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05-02-2011, 06:59 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Houston Texas
Posts: 55
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Tc2000
Engine: 5.9 Cummings turbo diesel
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Re: Ladder for Bus
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05-02-2011, 08:00 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Roswell, NM
Posts: 3,588
Year: 1986
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: 40 ft All American FE
Engine: 8.2LTA Fuel Pincher DD V8
Rated Cap: 89
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Re: Ladder for Bus
We also want to get one of the telescoping ladders. Makes more sense than trying to carry the standard "A" type ladder we have now (that is also slightly too short for me to climb up on the roof). The telescoping one can be slid up in the storage area under the bed. Although the prices vary pretty widely.
http://shopping.yahoo.com/search?p=telescoping%20ladder
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05-02-2011, 09:14 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,489
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/AT545
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Re: Ladder for Bus
Are you going to permanently mount it, or does it have to be freestanding? If permanent, then what about making one out of black iron piping? I'll bet you could find the right fittings and just screw it together. Downsides might be weight and perhaps rust. I'm not sure what it would cost...
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05-06-2011, 11:04 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Cleburne TX
Posts: 692
Year: 2001
Chassis: International Amtran RE
Engine: DT466E/MD3060
Rated Cap: 78
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Re: Ladder for Bus
One suggestion is to make it out of rebar? It bends somewhat easy for fabbing but when welded together its very strong as well as light weight. You could put pipe on the bus and hook the rebar on it like a coat hanger? Just a thought? It would be way less than 400 but the black pipe is a very good idea.
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05-07-2011, 07:12 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Backwoods of Pennsylvania
Posts: 34
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: T444
Rated Cap: 22
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Re: Ladder for Bus
Silly thought but would it be possible to retrofit an old RV ladder to a bus. There must be salvage sources for old RV extras.
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05-18-2011, 10:31 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Roswell, NM
Posts: 3,588
Year: 1986
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: 40 ft All American FE
Engine: 8.2LTA Fuel Pincher DD V8
Rated Cap: 89
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Re: Ladder for Bus
For a skylight that you can also use as an access to the roof, you need an emergency hatch. Try Defender Marine or West Marine and look under their boat hatches for the size you need.
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05-18-2011, 10:15 PM
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#7
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Roswell, NM
Posts: 3,588
Year: 1986
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: 40 ft All American FE
Engine: 8.2LTA Fuel Pincher DD V8
Rated Cap: 89
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Re: Ladder for Bus
[quote="Iceni John"... Don't be like the folk with older MCIs who cut through the main longitudinal roof member, then wonder why their bus later begins to sag behind the rear axle - that roof rib supports the engine and transmission, so without it everything goes pear-shaped.
John[/quote]
Basic rule... don't cut holes in a monocoque coach!
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03-25-2024, 01:34 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2023
Location: Arizona
Posts: 14
Year: 1998
Chassis: International 3600
Engine: 7.3
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I was thinking an 8 ft ladder or possibly a 10 ft both with hooks on the tops rotatable and definitely collapsible
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03-25-2024, 07:57 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Orange County, CA
Posts: 1,363
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Crown, integral. (With 2kW of tiltable solar)
Chassis: Crown Supercoach II (rear engine)
Engine: Detroit 6V92TAC, DDEC 2, Jake brake, Allison HT740
Rated Cap: 37,400 lbs GVWR
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For folk with pushers, I have a 6' aluminum step ladder that sits on an aluminum frame under the driveshaft, pivoted at the right-side end so the left-side end will swing down to the ground after two simple catches are released, then the ladder can be easily slid out. This way the ladder is out of the way, but it takes only a minute or two with no tools to access it. It's completely secure under the driveshaft, occupying otherwise unusable empty space, but the only downside is that it gets blobs of grease on it after I've greased the driveshaft and it flings the excess out while driving!
John
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03-25-2024, 07:59 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Orange County, CA
Posts: 1,363
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Crown, integral. (With 2kW of tiltable solar)
Chassis: Crown Supercoach II (rear engine)
Engine: Detroit 6V92TAC, DDEC 2, Jake brake, Allison HT740
Rated Cap: 37,400 lbs GVWR
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I duplicated my post, but now can't delete the duplicate. WTF?
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03-25-2024, 10:01 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Mar 2024
Posts: 4
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For ladder: put rock climbing pegs!
How about those rock climbing wall "pegs" like they have at a gym!
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03-26-2024, 05:11 AM
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#12
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 7,000
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: CE 300
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JROSE
How about those rock climbing wall "pegs" like they have at a gym!
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Ha ha I don't think many of us are young and athletic enough to use those.
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03-26-2024, 09:48 AM
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#13
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 452
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird Mini-Bird 24'
Chassis: Chevy P30
Engine: Chevy 6.2L Diesel
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JROSE
How about those rock climbing wall "pegs" like they have at a gym!
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Even for those of us that are athletic enough to use those, one generally does not climb up on the roof to sit up there.
The vast majority of the time the weather isn't suitable, and when you are trying to get on top, it's usually with some kind of toolage or heavy luggage, and you're really going to want the stability of a regular kind of ladder.
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03-26-2024, 02:11 PM
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#14
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2018
Location: topeka kansas
Posts: 1,780
Year: 1954
Coachwork: wayne
Chassis: old f500- new 2005 f-450
Engine: cummins 12 valve
Rated Cap: 20? five rows of 4?
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Telescopic ladder
I bought 12ft ladder used $50. The last four or five years, I rarely buy new stuff. I usually find things as good as new for 50% less than new prices.
William
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