On this date we finally removed the old refrigerator from the bus and put the new one in. The exchange took place at Chuck Spera’s bus garage and he operated his forklift. John Rauch and his son John provided the much needed muscle and we had help from Randy, who owns the business in the suite next to Chuck’s shop. Here are 19 photos that show some of what was involved.
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- Chuck looks out through the partially open window on the passenger side.
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- Bruce (outside) discusses the window with Chuck (inside). The window is not fully open yet.
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- Bruce cuts a pair of 2x4s long enough to hold the window open far enough for the bottom edge to be higher than the bottom of the overhead cabinets.
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- The window braced in its fully open position.
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- Chuck gets the forklift ready. He used two long forks with a long narrow pallet over them.
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- The forklift in position to receive the old refrigerator. Linda put a blanket over the sill to protect it and the body.
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- John and John have already picked up the old refrigerator and put it on the pallet. Here they are sliding it out and fully on the pallet.
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- The old refrigerator is on the pallet with helpers on either side on ladders.
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- Chuck backs the forklift away with the old refrigerator on it.
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- Making sure the old refrigerator does not fall off to one side as it comes down.
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- The old refrigerator is down. The two John’s got it off and carried it out of the way.
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- The old refrigerator standing up with the doors back on and the shelves and drawers back inside. (This was done after Linda cleaned the interior.)
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- John and John getting the new refrigerator onto the forklift pallet.
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- Up she goes!
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- Chuck brings the forklift in while Bruce (far side) and Randy make sure it does not fall off the side.
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- Bruce and Randy help guide the new refrigerator into the bus as John and John pull it in.
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- The two John’s get the new refrigerator into the coach and stand it upright.
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- The new refrigerator in its alcove with the doors on, hinged on the left and opening on the right.
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- Glamour shot of Chuck and Barbara’s 1993 H3-40 Liberty conversion (L) next to our 1992 H3-40 Royale Coach conversion (R).
