How many of you wish your Born Free had an Electric Step

[tevz32]

I have one on my '91 26RB. It works great but it rattles going down the road. I have to tie it up with a bungee or it drives my wife crazy. I see no way to tighten the mechanism-it has to slide.

[Roger H]

I have a '89 BF that has a retractable step but looks like it stopped working some time ago (as evidenced by the wires holding it up now). Any recommendations on a good place to go to get this repaired/replaced in the San Fernando Valley/LA area?

At the moment we can step on it as it's slightly extended but it's more of a trip and fall hazard to use it that way than to just hop down or use a portable step.

But the floor space is precious in this 24' model and would be ideal not to lug around another item regardless of how small a step is!

Thanks!

Any good RV dealer should be able to service that step for you. They were a stock, off-the-shelf item. If parts aren't available for your particular step, you can have a new one installed. The electric steps can be found for around $350.

[Michal9651]

I have a 1983 24' President with this step. Still working but interested in learning any resource of parts. FranGrun, you mentioned similar parts available in industry. I would love to discuss this with you. My Born Free is the dual fuel model like your's. Feel free to pm me.
Michael

[FrankGRUN]

Michal9651, I have continued to restore, upgrade and modify my 1982 Dual Fuel Born Free 24Ft Rear Bath unit. I have found virtual no interest on this forum for the older Born Free units, so I have stopped posting any details here. I'll PM you separately to initiate some possible exchanges of information.

[randallrae]

There is still older coaches out there being restored that can still use your input. Brandon Dodgen has an 86 he is considering to restore , a late 70's on a chevy chassis he is not sure what he will do with , and one of their bus type coaches on a Ford chassis that was used to haul cabinets over to assembly .

[stevek]

I agree. Please hang around, we can use your input.
Tell us about your 1982 Dual Fuel Born Free?
What the heck is dual fuel? Thanks. Sounds interesting.

After a little research, I think the BF runs on LPG or Gas.
And, Looks like it came from the BF factory that way?
I wonder how common this is and how many were produced?
Thanks for any input.