 l p! r
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
C2 b9 M$ v7 _, k. oYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.6 d. c i& n1 K% L2 ]! z0 |8 k, D
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
4 m. O2 a- w& u/ E# d9 `original US Patent holder, the Little
6 l6 }! S4 a8 iGiant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.
5 {0 R" G) L8 s/ p6 u2 kI once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.( E& U$ c" I9 k3 o" J# e
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
: M& ~- f4 P% _, e0 o& ?# z- T4 lyet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little
0 `8 P& r/ k/ o% ?0 ]& d) V7 u1 TGiant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
4 L, K& B0 o+ }; [/ ?! O4 V. n5 Iplastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or
' k' t! r& Z, [$ q) orivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
% J; s1 w8 [! y2 C) y* YThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.7 X% x7 Q( u3 w. G5 c
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
, q7 K3 a, J9 Y& ]$ Iprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder% A/ ?3 R7 E# U& e ~; g
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
/ ?* }' [5 ^3 LThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
4 D1 _9 {. I o( H# e, p! Emultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
8 z3 C K0 i* M f! mladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
1 F0 y8 z7 \/ |0 t2 V$ Lmakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping( p! Y6 T# r( O5 I) i% I
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly/ {/ `2 i0 r C! }4 n
your life--is worth it.& e1 K; G4 h, n. j
About Werner Co.$ O. b5 ]# C; B7 a+ N0 i
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first4 ` n7 B5 d( N
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim0 {' Y9 `9 n$ J+ V
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and- k& }' n2 f7 x% k
fiberglass ladders to its product line.6 }6 N/ V3 i8 x( f8 N
About Wing Enterprises
) P8 d. t& `, MIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of2 k5 O- k- p, S$ d9 I: _. D
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from0 s: a. f% Z+ f3 |0 C2 j) b
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a+ W; x3 F6 @5 F A6 q- @' P
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
0 G/ k/ e; G& q& V7 b$ m( K+ aGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
, K; }! X4 t/ R& d, F9 X. Othe world.& T& `, S8 y5 c; F2 D" f. ]
About the Author
0 X, L g+ M8 ?% s3 g3 vJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing7 d9 Z" B7 f- J6 a: k
firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
9 P2 z0 ~& I7 j8 a) LLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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