Go with that it's perfect
Go with that it's perfect
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And just when can we buy one Peter? Or more to the point, when can you deliver one?
I know a golf cart would get up there no problem. Or a couple of quads or jet skies or a bike or whatever. And then a small toad in tow 4 down would make a great solution for many folks with this scenario.
What you have done is already out there accept none have the same mount transferring the load better as yours is and no one has done one that large. Although you have a significant amount of load on it with that car up there if it were used for almost anything else the load would be significantly reduced from capacity compared to current bike lifts that would be at their limits doing the same thing.
I'll betcha you have a pretty nice set of drawings for it layin around.
Peter anyone out there (with a prevo considering your design) that has been, or currently, considering a BIKE LIFT should be beating a path to your door.
Your design has eliminated all of the issues with everything currently on the market plus it's way more capacity. One could use that platform for anything, within weight limitations, and still pull a smaller toad with no more stress on the bus than pulling a full-size 4WD P-U.
The more I look at your handy work the more I like it. What a conversation piece. What a cool tool. Why is it taking so long for the paint and lights? Waiting on a patten?
How long is that little car, 100 inches even?
Last edited by Joe Cannarozzi; 12-22-2007 at 01:26 PM.
Hi Joe,
Thanks for the kind words.
The Smart is 102 inches long. The weight is almost perfectly evenly distributed over the four wheels, but the rear wheels sit closer to the rearmost part of the car than the fronts to the front, so the weight is biased toward the rear a little.
Why is it taking so long?...well, life gets in the way. We have been traveling on our boat, I am building an airplane, and family matters seem to butt in there from time to time as well. Plus, it is no fun working on it in the rain outside my shop. The bus is too tall to fit in there. And if I go to the hangar where I store the bus, well, then all the tools and such are not there. So I am procrastinating until the weather is a bit nicer. A poor excuse but I am sticking to it.
The other thing I kinda like about it, is you can only do this on a Prevost. Because of the internal structure of the bus you can carry the loads easily. It seems like a cool way to set the bus folks apart from the Winnebagos.
Correction, The bus is 102 inches wide. The Smart is 98 inches long. Sorry about added confusion.
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The newer Smarts are 10 CM longer and I don't know if there is a weight change with the roomier 10 CM's. I definety want to get one.
GregM
3.937 inches for those that don't like metric.
For those who don't like metric or do not know metric?
My apologies for not staying with the discussion! I fell ill just after Christmas and only came back to work this past week. I've confirmed my smart car order, just awaiting notice of expected delivery timeframe.
I also just saw the planned mini-rally at Rancho next week and will be traveling there to meet some new faces.
Peter, since you have a smart we'll have even more to discuss. Can't wait.
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