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04-11-2010, 08:07 PM
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#101
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
This is the falls near my house after the crazy rainfall in March. Crazy huh?!!
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04-11-2010, 09:11 PM
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#102
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Adirondack Mountains NY
Posts: 1,101
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
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This is the falls near my house after the crazy rainfall in March. Crazy huh?!!
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I've seen much worse. Water up to the bottom of the second story of a canal lock house, dropping into the lock from over the top bar of the railing by the sidewalk. Any way you look at it, Mother Nature is impressive.
BTW, it took me about 5 minutes to spot the mill on Google Earth, working outward from the home of the Spinners. The photo must have been taken in or by the gazebo. Ain't technology wunnerful? 
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04-11-2010, 09:39 PM
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#103
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: OROVILLE, NORTH CENTRAL, WASHINTON
Posts: 295
Year: 1974
Coachwork: CARPENTER
Chassis: GMC-6000
Engine: 454 CHEVY
Rated Cap: 66
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
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Originally Posted by BUSBOZO
This is the falls near my house after the crazy rainfall in March. Crazy huh?!!
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I've seen much worse. Water up to the bottom of the second story of a canal lock house, dropping into the lock from over the top bar of the railing by the sidewalk. Any way you look at it, Mother Nature is impressive.
BTW, it took me about 5 minutes to spot the mill on Google Earth, working outward from the home of the Spinners. The photo must have been taken in or by the gazebo. Ain't technology wunnerful? |
yep the flood of 96 here in walla walla wa. it was the 30 year flood.
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CAMO-MONSTER, 454, sm465, gm t170
the BEAST, 350, 4 sm465, np205,
hd d44 4.56, eaton ff 4.56
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04-12-2010, 08:55 PM
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#104
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
WOW REDBEAR, YOU ARE GOOD!! YUP, right near the gazebo. I was standing at the railing. Damn, one would have thought you lived around here
Yeah, I really enjoy rivers and streams when they are flowing high.
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04-12-2010, 11:00 PM
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#105
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Adirondack Mountains NY
Posts: 1,101
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
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Damn, one would have thought you lived around here |
I grew up less than 45 miles away as the crow flies. Your area wasn't my stomping grounds, but we did cross mill country in northeast Mass on Route 110 headed for vacations up until I-495 was completed. I moved west, but my sister moved Down East, so I sail through on one interstate or another every couple of years.
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04-13-2010, 08:18 PM
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#106
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
GOOD ONE SMITTY!!
Redbear, if you are ever in the Lowell Mass area. Let me know!!
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04-16-2010, 07:15 AM
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#107
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: OROVILLE, NORTH CENTRAL, WASHINTON
Posts: 295
Year: 1974
Coachwork: CARPENTER
Chassis: GMC-6000
Engine: 454 CHEVY
Rated Cap: 66
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
so the point of these are?
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CAMO-MONSTER, 454, sm465, gm t170
the BEAST, 350, 4 sm465, np205,
hd d44 4.56, eaton ff 4.56
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04-16-2010, 07:16 AM
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#108
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Adirondack Mountains NY
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
Thanks. I'm usually blowing through on a schedule, but will keep it in mind.
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04-18-2010, 09:22 PM
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#109
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
CAMO, those are one way valves. One valve is on the city water line and the other is on the tank water. So when hooked up to city water, the water won't back up into the tank.
If I am using water from the tank, it won't back up into the city water inlet.
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04-19-2010, 09:30 AM
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#110
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: OROVILLE, NORTH CENTRAL, WASHINTON
Posts: 295
Year: 1974
Coachwork: CARPENTER
Chassis: GMC-6000
Engine: 454 CHEVY
Rated Cap: 66
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
oh ok. i see, well i have ball valves in my system to do that.
but thanks.
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hd d44 4.56, eaton ff 4.56
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04-20-2010, 07:05 PM
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#111
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
Monday I got the hot water heater install finished.
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04-20-2010, 07:10 PM
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#112
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
Started the cutout for the exterior furnace door. I ran into a bit of a problem with the ribbed exterior skin. So I am going to have to straighten the raised areas so the door will sit flush (hopefully) to the exterior skin.
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04-25-2010, 06:49 PM
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#113
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
Thanks Smitty. I'll keep that in mind!
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04-30-2010, 07:29 PM
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#114
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
Kitchen counter framed up!! (makes a good workbench)
Also recieved the transfer switch, inverter remote, stove distribution box and furnace access door this week!
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04-30-2010, 07:35 PM
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#115
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
The distribution panel is not a surface mount, so I had to build a frame for it so it sits flush in the frame. The 2x4's worked great! I still need to mount it to the wall.
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05-03-2010, 03:15 PM
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#116
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: New England
Posts: 1,009
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Ward Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/MT643
Rated Cap: 77
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
Is that some sort of funky mini-oven cooktop or just a weird angle on the photo?
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05-03-2010, 08:36 PM
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#117
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
Thats a SMEV Italian oven/cooktop from Aery corp on ebay. It has a smooth glass top that opens to expose the burners underneath.
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05-03-2010, 08:46 PM
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#118
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
Well, its time to start thinking about mounting the LP tanks and get some lines run. This is a picture of the LP setup I am going to use.
These came off my concession trailer. I don't need them because I run all electric. So I think they should be perfect for the SKOOLIE!
I believe it is a typical RV type setup. It has the valve, and complete assembly. I think all I need to do is make a frame, platform and hang them under the bus.
What do you think?
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05-03-2010, 08:58 PM
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#119
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Posts: 637
Year: 1981
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Ford B-600
Engine: Ford 370 Propane
Rated Cap: 48
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
I have been thinking about this stage of the conversion as well. I need to be able to mount a couple 20lb tanks under my bus as backups and also so I can pull one out and run my generator further away from the bus. I have found that a 20lb tank is taller than the space I have under my bus. I see you have 30lb tanks which may make the issue even harder. Does anyone with propane experience know if you can store a tank on its side? I seem to think you shouldn't due to the way the pressure relief valve is set up, but I am not a 'Hank Hill' so I am not an expert on propane and propane accessories. 
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05-03-2010, 09:02 PM
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#120
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: North of Boston
Posts: 97
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Safe-T-Liner MVP
Engine: CAT3116
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Re: CHANGED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE IT!!
Hey man,
What are the details on that stove? Looks sweet. It's glass top propane?
Source, price, model?
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