Trick Step interfering with right hand turning radius

[Tromanoski]

I just received my trick step and when unboxing it, there was a warning label cautioning about the right hand turning radius for clearance. I know it could be the result of a particular tow vehicles turning radius but this caution was not on their web site. I would have asked more questions before I ordered it. My driveway to my garage is perpendicular to the street so I have to back the boat up turning the truck/trailer pretty sharply. I have a Z118 Ranger on a single axle Ranger Trail trailer. My tow vehicle is a standard 2018 F150 4 well drive with 20 inch wheels. Has anybody experienced the right hand turning radius issues that Trick Step warns you about. I assume the warning is for if you turn to sharp wither forward or backing up (my particular case) that the trick step can hit the back of the truck.

[John Sanner]

I bought a 13" hitch from etrailer.com. That extended it out and gives me plenty of room.

[XingEyeballs]

I have a 10.5” with a towtector deflector mounted on it. I have some pretty tight areas to back my Z119 with trickstep behind an F150. I watch it on my 360 truck camera and I have to nearly jackknife it to hit but it could... never been an issue.

[BoilermakerZ519]

So does the bottom step hit the bumper? If so, you can get the version that has a removable bottom step?

[Tromanoski]

I got it installed and I know why they included the warning. I do not know if it will be an issue or not in my particular case, but for my driveway I will just back it in so the step is always to the outside.

[Super 91]

I dented my F-250 bumper when I had a friend watching for me as I backed under a house with stilts at Okeechobee. He did not see the step getting close to the bumper and I wondered if I was about to get into the truck with the step. I get out and sure enough, it had touched the bumper. I would get an extended hitch if I had to make that backup on a regular basis.

[ch]

I bought a 13" hitch from etrailer.com. That extended it out and gives me plenty of room.

I did the same thing

[Wild Heethen]

Exactly why I don't own one. I wish I knew of a system that goes up middle over winch stand like I think Bass Cat's does.

[Tromanoski]

Exactly why I don't own one. I wish I knew of a system that goes up middle over winch stand like I think Bass Cat's does.

Ranger makes a step that is about $1000. I don't know if their design would have the same potential. If I was younger, I probably would have passed on buying anybody's step. Know that I now the potential issue, I don't think I will have a problem and will just pay a little more attention. The risk of a fall is a much bigger concern than me screwing up and turning the boat trailer to sharp to get the step into the bumper.

[rockmike]

On my Easy Step steps I removed the steps, made new holes and offset the steps to the inside and helped my situation.

[bloodman]

Ranger makes a step that is about $1000. I don't know if their design would have the same potential. If I was younger, I probably would have passed on buying anybody's step. Know that I now the potential issue, I don't think I will have a problem and will just pay a little more attention. The risk of a fall is a much bigger concern than me screwing up and turning the boat trailer to sharp to get the step into the bumper.

No issue with Ranger steps

[ranger521znem]

I have trick step and no issues what so ever I have them on my ranger 521vx 2003 trailer and not even close to hitting the bumper I tow with a 2003 tahoe and a 2013 tahoe. My friend used my boat on his Chevy pickup diesel and no issues what so ever.