I just saw this at Harbor Freight today.

[bleda2002]

I need a set of 10 sockets that goes from 10mm to 10mm

Harbor freight sells that actually, a set of only 10mm sockets

https://www.harborfreight.com/10mm-metric-essential-socket-set-10-piece-58957.html

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[DR.]

I need a set of 10 sockets that goes from 10mm to 10mm

HF has one as mentioned. I bought this off Amazon. It's been great having extras everywhere.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B996Y226/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[NULL POINTER]

Harbor freight sells that actually, a set of only 10mm sockets

https://www.harborfreight.com/10mm-metric-essential-socket-set-10-piece-58957.html

Yep, I bought it when they first came out. You can never have enough spare 10mm sockets when you own a Jeep JL or JT. I still have all 10 in that set, missing a couple 10mm in some other socket sets.

 

[SargeDiesel]

My wife bought me one for Christmas when they were still a fairly new thing.
I had it on my 2020 and moved it to my 2022 and would move it to any truck I might own in the future.
I did change how the plate is mounted, and modified it a bit due to the close clearances on the JT - but it works fine and I use it often.

I moved the one "post" that put the ladder a bit too close to the cable, but likely not actually necessary. My back and arthritis and now vestibular (balance) issues love this thing.

Thanks bud, I remember reading your post. THANK YOU for reposting.
Did you modify the part of the post (last pic) where the cable goes underneath ?

Not so important, but do you remember the brand you purchased and was it on par in price with the HF version ?

Thanks again for the info.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Thanks bud, I remember reading your post. THANK YOU for reposting.
Did you modify the part of the post (last pic) where the cable goes underneath ?

Not so important, but do you remember the brand you purchased and was it on par in price with the HF version ?

Thanks again for the info.

Mine was before HF, Amazon and others sold them, so it was more expensive. The same thing today would be what you see at HF - I consider that a good price.
I cut the square post off the mounting plate and re-welded it back onto the plate a bit from the edge to move that part of the ladder away from the cable, and I notches the U shaped part that connects the ladder to the mounting plate post to help clear the cable a bit.
Maybe not important, but it bugged me.

This "post" was over to the right edge of the mounting plate. I carefully cut it off the plate and welded it back on over a bit to help clear the cable. Maybe not needed.......... try not to look at my weld job too closely.

 

[SargeDiesel]

As an aside - I "graduated" PT today for my loss of vestibular function in my left inner ear. I still have to be careful about certain movements and so on, and some of the stupid commercials and TV shows will make me dizzy with constantly circling cameras and fast-switching images, but that with arthritis.......... well, if it was easy, I'd not have spent about $1500 on new stairs going up into my garage loft........... making the steps far more even, not so high, wider........

So not to pick on people who don't know - but we all seem to judge physical needs or abilities on our own self - and yeah, I've been know to do that. I try to be careful, and having worked at OWL -a head injury rehab facility, and Voc Rehab, I try hard not to be like I used to be.........
Anyone seeing me judge someone based on weight, age, physical or mental impairments, or anything similar, smack me good and hard.

So if anyone needs any "assistive technology" ladders, that sort of thing - I'm into it.
Expert - heck no!! But having been there......... (and having a wife with her own handicap from birth, then getting arthritis on top of it)

OK, back to Michael's original question and post.
Yes, I really like the ladder. Yes, you can buy or maybe someone can make a handle that slips over the striker and tailgate pivot point, I grab the top rear of the side of the bed and that has worked fine for me thus far - I see a handle in my future, perhaps??
i've used it on rough ground even where only one leg of the ladder was on solid ground and it was steady and strong. Chinese - sure, but more than adequate for my 200+ (don't tell my wife about the plus part). It's never bent. I did swap out some of the hardware for stainless over the years I've had this one.

Your really making an appealing case for it.

I actually was just accepted and completed my membership today for the Lakeshore Foundation ( https://www.lakeshore.org/about/our-history/ )
It serves as the Olympic and Paralympic Training Site. It's world renowned for adaptive sports.

OK... Back to it

 

[SargeDiesel]

No, never heard it and it shows no real signs of moving around. I did tighten things up, used more nylon washers where the ladder pins to the posts on the mounting bracket, placed the strap slightly differently than the directions and keep it super-tight (as tight as the plastic buckle will handle). If that buckle ever gives out, I'll likely use velcro or come up with something else but it was installed on my 2020 fairly early on so it's been in use on one of the two for 4 years so far.

It would be nice if you could stow it like you do when you break down a folding table, the way the frame snaps underneath. But the plastic buckle and even velcro would get the job done.

 

[SargeDiesel]

Not sure how new it is.......... got mine and installed it in 2020, but useful, for sure.
And maybe it's new for HF and many would never know they exist if they didn't have a wife who plays video games on her phone and up pops an ad and she showed me and basically said "merry Christmas" and bought it.

Yes, it's new for HF.

