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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
9 \# l! Y( X& ]2 d5 {/ @Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their/ e t' u1 R6 }- t! J% }/ \! }* Q
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
' V2 d; y5 B+ u3 N) I7 C- K2 Jcolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is- n9 _" c, ? d; M, y
their telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
7 i: \' ~2 v. \* e. uprobably not the one you want to be climbing.
5 U: F! i) R% b, iRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?. H5 ]# ]: J2 L% e$ t- J) Q$ L
Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
4 k& a6 B3 @' B/ j) krivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make J5 C4 @% X5 p+ _; H
no sense.
! ~! L* }2 z4 M a0 O4 Z; j+ PRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
" F+ n) g4 e% m# ^7 S& A. [6 Xrequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed1 g- N3 N+ y B& a% }
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
( _: a9 P& L8 D( _: B* D! x# xdeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
5 @% S; E l4 k6 N. T) Asusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
- e" F- I- b. n8 Kto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or$ f! X4 h1 M7 h( h. R8 A
pop out.
% c, @* M! q2 A; `# ]" s7 AWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the
2 @" A( s4 Y H0 ?2 y( @+ arungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.
2 B2 i3 p* @( B6 [5 o/ E/ q; OWhat might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging. q; Y3 |) E/ [8 ^5 y' ?
in your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all- A; y$ t: S5 `1 Y) g
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my& M$ \, O( |4 p( k
ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
$ Y5 w! E8 Y- G/ p( h7 greattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a, S8 l) \% y3 y* S/ x
warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
7 j& g w9 ]+ f) g) Y- H: I. bresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my
9 t2 q# i$ J# C: ?+ p gwellbeing every time I climb my ladder.. ] n" v# @ u% t- h4 d
Who Can You Trust?
% D1 W+ b$ i* b* _3 i: cThis shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.) k0 g1 M3 t# m* Z7 U3 V' I
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety./ j& K U4 W K9 T0 S7 Q
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the% s: x8 |+ X0 h( R$ I. d* t4 s ]
original US Patent holder, the Little1 K# u: T) }1 l$ l% Q3 H
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises./ ]0 z' a: F, T. _$ e
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.# g. c- {* }* `. X
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
) z% L' o- w- ~: jyet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little! |( g. H# T7 N# Q' j/ V- m
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range* I0 o' v- x; I. W* N# ?6 ^
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or* `# w, B! L9 d% K+ k5 D( z
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
/ V% F9 R" @, t; y- V; xThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.' q( F3 g$ x! H3 G* [
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to" Z4 Z7 ~- U+ f" }8 f; u& f( `
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder6 P8 L1 M# ]/ b$ W; g
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.
6 h5 U, a8 }) Y' X3 d. O; wThe bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
/ e X" Y; t9 E: b% Z Wmultiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your% m$ n' Z' S0 T' C; ^; f+ J
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it- X# Y) s3 H( d. L) d
makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping
* B+ j9 K3 L _8 h/ B9 iconvertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
$ Z- U- Z' {7 i2 f, _6 fyour life--is worth it.
: ?. Q! f0 |$ n/ K" l3 IAbout Werner Co.
n$ x. A, P1 G: V2 D$ zWerner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
. ]/ z; W# M0 {decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim
3 a' X2 I4 ^- J9 X6 v% wChromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and) K* }! h* O2 @! P3 u
fiberglass ladders to its product line.
0 |8 @: H( O0 B( n l, J- m. lAbout Wing Enterprises5 f/ ?( ]8 P# F. P% O5 o8 {- k
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
: o8 n9 h( c; y4 B7 Fladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
1 P4 @: R9 {3 N- I+ ]% creselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a' m1 L5 Q1 c, [, o7 i" I
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little% h' W* k* [2 L7 e
Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
* j" t8 T; m, @9 ^" z# a1 c Rthe world.
- [( }2 c( l6 Z h' ^9 O0 RAbout the Author
# I0 d$ i8 p/ O$ E" @Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing. b: Z" H0 }( [; B4 t& x8 x
firm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
8 M2 i: a; A; ^! O% U7 k- aLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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