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One thing I've been kicking around since I started looking at ambulances is how to do a bed?! Lots of good ideas on here, but I decided to go a bit different way. Not the most obvious path, but to me at least it makes a ton of sense. I went through a few iterations in planning, but this is...

Misc things I relocated the license plate bracket. Snowball effect from installing the hitch, which meant installing a new step, which intruded on the factory license plate location. Pulled some lights on the left side to make sure I wasn't going to get myself into trouble, then cut it in on...

Batteries / Primary power wiring This truck just has the 3 12v chassis batteries for everything. They installed a battery disconnect switch, however it only disconnected the OEM vehicle wiring NOT the module. Not sure why you would do it that way, but I'm sure there was a reason. In my case...

Some updates: Not much happened over the winter, but this spring I have been getting a lot done and even more things figured out. This COVID-19 thing may have ruined a lot of plans, but it has given me time to crank on some projects! Some of this stuff is probably obvious to most of you, but...

Got the sharps cabinet removed and did a trial fit of the AC unit in the hole. The width is almost spot on, the AC unit went in with a bit of wiggling. Need to decide on a mounting height, devise a support structure, then fabricate some kind of panel to finish it off above and below the unit...

Any idea what type of air connector this may be? It is on the vehicle for standby air to keep the vehicle aired up while at the station. At first glance I thought it was a standard 1/4" female air connector, but when I went to connect one it was quite obviously far too small. So today, I went...

Needing to troubleshoot a couple things. Air Dump There is a switch inside the rear doors on the passenger side labeled "AIR" that doesn't do anything. Plus, I think the unit should dump when the rear doors are opened (not something I want it to do, but it seems the dump system is not working...

I bought a little window AC unit (Frigidaire FFRA0511R1E) 5000 BTU, supposedly has a easy start and came recommended for running off a small generator. I was able to run it off my friend's 2000w Yamaha inverter generator with the generator in eco mode. It ramps up noticeably when the...

I finally pulled the trigger on a medium duty ambulance a month or so ago after years of mulling it over. Reason for going medium duty is I want to use it as a tow rig to pull a 28'-34' enclosed race trailer. My plans for it are pretty minimalist compared to a lot of the stuff on here, I only...

Here's what I ended up with. The existing bumper was removed entirely, and a new flip up step was installed over the hitch. The center line of the receiver ended up being 20" instead of 17" to fit it inside the body, which of course pushed the step up another 3" as well. It's a big step, but...

Good timing on this bump... After floating this idea around for 2+ years, I finally pulled the trigger on a medium duty ambulance about 2 weeks ago! Currently it's at my mechanic getting a good checking over once he gets around to it, but assuming no hidden issues I'll be putting a seriously...

I understand what you are saying, but that's a completely different discussion. Without going too far OT, I agree with your assessment which is why personally I'm looking at the medium duty units, even though I anticipate my trailer's loaded weight to be under 10k in the vast majority of cases...

How did it turn out? I've been looking for an answer to this question for a while. Lots of people talking about wanting to do it, nobody reporting back how it went. Leaning heavily towards Medium Duty Ambulances myself, but how it went on the F350 would be a good baseline.

Thanks, I must have missed it. I'll go find it. I drafted that big post on a big screen and it didn't look so bad, then this morning I looked again on my phone and holy crap. I'm going to edit it down to just a couple simple questions for now.

How long is the passenger side bench area typically? I have not had the pleasure / misfortune of being in an ambulance, but from pictures it seems not long enough for a normal length bed. What few floor plans I have found don't have dimensions, however doing some basic scaling it seems a 14'...