 

[Dmag33]

I need a set of 10 sockets that goes from 10mm to 10mm

Pretty sure every car or truck over a few years old has several laying either somewhere on the motor or frame. After they fall off should be tons of 'em along the roads or jammed up between the tire treads

 

[Minty JL]

I need a set of 10 sockets that goes from 10mm to 10mm

Well I'm sure you're well aware they offer that package

 

[Capngeo]

You can get handles, too - a handle that slips into the striker. It's a heck of a lot handier than a folding stool that is still going to make you stretch between the stool and a high tailgate. Ladders allow smaller increments........

Until or unless you've had what I have and have been going through........... you'd maybe see - smaller increments to climb in is a lot better.

With the ladder, most of the time I simply grab the top rear of the bed side and it works fine.
Super simple to use - Unbuckle ladder, swing it down, use it - when done, fold it back up and buckle it back in place. But handles are out there to be bought or made and the commercial ones fit most pickups, including JT.

My ladder is always there, even on rocky or uneven ground, safer and more stable. Just grab the side of the bet, or get one of those handles that slips into the tailgate striker and clip it by the ladder.
I guess I know because I used to carry such a stool or step with me - I've been the stool route, inconvenient, slower, and if parked on uneven ground, a ladder offers smaller steps between ground and tailgate. A stool is just one step - often still too low from the tail gate, especially of a slightly lifted truck. I also don't like having my 200 pounds on plastic sitting on rocks and uneven ground. I can drop the ladder down on any surface, even a steep hill or pile of rocks.

THAT would make all the difference in the world! Just think of having a ladder that goes up to the gutter but docent extend past the drip line of a roof.... Not very safe!

 

[ShadowsPapa]

THAT would make all the difference in the world! Just think of having a ladder that goes up to the gutter but docent extend past the drip line of a roof.... Not very safe!

Yes but we do have a bit of an advantage in that the wall of the bed of the truck extends up past the surface of the tailgate or bed floor, so there is at least that much to reach down to and hold, but as you age, and get into what I have, bending down and looking at something will trigger "dizzy" or instability, so it's nicer to have something at almost eye level when backing down the ladder.
Up isn't a real problem, down is.
I extend my ladder up a bit beyond the gutter, but then too much and it's in the way of getting off and on, so no, my ladder doesn't go way up beyond the gutter. I want to be able to step over the top of the ladder and not go around the side. That's just me - but the past year, I've hired a guy to put up and take down our Christmas lights and check the rain gutters (he's a friend and does it super cheap, but since it's also in the construction/remodeling business, getting on his schedule is sometimes problematic)

anyway, going up, getting into the back of the truck isn't a problem, really, because i reach and hold the end of the side of the box, which sticks up far enough to be helpful. Going down, that's a bit different.
The handle thing is really a clever device. It really wouldn't take anything to make one for the JT - the commercial ones are of course universal to work with any truck, they almost have to be, but a person decent with wood or steel or even aluminum stock could make something quite easily. It's really a game changer. Hope the "inventor" is getting enough to pay his bills.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Well I'm sure you're well aware they offer that package

Ironically, I didn't realize that. Last time I was in HF or even on their web site it was for their Icon torque wrench - didn't have a lot of time to browse. But........ now that I know it's there, time to look for coupons and make the 30 minute trip to the closest HF.
That set is missing the 10mm in 3/4" drive, though......

 

[DrewsJT]

You can get handles, too - a handle that slips into the striker. It's a heck of a lot handier than a folding stool that is still going to make you stretch between the stool and a high tailgate. Ladders allow smaller increments........

Until or unless you've had what I have and have been going through........... you'd maybe see - smaller increments to climb in is a lot better.

With the ladder, most of the time I simply grab the top rear of the bed side and it works fine.
Super simple to use - Unbuckle ladder, swing it down, use it - when done, fold it back up and buckle it back in place. But handles are out there to be bought or made and the commercial ones fit most pickups, including JT.

My ladder is always there, even on rocky or uneven ground, safer and more stable. Just grab the side of the bet, or get one of those handles that slips into the tailgate striker and clip it by the ladder.
I guess I know because I used to carry such a stool or step with me - I've been the stool route, inconvenient, slower, and if parked on uneven ground, a ladder offers smaller steps between ground and tailgate. A stool is just one step - often still too low from the tail gate, especially of a slightly lifted truck. I also don't like having my 200 pounds on plastic sitting on rocks and uneven ground. I can drop the ladder down on any surface, even a steep hill or pile of rocks.

1. As a disabled person, I sympathize.
2. I tried 1 from Amazon but it didn't fit the jt tailgate.
3. I'm very appreciative that the op found this at HF.
Gonna go get 1 soon!

 

[Bbannongmu]

Pretty sure every car or truck over a few years old has several laying either somewhere on the motor or frame. After they fall off should be tons of 'em along the roads or jammed up between the tire treads

I resemble this remark

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