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LR Nuts



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Side mount ladder too short ?



found your ladder too short, can't get your leg over ?



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Then build a removeable aluminium extension



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Temporary position when the vehicle is parked up and not in use


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fully extended, ready for use.

Stores in vehicle when not needed.

uses the same rungs as OEM ladder. Outer aluminium leg supports from my metal supplies man.
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blackwolf



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Neat, but you have to wonder why the geniuses at JLR didn't simply include a third folding section in the ladder. Could it be that it was designed as a fashion accessory rather than something intended for actual use? Alternatively perhaps the proof-of-concept tester was 6'8" tall.
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LR Nuts



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The ladder then would need to be 3 section deep, which is beyond the stated width limit.
Width limit is open door mirror to open door mirror.

(PS - there no geniuses at JLR, it is left to the customer to re-engineer everything)
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I don't think it would have been difficult to design a three-section ladder which fitted in the same envelope had LR wished to do it. Perhaps an enterprising aftermarket supplier will one day do so.

I agree with you re, the geniuses! Laughing Land-Rover, turning ordinary people into engineers since 1947.
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Very neat!

Where did you pick up the rungs? 
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P38, and 2 L322s,
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LR Nuts



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The rungs , for the extension, turned up on eBay ..... SOLD !!
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stevemfr



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Huh. I wonder... someone parting out a ladder after the hinges broke? 
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s,
2 FL1s and a L663 on the way
Post #1050343 31st Oct 2024 2:41pm
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LR Nuts



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I hear the Chinese copies are not as good as the OEM parts.

But the rungs are 'drawn aluminium' extrusion and rubber coated like the OEM.
Post #1050344 31st Oct 2024 2:51pm
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stevemfr



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OEM ladders are breaking hinges - I've not seen reports of aftermarket ladders breaking their hinges.
That said, the OEM's have cast aluminum hinges, the aftermarket copies have plastic hinges (ask me how I know).
I am in the process of fabbing steel replacement hinges. They might go on sale sometime... 
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s,
2 FL1s and a L663 on the way
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F-Typical



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Re: Side mount ladder too short ?
LR Nuts wrote:



found your ladder too short, can't get your leg over ?



Click image to enlarge

Then build a removeable aluminium extension



Click image to enlarge

Temporary position when the vehicle is parked up and not in use


Click image to enlarge

fully extended, ready for use.

Stores in vehicle when not needed.

uses the same rungs as OEM ladder. Outer aluminium leg supports from my metal supplies man.


After getting a grip on the ladder, put your foot on the top of the rear tyre and pull/step up. The other foot then goes on the ladder, and repeat. HTH.
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chpsk8



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I have a knockoff ladder from Alibaba, it does not have plastic hinges, they are metal.

I also live in an area that uses salt/calcium chloride for ice removal. So far I haven't seen any corrosion. I use my ladder more than weekly in the summers, and every couple of weeks in the winter.
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LR Nuts



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Re: Side mount ladder too short ?
F-Typical wrote:


After getting a grip on the ladder, put your foot on the top of the rear tyre and pull/step up. The other foot then goes on the ladder, and repeat. HTH.



I have often wondered how to use a ladder Sad
Post #1054794 16th Dec 2024 7:58am
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