P400 to 18" Wheel Project
#21
03-14-2022, 12:14 AM
@p400_au - Several months ago I had a buddy create a step there for me. He made it out of aluminum diamond plate and it was great. Unfortunately, he over built to my specs and it was a little too big. In certain conditions while backing up, it would trigger a sensor. And that ALWAYS made me nervous because I was sure I would back into something else dismissing the false positive. What I loved about it was it was on a quick release if I needed to actually use the tow hook. Then, using the ladder, I had an easier route up and a two foot pads when dealing with stuff up there that I didn't want to climb all the way up for. Worked!
Then the guys at PowerfulUk came up with one. Theirs was good old steel. Slightly heavier, much more professionally done. What sold me was that it was smaller and didn't trigger the back up sensor. They sell them for the right so you can access up there and still open the door. They "flipped" it for me because I needed it on the left. Here's their page: Link. If you search, you could find a posting of my old set up. This one, though, is better.
Then the guys at PowerfulUk came up with one. Theirs was good old steel. Slightly heavier, much more professionally done. What sold me was that it was smaller and didn't trigger the back up sensor. They sell them for the right so you can access up there and still open the door. They "flipped" it for me because I needed it on the left. Here's their page: Link. If you search, you could find a posting of my old set up. This one, though, is better.
#22
03-14-2022, 06:44 AM
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He wants to be able to use it in conjunction with his leftside-mounted ladder. When standing on the bottom step of the ladder you now have a stable two-foot platform rather than balancing only on your left foot. Also, since it’s a little lower than the ladder’s bottom step, you can use it as a slightly easier point of entry for climbing the ladder.
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#23
03-14-2022, 06:51 AM
@p400_au - I put it on the left to help with going up my ladder on that side. I can also put one foot on ladder, one on step and have a beautiful platform when dealing with anything on the back 1/3 of the rack. If I didn't have the ladder, I would have gladly taken the right step. No functional difference in accessing the roof rack (other than more on the left, more on the right<g>).
#24
03-14-2022, 11:36 PM
@NoGaBiker @GrouseK9 thanks .. yeah makes sense. I have a 270 awning so having it on the left would mean accessing roof while awning is out would be hard so opted to the default(right) one.
#26
07-17-2022, 01:02 PM
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#27
07-17-2022, 01:13 PM
Here's the link to Lowe's where I picked it up (Link). I've had it a few years. The key is to use 80 grit flap pad. I would recommend going with the 100 just to get the feel for it. Once you feel like you can control it fairly well, the 80 goes faster. Do NOT use the 60. It was way too aggressive for me. ymmv. Here's the link to the mixed sizes I use (
). Good luck!
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GavinC (07-17-2022)
#28
07-17-2022, 08:16 PM
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Here's the link to Lowe's where I picked it up (Link). I've had it a few years. The key is to use 80 grit flap pad. I would recommend going with the 100 just to get the feel for it. Once you feel like you can control it fairly well, the 80 goes faster. Do NOT use the 60. It was way too aggressive for me. ymmv. Here's the link to the mixed sizes I use (Link). Good luck!
The Lowes' link is børked. I guess any basic grinder will do the job.
So I'll avoid the 40 and 60 grit discs. Slow and steady is more my speed.
#29
07-18-2022, 06:22 AM
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#30
07-18-2022, 06:25 PM
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Dang, I feel underpowered now with my 6A Craftsman. .
I do so little with it that I opted for the $40 price range rather than the oh-so-tempting DeWalt. I nearly always get their stuff if it’s something I’m planning to put in some hours with. Their portable job-site table saw is absolutely brilliant. I’m not a contractor but nearly every time I bother to set up the table saw I want it close to where I’m working, not where I store it. It’s so easy to roll this one up to our porch just outside the house and then back to the shed.
Anyway, even though I installed new LK8 rear brakes I still had to grind some material off for clearance with the OEM steelies. Hence the angle grinder. I did the first one with an air-powered hand grinder with small stone wheels, followed by a Dremel when the compressor kept not being able to keep up with the air tool. So out came the CC and Amazon.
. I do so little with it that I opted for the $40 price range rather than the oh-so-tempting DeWalt. I nearly always get their stuff if it’s something I’m planning to put in some hours with. Their portable job-site table saw is absolutely brilliant. I’m not a contractor but nearly every time I bother to set up the table saw I want it close to where I’m working, not where I store it. It’s so easy to roll this one up to our porch just outside the house and then back to the shed.
Anyway, even though I installed new LK8 rear brakes I still had to grind some material off for clearance with the OEM steelies. Hence the angle grinder. I did the first one with an air-powered hand grinder with small stone wheels, followed by a Dremel when the compressor kept not being able to keep up with the air tool. So out came the CC and Amazon.
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