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Title: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: Mex-Busnut on March 07, 2012, 09:10:09 AM
This vehicle was parked outside the property where we park our bus yesterday. I am thinking a project based on this platform (Think: Teardrop trailer!) would be much cheaper, plus it would get incredible grass mileage. And the products out of its exhaust are 100% bio-degradable. What do you think? 
Title: Re: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: crown on March 07, 2012, 09:17:42 AM
  steve might get good grass milage but highway speed is going to be a isuue ans slow going up the hills john
Title: Re: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: Oonrahnjay on March 07, 2012, 09:21:51 AM
Quote from: Mex-Busnut on March 07, 2012, 09:10:09 AM(snip)  And the products out of its exhaust are 100% bio-degradable. What do you think?    

    Yeah, having the exhaust up in front of the passenger compartment may cause issues.
Title: Re: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: Rick59-4104 on March 07, 2012, 09:24:38 AM
 Steve,
That needs to be a framed painting (less the graffiti).  Care if I show it to my artist wife? We have a Jack and horses, bred the Jack to a Gaited Paint Mare last fall awaiting the results....

Rick
Title: Re: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: Lin on March 07, 2012, 09:48:58 AM
Okay, but pull it with this:

DARPA Cheetah Sets Speed Record for Legged Robots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=d2D71CveQwo#ws)
Title: Re: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: lostagain on March 07, 2012, 11:32:28 AM
Just think: your bus doesn't need feeding while parked. This rig does wether you use it or not.

That's what I tell my wife whose hobby is horses: my bus doesn't need feeding while parked, and it is easy to catch when I need it, LOL.

JC
Title: Re: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: Len Silva on March 07, 2012, 11:41:17 AM
That's what I found out about horses when my wife had several.  The more I learned about horses, the more I wanted a motorcycle.
Title: Re: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: chev49 on March 07, 2012, 12:40:27 PM
If God had wanted us to keep riding horses, He wouldn't have had us invent motorcycles...
Title: Re: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: Van on March 07, 2012, 12:42:41 PM
That's it! A tear drop camper! You might need to add an extra plug :o to that unit ;D ;D
(https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi457.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq292%2Fcwvanhagen%2F298063_103900619724980_100003151260778_20979_2105456476_n.jpg&hash=cad95731de0525bf394c2ed07a571b00a766c432)

 ;D Van  ;D
Title: Re: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: Iceni John on March 07, 2012, 01:07:51 PM
And it's even smog-compliant.   It already has a urea-injection (or is that ejection?) system in place, and you can use a shovel instead of a particulate filter.   It also probably leaks less liquids than some of our engines.   What's not to like, amigo?

Juan  
Title: Re: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: Mex-Busnut on March 07, 2012, 02:01:48 PM
Quote from: Rick59-4104 on March 07, 2012, 09:24:38 AM
Steve,
That needs to be a framed painting (less the graffiti).  Care if I show it to my artist wife?
No problem. If she does paint it, I would love to get a copy!

Quote from: Rick59-4104 on March 07, 2012, 09:24:38 AM
We have a Jack and horses, bred the Jack to a Gaited Paint Mare last fall awaiting the results....

Rick
Please stop this at once, Rick! We have FAR too many politicians as it is!
Title: Re: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: Uglydog56 on March 07, 2012, 06:59:33 PM
You guys are thinking too large scale.

(https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi743.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx74%2FUglydog56%2Fmormon_handcart.jpg&hash=b111d9a873e92c608a01352a9faa67987b0eba9e)

And, completely unrelated, you would not think googling images of "mormon handcart" would bring up pictures of topless women, but you would be wrong.  ???

Title: Re: I am thinking of moving to a lower-cost project.
Post by: chev49 on April 25, 2012, 07:06:00 AM
Quote from: Uglydog56 on March 07, 2012, 06:59:33 PM
You guys are thinking too large scale.

(https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi743.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx74%2FUglydog56%2Fmormon_handcart.jpg&hash=b111d9a873e92c608a01352a9faa67987b0eba9e)

And, completely unrelated, you would not think googling images of "mormon handcart" would bring up pictures of topless women, but you would be wrong.  ???



i would have my wife pull the cart, but today she is in front of the plow... ;D