Anyone have or used a Hitchmate Truck Step?

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BobD

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I am getting a truck and was thinking that one of this might be mandatory for me to reach the whole hood when washing.
 
That'd be a long reach from the hitch (normally located at the ack of a truck) to the hood. :)



Go to a home improvement store and dpick up one of those 20" tall planks / steps that is aluminum, about 30" long and folds up. You'll have to have a way to reach the top of the cab anyway. I can reach the whole hood w/o leaning on the truck (Ridgeline), but the middle of the windshield and the cab are no-go's w/o the plank. I have to move it twice on each side to reach the entire area. They also make a great platform to lay down your PC when polishing.



Here's a previous thread on washing tall vehicles.



When it's too tall...
 
kompressornsc said:
That'd be a long reach from the hitch (normally located at the ack of a truck) to the hood. :)



Go to a home improvement store and dpick up one of those 20" tall planks / steps that is aluminum, about 30" long and folds up. You'll have to have a way to reach the top of the cab anyway. I can reach the whole hood w/o leaning on the truck (Ridgeline), but the middle of the windshield and the cab are no-go's w/o the plank. I have to move it twice on each side to reach the entire area. They also make a great platform to lay down your PC when polishing.



Here's a previous thread on washing tall vehicles.



When it's too tall...
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It's the hitch mate tire step not the hitch mate. ;)

http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs...458&TID=101&productId=2009458&catalogId=10101
 
My father purchased a similar one from Camping World. He uses it on his RV to clean windows. He loves it but I would go with the bench thing or a small step ladder. I use a step ladder to reach the roof of my car.
 
Good luck trying to do the cab roof with that. :nana:

A 4 ft step ladder works well when doing trucks.
 
osc4m said:
Good luck trying to do the cab roof with that. :nana:

A 4 ft step ladder works well when doing trucks.
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The cab roof I just get from the bed. ;) I won't be adding a cover to this truck.
 
To wash the roof of my truck, I bought a 4' aluminum long folding platform from Lowes or Home Depot for about $30. Works great, especially for polishing when you need to get some leverage.



Also, I have used the telescoping wash mitt from Meguiars and it seems to do a good job without marring.
 
Danase said:
I am getting a truck and was thinking that one of this might be mandatory for me to reach the whole hood when washing.
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I've got one though it isn't the brand you mentioned. I've used it dozens of hours for under hood work over the years. The only draw back I could see with one is having a tire that is too narrow for the rim. It would be resting on the rim in this case and might damage it. I think mine is a "Mechanics Step" by OTC though I no longer see it on their site.
 
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