Author: StephenH
Subject: ouR escaPOD mods
Posted: 08 Jun 2016 at 11:24pm
Another one recently completed was to replace the single step with a double step. The new step is the 74960 Manual Double Step ordered from Camping World. Installation was a little tricky as the original step was stretched to fit brackets that were about 1/2" too wide for the new steps. The solution: Make a couple of shims out of 1/4" x 1-1/2" steel welding stock. These were cut, drilled, and then painted black. The bracket for the new steps was wider. This meant that in order for it to fit properly, I needed to notch the back to fit around the frame. I did so by cutting, then scoring and bending the excess into a tab that rests against the bottom of the frame which should provide a little more resistance to twisting. You can see one of the notches at the top-left corner where the steps fasten to the bracket.
The new steps should make life a bit easier for me and my wife. We should not need to carry a step-stool now.
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Subject: ouR escaPOD mods
Posted: 08 Jun 2016 at 11:24pm
Another one recently completed was to replace the single step with a double step. The new step is the 74960 Manual Double Step ordered from Camping World. Installation was a little tricky as the original step was stretched to fit brackets that were about 1/2" too wide for the new steps. The solution: Make a couple of shims out of 1/4" x 1-1/2" steel welding stock. These were cut, drilled, and then painted black. The bracket for the new steps was wider. This meant that in order for it to fit properly, I needed to notch the back to fit around the frame. I did so by cutting, then scoring and bending the excess into a tab that rests against the bottom of the frame which should provide a little more resistance to twisting. You can see one of the notches at the top-left corner where the steps fasten to the bracket.
The new steps should make life a bit easier for me and my wife. We should not need to carry a step-stool now.
