How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
 

How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)

Started by paulcjhastings, December 01, 2008, 10:31:44 AM

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paulcjhastings

After reading belferts topic about how challenging it is to own a bus in MN, I thought I post a pic of how I drove my bus home on Friday. My buddy needed to get some stuff into his shop so the bus had to move. I received quite a few puzzled looks as I was topping off the tanks in town. I have a cover on order, hopefully it will get here before the snow starts to pile up  ;D
Paul Hastings
1993 Setra 215 w/ Detroit Series 60 & Allison HT748
Belle Plaine, MN
612-987-6021cel

cody

I'm thinking that you may need a fair sized heater. maybe 2 lol, or one politian.  Perhaps if you weatherstripped around some of the openings it would help? 

buswarrior

tarped tightly, 100 000 btu fan forced should keep up... maybe?

That drive would have been good for many double takes!

happy coaching!
buswarrior
Frozen North, Greater Toronto Area
new project: 1995 MCI 102D3, Cat 3176b, Eaton Autoshift

Jeremy

I've been keen to read the next installment of your slide-out project...I take it from the photo that there is still plenty of work to do?

Jeremy
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paulcjhastings

Quote from: Jeremy on December 01, 2008, 11:20:41 AM
I've been keen to read the next installment of your slide-out project...I take it from the photo that there is still plenty of work to do?

Jeremy

All structural work is done, I'm presently looking for a heated building so I can skin it.
Paul Hastings
1993 Setra 215 w/ Detroit Series 60 & Allison HT748
Belle Plaine, MN
612-987-6021cel

TomC

Songman did the same thing a few weeks ago.  But I think you have him beat since he did it in the middle of summer, not with snow on the ground.  Must of been a brisk ride! Good Luck, TomC
Tom & Donna Christman. 1985 Kenworth 40ft Super C with garage. '77 AMGeneral 10240B; 8V-71TATAIC V730.

paulcjhastings

Quote from: TomC on December 01, 2008, 12:14:24 PM
Songman did the same thing a few weeks ago.  But I think you have him beat since he did it in the middle of summer, not with snow on the ground.  Must of been a brisk ride! Good Luck, TomC

It wasn't that bad, it was 40+ F here on Friday, the worst part was all the grinder/metal dust hitting me in the back of the head ;)
Paul Hastings
1993 Setra 215 w/ Detroit Series 60 & Allison HT748
Belle Plaine, MN
612-987-6021cel

Jeremy

Quote from: paulcjhastings on December 01, 2008, 11:28:17 AM
Quote from: Jeremy on December 01, 2008, 11:20:41 AM
I've been keen to read the next installment of your slide-out project...I take it from the photo that there is still plenty of work to do?

Jeremy

All structural work is done, I'm presently looking for a heated building so I can skin it.

Hi Paul

I just lightened the photo above in Photoshop so I could see more of the detail and realised that you have actually built the 'box' of the slide out room, so as you say it is read for skinning. In the last installment of the project I had seen you were still building the basic operating mechanism for the slide into the floor of the bus, so I figured I must have missed an update - sure enough, having looked in your profile I see there is a post there that I hadn't seen, so lots more reading for me

Jeremy

PS. A heated building in which to work on your bus? Oh, how the other half live. That's just a wild, unobtainable dream for me.
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niles500

Paul - You and Songman arte taking this Global Warming thing way too serious  :D

BTW - How long have yo lived at the beach?
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usbusin

Paul, I think this should just about do it.  That is, if you wear earplugs!!



Gary D

USBUSIN was our 1960 PD4104 for 16 years (150,000 miles)
USTRUCKIN was our 2001 Freightliner Truck Conversion for 19 years (135,000 miles)
We are busless and truckless after 35 years of traveling

Busted Knuckle

Paul,
Glad to see ya got her home!
Now ya just need to go ahead and expand the garage out past the parking pad about 6 feet and close it in and you'll have plenty of room to skin it! LOL! ;D  BK  ;D
Busted Knuckle aka Bryce Gaston
KY Lakeside Travel's Busted Knuckle Garage
Huntingdon, TN 12 minutes N of I-40 @ exit 108
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;D Keep SMILING it makes people wonder what yer up to! ;D (at least thats what momma always told me! ;D)

Dreamscape

Hi Paul,

Looks a little different than the last time I saw it! You've got some big holes there! ;)

Seriously, Great job on your project. Now get some skin on that beast and go for a drive! ::)

Take Care,

Paul
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