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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
1 E1 [1 a: h+ l; j& m7 BWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
( c" T3 F5 U+ [ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
3 g, t% t& J% h9 Wcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is/ A- m. I( c- B$ N# g
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
/ r, Z: _; D6 G3 } fprobably not the one you want to be climbing.2 e% g' v3 b9 K5 i2 u
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
! m' b7 Q( w$ w1 y6 `2 IWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the* L2 x, L. u0 g" i6 V
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
8 o# d D, ^+ N1 ~8 T' _# |no sense.; Y! |4 k% o4 J: u
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
% W4 f ]0 I5 X& U1 c& F' krequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed8 E6 a" H4 G! Z
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
* }, q) {% k8 q, d1 F ?- Ddeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as) I4 g+ M* n7 ?0 ?1 ~! g
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
7 n$ C( }* N! j* Qto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or. i* r- X- @7 L7 B8 U6 h( j
pop out.! W7 p: ]- z7 s/ V' M: ?/ y7 _
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the' Q, P2 X! b+ c$ R q9 F" a- }9 h
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
+ {* u' K* ^/ F! R, {: KWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging, S/ n6 z, E* ~ [
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all
6 O3 o8 r1 T- s/ Useriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my( z7 Q+ K2 Y; u9 u* f3 q
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
/ q" j. z; g5 V$ ^8 creattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a, @! C C+ I' h/ S, S
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or* g s) B/ C5 X+ X
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my' G: M) L4 i7 f5 m
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.0 l# t" y( c9 i: k
Who Can You Trust?
6 @! t% l/ U: I& R% yThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.2 Y# |1 k; M) W$ _; w5 S: I( S
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
% E1 x8 Q, y% h8 u/ QThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the4 s# N8 ~* g4 ?3 m4 s
original US Patent holder, the Little0 h# K2 q( |; e/ m7 f Z' v( B$ j- C
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.
5 _( x" A7 e) A3 wI once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
; W2 B& {: ~6 V1 S5 k& ~+ zHe touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
, @$ q2 i" R K6 l8 S2 Gyet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little
7 V3 @/ L! C! g8 t0 H$ `( aGiant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range. }! `# u% R% P/ a
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or8 \4 h# ]( K( K; a
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds., y: U+ I# ~, x; I; F. r0 H
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
8 X, Q9 i- o5 _: n! K9 OThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
" K. a. F: R+ b/ P' Wprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
7 T: P. ~4 e0 b" [2 S/ C+ R3 fthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.4 D) j: |: S0 y$ X. @+ L+ x+ m t
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping/ l Y0 U" ~" T3 g' G5 M# }+ y: O
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
3 U3 W4 o& O8 D: }% |( Rladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it# @: o7 ?# M/ ]9 U* b% @) c
makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
4 y7 y9 }/ V% h" l# |8 ~$ W, vconvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly7 D3 x/ }. b: O( t
your life--is worth it.
" R: q: M- l, tAbout Werner Co." f& @+ {- x% g/ ]' ]
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first& K6 @5 S s7 ~0 F; x
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
/ X& \- u; s4 v% @% y8 iChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
7 E$ @* V( ~, O( `8 rfiberglass ladders to its product line.
: K( \. R' K9 b( LAbout Wing Enterprises! y/ X) k* P7 V2 L1 W9 r
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of: `6 p3 h5 {# R+ Z" _7 b
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
* ^# y! q. }0 J0 w) q- Vreselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a) I: e4 \4 G/ l! ?
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little# X0 q& v* C9 b% e( ?
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
0 F3 q1 F& F9 Ithe world.
; q# g! M7 F+ b1 RAbout the Author
# d! }8 G3 L9 t$ R. E" LJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
4 ~: [4 P. Z$ }& R, o; wfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
! @7 U0 D q k( C# vLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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