Roof Rack Side Ladder

[mot]

here are a couple pics of mine. hangs on the top of the rear hatch. sort of clamps to the bottom of the rear hatch. (needs to be powdered coated black. not chrome)

only problem i had with mine was I had to take off the hatch to install it. pulled the roof liner at the rear to get to the bolts holding the hinges on. too tight of a fit. and it is tapered, so it only goes in a specific place along the hatch. too far to one way or the other, it rubs when it is opened.

makes a great handle for opening and closing. if not used as a handle, it makes a great head whacker!

slow boat shipping takes awhile. but, glad i have it. can't get on the roof without it.

Thanks a million for the pics and the compliment! (Not that I made them or anything! LOL!!)

All of the ladders that I have, except the OEM/Toyota ones for the LC100 do not require any drilling and are attached pretty much the same way as the one pictured above, minus the need to remove the hatch (I've sold another one or two exactly like it and they did not have to do that and did not have any rubbing/issues. Not that jfnall's rear end had been tweaked in any way or anything though!).

You hook the upper mounting brackets onto the top part of the hatch. Then you extend the bottom bracket lower and adjust/screw the bracket to hold onto the bottom part of the hatch.

The brackets are meant to have rubber padding to protect the paint from scratching/rubbing. I can throw in a rubber sheet with adhesive or cut and put them on myself it you ask me to nicely.

 

[MT-PTK]

Thanks jfnall and Mot!

Question number two....

What's the weight limit on these?




Thanks,
William

 

[mot]

That particular one pictured above is fairly sturdy.

You might want to ask jfnall how much he weighs and how much more he thinks it mght be able to handle.

FWIW, my aluminum ladder for the 80 can handle all of my 180lbs-ish w/o any issues or problems. But obviously YMMV depending on which ladder you end up getting, as well as the ambient temperature (hot/freezing), whether you're holding/carrying something as you're stepping on it, etc...

After all these were designed for the (relatively) small Japanese cruiserheads!

 

[beaufort-fj60]

I got a Enkei ladder from mot... very cool, and uber rare on the 60.

 

[MT-PTK]

That particular one pictured above is fairly sturdy.

You might want to ask jfnall how much he weighs and how much more he thinks it mght be able to handle.

FWIW, my aluminum ladder for the 80 can handle all of my 180lbs-ish w/o any issues or problems. But obviously YMMV depending on which ladder you end up getting, as well as the ambient temperature (hot/freezing), whether you're holding/carrying something as you're stepping on it, etc...

After all these were designed for the (relatively) small Japanese cruiserheads!

I have to ask since I'm 6' 6" and weigh in at a lean 255 - 260. Just a wee bit bigger than our friends across the puddle.



William

 

[beaufort-fj60]

I have to ask since I'm 6' 6" and weigh in at a lean 255 - 260. Just a wee bit bigger than our friends across the puddle.



William

The ladder i got from mot could easily handle 260lbs. It's precisely welded stainless steel. I've never seen anything american-made hold a candle to the quality of the Enkei's construction.

 

[MT-PTK]

The ladder i got from mot could easily handle 260lbs. It's precisely welded stainless steel. I've never seen anything american-made hold a candle to the quality of the Enkei's construction.

If you don't mind my askin'......what did your Enkei set you back?



William

 

[mot]

Mot,

Your ladders look like they sit in the gutter for support, and rest against the body when in use?

Any pictures available of one hanging on a 60?

Thanks,
William

William,

FWIW, I'll attach a pic of the mounting part(s) on the 80. Again, the top part just hooks on w/o any reinforcements and the bottom ones just get tightened/torqued to stay on.

I got a Enkei ladder from mot... very cool, and uber rare on the 60.

I've had maybe three Enkei's in possessions and yours was one of the only few that I've seen (in existence) that have retained the original Enkei bubble sticker. You haven't lost the sticker now, have you?

Yours also happen to be the only full-length 60/62 ladder I've come across. Not sure what it does as far as being able to support bigger guys though. I recall it has the rubber caps/supports at the bottom, but not certain if they actually touched the bumper, to take some of the weight/stress off of the upper hatch hinges.

With that said, William, if you weigh over 250 that might be as much of an issue with the hatch hinges as the strength of the ladder. But I don't know how much weight these hinges were designed to handle, if anything more than just the weight of the hatch!

Yeah, I'm not helping much!!

 

[beaufort-fj60]

If you don't mind my askin'......what did your Enkei set you back?



William

Honestly, I don't remember. I think it was around $200+ with shipping from Japan. I'm 250-ish and have carried some heavy stuff up the ladder. The one I got from Mot was one of two or three he found over the last four years or so. I'm not sure if he has anymore.

