Slider Steps - Now for something completely different! (1 Viewer)

[landtank]

Pretty damn nice Heath.

 

[alia176]

Look at the lower drawing, there is one...

I agree it's a great stop but the leverage placed on the entire arm *may* cause deflection under the pinch weld area. Of course this is dependent on the severity of the impact.

Still, a beautiful job all around

 

[Bluetribal]

You need to either take those photos in the sun or with flash because those are mostly worthless pics....

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

I love it! I had this idea a long time ago, but never got around to implementing it. I do have another idea for a similar purpose that maybe I'll get around to one day. Not trying to steal your thunder. Great job!

 

[CreeperSleeper]

Well done...

 

[Walking Eagle]

That is slick. Now, all you need to do is hook hydraulics up to them, and have them go down when the vehicle is in park, and go up when in gear.

Pneumatic, not hydraulic. I have the air cylinders already. I worked out a wiring and plumbing schematic so they will lower when the door is open and raise when the door is closed. With the ability to switch over to manual control so that if I am on something and want to get out, they won't push against the rock.

 

[Walking Eagle]

Thanks all, I'll try to get some more detailed pics in better light...

 

[spressomon]

Nice design and fab work!!! You might, if you haven't already done so...want to add gussets to where the horizontal 'outriggers' meet the frame brackets.

 

[semlin]

very impressive. definitel fab skills there.

 

[GXO]

If you made them hydraulic with a large enough ram you could lift the truck up if you were high centered

 

[landtank]

I personally would ditch the automatics and just use the pin or a simple spring catch to hold them up.

 

[semlin]

If you made them hydraulic with a large enough ram you could lift the truck up if you were high centered

as distinct from having sliders that high anyway i suppose you could add mounting points on the four corners for some removable vertical steel bars so that the rams would jack the truck up on demand

I'm with landtank, KISS takes over at this point in the design cycle.

 

[Walking Eagle]

Nice design and fab work!!! You might, if you haven't already done so...want to add gussets to where the horizontal 'outriggers' meet the frame brackets.

I did - Those picts were before I took it off the last time to brace and finish weld. I'll post more recient ones.

 

[angerhater]

so how did they hold up?

 

[Walking Eagle]

They've been working great for 5 years.

Just changed out the bolts this last weekend to SS bolts. The old ones rusted and the sliders didn't want to rotate anymore.

I have an alternate design that will incorporate bronze bushings to aide in the rotating. Just hasn't been a priority since they function as is.

 

[alaskacruiser]

Walking Eagle- awesome idea and execution. I hope you decide to market these!

 

[photomike]

now make a kit so we can buy them!

 

[MANUCHAO]

Those are some sweet sliders / steps you fabbed up !!!
They contour that rig really nice... and the step is practical and looks bad ass !!

Great work man !!!