24" Brophy steps
24" Brophy steps
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Aug 22 2017, 04:32 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 201 Joined: 27-July 12 Member No.: 6,199 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Hallmark, Northstar, Outfitter Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: F-350 SRW 6.2 Supercab Type of Tiedowns used: Happijack front, Torklift rear Truck and Camper Setup: Hallmark Ute XL No modes to truck Torklift Fast Guns Fast guns had to be cut down to absolute minimum (14 1/2") to use with Happijac front tie down and Hallmark camper. |
Is anyone using the 24" wide Brophy steps (http://www.crbrophy.com/stairs.html)? I hate those little goat walk scissors steps that seem to be the standard. The Brophies are way cheaper than TorkLift!
Steve |
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Sep 11 2017, 12:00 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 5-November 12 Member No.: 6,339 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Palomino Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: '99 Ford F-250 SuperCab long bed, 7.3L Power Stroke Type of Tiedowns used: Blackstone Mfg Co Camper Clampers, looking for TorkLift Truck and Camper Setup: 2003 SunLite 8.5 WTSB, modified roof lift to support roof air |
I have a 2003 SunLite Eagle pop-up type camper on my 1999 F250 7.3L powerstroke turbo diesel, long bed truck. I have the Brophy 24" folding steps with the 'grit' inserts for surer footing. My camper had 3 treated 2x4s run longitudinally under the floor (may have been to add additional height for later model trucks tho the guy I bought from had a 2002 F150 that he carried the camper on. I acquired a 4' long 2X4 the with no knots, notched it to accept the ends of the treated 2X4s & the under frame of the camper. I attached it to the treated 2X4s and the under frame using 3 1/2" long by quarter inch diameter lag screws. I attached the step 'rail' with 2" by quarter inch lag screws. I store the steps inside the camper when 'on the road' since it doesn't have a retaining feature. I'm very pleased with the 24" Brophy steps tho I'd like the adjustment features of Sidecar Flip's Torklift steps. I also ordreed along with the steps an aluminum rail that fastens to the side of the steps at the bottom, & to the camper near the door. Don't have a pic of it installed but it is great to help older folks climb the steps into the camper. I expect that one of the 'swing away' rails permanently mounted to the camper might work as well?? I ordered the 4 step unit because that's the height I measured. It's a little high & I have to dig a trench for the bottom rail in order to level the steps. I probably could have done just as well with a 3-stepunit & leveled with some kind of support under the bottom rail.
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