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6 minutes ago, Steve P said:

@Ted Carbonaro Just out of curiosity... What does a reasonably priced roof ladder from REV cost these days?  And is it full length, only top half, or only bottom half?

$824.75, which DOES include shipping. $464.75, if you pick it up at REV.

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My ladder is full length and it cost $365.00 plus shipping. That was in July 2023. The original was chrome, the replacement is grey; otherwise it's identical to the original. It was a complete kit with all mounting braces and hardware.

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The center section of my ladder was damaged by the previous owner backing into a tree.  I purchased a generic RV ladder from Amazon for under $200.  Because the generic ladder was not a perfect fit,  I reused the top portion of the factory ladder where it rounds over the top and bolts to the RV roof.  I replaced the damaged straight section of the factory ladder with the straight section of the generic ladder.   I used an inexpensive plumbers pipe cutter to cut the ladder sections.  

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006ERQ1JW

https://www.amazon.com/RIDGID-40617-Quarters-Tubing-Cutter

The generic ladder was about 1 inch narrower than the factory ladder, so that required drilling some new holes to mount it to the RV body with pop rivets.

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2 hours ago, major_west said:

The center section of my ladder was damaged by the previous owner backing into a tree.  I purchased a generic RV ladder from Amazon for under $200.  Because the generic ladder was not a perfect fit,  I reused the top portion of the factory ladder where it rounds over the top and bolts to the RV roof.  I replaced the damaged straight section of the factory ladder with the straight section of the generic ladder.   I used an inexpensive plumbers pipe cutter to cut the ladder sections.  

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006ERQ1JW

https://www.amazon.com/RIDGID-40617-Quarters-Tubing-Cutter

The generic ladder was about 1 inch narrower than the factory ladder, so that required drilling some new holes to mount it to the RV body with pop rivets.

Ours was damaged by the dealership and replaced with an aftermarket, which made my OCD twitch beyond control, and it couldn’t hold a candle to the quality, fit & finish of the REV replacement. 

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I want to say a great big thank you for all the responses regarding my ladder. I had not tried the new avenue thinking it would not be available due to the age of my RV. I will definitely call Rev Group in Oregon. And to Mike Wardell, thanks for the offer of the bottom section. I need the top section. I backed into the gutter on my garage and ruined my ladder, cracked the fiberglass and crushed the gutter. Ouch!!!! $$$$$. We really haven't used it yet and I completely forgot that I have a rear camera. 

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3 hours ago, JTerry said:

I want to say a great big thank you for all the responses regarding my ladder. I had not tried the new avenue thinking it would not be available due to the age of my RV. I will definitely call Rev Group in Oregon. And to Mike Wardell, thanks for the offer of the bottom section. I need the top section. I backed into the gutter on my garage and ruined my ladder, cracked the fiberglass and crushed the gutter. Ouch!!!! $$$$$. We really haven't used it yet and I completely forgot that I have a rear camera. 

Jay, are you fully insured? We had an issue with our toad coming uncoupled, thankfully the safety cables prevented it from continuing on its trajectory toward the Texaco Mini Mart, but it slingshotted back into the coach. Our insurance took care of everything, and you’d never know anything had ever happened.

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11 hours ago, FLynes said:

Jay, are you fully insured? We had an issue with our toad coming uncoupled, thankfully the safety cables prevented it from continuing on its trajectory toward the Texaco Mini Mart, but it slingshotted back into the coach. Our insurance took care of everything, and you’d never know anything had ever happened.

Wow,  I bet that made your xxx pinch the seat cover.    What came loose?

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1 hour ago, Ray Davis said:

Wow,  I bet that made your xxx pinch the seat cover.    What came loose?

The pucker factor pegged the meter for sure, it’s a terrible feeling knowing that you can’t do a thing to stop what’s happening. It could have been worse, I couldn’t find my safety cables before we left on the trip and decided to leave without them…it was the flat we got on the toad that convinced me to stop and buy new ones.

The nut on the stinger’s ball stripped right off…never seen that happen before, and the stinger was two years old and used maybe a dozen times.

I should back up a bit and say that we were towing our Jeep CJ-5 at the time, which has an a-frame hitch that fits on the front bumper and uses a 2” ball mount.

For all intents and purposes, once it’s attached to the stinger, it’s not supposed to go anywhere. The drawback is that there’s no shock absorption whatsoever. When we turned right, toward the fuel pumps, the a-frame shock-loaded the ball, which stripped right off the nut.

Now that we have the Jeep JKU, we have a NSA ReadyBrake system.

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