Fox Landing - anyone own one?
This looks like a great option, but was curious to know if anyone has one and what their experience has been using it? Is the additional weight beyond the rear axle worth it?
Forum Discussion
Mike,
I've got one on my AF990. I bought it after a few trips as the bumper and NO intermediate step was a safety disaster waiting to happen for the Friday Funnies (for those not Mil the Friday Funnies is a USN Safety message highlighting preventable buffoonery). Us Air Force aviators used to die laughing on some of the prose--but I digress.....
Anyway, Torklift does not sell them anymore so you have to go through the dealer and pay the big Bones. Mine was shipped right to the house in a large wooden box right from the Northwood Manufacturing. Its got Torklift markings on it with night glo squares. Its heavy duty aluminum. It mounted to my bumpers' existing holes but, I had to go get new stainless hardware as the hardware they sent was for drilling and mounting to bumpers not already factory modified. I believe all the new AF campers are pre-drilled and ready to "bolt on." If you have eight plugged holes on the vertical bumper section (factory modified) pull the caps off and you"ll see some nut plates inside the bumper. If you don't have them you'll need to drill your own.
BL: they are extremely light - no more than 30 pounds, fold up easily, and look great. The intermediate basement step keeps all steps and landing the same heights. I wish they'd have added one more step (two fold down) as the first step off the ground is a big step even when my F350 is fully loaded.
There's a little removable panel (visible when it is in the stowed "folded" position) that has the "Fox" laser etched out. I intend to have the Air Force symbol, my rank, and my aviator wings laser etched and then I'll back light it with some colored LEDs--should look cool. I may also mod it to add one more step as well. Overall, I am extremely happy with it!
I've got one on my AF990. I bought it after a few trips as the bumper and NO intermediate step was a safety disaster waiting to happen for the Friday Funnies (for those not Mil the Friday Funnies is a USN Safety message highlighting preventable buffoonery). Us Air Force aviators used to die laughing on some of the prose--but I digress.....
Anyway, Torklift does not sell them anymore so you have to go through the dealer and pay the big Bones. Mine was shipped right to the house in a large wooden box right from the Northwood Manufacturing. Its got Torklift markings on it with night glo squares. Its heavy duty aluminum. It mounted to my bumpers' existing holes but, I had to go get new stainless hardware as the hardware they sent was for drilling and mounting to bumpers not already factory modified. I believe all the new AF campers are pre-drilled and ready to "bolt on." If you have eight plugged holes on the vertical bumper section (factory modified) pull the caps off and you"ll see some nut plates inside the bumper. If you don't have them you'll need to drill your own.
BL: they are extremely light - no more than 30 pounds, fold up easily, and look great. The intermediate basement step keeps all steps and landing the same heights. I wish they'd have added one more step (two fold down) as the first step off the ground is a big step even when my F350 is fully loaded.
There's a little removable panel (visible when it is in the stowed "folded" position) that has the "Fox" laser etched out. I intend to have the Air Force symbol, my rank, and my aviator wings laser etched and then I'll back light it with some colored LEDs--should look cool. I may also mod it to add one more step as well. Overall, I am extremely happy with it!
