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04-02-2018, 04:05 PM
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#961
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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It pulls the brake pedal on what, the bus or the Jeep?
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04-02-2018, 04:10 PM
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#962
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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It applies the brakes in the Jeep.
That way if it has, for some reason, broken free and is speeding down the interstate on it’s own, the brakes have been applied and it will stop instead of rolling until it hits something.
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04-02-2018, 05:36 PM
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#963
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 570
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Amtran
Chassis: International
Engine: dt466e
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Quote:
Originally Posted by david.dgeorge07
It applies the brakes in the Jeep.
That way if it has, for some reason, broken free and is speeding down the interstate on it’s own, the brakes have been applied and it will stop instead of rolling until it hits something.
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Nice! Anything on Youtube that demonstrates this type of system?
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04-02-2018, 07:50 PM
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#964
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by adic27
Nice! Anything on Youtube that demonstrates this type of system?
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Yes, I don’t have the link handy, but if you search for ready stop rs-5000 jeep toad you will find a YouTube video on it.
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04-02-2018, 07:53 PM
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#965
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Finally circling back to the kitchen.
Not bad for a freehand router cut! Never tried something like this before and was nerve racking!
With roundover bit.
With faucet added.
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04-02-2018, 08:27 PM
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#966
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Upstate, SC
Posts: 278
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It looks like you were circling the drain on that cut.
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04-02-2018, 08:36 PM
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#967
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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There was an easier way to do this, for future reference
Fasten the sink down and temporarily attach the top.
Use an edging bit ... they have a bearing on the bottom that would run inside the sink ... finish with the bead bit.
Well Done!
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04-02-2018, 10:49 PM
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#968
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ben2go
It looks like you were circling the drain on that cut.
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Certainly how I feel sometimes!
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04-02-2018, 10:50 PM
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#969
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twigg
There was an easier way to do this, for future reference
Fasten the sink down and temporarily attach the top.
Use an edging bit ... they have a bearing on the bottom that would run inside the sink ... finish with the bead bit.
Well Done!
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That seems way too smart for me! Thanks for the pro tip!
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04-02-2018, 10:52 PM
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#970
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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My next harebrained idea is making a servo controlled drawer that will house my generator. Just push a button and it will slide out from the skirt.
More soon.
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04-02-2018, 11:49 PM
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#971
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by david.dgeorge07
That seems way too smart for me! Thanks for the pro tip!
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lol ... I'm learning plenty by following your build.
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04-03-2018, 11:28 AM
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#972
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: San Diego
Posts: 16
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by david.dgeorge07
My next harebrained idea is making a servo controlled drawer that will house my generator. Just push a button and it will slide out from the skirt.
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Very interested in this. I have a bunch of "push button" ideas that are similar. Where did you get the gear rack?
Also, great job on the documentation of your build!
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04-03-2018, 11:55 AM
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#973
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by david.dgeorge07
My next harebrained idea is making a servo controlled drawer that will house my generator. Just push a button and it will slide out from the skirt.
More soon.
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You can buy drawer slides with up to 1000 lb capacity, and a simple linear actuator with a couple of limit switches would take care of the rest.
Just an option for ya.
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04-03-2018, 12:32 PM
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#974
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twigg
You can buy drawer slides with up to 1000 lb capacity, and a simple linear actuator with a couple of limit switches would take care of the rest.
Just an option for ya.
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I'll give that a try if what I'm attempting doesn't pan out. I'm using all the hardware from the slide out actuator on the RV that i'm recycling. I •think• it is going to work really well!
I just got finished welding the truss and the tray that will hold the generator.
More pictures soon!
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04-03-2018, 12:33 PM
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#975
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J A M
Very interested in this. I have a bunch of "push button" ideas that are similar. Where did you get the gear rack?
Also, great job on the documentation of your build!
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It is the unit that operates the slide out from an RV that I recycled.
And thanks! I enjoy documenting the work. Kinda helps keep me going when I'm working on my own.
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04-03-2018, 04:33 PM
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#976
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New Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: South Bend, IN
Posts: 9
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twigg
You can buy drawer slides with up to 1000 lb capacity, and a simple linear actuator with a couple of limit switches would take care of the rest.
Just an option for ya.
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I was researching this exact thing yesterday. Now if I only had a bus to implement all of my great ideas...
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04-03-2018, 04:51 PM
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#977
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by woody350ep
Now if I only had a bus to implement all of my great ideas...
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Exactly!
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04-03-2018, 06:17 PM
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#978
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by david.dgeorge07
It applies the brakes in the Jeep.
That way if it has, for some reason, broken free and is speeding down the interstate on it’s own, the brakes have been applied and it will stop instead of rolling until it hits something.
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I couldn't tell from the pic which brake pedal it was, but it certainly makes sense to stop the runaway vehicle. I know it happens. My buddy and I were coming home from a race one night, each of us hauling a trailered race car. He felt something odd and slowed down in his Suburban only to have the chit scared out of him when he saw his trailer and race car pass him in the fast lane. I was directly behind him and witnessed the whole deal. The trailer ended up going off the left side into the median and the tongue dug in and brought it to a halt, amazingly with no damage to anything. He got very lucky that night in more than one way.
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04-03-2018, 09:04 PM
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#979
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
I couldn't tell from the pic which brake pedal it was, but it certainly makes sense to stop the runaway vehicle. I know it happens. My buddy and I were coming home from a race one night, each of us hauling a trailered race car. He felt something odd and slowed down in his Suburban only to have the chit scared out of him when he saw his trailer and race car pass him in the fast lane. I was directly behind him and witnessed the whole deal. The trailer ended up going off the left side into the median and the tongue dug in and brought it to a halt, amazingly with no damage to anything. He got very lucky that night in more than one way.
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Whoa! Very lucky!
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04-03-2018, 09:09 PM
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#980
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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