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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar# c0 F8 g; I. ~0 H% |0 j+ F
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
8 g3 D: w z/ e8 B4 Q, k4 dladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
, O4 [2 B1 A# l/ f9 \& K+ U$ ecolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
" w( v4 o( h& X/ O7 K' O( Ftheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is8 j7 x% l2 U5 z- o( L4 \' F" q
probably not the one you want to be climbing.$ D1 ]8 ~* |1 m' Z1 ?! ]" C2 U
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
8 [, N2 j2 e+ j+ x4 V. V/ G6 DWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the6 b4 [# \) `- h) {. \; N
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make! z8 x5 U6 Y H$ N/ p
no sense.
1 y) {7 l, E# ^) ^, ?& r5 Q0 ERivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
2 v+ F1 S+ \2 D' G8 grequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed. u( `8 v$ f8 o$ e+ x
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
9 F- B& o/ _5 |: y- Ddeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as% E2 J- ?4 ?' R# C) o: V+ i
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
0 y' {9 d( @1 y# r& ]4 Ato make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
# `% J. p2 y, vpop out.
: o; m/ F4 ]% f4 ?, [1 CWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the, @+ T( |! i. }& K; {9 A- F! e
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.4 P4 p# n( l. D& n3 E/ b" {3 Z% k; e
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
4 c0 J: [- Y9 c1 I( G/ {in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
' i& J$ r) {" z6 A7 Z# T' `seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my; T* `; w! }6 M* g- ]8 N
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
0 P; x& G; t _/ [; \reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a0 Y" ?. A; g, A: T/ x& ?
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or% P/ R6 B Y/ K6 n
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
' K# r( o0 l6 D% p9 t. bwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.
# @, `, L8 v/ [9 ]) t3 x9 j9 CWho Can You Trust?
+ I! E7 v! q$ }; _This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
' w p. |0 X$ M# @, J. bYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
) X# H- b9 B3 g; h0 [The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
! P! ]5 p& U" ooriginal US Patent holder, the Little; g- P& L4 ?1 s( C
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.
6 N j- ]+ \: }8 ~0 m4 AI once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.6 ]6 T/ ~0 C( O$ |& ~' y! \
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
$ ]7 Y" g* E: p* q- h8 U; nyet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little
' R6 ~( s- J( O% S3 p2 hGiant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
' m% g) k. c; c v, h+ x3 R2 tplastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or( F2 W9 J2 x1 J: ]/ t1 }( {
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
$ }0 I, K. J/ k( i+ _( C8 b9 HThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
$ | w- j& }( C' [& j TThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to* }! R) H' f# Z$ e7 J1 |
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder8 o; s+ {; N! D
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
& b0 S6 q& }4 {6 @9 i- v6 U( fThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping+ T- g. d. b9 j. c) F( s
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your) M4 U8 y* G+ E5 ~7 Q- z
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it7 y. H4 x$ t7 l4 L/ Y$ t
makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping3 @9 {! C3 ?4 x E
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
: Z! s9 v& n% C4 ? [; w, E9 E) S# xyour life--is worth it.4 G: t: x# n& E, P
About Werner Co.
! r+ d! N p* N+ QWerner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first$ u5 i7 l% |" b- ~$ c
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim& E; d8 v$ W* L9 k8 g: S
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
* d8 ]6 l! C" O* j. P Xfiberglass ladders to its product line.% N- f9 }* r! ]/ e8 o. \9 Y$ V
About Wing Enterprises
, d3 _/ O8 }+ t. a" r5 |9 L/ TIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of( }( m$ l& U4 @" b
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from) X( B- f$ e* _9 V
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a% o: G9 S+ t; O8 O
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little4 J& l& v: Z( o$ D1 V0 {
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout" i( X- s7 o# C$ A$ Y; z( j! _( H5 F
the world.
+ e- {: W# O! Q! \' kAbout the Author: H( H3 n$ N1 ~$ n
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing. q( R+ f! \) Z; v' k; { J
firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
5 z5 z9 }7 M+ c% KLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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