Aluminess side ladder noise

[Ol Blue]

Installed the Aluminess side ladder on the driver’s side of my 06 E350. Have a definite humming/whirring while driving. I was thinking of wrapping paracord around the side rungs as a start to attempt to get rid of/defuse the noise. I searched here but didn’t find any other suggestions for this but thought maybe I missed something. So I’m looking for suggestions before I start the paracord option. Thanks.

[rallypanam]

Never heard of a ladder making noise. But people do swear by the paracord for roof racks, so give it a shot!

[BroncoHauler]

You must not have a diesel.




Herb

[saline]

Originally Posted by BroncoHauler

You must not have a diesel.




Herb

So very true!

[Ol Blue]

Glad to hear the paracord option is a possibility. Thanks. I’ll post the results. Interstingly enough,it is a 6.0 diesel. That should give an indication of how loud the howling is.

[86Scotty]

Originally Posted by BroncoHauler

You must not have a diesel.




Herb

Heh, yep. Buy more aggressive tires! The noise will be gone.

[Ol Blue]

Did the cord trick around the forward vertical rail of the ladder and worked like a charm. Intended to wrap paracord around the whole vertical rung but tried a simple wrap around with a bungee, and bingo. And, an emergency bengee on hand...Thanks for the help.

[1der]

Yep, the cord trick works amazingly well! Rack bars, etc.