Angle folded egress ladder

A method for narrowly stowing a ladder for an agricultural vehicle between a deployed position and an angled stowed position, the method comprising the steps of:

• actuating the ladder, the ladder comprising
• a first frame member and a second frame member, each frame member having an upper portion and a lower portion;
• at least one foot support body operably connected to each of the frame members;
• the upper portion of each frame member operably connected to a frame of the agricultural vehicle, the frame of the agricultural vehicle comprising a fore and an aft;
• moving the ladder from the deployed position to the angled stowed position by pivoting the first and second frame members about pivot points being on different axes than one another, wherein the angled stowed position comprises the first frame member being upward and rearward towards the aft of the agricultural vehicle frame;
• and
• securing the ladder in the angled stowed position, wherein the ladder does not impede egress from or entrance to a cab of the agricultural vehicle.

A ladder for an agricultural vehicle, comprising:

• a first frame member and a second frame member, each frame member having an upper portion and a lower portion;
• at least one foot support body operably connected to each of the frame members;
• the upper portion of each frame member operably connected to a frame of the agricultural vehicle, the frame of the agricultural vehicle comprising a fore and an aft;
• the ladder comprising a deployed position, an intermediary position, and an angled stowed position, wherein the angled stowed position comprises the first frame member being upward and rearward towards the aft of the agricultural vehicle frame;
• an angled hinge point comprising a first pivot point interconnecting the first frame member and the agricultural vehicle frame, and a second pivot point interconnecting the first frame member and the agricultural vehicle frame;
• and
• a hydraulic cylinder having a first end operably coupled to the agricultural vehicle frame and a distal second end operably coupled to an upper portion of the first frame member,
• wherein the second distal end of the hydraulic cylinder is configured to be above the angled hinge point in the deployed position, the angled stowed position, and the intermediary position to prevent the ladder from becoming immovable from the angled stowed position.