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Old 07-29-2022, 10:20 AM   #1
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My new trailer has the fold-out ladder (StepAbove?) instead of the old style steps. It is fine when there is room to deploy it, but the width of my trailer plus the 54” needed to deploy the stair is wider than my storage spot. If my neighbor parks close to the line by door is blocked.

How do people deal with this? Is there a way to disconnect the stair to get it out of the way if it cannot be extended normally?
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Old 07-31-2022, 02:31 PM   #2
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My new trailer has the fold-out ladder (StepAbove?) instead of the old style steps. It is fine when there is room to deploy it, but the width of my trailer plus the 54” needed to deploy the stair is wider than my storage spot. If my neighbor parks close to the line by door is blocked.

How do people deal with this? Is there a way to disconnect the stair to get it out of the way if it cannot be extended normally?
The Morryde steps I put on my fiver have hinge pins that can be pulled out to separate the steps from the RV. I would look for something like that. Though this would only help if the stairs are okay once on the ground and don't have room to swing down to the ground.

On mine the pins could not be re-installed once the steps are down. And the steps would be somewhat less stable.
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The Morryde steps I put on my fiver have hinge pins that can be pulled out to separate the steps from the RV. I would look for something like that. Though this would only help if the stairs are okay once on the ground and don't have room to swing down to the ground.

On mine the pins could not be re-installed once the steps are down. And the steps would be somewhat less stable.
Do you mean the pins can be removed while the steps are up?

I looked briefly for a disconnect but did not see anything.

If needed, I suppose I can tilt the stairs out a couple of feet and use a stepladder to weasel my way into the rig.
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Do you mean the pins can be removed while the steps are up?

I looked briefly for a disconnect but did not see anything.

If needed, I suppose I can tilt the stairs out a couple of feet and use a stepladder to weasel my way into the rig.
Yes. With the steps up, there are two sections of hinge visible, about 8" to the right and 8" to the left that join the steps to the RV floor. The hinge pins are about 8" long and have an angled portion at one end that is used to pull the pins inward and out of the two 8" hinges (kind of like removing a door by driving the hinge pins upward). This separates the steps from the floor. It's best to have two people to lift the steps out of the RV doorway. And definitely two people to re-install them.

I could envision a hinge that does not have this feature in which case removing screws from the side of the hinge that is screwed to the floor would be the only way to free the steps.

All this said, given the weight of the steps, and the muscle required to remove and replace them (if you have removable hinge pins) would surely preclude disconnecting the steps to lower them to solve your problem of lack of swing room.
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