Now this is what I need to get up top of the bus and work on it. They are going for about 90 bucks a piece right now with only 1 bidder.
http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/all,tx/browse/cataucs?catid=602 (http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/all,tx/browse/cataucs?catid=602)
I've spent a lot of time recently trying to work out whether I've got enough space inside my bus to build a staircase (rather than a ladder) to get to the roof patio. It did occur to me briefly that what I really need is a lift (elevator) inside the bus. I'm now trying very hard to forget that I had that thought...a crazy idea, and so much work. But still...
Jeremy
I will stick with my fork lift ;D
As I very seldom ever get on the roof I will stick to a ladder. I could build a platform at the rear of the bus barn to make it easier to go from the ladder to the bus. That would not be expensive and a whole lot safer. Did I mention I don't like heights anyway.
Now that's a handy device. If I just had a shop to put it in.
Those are cool, but I could see the HOA now... the letters would be flying.
over $500 each now. still a deal if i needed to climb on a lot of roofs. as it is, i'll keep my telescoping ladder. gettin harder to carry antennas up a ladder each year, though.
ooops! just noticed 1 bidder for $500 for all 6 of them. what a deal? those things must have been a few thousand apiece originally.
even though no guarantee, too bad they couldn't at least tell you if all fo them work or not. might have upped the bids a little.
So, if you bolted to the side of your bus you could use it as an elevator to a roof deck.
If you don't have a roof deck it could be an observation platform...
Maybe you could cannibalize it and use it for a slide out mechanism...
OR, mount one at each end of the bus and have it raise the roof for a Slide Up
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Quote from: zimtok on October 14, 2011, 08:25:41 AM
OR, mount one at each end of the bus and have it raise the roof for a Slide Up
(https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vipex.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Felevating-units%2Fsony011.jpg&hash=6470593d7c6f73b1f7e6afee81ef7dcc26b9dcbc)
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Quote from: zimtok on October 14, 2011, 08:25:41 AM
So, if you bolted to the side of your bus you could use it as an elevator to a roof deck.
If you don't have a roof deck it could be an observation platform...
Maybe you could cannibalize it and use it for a slide out mechanism...
OR, mount one at each end of the bus and have it raise the roof for a Slide Up
Hmm using this idea and mounting them horizontally and make it a
S T R E T C H
bus! :o :D
;D BK ;D
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Quote from: Busted Knuckle on October 14, 2011, 10:44:25 AM
Hmm using this idea and mounting them horizontally and make it a
S T R E T C H
bus! :o :D
(https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rinspeed.com%2Fimages%2Fphotos%2Fpresto%2Fpho_pr19.jpg&hash=3c35f14ab8ac221a774dfd3f380d1c7b46b9ef2d)
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Or even my own slide out, sort of:
(https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.payhost.net%2FCompleted_Slide_1_smaller.jpg&hash=969bae1015ebab56dd0979d7ce7fa0e14c3f2f07)
Jeremy