Greg 's truck pit

[mbulriss]

Any idea what that thing weighs now? Starting to look like a candidate to hang
from a roof mounted crane off the back of the bus.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "gregory O" wrote:
>
>
> Tim and I had some time this weekend and worked on the shoe. We tried to
> attach wire mesh or screen to the metal frame for a foundation to hold
> spray insulation foam. the mesh idea was hard to deal with so we decided
> to add some 3/16 steel rod between the 3/8 inch rod for a better
> foundation for mesh wire. the result turned out to be more artistic than
> intended and we decided to scrap the foam process for the first parade
> and enter the shoe as a steel-etto.
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...l2_001.JPG>
>
> adding more 3/8 rod
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...l2_002.JPG>
>
> below is the frame with 3/16 rod added to the steel-etto
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...l2_007.JPG>
>
> the frame looked good as a steel structure but now we need to remove and
> rebend some structural 3/8 steel that is not up to par.Notice the strap
> steel that wrapped the outer heel was removed and I need to make the
> center 1x1 square tube pieces into a truss to hold the 3/5 of the shoe
> weight and strong enough to be a leaver for some fold up engineering I
> am thinking of doing
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...l2_009.JPG>
>
> with the 1x1 center square tube re welded up as a truss It now will hold
> me (175lbs LOL ) and some of the cage weight
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...l2_011.JPG>
>
> I needed to use a plasma cutter to remove the center heel supports and a
> torch to heat the cold rolled steel to add strength
> to the critical welds on the high carbon rod.
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...l2_015.JPG>
> >
>

[gregory O]

tanks for the compliments on the shoe progress. I thought it would be fun to
post updates. I did also weld up a tow plate for my jeep. I made a heavy
skidplate from a template on a buddies cnc plasma cutter (I want a cncp, way
bad) then cut some tow eyelets. it looked good enough to send out for powder
coat but I decided to rattle can paint it in the event it needs some mods.
powder coat is hard to repair if I need to burn more steel some place.

Mike, where do you mount a crane hoist? That sounds like something I will need??
I think the cage weighs 120# ish but now I am adding a frame to it and I think I
will need to cut it in three sections to make it fold up. I am thinking the
finished shoe will weigh 200# but the heaviest section only 100#.

Greg of Tim&Greg
94ptca

[Rob Robinson]

Don't forget the weight of the steel toe cap. You are going to put in a OSHA approved toe cap aren't you?

2009/10/22 gregory O <"greg@rainbowrv.com">

 

tanks for the compliments on the shoe progress. I thought it would be fun to post updates. I did also weld up a tow plate for my jeep. I made a heavy skidplate from a template on a buddies cnc plasma cutter (I want a cncp, way bad) then cut some tow eyelets. it looked good enough to send out for powder coat but I decided to rattle can paint it in the event it needs some mods. powder coat is hard to repair if I need to burn more steel some place.



Mike, where do you mount a crane hoist? That sounds like something I will need?? I think the cage weighs 120# ish but now I am adding a frame to it and I think I will need to cut it in three sections to make it fold up. I am thinking the finished shoe will weigh 200# but the heaviest section only 100#.



Greg of Tim&Greg

94ptca

--
Rob, Sue and Joey Robinson
94 WLWB

[gregory O]

cut and past of a post from another forum I belong to about some progress on my shoe for the bus





we need to find a way to fold up the shoe to make a 14 foot height
limit to enter the parade and prove to the officials that we can raise
and lower the prop without stopping. we can not leave anyone one on the
bus that is not tethered or seated so we need a way to fold the shoe up
automatically ????????????????



our first step is to cut up the shoe in pieces that can be connected a with hinges.





Since the design of the shoe was not intended to be mechanical we need
to make a chassis or backbone for each section to be individually
supported and maintain each section in the original shape.







the shoe gets cut







once again more time is put into making the heel a leaver, notice the upright and hinge







the metal was primed then painted silver









tucked atop the bus is the toe of the shoe. it is hard to see which may
pose some additional work prior to the event. I am hoisting up one more
section below


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "gregory O" wrote:
>

> Greg of Tim&Greg
> 94ptca
>

[gregory O]

The shoe was a big hit in Palm Springs








Here is a pic of it folded up, we raised and lowered it 14 time in the parade from 14 foot tall to 19foot 8 inches. with a push of a button and 15 seconds. the silver lamay flags were on a separate off-parallel machine. so they tucked down as the shoe collapsed. I am looking for some video of the raise and lowering. .









we had 40 members march with 8 foot umbrellas and the two motorhomes were packed with military members forced behind tinted glass by the same people who ask them for freedom and protection.


