Peter has a brilliant idea and maybe at Spearfish he will do a seminar so folks that are inclined to create a lift like his can make sketches so they can have their own fabricated.

For those buying a Smart car (or who tow a Mini like Roger) I would strongly support the concept of what Peter is doing. If a vehicle that small and light develops a problem like a failed tire or wheel bearing, or even is accidently left in gear I can assure you that the bus will drag the vehicle up the highway and you will never realize there is a problem. I can envision all four wheels, brake discs, and the entire suspension being ground down to the point where the floor pan has been ground away to nothing and you will never feel a thing in the coach.

I do have a concern about axle weights. If Peter has a typical Marathon his weight bias without the car on the rear is towards the front axle with the rear axles lightly loaded. My coach has the weight biased towards the rear, so if I were to cantilever approximately 1600 pounds off the rear of the coach I would be unloading a relatively lightly loaded front axle, and possibly exceeding my drive and tag axle limits. I think each coach has different axle weights which need to be considered before embarking on such a project.