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Boarding Steps
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:23 pm
by 170C
Has anyone explored any alternative boarding steps on their 170's? I don't hear of many complaints, but my passengers keep bending, kinking, mine! Looking to see if Cessna 180/185 or even 177 steps might be modified to fit. Gotta find something that can handle my 250+ lb friends
Re: Boarding Steps
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:35 pm
by GAHorn
170C wrote:Has anyone explored any alternative boarding steps on their 170's? I don't hear of many complaints, but my passengers keep bending, kinking, mine! Looking to see if Cessna 180/185 or even 177 steps might be modified to fit. Gotta find something that can handle my 250+ lb friends
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Re: Boarding Steps
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:00 pm
by 4583C
gahorn wrote:170C wrote:Has anyone explored any alternative boarding steps on their 170's? I don't hear of many complaints, but my passengers keep bending, kinking, mine! Looking to see if Cessna 180/185 or even 177 steps might be modified to fit. Gotta find something that can handle my 250+ lb friends
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Like George has any real experience with that recomendation
Re: Boarding Steps
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:04 pm
by c170b53
Waiting for the pile on!
Re: Boarding Steps
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 11:52 pm
by ghostflyer
Just finished fitting some new steps from Mc Farlane . Dealled directly with the company. Very impressed with the service and paper work. They are made of chrome moly steel , very well made looks original. Drilling the new attach holes are are bit testing but use a colbalt drill. Very happy with the over all job
Re: Boarding Steps
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 11:52 pm
by ghostflyer
Just finished fitting some new steps from Mc Farlane . Dealled directly with the company. Very impressed with the service and paper work. They are made of chrome moly steel , very well made looks original. Drilling the new attach holes are are bit testing but use a colbalt drill. Very happy with the over all job
Re: Boarding Steps
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 1:11 am
by GAHorn
Ghostflyer, you must REALLY have enjoyed doing that job since you posted it twice. (or was that for the Left...and then the Right...???)
Re: Boarding Steps
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:48 am
by ghostflyer
NAh, just finger trouble using a iPad. AND I didn't enjoy the job , some genius had used cherry max rivets which are a "delight" to remove . Due to the lack of access in the floor to rerivet I used NAS screws .
Re: Boarding Steps
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:34 am
by Hawkeyenfo
I just put the F. Atlee Dodge step on my pilot side....my step broke off at the weld. Looks good, well built. A bit of a pain but, looks like it will hold up well.
Re: Boarding Steps
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 6:17 pm
by hilltop170
My IA repaired my step which failed at the weld by re-welding in place which looks good and should last another 65 years. No corrosion inside, just weld failure. One hour labor.
- Weld repaired pilot side step
- Original weld copilot side step