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "gregory O" wrote:
>
> cut and past of a post from another forum I belong to about some
> progress on my shoe for the bus
>
>
>
> we need to find a way to fold up the shoe to make a 14 foot height limit
> to enter the parade and prove to the officials that we can raise and
> lower the prop without stopping. we can not leave anyone one on the bus
> that is not tethered or seated so we need a way to fold the shoe up
> automatically ????????????????
>
> our first step is to cut up the shoe in pieces that can be connected a
> with hinges.
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...t_001.JPG>
>
> Since the design of the shoe was not intended to be mechanical we need
> to make a chassis or backbone for each section to be individually
> supported and maintain each section in the original shape.
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...t_002.JPG>
>
> the shoe gets cut
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...t_011.JPG>
>
> once again more time is put into making the heel a leaver, notice the
> upright and hinge
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...t_013.JPG>
>
> the metal was primed then painted silver
>
>
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...t_015.JPG>
>
> tucked atop the bus is the toe of the shoe. it is hard to see which may
> pose some additional work prior to the event. I am hoisting up one more
> section below
> <http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/fbfiles/...t_021.JPG>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "gregory O" greg@ wrote:
> >
>
> > Greg of Tim&Greg
> > 94ptca
> >
>

[Fred Hulse]

Greg

I can't open the pics (online or email)

You have them posted elsewhere?

Fred & Jeanne Hulse
Morristown Arizona
1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41

[gregory O]

I am sorry they must be passwordprotected. I moved them and reposted, hope they are viewable now.

http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/greg1/gmanflkrshoe4.jpg



http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/greg1/gmanflkrshoe3.jpg




http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/greg1/gmanflkrshoe1.jpg



http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/greg1/gm...2shoe2.jpg




http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/greg1/bu...20down.jpg




most of the weight of the shoe is on the trailer hitch. I built a docking station around the bedroom ac unit and there are three hitch pins that conect the toe to the bus. the fold/lift mechanism was intended to be hydrolic but the ram was short on stroke (a touchy point with this audience). we mimicked the lift on a coleman light tower and used a harbor freight wench to do the work. I wanted to make the lift arm a part of the display and built it to look like a bar stool. notice the lift/barstool is not plumb when folded down to travel.

At the RV park prior to the parade (emerald Desert) there were 7 Wanderlodge motorhomes. a 2006, green stripe, dutch? owners, he claims it is the 2nd to last built?. ; a 89 sp, cream repaint and ;a 89pt40 blue and maroon stripe . 4 from our club. We left the bus at the park for several days after the event. when we got back to pick the bus up the snowbirds that landed in nearby sites wanted to know if the contraption was a motosat or a king dome? I let him know it was a wineguard and showed the great reception we had on out tv. we drove with it on the bus and raised it when we stopped . too much fun
Greg

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Fred Hulse" wrote:
>
> Greg
> I can't open the pics (online or email)
> You have them posted elsewhere?
> Fred & Jeanne Hulse
> Morristown Arizona
> 1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41
>

[Rob Robinson]

Nice fabrication Greg. You and Tim are having too much fun. 

2009/11/14 gregory O <"greg@rainbowrv.com">

 

I am sorry they must be passwordprotected. I moved them and reposted, hope they are viewable now.

http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/greg1/gmanflkrshoe4.jpg




http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/greg1/gmanflkrshoe3.jpg





http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/greg1/gmanflkrshoe1.jpg




http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/greg1/gm...2shoe2.jpg





http://www.rainbowrv.com/images/greg1/bu...20down.jpg





most of the weight of the shoe is on the trailer hitch. I built a docking station around the bedroom ac unit and there are three hitch pins that conect the toe to the bus. the fold/lift mechanism was intended to be hydrolic but the ram was short on stroke (a touchy point with this audience).  we mimicked the lift on a coleman light tower and used a harbor freight  wench to do the work.  I wanted to make the lift arm a part of the display and built it to look like  a bar stool. notice the lift/barstool is not plumb when folded down to travel.


At the RV park prior to the parade (emerald Desert) there were 7 Wanderlodge motorhomes.  a  2006, green stripe, dutch? owners, he claims it is the 2nd to last built?. ; a 89 sp, cream repaint and   ;a 89pt40 blue and maroon stripe . 4 from our club.  We left the bus at the park for several days after the event.  when we got back to pick the bus up the snowbirds that landed in nearby sites wanted to know if the contraption was a motosat or a king dome? I let him know it was a wineguard and showed the great reception we had on out tv.  we drove with it on the bus and raised it when we stopped . too much fun

Greg

--- In "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com", "Fred Hulse" wrote:
>
> Greg
> I can't open the pics (online or email)

> You have them posted elsewhere?
> Fred & Jeanne Hulse
> Morristown Arizona
> 1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41
>

--
Rob, Sue and Joey Robinson
94 WLWB

[Fred Hulse]

Greg

I got it now.

Wonderful work!!

I see the ever-present Palm Springs breeze didn't let you down.

Great day for a Parade!!

Thanks for posting that.

The girls couldn't figure out what the shoe was doing on top of that "mo home"

I told them it was Tim & Gregs "mo home" and they understood immediately.

Fred & Jeanne Hulse
Morristown Arizona
1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41

[gpaulcarver]

Greg & Tim
Outstanding! The pictures are viewable and inspiring to the ingenuity employed
on a whim. If ever BIG FOOT wanders through we'll know where to send him/her as
the case may be. And when we get back to CA. I'll consult you on the
engineering of a "bomb hoist" to raise and lower a spare wheel & tire from our
roof. (foldable of course)
Paul & Jo Carver
'93 PT 40 "Teri" in Seven Points, TX.

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "gregory O" wrote:
>
> I am sorry they must be passwordprotected. I moved them and reposted,
> hope they are viewable now.
>
>