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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3220 |
Topic: New steps Posted: 02 Jul 2021 at 7:22pm |
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That is why it took me so long, I am a slow fiddler
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 02 Jul 2021 at 8:20pm | |
I also had to make a couple of shims to fill the excess space between the new steps and the existing brackets.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2629 |
Posted: 03 Jul 2021 at 10:08am | |
I would first need to learn the fiddle. |
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 03 Jul 2021 at 12:32pm | |
I can fiddle with drills, saws, and angle grinders, but I'm way too ham fisted for violins...
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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Thin Air
Newbie Joined: 06 Nov 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Posted: 09 Sep 2021 at 3:50pm | |
Is the Lippert product quieter than the steps that came on our 2017 Model 180? I get up early when we are camping and the stock steps make so much creaking and rattling noise that I am afraid it will wake neighbors in adjacent camp sites.
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TEDDY
Groupie Joined: 22 Oct 2017 Location: Arkansas Online Status: Offline Posts: 94 |
Posted: 09 Sep 2021 at 4:08pm | |
I use spray lube on mine - makes them quiet for about a week.
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Teddy
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3220 |
Posted: 09 Sep 2021 at 5:27pm | |
Any simple lubricant should take care of that. We simply use straight silicone in a spray can. Multiple uses: steps, hinges on door as well as for waterproofing the r-dome. We spray our r-dome every other year with straight silicone, keeps us dry with no leaks. |
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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RFrog
Newbie Joined: 10 May 2021 Location: Santee Online Status: Offline Posts: 16 |
Posted: 12 Sep 2021 at 4:57pm | |
While my poor little Frog is stuck in Southern AZ with the slide out, I have asked the repair place to install the steps for me. It will run about $500 including steps, install, and removal of the existing steps. Having priced the Sturdy Steps online and finding they are upward of $400, figured this would be a good addition. Even with our steps braced, I still feel like they will bend/break, so for me the Sturdy Step is a good investment. I hope you can find something that works for you.
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~dani~ 2019 RP180 purchased 5/15/21; towed by 2014 Willys Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
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