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The Truth about Werner LaddersArticulated Ladder: Subpar
: Q8 o; j3 Z' l$ G' ^Werner Ladder Co. is an excellent ladder company. Most of their9 U' ^: v/ }+ i4 i5 V
ladders are of the finest quality, passing the OSHA tests with flying
6 w! k: w6 R/ I! Ucolors. One glaring exception to their otherwise fine workmanship is
" Q! r& K% @" ?; y, }# Ctheir telescoping multiladder. As convertible ladders go, this is
: j0 i5 b. s. @3 I2 g% tprobably not the one you want to be climbing.
9 Y5 ^* ~/ X1 z1 ^7 r* NRiveted Rungs: A Safer Alternative to Welded Rungs?
9 \8 B# z+ v5 o! [Werner salesmen often tout their riveted rungs, claiming that the
6 @& `% h* K9 a* ~+ P% k4 ?9 D) d1 rrivets are stronger than welds or reattachable. These two claims make
5 M) y+ s- e8 { @0 Q: dno sense.
. _. @6 J+ m& z% iRivets are considered outmoded in many forms of manufacturing that
7 L- O0 j1 `: N% _0 d2 h' P) trequire joint strength. While rivets were popular in metal-framed) F+ D% e. c: |6 b5 N
buildings and car chassis, once effective welding techniques were) s% ?# d5 P, Z4 t; N. I- G- x0 L9 w! r
developed,gucci outlet, these applications left rivets behind. Rivets are not as
6 o, Y5 d, ^6 Tsusceptible to heat problems as welds are, but it requires extreme heat
( x/ G3 g2 [- h+ |8 `, V7 c8 X# U4 Jto make a weld fail. Rivets, on the other hand, may break, shear off or8 ?6 `/ i7 k, e3 q0 w g
pop out.- k" o2 N& [+ x3 @
When these rivets fail, according to salespeople,http://www.nhr0598.cn/showtopic-20557.aspx, you can have the1 e9 A$ O- x( u
rungs reattached more easily. But let think about this for a minute.5 z8 ^- r8 A0 b8 t, N9 W4 W$ S' _& G
What might it take for a rung to fall off? Is it going to fail hanging
5 _% ^- T) n* ]/ xin your garage? Or would it fail when youe standing on it? In all/ ^/ I: ? i% D1 p8 T
seriousness, if a salesman mentions that rungs might fall off my
$ Q+ q: q! I/ y5 ]ladder, I going to think twice before buying it,gucci shoes for men, even if they can be
/ A' m: R7 l3 a# `; ireattached. I take it as less of a selling point and more of a
) N. ^8 p( u1 ^6 }4 Mwarning. After all,gucci boots, a fall from a height of just 6 feet can be fatal or3 c( g( f$ T# d& A+ N
result in serious injuries. I don want to seriously jeopardize my5 y6 G0 @3 }8 W
wellbeing every time I climb my ladder.. f: J5 W b$ a o
Who Can You Trust?1 Z/ n, n5 |9 z# b
This shouldn scare you away from all telescoping convertible ladders.
$ O, f2 c% E; P J5 RYou can buy one of these ladder without having to fear for your safety.
/ m$ L- L! m+ n$ `7 [: J/ w9 A6 s! x; uThe standard for telescoping convertible ladders was set by the. t/ B$ g9 k3 k9 y
original US Patent holder, the Little. I& ?' X# Z* r1 `8 \/ w4 o
Giant Ladder System made by Wing Enterprises.5 N6 v: ^; S5 h! p5 K( h3 g/ ~
I once read a review of a Little Giant Ladder from a Werner customer.1 |( t& | G- W/ ~
He touted the strength of Werner riveted rungs (obviously, he hadn
1 Q) g- A, B$ S9 n' J8 c5 @$ xyet seen the need to eattach" any of them) and disparaged the Little
) a6 {2 T* b; F1 ~Giant. He claimed the Little Giant rungs were held on with 鈥渙range
' W- W) P) j/ v3 U+ jplastic clips." A little research reveal that instead of clips or" Q; F+ E/ q) N2 L$ K k. _, R
rivets, the Little Giant is constructed using dual pass zigzag welds./ \4 P) S3 A1 {/ W& F
The unique design of these ultra strong welds helps to keep you safe.* k q" M/ o" x& b2 Q7 x) R
The edges of the rungs are then covered with orange plastic clips to
' k* h; ~2 X5 Lprevent cuts and other injuries. There no safer convertible ladder: B8 G$ V0 L9 l+ l
than a Little Giant--and don believe anybody who tells you otherwise.6 O% a) Y$ }7 N' s3 j1 [
The bottom line is that the safety features of the Werner telescoping4 ^; Y; A/ X ?( g4 H
multiladder are subpar. So if safety is a concern in using your4 i. C6 K% t$ {2 J* N
ladder--and safety should always be a concern in using a ladder--it
8 J6 B# i9 f# k5 \- @0 \makes sense to turn to the recognized industry leader for telescoping5 T+ Y% s4 D& J# ?5 B( q. m
convertible ladders. Give Little Giant a try. Your safety--and possibly5 r, J6 B4 R$ q4 m- O3 a" e
your life--is worth it./ j- u W% z$ F- x! ?: c9 Y
About Werner Co.
5 {$ }7 R. s5 x' cWerner Co. was founded in 1922 by Richard D. Werner. During its first0 m, J1 a8 B! Z1 P6 l
decades, Werner Co. produced metal trim, excelling at the kitchen trim: r$ X" H: E0 b$ B
Chromtrim line. In the 1950s and 1960s, Werner Co. added aluminum and
3 S! o) y% u' O, _& b2 ]7 ufiberglass ladders to its product line.$ [# Q1 l% m) P/ ^4 s P
About Wing Enterprises" m- t2 H5 E" X( C
In the 1970s, Hal Wing first encountered a prototype of a 鈥渘ew kind of
5 C+ j; p' d x! a0 pladder" in Germany. Through the next three decades,cheap gucci, Wing went from# X% w# Y! \9 P* r- V" O
reselling the German product to securing the manufacturing rights and a7 y) W+ ^. O1 S7 p) s8 q# {, D+ w
design patent in the United States for the Little Giant. Today,gucci sneakers, Little
% Y9 B/ D- z% U1 A& l% RGiants and Wing Enterprise other ladder products are sold throughout
: q. G6 k/ T4 r0 mthe world.
( ~7 M/ g8 d' t# P" r$ u& yAbout the Author* d5 C' J: i) H: W
Jordan McCollum is a content writer for 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing
# ^ x( M( n6 ^+ z1 D/ Pfirm. To learn more about the differences between Werner
( a- E$ \* W$ ?* iLadders and the Little Giant Ladder System, visit LittleGiantSales.com. |
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