Here is my rig, or more accurately, what will be my rig
Mrbolly said
06:15 PM Apr 22, 2017
This is my first post having only just joined the forum. My rig started its life as a Denning Landseer and spent a good portion of its life as a Greyhound express coach. I bought itdirect from Greyhound and started the process of conversion by raising the roof by 400mm, relocating the entry door, putting a slide out room behind the driver that includes a three seater couch and then re-sheeting and painting.
Since then, I have populated the roof with 9 solar panels feeding into a Lithium Ion battery bank to provide 240v for the house. I have finished putting all of the infrastructure in the former luggage bins waiting for connection to the house.
i have just moved inside to start the conversion which I hope will be somewhere near finished by the end of August (as you must have a goal).
i plan to tow my Ranger ute behind on an A Frame to give us a 4WD mobility and to allow the coach to remain set up while the car is used as transport.
I am in Bayswater, Victoria and work on the coach whenever time allows.
Looks all white (ha ha) to me...
Reckon we could live in that just fine, nice job.
Interested in the lithium batteries, they don't look like any others I've seen, got any more info on the setup?
Cheers,
Cruising Cruze said
07:17 PM Apr 22, 2017
Hi Alan ( Mrbolly )
Let me welcome you to this site mate
Very nice looking bus
And what an impressive battery bank you've got there ( How big is it if I may ask )
Cheers John
Mrbolly said
08:31 PM Apr 22, 2017
Hi there guys, the Lithium Ion bank is set up at 24v x 800amps of depth. I worked on the basis of the whole house using 240v appliances so need the grunt to feed the inverter. I have a smaller bank of lithiums set at 12v torun water pumps and LED lighting. The batteries themselves are Victron.
Mrbolly said
08:45 PM Apr 22, 2017
Thanks for the welcome, looking forward to being an involved member
Tony Bev said
09:41 PM Apr 22, 2017
Also a warm welcome from me, Mrbolly
I hope that you have many happy road trips, ahead of you, when your rig is completed
Mrbolly said
09:48 PM Apr 22, 2017
Thanks Tony
I am looking forward to hitting the road, rather than just working on it
cheers Alan
warhorse said
10:21 PM Apr 22, 2017
hi alan,and welcome,nice looking rig any chance of pics of the inside as you progress? cheers ray
Mrbolly said
05:02 PM Apr 23, 2017
Hi Ray,
Yes certainly if you have an interest.
It may be a few weeks before there is anything obvious inside to see as there is a bit of the mundane happening now such as wiring looms being run in and stringing plumbing through. I am currently laying up some fibreglass panels etc. that will be used inside, I have also made the corner shower cubicle which of course has to be inside before I can think about building bathroom walls etc.
Cheers, Alan
warhorse said
08:55 PM Apr 23, 2017
alan, i dont have an interest as in going to build something similar,but i do have a genuine interest in the progress of your project,as i guess many others might have on this forum,i for one look forward to the updates.....cheers ray
Mrbolly said
09:47 AM Apr 24, 2017
All good Ray,
Building one of these coaches is certainly not a project to be entered into lightly, if I had been half way smart, I would have bought something that is already usable.
Having said that, I enjoy the this project and am happy to share progress as it happens.
Cheers, Alan
Bagmaker said
03:54 PM Apr 28, 2017
Hi Alan,
great looking landseer there, excellent install on the Li pack too -are the busbars copper??
I am struggling with the 'must have a goal" bit- was a year late last easter- much to the disapproval of swmbo, with our fitout, B10m DD Volvo.
Its all good fun though, look forward to catching you on the road one day
Blues Man said
07:35 AM Apr 29, 2017
Hi Alan,welcome to the forum also,you have a very beautiful M/H there ,and i'm sure you will be very happy living in it.A palace on wheels.
grahos said
07:40 PM Apr 30, 2017
Welcome to the forum Alan,you have a mammoth job ahead of you fitting that out.
Mrbolly said
08:26 PM May 6, 2017
Thanks, the double deck Volvo sounds like a great project too.
