Calling all fatboys with tall trucks?!?!?!

[nad]

I use a Werner step ladder, or just climb on my 35" tire, and right into the engine bay. I've tried balancing on my stock chrome bumper, but I busted my a$$ at least 3 times doing that, and after the third time, I decided I had to find a better way to get up there.

If I'm working on the front or top of the motor, I just kneel on the core support until my knees are sore beyond belief.

 

[jjlaughner]

DITTO
I have two of them then walk back and forth on the front bumper...

I mostly use one of these:

Werner 2' step ladder

 

[85gmcOD]

scaffol

im an electrician and havent ever done this yet but what about using a scaffol... or however you spell it... its nice if you have them becaus ehtey set up in no time and it becomes a plank to walk on and is alot sturdyer tyhan a 2 foot step ... and if you were real ambitious you can make a tray to hang off the rails for your tools and a nice cold one

 

[Elevator Man]

Build ya nice winch bumper that ya can stand on thats what I do!

 

[FightinTXag]

If you go stepping or standing on the front bumper (especially the curved stock ones) be careful.

I was at the local Pick 'n Pull and climbed up in the engine bay like I usually do. Of course they had the truck frame sitting on the welded together wheels so it was quite a ways up there. Anyway when I went to get down, I swung my left leg out of the engine bay and put my foot on the front bumper. As soon as I shifted my weight onto that leg to begin to lift my right leg out of the engine bay, my left foot slipped off the bumper.

I fell a good 3' to the gravel ground. Because my right leg was still in the engine bay, it kinda flipped me and I landed on my shoulder. The back of my knee got shredded pretty good on the rather sharp top edge of the core support.

It could've been a lot worse had I landed on my head, and if my right foot would've gotten hung on something a broken leg or ankle might've resulted.

 

[bigbluesuburban]

We just bought a lifttruck for around the shop... and I am going to build a platform that attaches to the forks and wraps around the front of the truck so it can be adjusted to whatever height we need. I think it will come in very handy.

Edit: For now though we use a couple step stools and a piece of scaffold decking between them. Works great