C4 Fab 4Runner Ladder Prototype

[sactown]

Is this fat guy rated? How heavy a person can climb this?

 

[C4 Fabrication]

I really like the look of the of the ladder and think the style would mesh well with my prinsu roof rack. I would like to know what the weight of it is and if there is an upgraded lift strut that would work well with it before I would order one though. Having shovel mounts and maxtrax mounts would be a huge bonus. Hopefully all would be available before my yearly off grid fishing trip in June where I know I would be putting it to use.

The weight of the ladder with mounting plates and all hardware is about 12lbs. A replacement hatch strut is not needed for just the ladder itself, but if you add any other accessories to the ladder you will need one. We will be sourcing a strut option that we will sell as an add-on with the ladder.

Big thank you for going aluminum. If gas prices go up in the future, the demand for all these new aluminum accessories and mods will only go up, I think.

Yeah we wanted to keep the weight down and try to eliminate any rust issues, but aluminum is quite a bit more expensive than steel, so we are still trying to figure out where we need to price them.

Heck yes. Being that this is the only aluminum ladder option (from what I have seen anyway), this is a definite purchase for me! No rust, light weight, matching style with Prinsu...win win win! Cant wait to see the final production run with powder coat!

Keep us in the loop guys!

Yes it is the only aluminum one that we know of, we will keep everyone updated for sure!

aluminum!! put me down, will definitely order this when available.

Awesome thanks!

Is this fat guy rated? How heavy a person can climb this?

We are thinking it will have a rating of about 300 lbs.

 

[2flyfishin]

Sounds great. As long as the price isn’t out of line I will definitely be getting one of these.

 

[live_discover]

I just like it because its aluminum and I refuse to support Gobi. Design is meh. Not a fan of the put together look (Prinsu). That said its a solid option and I may end up with it.

 

[boyguan]

I love how easy this will be to mount accessories to.

 

[DShindig]

Put me on the list! I know there isn't one but let me know when the ordering opens.

 

[2flyfishin]

One request I would make is on the powder coating. I think it would be real smart to do the steps ( and just on the steps) with a textured powder coat to help hide scuff marks and give a little traction for when you use the ladder.

 

[Easyrider18]

Looks good...it will match with the Prinsu style roof racks nicely.

 

[808Keith]

I love the look of this rack. Hope price wise it’ll be competitive


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[100RNR]

Price competitive, and I'm in.

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[CRFofiddyF]

Price competitive, and I'm in.

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Price competitive with which company? gobi is at $220 and Baja is $350. Even eotech I think is at $350 ish. I am looking for one but it falls under the "would like to have" category versus "need".

 

[2flyfishin]

Price competitive with which company? gobi is at $220 and Baja is $350. Even eotech I think is at $350 ish. I am looking for one but it falls under the "would like to have" category versus "need".

Hopefully the price falls closer to the gobi as I feel that baja’s ladder is out of line for what you get. Yes aluminum is more expensive but with this ladder being of a modular design, the laber costs for manufacturing as your not paying a welder to to sit around and weld everything up should be low to counter balance the material cost some I would think. A ladder falls under wants, not need for me too so I will see where the price falls because lord knows if I get one, I am eventually going to end up getting some attachments too.

 

[100RNR]

Price competitive with which company? gobi is at $220 and Baja is $350. Even eotech I think is at $350 ish. I am looking for one but it falls under the "would like to have" category versus "need".

In that range and I'm good. The Ecotechne I like, but stories and dealing with the company make it a no go. I think the Baja is overpriced, but they seem to sell them, so good for them.

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[JKLNHYD]

Gobi sells the replacement gas tubes for the rear lift gate to accommodate accessories on a ladder.

GOBI Rear Gas Springs - Toyota 4Runner 5th Gen

 

[jsilvers1530]

I would be down to purchase one as well.

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[C4 Fabrication]

I love how easy this will be to mount accessories to.

Yes it will be very easy! That was one of our main goals in designing the ladder.

Put me on the list! I know there isn't one but let me know when the ordering opens.

We will keep everyone updated as to when the product is ready to purchase! We may do a pre-order once we get some more marketing content put together with the first prototype one.

One request I would make is on the powder coating. I think it would be real smart to do the steps ( and just on the steps) with a textured powder coat to help hide scuff marks and give a little traction for when you use the ladder.

Something like this should work well for those who want extra traction: https://8020.net/40-2877.html

Looks good...it will match with the Prinsu style roof racks nicely.

Thanks!

I love the look of this rack. Hope price wise it’ll be competitive


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Sounds great. As long as the price isn’t out of line I will definitely be getting one of these.

Price competitive, and I'm in.

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Price competitive with which company? gobi is at $220 and Baja is $350. Even eotech I think is at $350 ish. I am looking for one but it falls under the "would like to have" category versus "need".

Planning on pricing it under $350. Aluminum is quite expensive right now so the material needed for the ladder frame and the T-Slot steps adds up pretty quick. We have some initial costs all figured out, but we aren't 100% sure where we are going to set retail pricing yet.

I would be down to purchase one as well.

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Awesome, watch the thread for updates!

 

[raycie]

Updates?

 

[C4 Fabrication]

Updates?

Heres some updates for everyone!

We got the first ladder powder coated and installed. We are going to put some miles on it for a little while and make sure we use it a lot and see if we run into any issues.
So far everything is great on it, fitment is tight and the ladder assembles easily.
Ladder fits with Frontrunner roof rack and CBI swing out bumpers. The ladder also fits with our new rear bumper that we will be putting into production soon!

Here are some photos.

 

[C4 Fabrication]

one more. We will get some more close up ones soon.

 

[007Tacoma]

one more. We will get some more close up ones soon.

I gotta say: That looks really good to me! I like how it has slots/holes for attaching things and/or grabbing on to.

One request in your testing: mount one end of a hammock to it and test with 300-350lbs (roughly the weight of myself and my wife). We seem to always camp somewhere with only one mounting spot for the hammock.

...please. :fish2: