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The standard ambulance ceiling light was most often made by Weldon, and they all seem to use a 50 watt halogen bulb. I was lucky enough to find some TecNiq ambulance ceiling lights that were left over from an ambulance merger, so I replaced all 7 of my halogen ceiling lights with LED lights that...

I know nothing happens when we want it to---- I've been working to get my ambulance into my garage for most of the summer. I used to have a 2 1/2 ton 6x6 in there, but the space was only open for about a day after I sold the truck before a tidal wave filled it in. Plus my daughter moved to MN...

I think you'll find that the modules are built large enough that they can mount on different trucks, otherwise every module could be a "special". Also look at the cost of modifying their welding jigs every year. It makes more sense to build a "universal" module that adapts to a variety of...

As a USCG Auxiliary communicator, I need the ability to connect various 2-way radios to my ambulance's 12 volt system when required. This means a fused tap with a distribution capability. After looking at the while thing, I decided that a tap into the module electrical system would make the most...

Progress is proceeding! Ever since I bough the ambulance, I've been thinking about a spare tire holder/rack. I considered between the frame rails, except the numbers didn't work; I thought about a swinging tire rack on a new rear bumper, but I didn't like the looks, plus I wanted to be able to...

A long time ago, I realized that I needed more tool storage, and I started looking at CL to see what was out there. I found a 42" Snap-On cabinet for $300 that sounded interesting - I called, and it was for sale by a marina. They had supplied the box to their first mechanic, but when he left...

Stainless steel is generally non-magnetic, with a some exceptions. ---The 300 series are austenitic stainless alloys, and are normally non-magnetic, but they can become slightly magnetic through cold working or long periods of vibration - I saw this when I tried to drill some holes in a...

I agree on "Crapsman"'s quality decline - years ago, I heard that their power hand tools were built by Singer Sewing Machine Company, and I moved to Makita, Milwaukee, Bosch, and the other manufacturers. I still have and use Craftsman hand tools, because mine were built LONG before their quality...

Oh yeah -- anyone supplying professional racers is always far from cheap, but there are some nice ideas out there!

As some of you know, I belong to a professional emergency vehicle upfitter's group - those are the guys who turn an as-delivered vehicle into a police car, with the appropriate lights, K9 kennels, etc. They also overhaul and remount ambulances. One of the recent postings mentioned CTECH for...

After I tried to find new seats, I gave up and decided that the easiest solution will be the Bostrom FRED kid. It's a seat rebuild kit with new foam padding, and new upholstery. The cost is about $200 per seat versus about $800+ for new seats.

Sorry, Pat -- it is what it is. Always pack your wallet with spare money before a long trip. And the membership in a road service plan can save you from having to sell the rig to the first guy who shows up with a tow truck. That being said, I'm happy that I bought the buggy probably 97% of the...

Some thoughts - first, throwing down a cloud of black grunge pulling away from a stop light is rare unless your engine is WAY overdue for some help, or you drilled out your injectors. Not a good idea, particularly if you drive in California. The advantage to using your daily driver to tow a...

We had a couple of the M1010 ambulances, and I'm sure (that was a LONG time ago, though) they had a bench seat and a 24 volt system, but we were US Army Reserve. The ambulances had gone to Desert Storm, and returned to the USA, so they were still painted desert sand. The USN may have had their...

We moved dead M60-A3 tanks with one of them very easily - I've also seen photos of one driving through mud up to the windshield (I'll bet that cleaning the mud off either took a few days with a hose, or a driving through a pond for a while). You don't even want to think about the cost of the...

I've driven those in the past. Decent to work with, but kind of driver-unfriendly - though that may have been because the seat was definitely dead. Some decent bucket seats in place of the bench seat would definitely help. Ours were all 4x4. The biggest challenge we ran into was from the...

If you find an existing 4x4 truck in good condition, you can do a remount (as it's called by ambulance dealers/mechanics). You would save time if you started with a Ford truck since Ford trucks are used on probably 80%+ of the ambulances out there, and the odds are that it would be a faster...

It looks like the frame extension may have been added by an installer after the ambulance was built - I find it hard to believe that one of the manufacturers did it.

Greetings, and welcome to the asylum! I'll get back to you later with more food for thought, but right now, a Type 1 is more common in a 4x4 configuration. At 150 K miles, it's a little high, but that would also depend on who the past user was, and the ambulance usage -- that many miles for a...