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Old 05-02-2011, 06:59 PM   #1
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Re: Ladder for Bus

I got one of these:

http://www.acehardwaresuperstore.com/al ... n/921.html

And I love it!

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Old 05-02-2011, 08:00 PM   #2
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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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Old 05-02-2011, 09:14 PM   #3
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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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Old 05-06-2011, 11:04 PM   #4
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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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Old 05-07-2011, 07:12 PM   #5
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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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Old 05-18-2011, 10:31 AM   #6
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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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Old 05-18-2011, 10:15 PM   #7
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[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.

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Old 03-25-2024, 01:34 PM   #8
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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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Old 03-25-2024, 07:57 PM   #9
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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!

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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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How about those rock climbing wall "pegs" like they have at a gym!
Ha ha I don't think many of us are young and athletic enough to use those.
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Old 03-26-2024, 09:48 AM   #13
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How about those rock climbing wall "pegs" like they have at a gym!

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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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.

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