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PURPOSE
This product is designed for installation onto the roof and
rear wall of a recreational vehicle to provide and/or
increase accessibility to the recreational vehicle roof.
-The MAXIMUM WEIGHT CAPACITY of the Universal
Hinged Ladder is 300 lbs.
Before you begin...
MAY CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH
The vehicle's roof and rear wall surfaces must contain
proper support for fastening, consisting of the RV's
framing or backing material provided by the RV
manufacturer specifically for this purpose. Refer to
your RV dealer, local installer or vehicle manufacturer
for frame and backing locations or suggested ladder
placement specific to your model. Do not connect the
ladder to any surface not supported by framing or
backing material designed to meet the ladder's weight
capacity requirements. It is the responsibility of the
installer to determine that respective conditions and
rated capacity will allow the use of this Universal
Hinged Ladder.
-The vehicle's roof surface and substructure should be in
good condition with no dented, cracked, broken or rusted
parts.
-The vehicle's rear wall surface and substructure should
be in good condition with no dented, cracked, broken or
rusted parts.
-The handle portion of the Universal Hinged Ladder is
intended to be mounted on a relatively flat portion of the
roof. Most RV roofs remain relatively flat all the way up
to the edge of the roof, but for roofs that have "radius"
edges use caution to ensure the ladder is not mounted
into the radius.
-Familiarize yourself with the ladder components. The
WARNING
ladder rail construction consists of tubing with two
different diameters. The smaller diameter tube is slid
inside the larger diameter tube and permanently held in
place by a formed feature of the tube or by a fastener.
The smaller diameter tube is used to junction two pieces
of larger diameter tube together and is referred to as an
insert.
INSTALLATION
How to mount the Universal Hinged Ladder to your
RV.
MAY CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH
The Universal Hinged Ladder is intended to be a
permanent fixture. The Universal Hinged Ladder
should only be installed when the vehicle is parked on
level ground.
1. The major portions of the ladder are to be pre-
assembled prior to installation. Slide the handle sections
over the smaller-diameter inserts of the upper ladder
section. Turn the handles until the pre-drilled holes of
the handle line up with the holes of the insert. If holes
are not present, turn the handles until they are
perpendicular to the ladder section and drill a 13/64"
hole through each handle and inner tube insert
approximately 1-1/2" from the handle insert end. NOTE:
When drilling, always drill perpendicular through the
center of the tube; do not drill at an angle or off-center.
Place a #10-24x1-1/2" bolt through each set of holes and
fasten each with a #10-24 nut with nylon lock insert (see
Diagram #2).
WARNING
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