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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar& x( [5 |; a; W
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their6 F" {& t' m) N% @: X; z' f
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
4 H; s/ @$ W- b: b5 F$ ]colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
/ C- a2 m2 A) Z% w$ [& o0 h1 Ztheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
2 t9 ~' |" s: n% @3 S9 Lprobably not the one you want to be climbing.8 a& F/ _) }/ g q
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
! |5 x8 i! s9 I3 m4 L9 {Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
7 D* a- V' q' q2 o* }4 e+ ]: [rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make; H9 f( r" d+ k1 K3 x% A) G; P' ~; t
no sense.' f5 w" N" i- N: R' b6 S- D) u
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that- ?' S" X# U0 B( Y
require joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed
8 {" O; F( c5 \! d* zbuildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
, q/ z* B2 c, j9 @. Mdeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as( ^" \+ X3 a% c7 x- [1 l" C
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
" _8 c) D6 @# L4 j# o. T0 I$ ~to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or t' G. w" Z9 k3 [' i2 ^9 k
pop out.
# `3 A0 N! a. H+ }When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
, ^) p2 S8 o& \. N/ b/ |( m' U4 Yrungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
- Q, ~* q: X. t, x0 j9 G0 s* GWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging0 t/ a7 m; [! y; B e" M
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
8 j& a1 f% A8 m' yseriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
* ^8 y- X& Y3 D1 j, hladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be% A6 j" W" g4 k4 f1 K
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
6 c. q# H! J* O1 qwarning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
/ @5 I7 _; B% y/ E. Bresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
. G* r+ |+ Y6 K6 B+ O3 xwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.* ]+ V- ^& \" d! e5 p4 T
Who Can You Trust?
9 N/ l1 A2 C, Z. l3 q" iThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
) U4 P1 b, {# g, E4 U0 `: oYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
: H0 \/ G( H" d' O: z: w! qThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the' A7 \8 S l. q) S2 h9 Z/ m
original US Patent holder, the Little
* u: D4 Q0 r/ n4 u/ AGiant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.- O3 L3 |7 I$ d L K
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.. L8 x% t5 K# _$ u
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
" u+ d& e0 o5 R' g# W6 z+ Jyet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little% Q* O5 z$ A2 F" ]! P$ i- F
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range$ D& I' ?" Q- ~% U6 g% t7 J& Y
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or
X1 g# N; \. @4 xrivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
+ S, Z' v0 \1 jThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
$ m7 a( K; W: z! V' R8 i: @' PThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
( P1 Z, p0 \# l. M3 ~2 `prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder3 O$ R4 U0 i$ O h- U* n2 q6 J- Y
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
' C- p2 A, c7 L. aThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
, H( f0 B2 d1 m( K( w% E: emultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your& t2 g4 O: A$ `6 o; I2 A S
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it) ^* b& y r7 Q t
makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping. z: I: [. E/ L* |) w
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly8 d# f! d, f, ~- r0 u
your life--is worth it.1 p' o+ @& A" v4 U; ~
About Werner Co.0 L& n/ [( |2 d" @/ `0 d# J3 j5 P
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
8 O4 z' l. b3 n! |# l# L7 gdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim" e5 w; O1 m, }$ C+ C
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and7 y0 n% G$ `8 |4 f0 l+ m
fiberglass ladders to its product line. [) e. w+ S" q/ {
About Wing Enterprises
" {! ?8 C8 R2 p, QIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of; v/ j( j: P9 L" H# P
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from8 t8 G& o, t& F4 V- k8 q
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a+ n+ _( _% }6 B/ `1 q
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
: ]6 L* u( h, x( Y, tGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout. _" K' C( T6 O( h3 t
the world.5 V: D( o# i! b4 H9 `
About the Author% e3 n' w8 i( V+ a* U( i
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
) u' Z. J# L1 j' r: rfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
5 x" L6 k2 F& ~7 E) R! s& @Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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