The stairs on my 2013 Bighorn 3010RE are falling apart. The lower step has always been "spongy" and now one of the tabs has broken off. Any recommendations on replacement other than the OEM stairs? I have seen some Bighorns with aluminum stairs that look pretty nice and was told that someone was installing them at the last Goshen rally. Anyone know the manufacture of these?
Bighorn Stairs Replacement
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jmgratz
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It's possible that your stairs have a defect that was the subject of a recall or similar. Contact Heartland Customer Service to check on this (877-262-8032).
The AlumaTread steps are from Lippert. Give them a call. Something around $300 plus shipping. Most people who've gotten them like them.
Terry - the treads are an aluminum extrusion but the rest of the staircase is steel.
MTPockets
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That makes sense. Mine are doing the sagging, so I've been supporting the bottom step with the plastic Lego blocks which gives a solid step up.
brianlajoie
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We converted from 3 to 4 step stairs. We are very happy with these new aluminum stairs. We went to the Lippert shop to have them installed while we were at the national rally.
Jesstruckn/Jesstalkn
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I just installed the Aluminum Quad steps on my LM365. Love them much better then the all steel steps were.
justafordguy
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I added these to the bottom steps on our Gateway and they made a huge improvement in the stability of the step and I feel that they also take a lot of stress off the step assembly.
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TxCowboy
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Those look good! Did you need two of them or did one do the job?
wdk450
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I have been using one of those step supports also for about 5 years, and through 2 sets of steps. When I posted about this previously, respondents told me that it should be mounted on the 2nd lowest step, not the lowest, due to steps side framework design. I personally didn't do that (yet).
I am glad to see that there is finally a 4 step alternative to the OEM Elkhart Tool and Die steps ( http://www.elkharttool.com/quad_rv_steps.html ).
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TxCowboy
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From the Amazon photos, it looks to be installed on a three step system. The bottom step of a four step will likely be too low to the ground so I can see installing it on the second step from the bottom.
RoadJunkie
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Does anyone sell replacement aluminum steps that could be installed on the existing frame?
brianlajoie
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The Lippert 4 step stair is a replacement item. It was installed on our rig on an existing frame without modification.
pegmikef
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I believe there is a three step version of this stair and it is supposed to work well with the shorter BHs that have the 10 inch frame vs. the 12 inch on the longer rigs. My 3010RE is ten inch, but my OEM steps work very well and don't warrant replacement.
brianlajoie
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I also have a 3010RE and the 4 step version works very well on my trailer.
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