Mrbolly said
08:29 PM May 6, 2017
Thanks Blues Man. Working hard to make sure it is liveable and most importantly reliable
Mrbolly said
08:31 PM May 6, 2017
Yes Graeme, it is a big job but it is the old story of the question "how do you eat an elephant". Answer; one bite at a time and chew like hell
Cruising Cruze said
08:09 PM May 10, 2017
Hi Alan
Hope you don't start at his ears first
mike g g said
04:22 PM May 20, 2017
theres life in the old dog,skinny dog.ie greyhound,looks like a great project make sure you enjoy the trip when you finish the project.
Char-lee said
06:45 AM May 31, 2017
Hello Alan,
You have done an amazing job on your bus.
Wondering what kind of solar panels did you put on your roof.
We are in the proceeds of getting our first bus on the road and really not knowing much about the power situation, we don't want to be
short on power when we go off road, atm we have a 5KVA generator and two deep cell batteries enirgi DC31MF that came with the bus.
Also very interested in what awning that you have and where did you get it? Been looking at the Carefree box 12v .
This is my first post having only just joined the forum. My rig started its life as a Denning Landseer and spent a good portion of its life as a Greyhound express coach. I bought itdirect from Greyhound and started the process of conversion by raising the roof by 400mm, relocating the entry door, putting a slide out room behind the driver that includes a three seater couch and then re-sheeting and painting.
Since then, I have populated the roof with 9 solar panels feeding into a Lithium Ion battery bank to provide 240v for the house. I have finished putting all of the infrastructure in the former luggage bins waiting for connection to the house.
i have just moved inside to start the conversion which I hope will be somewhere near finished by the end of August (as you must have a goal).
i plan to tow my Ranger ute behind on an A Frame to give us a 4WD mobility and to allow the coach to remain set up while the car is used as transport.
I am in Bayswater, Victoria and work on the coach whenever time allows.
cheers, Alan
Reckon we could live in that just fine, nice job.
Interested in the lithium batteries, they don't look like any others I've seen, got any more info on the setup?
Cheers,
Hi Alan ( Mrbolly )
Let me welcome you to this site mate
Very nice looking bus
And what an impressive battery bank you've got there ( How big is it if I may ask )
Cheers John
Thanks for the welcome, looking forward to being an involved member
I hope that you have many happy road trips, ahead of you, when your rig is completed
Thanks Tony
I am looking forward to hitting the road, rather than just working on it
cheers Alan
Hi Ray,
Yes certainly if you have an interest.
It may be a few weeks before there is anything obvious inside to see as there is a bit of the mundane happening now such as wiring looms being run in and stringing plumbing through. I am currently laying up some fibreglass panels etc. that will be used inside, I have also made the corner shower cubicle which of course has to be inside before I can think about building bathroom walls etc.
Cheers, Alan
All good Ray,
Building one of these coaches is certainly not a project to be entered into lightly, if I had been half way smart, I would have bought something that is already usable.
Having said that, I enjoy the this project and am happy to share progress as it happens.
Cheers, Alan
great looking landseer there, excellent install on the Li pack too -are the busbars copper??
I am struggling with the 'must have a goal" bit- was a year late last easter- much to the disapproval of swmbo, with our fitout, B10m DD Volvo.
Its all good fun though, look forward to catching you on the road one day
Hi Alan,welcome to the forum also,you have a very beautiful M/H there ,and i'm sure you will be very happy living in it.A palace on wheels.
Thanks, the double deck Volvo sounds like a great project too.
Thanks Blues Man. Working hard to make sure it is liveable and most importantly reliable
Yes Graeme, it is a big job but it is the old story of the question "how do you eat an elephant". Answer; one bite at a time and chew like hell
Hi Alan
Hope you don't start at his ears first
theres life in the old dog,skinny dog.ie greyhound,looks like a great project make sure you enjoy the trip when you finish the project.
Hello Alan,
You have done an amazing job on your bus.
Wondering what kind of solar panels did you put on your roof.
We are in the proceeds of getting our first bus on the road and really not knowing much about the power situation, we don't want to be
short on power when we go off road, atm we have a 5KVA generator and two deep cell batteries enirgi DC31MF that came with the bus.
Also very interested in what awning that you have and where did you get it? Been looking at the Carefree box 12v .
Any information would be appreciated.
Char-ee