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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar: @5 ]0 U; O( {4 x
Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their
3 I7 F" ~* T7 t" pladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
n1 o) z1 ?' l! K: b/ lcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
- }* _9 M( p1 Atheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
* N/ G/ r$ P# N5 V0 i7 R( }0 S$ \probably not the one you want to be climbing.+ e* d3 p! s; `: L, K
Riveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
7 P0 q2 y0 ~% |# W. lWerner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the0 e" @2 O1 d! ~$ M
rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
$ \$ F' U& s, `/ q& lno sense.0 F2 f7 r5 w! J* F& ?4 J6 A8 a. c1 v
Rivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
; X) z6 ]) C/ E; c) J* P& Urequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed0 L( M. v# R0 d( D
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were% h% c7 N9 H0 c
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
- h" r/ W C! a3 U5 hsusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
: @% a! D2 G" m! K/ o' c I: [) ]to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or
% T7 c- z1 q" jpop out.
5 a+ W' ~' Q* ^' c/ s, _5 JWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
8 f) Z; s) n( T' g6 p4 {4 m! R9 u, M' Jrungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
: R4 G" I# c7 tWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging. @3 S% x3 D: M) X1 G% c7 Z8 ]
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all: u3 Q6 X9 ^$ h
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my' L+ Q' ^% s3 ^; B( W3 q
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be8 Q( }1 a- R$ n5 c. i8 Y" ~* L
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
( T+ j" }0 W$ l- v0 a8 t7 N+ B8 Xwarning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
( f/ b6 x; o6 ?1 Qresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my4 c+ L+ s5 z/ L0 t! b9 @% a: g: e
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.
7 r* m* e9 l+ G5 JWho Can You Trust?( ^, N, a# a. y' w$ J9 u
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.% M- `5 Q3 Y: ]. x+ m# {
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
- N. S( \9 c7 k+ NThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the, q/ d, c6 f* P$ M m
original US Patent holder, the Little
( w: v: r% z7 @Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.; c: m4 [$ A9 ~. N/ g @9 {0 S( S
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.( u$ ~+ C: o0 N5 m7 \
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn; H F( m+ h1 u6 b, M( z, P7 ?
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little9 l4 U: h8 W1 @7 X' c# q
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
! \0 F+ _. T3 R/ Bplastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or
, p2 z, ?& K- c- `, X% irivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.' b% d& N' T0 f7 H- i
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
6 T) V$ I+ |* P! Z( n% Y! g8 dThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to$ ~$ I8 N/ A6 o4 {8 {
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder% ?, M) u3 b9 n+ G5 @. M o4 e
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
U3 b/ m' _: ^. F2 f' a I; p, IThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
6 n$ P& b3 g" a. lmultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your
5 @: z* j0 M+ |4 l: Vladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
, v. K; I7 G+ }. emakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping6 D5 p) \( c# p3 S2 M4 d2 z
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly r& x( P' S! n9 J w
your life--is worth it.# t( [$ G* W" H! y
About Werner Co.( V3 h/ P7 x. Z! ]
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
, B5 }) T' h B. k$ e: y- ndecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim0 V" Q# B* b1 H
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
$ k& e0 J M8 tfiberglass ladders to its product line./ U- ~( c1 x) J+ a! Y
About Wing Enterprises( {; G4 ] Y7 m6 G4 s
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
1 u# K7 c& b) Aladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from( V9 Q9 |+ ~+ z
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a) w7 p; A; [* q" w" L* X b
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
( g1 K; O0 b: r, l" }! ]" mGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
1 ?$ q2 c1 W, m5 l9 A1 Sthe world.
. s0 |8 f3 } S/ iAbout the Author# ?5 }( \$ w% A& b$ }/ e* P* L
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
1 e" B) j+ H. E+ l: c" sfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
& ^# h- A- @5 r5 ]( p7 T* R$ JLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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