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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
" ?7 s+ P j+ D* H# P9 LWerner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their" H9 }' j5 H& ^6 k' A- S
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying$ G) S0 M! {7 E- L
colors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
9 x P/ Y4 g' F; Ctheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is6 ?9 H% l: Z7 R9 J' i7 ^' V5 v
probably not the one you want to be climbing.
: P. z: x+ `2 T7 D5 i+ {" o8 n; ?) lRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
! B( [/ h9 S- |Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
" T5 P6 Y" z4 ?9 H0 P2 K) T2 v! }rivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make& W Z+ {. {; T! @. k9 G) Z4 S. P
no sense.
% l$ P6 y4 M! {" X) TRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
/ M! G4 y' k. @+ P3 G6 Hrequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed
+ X0 O# \7 t1 @- n2 J$ m( Obuildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were
( Z3 I# A! | p5 m+ k/ E8 G, Zdeveloped,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as) j' \# X& M" s/ ^7 Q7 X: Y9 I: b% z
susceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat& t0 r9 `( M0 P6 x- T( Y
to make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or0 v, f6 w) R- k2 D9 o
pop out.
4 i; C: L' o. I& Y! }9 rWhen these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the; ^0 `8 G7 t* ~
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.' s `% D7 m; L5 d, k9 I
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
9 C$ j- j5 L( S6 u+ sin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all# q! A0 g0 C* ~3 Q" V
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
, ]0 _9 l# G$ pladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be2 c/ [4 z2 W) _- y: l. @) E T: m
reattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
3 a! d6 r0 u# D, [2 y2 y% ^warning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or
; | ~/ S% F( o: rresult in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my' Z/ i- [% g3 n- G: n4 c0 k
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.
* w& p! ?5 `& G4 W, o5 _ h, K: hWho Can You Trust?$ A8 Z- k4 Y2 a( v2 B2 G
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.) J6 q9 g- H5 w6 {' s3 f% S! |
You can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.: G1 _3 Z7 d5 [+ \" p# E
The standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the
1 ?5 A0 J3 Z6 }original US Patent holder, the Little# V# ~% O0 B8 S) U
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.
$ @% d" Q7 p: k) e! V rI once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.
' d1 x8 N+ f6 h$ a+ SHe touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn, m/ Z2 ?- C+ _ Z3 y& N
yet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little7 _8 i7 Y; W1 \3 _
Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range$ j" Y i$ |! }9 A. U0 B1 q
plastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or
$ _& k* J/ a% E1 b# N* W& c/ ?rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds.
8 b& ~4 p: x) U) r' y+ }0 |& oThe unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.
' |; _2 u% V$ z1 OThe edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to% ?, X3 h0 V" a' K5 M: ]
prevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder
7 R4 S% A* m. F E# L3 zthan a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.6 L2 ]% a5 c0 p" ~
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping
' q. j+ b$ x/ t+ }multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your: _8 |9 E9 {8 b: U1 Q( N
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
2 m! L$ @/ [0 @2 [8 omakes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping; n+ G T* S1 y( p. Z
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly
0 N7 P/ J6 f9 L& qyour life--is worth it.
; z& A' f7 ]7 o9 { c5 qAbout Werner Co.3 b* Z4 ~2 ]" r9 }
Werner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first
/ h" C4 M. M: wdecades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim: C! x. g* d' B! ^6 T
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
" T7 Y0 K I0 G+ ^9 o# [* \8 ^" Nfiberglass ladders to its product line.) ]8 j$ H9 ~' `7 A: S/ [# l
About Wing Enterprises
9 U3 o/ {" T3 K, ` p7 YIn the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of* y1 a5 A, P3 v* q9 Z7 J+ C6 V
ladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from
; n5 S$ s8 e2 p# }reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a
1 {8 h4 Y6 m B, ?* _design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
. Y5 b: Y3 x) i' n" s, ^Giants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
* y8 G0 Q: e4 m) |the world./ g) c4 ]5 l1 \2 v, H' l
About the Author
% _, _1 k) M# l% [& I' RJordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
+ r. d2 G4 ^4 D# O- V4 pfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner: @4 P) F' {% r) y+ c: o
Ladders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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