 

[mot]

The ladder i got from mot could easily handle 260lbs. It's precisely welded stainless steel. I've never seen anything american-made hold a candle to the quality of the Enkei's construction.

LOL!!

I didn't want to mention that you were not exactly slim!!

As I've mentioned above, I'm wondering whether the bottom feet actually touched the top of the bumper, alleviating(sp) some of the stress on the hinges...

If you don't mind my askin'......what did your Enkei set you back?

It was stainless steel and full length. So the only option for us was to ship it via express air, instead of the slowboat.

beaufort was gracious enough to cough up the extra shipping cost that I had failed to mention originally though. I was VERY grateful for that and will never forget that!

BTW, I'm not just saying this, but the third ladder that I had posted is 1/2 length and resembles the full-length Enkei ladder in hits design and construction.

But then again, there's a good chance that having the bottom of the (full-length) ladder touch the bumper might be the reason why beaufort has been able to use his ladder with all of his 260lbs of pure muscles resting on it!

 

[MT-PTK]

Thank you for sharing all the information with me, I appreciate it.

If I were to get one I would probably want the full length like beaufort's. You wouldn't happen to have a photo of it mounted up would you? Though, it sounds like they are pretty hard to come by.


Thanks again,
William

 

[beaufort-fj60]

IH8MUD.com - View Single Post - Rear step?? Looking for ideas.

 

[mot]

I've seen one Enkei ladder (used) recently but have not snatched it up because it was more than I wanted to spend with the rate I've been (not) moving the ladders.

But, William, if you're interested I can see if I can snatch it up!

With shipping and the (extremely) weak US$ though it might actually be more like $250-plus than $200-plus.

OK, I've found a couple of pics of the Enkei ladder and it appears like the bottom, in fact, does NOT touch with bumper. (Most of the pics I had were in the laptop that has crashed!)

So, if the above-mentioned 3rd ladder is identical in construction it just might work for you, Will! Big "IF" though, I guess!

"IF" that were the case, I believe I was asking $105, plus shipping on it and since it's relatively small I should be able to send it via slowboat for cheaper shipping as well.

I'm afraid and I'm sorry that this has turned into showcasing(shoving) what I'm trying to sell too eagerly or something. I would like to apologize that it was not the way that I had envisioned this thread to turn into!


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[mot]

Thanks, beaufort!

If you compare the top "hooks" and the bottom bracket the one that beaufort posted and the third ladder that I had posted earlier look identical (I believe I had the bracket of one of the ladders up-side-down if they look different).

And the rest of the ladder appear(s) just as sturdy.

BUT, I would hate for it to be different though.

I would be happy to take some more pics tomorrow.
Let me know if you'd like to see more, Will!

 

[MT-PTK]

Thanks, beaufort!

If you compare the top "hooks" and the bottom bracket the one that beaufort posted and the third ladder that I had posted earlier look identical (I believe I had the bracket of one of the ladders up-side-down if they look different).

And the rest of the ladder appear(s) just as sturdy.

BUT, I would hate for it to be different though.

I would be happy to take some more pics tomorrow.
Let me know if you'd like to see more, Will!

Please, if you don't mind.


Thanks,
William

 

[mot]

Please, if you don't mind.


Thanks,
William

Not at all!

BUT please bug me if you don't see me post in a day or two!!

 

[that guy]

drool....

 

[mot]

I almost forgot!!!

... to snap some pics of the short ladder! (Wouldn't have been the first time! )

I usually like to take pics in the natural/sun light, but there was nothing natural, as far as lighting was concerned, at 5pm, so we get the artificial light.

I haven't cleaned it up nor put on the new paint protective rubber sheet on it, so it doesn't look so sharp now, but it will by the time it goes out.


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[mot]

Sorry that the pics are pretty fuzzy...


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[mot]

Anyway, the shipping costs via slowboat would be $44 or $69 for express air.

Let me know if I can help you with this, Will, or anybody else if Will decides not to take it!

It would make the perfect stocking stuffer for yourself.

Come on, you know you deserve it!

BTW, although it does not have the sticker/decal I "think" this ladder to be either Enkei or was constructed in the same manner (minus the length). I honestly don't know how it would hold up under heavy load though!

Another thing I've noticed is that the hooks at the top.... the left side is slightly taller/higher than the right one, meaning it's likely that it was meant to sit on the USPS of the truck. But since there are screws holding them in place, so it appears, I would think you can swap them if needs be. At least that's the case with all of the other ladders that I've dealt with: swappable hooks/brackets.

Sorry if this doesn't help very much!!