Slide Out Boarding Step For My M925

[Rifleman]

Well my wife was having lots of problems getting into our new truck, seeing as that first step is 26" high and she has back problems.

She told me that i needed to do something to fix this situation. So i took some scrap steel that i had left over in the shop and made a real simple slide out step.

I set the step up at 12" above ground level, that's a little under half way to the first step. I did it this way to help my wife get in the truck, if i was doing this for myself i would have put the step at around 14". I used a 1/4" quick pin to retain the step while in the folded position.

I took some photos while i was making it and now all i have left to do is remove it from the truck, paint it Carc green, install the non skid and i am done.

Once i get it painted i will take some more photos to show you what the finished product looks like.

Anyway take a look and tell me what you think.
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[Bill W]

Nice work

 

[Suprman]

You should start making them to sell

 

[quickfarms]

Nice work

 

[clinto]

I love seeing people fabricate stuff. Wish I had those kind of skills!

The highest compliment I think you can pay towards someone who has created something like this is "That looks factory".


That looks factory.

 

[kawkev]

I agree with Clinto. Looks factory. Good idea. Good job.

 

[maccus]

Very nice clean looking mod. Clinto is correct in his observation.

 

[Rifleman]

Thanks for the input guys, when i made this i never really though about making them to sell. So do you guys really think other members would be willing to buy something like this?

One problem i do see with making these to sell, that is each side of our trucks are different, so the step i made for the passengers side will not work for the drivers side. I wanted to made my step fit real high and tight up under the factory step and i also didn't want to drill any holes in my truck.

When i made this step i wanted to make sure that when it was in the stowed position that it didn't hang any lower then any of the factory installed items on my truck.

So what i did was use the factory mounting holes for the factory step and the tool box brace to mount my step. On the drivers side the factory step is made completely different, so i would need to take some time to design a tight fitting step using factory mounting points.

Give me some time and i will see what i can come up with for the drivers side, i will add some photos of it once i have something welded together.

 

[timntrucks]

that is a must do for my 923a2 with the wife. she will love that step . thanks for sharing and it looks factory to me.. great job

 

[Flyingvan911]

Very cool. Make a few and put them up for sale. If it takes off, make more.

 

[bigboy44]

Very well done! After you paint her up put some anti slip tape on the step, you don't need to slip and catch a shin bone.

 

[peacemkr]

Step looks awesome. Looking to do something similar in the near future.
Quick questions. How do you stow the step once you have climbed aboard? How do you deploy it when leaving the cab?
I understand the passenger side but how do you do the driver side?