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Reply #25 –
How about the oblong two hole foot pads for the stand offs? I can only find the round ones - LD4600 Die Cast Foot Pad - Price: .00 - Factory RV Surplus - 1611 W... One of my roof ones is cracked in half (gulp)...
The selected media item is not currently available. Dave Head & Megan Westbrook
Titusville, FL - The Great Outdoors
'98 270 buying this month
Toad is a 2018 F150 XLT

Re: Roof ladder end caps

Reply #26 –
Dave ,  I have eight oblong foots for the ladder that came off my 280.  Plus an assortment of SS Steel screws and 1/4 X20 bolts.
Yours if you want to pay the shipping.  I can no longer use the stuff.
Give me a call or message.
Gary B

Re: Roof ladder end caps

Reply #27 –
Subject of ladders has come up many times.  I found marine stainless steel foots to work very well but are expensive.  I also installed "backup" screws just under each step.  Here's an old link with pictures: Check your ladder if you haven't already
John Fitzgerald
1991 U300 (SAI) Side Aisle Island Bed 40'
Detroit 6V92 with Allison Retarder
Meridian (Boise), Idaho

Re: Roof ladder end caps

Reply #28 –
If just adding those screws made a difference just imagine the effect of the SS pieces we put on which are supporting a lot more surface area of the metal part of step rung!!
JohnH
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
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Re: Roof ladder end caps

Reply #30 –
Hey guys, the reason for doing what we did was not to overide the ease of replacing them but to add strength and peace of mind to a bad design that you can safely climb up that ladder without having a fear of it collapsing under your weight. Just putting new ones on means sooner or later the sun affect will get these too!!
Kind of like all the other improvements we all do to our coach's instead of just leaving it the way it is ^.^d
JohnH
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.
 

Re: Roof ladder end caps

Reply #31 –
Just had to do this.  Bought a full set of the plastic ones.  One of mine was completely broken and almost left me on my butt with at least one broken bone.  I noticed that all the ones on the engine door were cracked apart while all the ones on the cap were not.  It made me wonder if oil or fuel vapors are a bigger issue than sun exposure.