Hi all ... we are starting our Coaster bus conversion. Never done anything like this before. We will be travelling with our greyhound and our whippet, and I need room for a wee office, so space will be tight. I had the idea of having our bed on a pulley system with our lounge underneath, and high enough for our greyhound boy to have his crate under there for sleeping and for safe travelling. Has anyone here done this? Any downside to my cunning plan?
Possum3 said
05:24 PM Oct 12, 2021
Welcome to G/N's, The major downside is sudden breakage of suspension cords, when raised ensure you have a secure locking prop. - Also ensure any counterweights are enclosed in a tube (PVC tubing great) to ensure no-one (or pooch) gets clocked on the scone when lowering bed. It is a great idea that I have seen in several vans, a real space saver that allows bed to remain made-up.
-- Edited by Possum3 on Tuesday 12th of October 2021 05:25:22 PM
Mazza Bee said
05:31 PM Oct 12, 2021
Cheers! Have you seen any with, say, a motorised or hydraulic system?
Possum3 said
05:42 PM Oct 12, 2021
Mazza Bee wrote:
Cheers! Have you seen any with, say, a motorised or hydraulic system?
Have seen a few with geared chain and sprocket, once with pneumatic piston, never an hydraulic - Keep it simple with single sheave pulley and rope with tie down points weight is your enemy with over engineered systems. Also less to malfunction at the wrong-time
ie night-time in the dark.
Remember you need to synchronise all four corners on lift - Geared chains are easily put out of synch, difficult to realign.
-- Edited by Possum3 on Tuesday 12th of October 2021 05:45:05 PM
Peter_n_Margaret said
05:49 PM Oct 12, 2021
It is commonly done with "linear actuators". One on each corner.
Push the button and up it goes.
All sorts of power and stroke length combinations. www.bing.com/search
Cheers,
Peter
Hi all ... we are starting our Coaster bus conversion. Never done anything like this before. We will be travelling with our greyhound and our whippet, and I need room for a wee office, so space will be tight. I had the idea of having our bed on a pulley system with our lounge underneath, and high enough for our greyhound boy to have his crate under there for sleeping and for safe travelling. Has anyone here done this? Any downside to my cunning plan?
Welcome to G/N's, The major downside is sudden breakage of suspension cords, when raised ensure you have a secure locking prop. - Also ensure any counterweights are enclosed in a tube (PVC tubing great) to ensure no-one (or pooch) gets clocked on the scone when lowering bed. It is a great idea that I have seen in several vans, a real space saver that allows bed to remain made-up.
-- Edited by Possum3 on Tuesday 12th of October 2021 05:25:22 PM
Have seen a few with geared chain and sprocket, once with pneumatic piston, never an hydraulic - Keep it simple with single sheave pulley and rope with tie down points weight is your enemy with over engineered systems. Also less to malfunction at the wrong-time
ie night-time in the dark.
Remember you need to synchronise all four corners on lift - Geared chains are easily put out of synch, difficult to realign.
-- Edited by Possum3 on Tuesday 12th of October 2021 05:45:05 PM
Push the button and up it goes.
All sorts of power and stroke length combinations.
www.bing.com/search
Cheers,
Peter