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Rear Step Ideas for the GU

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Rear Step Ideas for the GU

Post by Richo GU »

G'Day All. Have set of side by side draws and a waeco 50ltr fridge. Looking at different rear step options that could mount of the tow bar or rear bar that could help the misus who's all of 5ft get easier access to the fridge. Any ideas or directions pointers.

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Post by grimbo »

just get one of those cheap plastic kitchen steps which you can just throw backin the car when not in use. At least it is portable so she can use them elsewhere too.
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Post by Richo GU »

grimbo wrote:just get one of those cheap plastic kitchen steps which you can just throw backin the car when not in use. At least it is portable so she can use them elsewhere too.
Yea, good call reckon thats probably the only way to go. Engineering anything else would be costly anyway. Storage of something bulky like that is probably the only real issue
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Post by ausoops »

we have a red step that connects into the towbar hitch reciever on our work rodeos. i think they are from hayman reese, or xl body builders.
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Post by gu4800 »

I've seen someone who made a fridge slide with built in tilt function, so when extended, the fridge tilts down for easy access. I think they used a hinge of some type and then cable to stop the fridge from tilting too far. Looked pretty good.
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Post by awill4x4 »

gu4800 wrote:I've seen someone who made a fridge slide with built in tilt function, so when extended, the fridge tilts down for easy access. I think they used a hinge of some type and then cable to stop the fridge from tilting too far. Looked pretty good.
yep, I did the same. The 1st pic shows the slide in the tilted position and the 2nd one shows how the spring loaded tilt mechanism locks into place at the rear.
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Post by badger »

nice idea chops

but then ud need a step to climb up to reach the fold out step
wich would also need a step that also just so happens to need a step and so on n so forth
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Post by -Scott- »

I can slide the fridge out, and my ex could stand on the top of the tow bar or the rear bumper.

A GU doesn't work the same?

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Post by MKPatrolGuy »

awill4x4 wrote:
gu4800 wrote:I've seen someone who made a fridge slide with built in tilt function, so when extended, the fridge tilts down for easy access. I think they used a hinge of some type and then cable to stop the fridge from tilting too far. Looked pretty good.
yep, I did the same. The 1st pic shows the slide in the tilted position and the 2nd one shows how the spring loaded tilt mechanism locks into place at the rear.
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Post by Guy »

could you reverse engineer one of the springloaded step thingys that the discos had ?
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Post by of4x4 »

I was searching for something completely different and stubled across this. It might be what you're looking for (or be able to engineer something similar ;) )

http://motorcare.com.au/safet.htm
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Post by ausoops »

yep the safe-t-step is what we use on over 300 vehicles at work.
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Post by gone fishin »

a tilting fridge slide is ok, but when you have things tightly packed and you want to get something out of the bottom, everything collapses into the hole you make when you pull something out, it all falls over easily.
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Post by Richo GU »

of4x4 wrote:I was searching for something completely different and stubled across this. It might be what you're looking for (or be able to engineer something similar ;) )

http://motorcare.com.au/safet.htm

:armsup: what a ripper, nice and simple. Will get that step and also chops's little ladder thingy and we are away. Have a 2inch lift which means we need the little ladder thingy as well. Like the tilted slide as well but would not work with my setup
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Post by bogged »

MKPatrolGuy wrote:How much to make another one Andrew? :D
Im pickin him up in morning to go to ateco, harass him there .. He can mod mine too
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