1997 Prevost XL40.

[luvrbus]

I saw a slide being install on 1997 model at Marathon before Prevost engineered the bus for slides in 2002,quite a chore with arching the bus to set level after the installed, Marathon used a cable truss system in the roof to achieve that.I often wondered what happen when the cables started to stretch over the years and the bus sagged   

[DoubleEagle]

Hi, Yea we knew about the eagle, Yes the owner passed away, thought about it very hard, but i understand the coach was in Canada, The cost of transport would have been more that the bus, plus that not accounting for customs issues.

Thanks
Malcolm.

The one I gave you the ebay number for is in Opelika, Alabama. I would take Cliff's information about Prevost's design as Gospel. You might be headed for major problems doing slides. Consider some structural engineering help from Prevost.

[m-werx]

Hi, Did you keep any of the information on the eagle e-bay number you sent us. We have tried to pull it up, with no luck. Do you have any contact information or anything like that.

Thanks
Malcolm

[DoubleEagle]

I just checked it, the ebay listing is still up at that listing number. Just put it in the search line. The address is 104 18th St, Opelika, AL 36801, Phone: (334) 749-3741 (Bledsoe Auto Service). Look at the pictures hard and long. The ebay ID of the lister is deborahjrogers57. You can google that address and see more views of the bus.

[someguy]

I saw a slide being install on 1997 model at Marathon before Prevost engineered the bus for slides in 2002,quite a chore with arching the bus to set level after the installed, Marathon used a cable truss system in the roof to achieve that.I often wondered what happen when the cables started to stretch over the years and the bus sagged

I have never heard of a cable truss system being used in a bus frame.

Cables can only apply tension.   Tension in the roof structure of a bus would bend the bus frame in the wrong direction.

I shared documents that outline the changes Prevost makes to the frame of a slide equipped bus in this thread:

https://www.busconversionmagazine.com/forum/index.php?topic=34914.0

[luvrbus]

I have never heard of a cable truss system being used in a bus frame.

Cables can only apply tension.   Tension in the roof structure of a bus would bend the bus frame in the wrong direction.

I shared documents that outline the changes Prevost makes to the frame of a slide equipped bus in this thread:

https://www.busconversionmagazine.com/forum/index.php?topic=34914.0

The were used often ,I don't what to tell you about you never heard of it ,BJ's MCI 8  he named the Bear used cables 100's of us saw his at Bus'n USA

[Van]

The were used often ,I don't what to tell you about you never heard of it ,BJ's MCI 8  he named the Bear used cables 100's of us saw his at Bus'n USA

Cliff, Richard's burned up H-VIP I resurrected from the dead had the cable truss system for those 2 massive salon slides. I forget the cabling size but I doubt they would ever stretch, even if they did they had adjustable ends on them.

[luvrbus]

Cliff, Richard's burned up H-VIP I resurrected from the dead had the cable truss system for those 2 massive salon slides. I forget the cabling size but I doubt they would ever stretch, even if they did they had adjustable ends on them.

Van You having first hand knowledge and installing slides I bet you get a laugh out of some of this BS 

[Van]

Van You having first hand knowledge and installing slides I bet you get a laugh out of some of this BS 

I do get a chuckle some times at how things are approached given all the advice from knowledgeable Busnuts already. But laugh no, I myself am proof of what can be achieved even when it goes against all the naysayers. Custom slides nowadays will cost $2500 to do, oh and that is per foot. With all the dough that has ever been spent on R&D for slide outs it still blows my mind that today folks (not in the industry) would want to tackle custom slides. All that being said I wish the OP the best of luck in his endeavor and be the first to offer a Laurel & Hardy handshake for a stellar job if he succeeds, and if he doesn't it will just be the obligatory SMH response. PS. the HappyJack slides are cheap $#!% not even worthy of mounting a kitchen draw on let alone a slide out LOL!