Side Ladder
| I cut about 2 1/4 inches out of the center of the ladder I cut four pieces of scrap steel rod and tapped them into the hollow core of the steps with a hammer to add strength before welding the sections together. The rod was the exact size with a slight interference fit. |
| A close up view of the steel plugs |
| More detail |
| Ladder sections MIG welded together. You can see one of the two 12 inch 1 1/2" by 3 " steel angles I used to mount the ladder to the Mog floor. I used this size because I had several 24"pieces on hand and wanted to be sure the ladder lock lever cleared the 24 Volt outlet and fit below the floor. |
| Different view of ladder partswelded together and the mounting angle. Total width came out to 12 inches. |
| Ladder with welds ground down, primed, painted and bolted to floor. |
| Ladder closed up. I used 10 MM bolts to connect the steel angle plates to the floor. I drilled out the two roll bar bolt holes also for 10mm because the 6mm bolts seemed too wimpy. I used several large flat washers to spread the load to the floor sheet metal. Now I can climb in using the wheel step ring and the ladder to make things easier. I sprayed the steps and sprinkled some traction grit while the paint was wet then sprayed it a bit later to cover the traction grit. I also sprayed my step rings the same way, paint - traction grit - repaint. |
| Now the ladder can be closed or opened while sitting in the drivers seat! Now I need to get some decent seats like Michael Chenevert. |
