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05-22-2016, 01:08 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 57
Year: 1997
Engine: Navistar T444E Disel V8
Rated Cap: 71
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Do yourself a favor- replace emergency hatches with RV fans
It's all in the title. It took me 2 hours and $200 to remove my exit hatches, patch them with steel panels, and cut open and install my Maxxpower RV fans.
My emergency exits have always leaked and before I could figure out a solution, my front hatch frame ripped in half. Now I have two fans, front and back, that have 10 speeds and can do intake and outtake.
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05-22-2016, 04:51 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Intalleyvision
It's all in the title. It took me 2 hours and $200 to remove my exit hatches, patch them with steel panels, and cut open and install my Maxxpower RV fans.
My emergency exits have always leaked and before I could figure out a solution, my front hatch frame ripped in half. Now I have two fans, front and back, that have 10 speeds and can do intake and outtake.
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I try to suggest that folks do this, too.
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05-22-2016, 07:42 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Can you use them as emergency exits still?
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05-22-2016, 07:52 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by opus
Can you use them as emergency exits still?
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There ARE some that can be used as exits, but I'm not worried about retaining them too much. Buses didn't even have them when I was a kid.
I still have three doors and four windows that are exits.
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05-22-2016, 07:57 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Yeah, not that great of an idea then. Think about a bus laying on its side and people trying to get out. I wouldnt give up my roof hatches for that but to each his own.
We did all these scenarios as school bus shop, pretty gnarly once it gets real.
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05-22-2016, 08:13 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Is it out of line to have a floor hatch? Maybe no good if you've got a basement.
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05-22-2016, 08:15 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by opus
Yeah, not that great of an idea then. Think about a bus laying on its side and people trying to get out. I wouldnt give up my roof hatches for that but to each his own.
We did all these scenarios as school bus shop, pretty gnarly once it gets real.
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Well, you gotta crack some eggs to make that omelette man. Different strokes for different folks. NO ONE will be riding in the rear of the vehicle. I'll have a dedicated cab. Bus shouldn't be flipping while parked so shouldn't miss the leaky, chintzy roof hatches one iota.
How many RV's have roof exits? Our not-too-old 30' class A doesn't.
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05-22-2016, 09:30 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Danglebury, Tejas
Posts: 310
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: IH 3800
Engine: Navistar DT466E
Rated Cap: 72 passenger
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Anyone want to sell me their roof hatches? I'm in need of at keast one, and likely two for my 1999 BB.
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05-22-2016, 10:37 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lebanon, IN
Posts: 272
Year: 1998
Chassis: TC 2000 bluebird
Engine: 5.9 cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Hatch
I have one from a 1998 Bluebird TC2000. I'm in MI. Free if someone wants to pick it up. I'm too busy to ship it.
Bill
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05-22-2016, 10:54 PM
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#10
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Kent, WA (Seattle)
Posts: 414
Year: 1987
Engine: 6.9L Diesel
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I too would love an emergency hatch if anyone wants to PM me and I could send over a UPS sticker or something.
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05-23-2016, 05:55 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreyCoyote
Anyone want to sell me their roof hatches? I'm in need of at keast one, and likely two for my 1999 BB.
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A wind destroyed mine. Well, they leaked since new, but the wind is what actually took them off the bus and reduced them to rubble.
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