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Re: New steps for our 3750FL
kmart2491 wrote: I like what you have done and would like to do the same. What I'm missing is how they fit inside each other. I can see how the top step when turned sideways would fit, I'm struggling with the second step fitting inside the other step. The top step turns to fit in the 3rd, and the 2nd step turns to fit in the bottom just the same way. It's a tight fit, but it drops down in there. My steps are 30" wide, 28.5" on the inside. So your 2nd step just has to be 28" deep to drop down into the last set.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: New steps for our 3750FL
kmart2491 wrote: What are the measurements? Of each individual step, or overall? Overall they are 34" tall, 30" wide, and a total of 46" deep. You just have to measure the storage compartment you're going to stow them in, and use that as the size for your largest step, and the 3rd largest step, then make sure the other 2 steps will fit inside those. If you'd like me to get the tape measure out I can (I have lost my plans). But unless you have exactly the same 5er, or the same size storage compartment, my measurements won't be what you need for your rig.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: New steps for our 3750FL
BobandShaz wrote: great that the family can travel with you. I see too many guys in my profession that leave their families at home, and their relationships, and children suffer. I always knew that if I were to pipeline while I had a family I'd be buying a nice 5er so that the family could come with me. I'm just glad my wife is a sport about it.1KViews0likes0CommentsNew steps for our 3750FL
When my wife and son came out on the road with me, we put hook and eye latches on the screen door of our travel trailer to keep our son from getting out. Well, he managed to squeeze through the bottom and fell out the door. I built a 3'x3' "porch" with steps so he could't fall again. They were nice. They had a railing, and deep steps. They barely fit in the bed of my Ram with nothing else in it though, and they took 15 minutes to level up and screw together (not to mention the screw holes were getting stripped out more and more every time we took them down and put them back up). Since we were upgrading from our old bumper pull to our new Montana 5th wheel, I gave a friend at work the old porch and decided to build something new. I needed deep steps, a landing at the top in case our son made his way out the door, and the ability to break the steps down so that I could stow them in my 5th wheel basement (since my 5th wheel hitch tool box, and 100 gallon gas tank now occupied the bed of my truck). I found a few ideas, but nothing as large, or as sturdy (since the Earth, in it's wisdom, decides to tax me heavily with it's gravitational pull). So I did what I always do. I just bought a bunch of wood, and figured it out as I went along. What I came up with, I'm proud of. Maybe later, when I have more time, and access to a welding machine, I'll make a set that bolts together out of square tubing that will take even less space in my 5th wheel basement. They have wide steps, a decent landing at the top, they all break down and fit inside each other to save space, and they are held together by simply dropping a bar down through them. All told they cost about $80, but the peace of mind in keeping our son safe is worth a lot more. This is the old porch I had built for our Gulf Stream. These are the new steps I've built for our 3750FL. The rear of the steps. This one shows how the bars drop down through all 4 steps to lock them together. This one shows the 4 steps pulled apart, by simply yanking the 2 bars out. The 1st step fits in the 3rd, and the 2nd fits in the bottom, and they all fit nicely under the bed of our 5er through the outside door. Moderator edit to re-size pictures to forum limit of 640px maximum width.79KViews0likes13CommentsRe: Your Rig
Thanks. It's been a crash course every time. I got the Taurus and drove it from Ohio to Louisiana without ever have pulled a trailer of any sort. I pulled the Conquest and managed to effectively use the weight distribution/anti-sway system, pulling from Indiana to Pennsylvania , without ever using one. With the Montana I put together the fifth wheel hitch myself, hooked it up, and pulled it across town to storage without having the slightest idea what I was doing. My wife thinks I know everything. Honestly it's amazing what a little mechanical inclination, necessity, and a lot of luck can do for you. LoL The appreciation that comes with knowing how good we have it with our current rig is priceless.309Views0likes0CommentsRe: What are the top 5 brands for 5W?
I have to add another vote for the Montana. Our 3750FL has the best floor plan I've ever seen, and seens to be great quality. It has every amenity we would want in a brick and mortar home, and wasn't nearly as expensive as some comparable units from MS, and the other big name brands.401Views0likes0Comments
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