Ok I may not be the brightest bulb on the tree but would like to think I have some degree of intelligence.
My steps to my rv won't unfold anyone ever have that issue. Not rusted or bent and sprayed very liberall with WD40.

Is the trailer frame torqued?

#blondemoment

New to you?

Geno

It doesn't sound like the kind of problem a 16 pound sledge won't fix.

Let the air out of the tires on that side.

Straight from the Tennessee handbook.

Manual or electric?

ooh ooh,

I like that answer. Not bad for a spandex wearing cyclist!

Geno

Yes a 2012 Heartland park model 42ft

WD40 is the problem.

You still think I am someone else?

#firstcamper

Manual

There is a bar across the middle that you should pull up on and out like another camper I own but they don't budge

Does it have tabs catching on the door frame? I’ve seen some like that

Barricade or PB2 anti-rust/lube on every pivot joint. Soak. Repeat, soak. Repeat.........

You'll be back in business in a few days.

Had the same thing on an old camper. They just get seized up due to the grime, rust, etc.

Doubt it’s lube problem in a 2012

#notaphonejack

Look it over good and make sure there is not some kind of locking mechanism on it, could be as simple as a sliding rod. If there is no locking mechanism then their just froze up, give 'em a good pull........Maybe you should have the wife do it.

OP's location is "in the mountains" and unlike your 8,500 posts, I assume he actually HUNTS and chit with his 75 posts

So yea, road dirt, mag chloride, salt, gravel, off-road grime............

I had the same problem with my pull-behind after just 3 years of Colorado back-country.

#theduckisallinittogether

And, if you are interested, I created a short webinar for TN and FL residents about calling 911.

(hint, stop looking for the "11" button)

#trumperfirstrodeo

#camperstephero

.30-06 should fix it in short order.

And sitting.

Creed will do it faster.

Keep fugkin with it. It’s probably bent somewhere. Never needed to lube a camper step but I’m no duck.

He has a 2012 not an old piece of s.hit like yours.

#IDontDial911

“What’s yer address you arsehole? “ 😆

Holy CHIT!!! I hope you were trying to get out instead of going in. That is no fun. I don't care where you are.

WD40 is schidt for lube, or as a penetrating oil.

I once had the lift for my motorcycle freeze up on the back of my "RV", but application of Kroil (Aerokroil actually) fixed that problem.

Never had the steps freeze that I have noticed. Probably my wife or the kids would have mentioned it.

Mine was a 2014 (new) to 2017 (when I sold it).

My manual fold out step was frozen in place, no sledgehammer could have freed it.

When I finally broke it free with PB2, about a pound of sand and gravel and chit poured out of a bunch of nooks and crannies and channels.

So, it was just a helpful thought.

My 31 class C now is electric and obviously travels on different terrain, so doubt I'd have that problem now.

I was going in but backing out didn’t seem like the right call at the time but it might have been.

The winch pulled it right out, was only stuck for 5 minutes and had a gobbler roosted before it was dark.

+1. Kroil > PB2

PB2 will be cheaper and easier to find but Kroil is the daddy of all anti-seize.

+1. Kroil > PB2

PB2 will be cheaper and easier to find but Kroil is the daddy of all anti-seize.

#BlahBlahBlah........Blah

That about summarizes the extent of your average 24HCF contribution!

Congrats!

👍😂

Agreed..


True dat....

Don’t leave us hanging! What all did you break?

They are boomer proof .

My knuckles. POS! I just built a set of 6 step stringers x 5' wide damn things must weigh 150# . Going to haul them up to camp put themin front of the sliding door and be done with it!

That'd be called a gay ricochet.

Sliding door?

On an RV??

Geno

If the manually operated folding step simply will not budge after some of the solvent/lube treatments recommended here, simply unbolt it from the underside of the rig, hit the joints hard with a good power washer, and then soak those joints with kroil - it will loosen then - so follow with final cleaning and keep it greased at the joints thereafter.

Thats similar to what a gunsmithing instructor told us.

"Don't force it. Get a bigger hammer!"

yes pretty common on the bigger high end units

As a "worker bee", I've never been in the position to know about "bigger high end units".

I lived one summer in a 1977, 17' Ford C class home. That was in 2009 or so............No slider in that unit.

Even the newer ones, up to 1998 models, didn't have them. But at least the newer ones had operating A/C and steps.

Geno