Broken step.

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Re: Broken step.

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ghostflyer wrote:I found mine had corroded internally and snapped at the r/h step weld. It broke when most of my weight was on it and it shredded my jeans and later a nasty infection on my leg which took 4 months to heal. Mc Farlane supplied a new one . Costly but a goodie
That’s something I think about each time I swing my fat self into the seat… worry about the step…and the doorpost-strap held by those little #10 screws into a rivnut…. depositing me onto the ramp with a gash in the leg and a concussion.
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