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drdrew 
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Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: missouri Online Status: Offline Posts: 88 |
 Topic: hydraulic bed lift?Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 11:27am |
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i saw someone talking about putting hydraulic lift on the lower bunk end for easier storage access, can anyone remember if there is a build thread about this somewhere? or give me some advice on how to do it? pick up our new 172T this saturday and its one of the first things i want to do!
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techntrek
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Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 12:33pm |
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I remember seeing something about adding them to cabinet doors, complete with pictures, but I can't find the thread. I have found the following:
- HuronSailor said he added lifts to his bottom bunk.
You could try contacting them for details. A tip for searching, if you use the Advanced Search it has a time limit on the right side which defaults to six months. Often that needs to be changed to include all posts.
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gepaine
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Joined: 05 Jan 2010 Location: Carnation, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 29 |
Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 2:32pm |
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The door stays I added were NOT hydraulic lifts. They just cause the door to "stay" in the open position (so you don't have to hold them open when putting in or getting out items in overhead cabinets).
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Guests
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Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 4:09pm |
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One thing that comes to mind are the "lifts" or "struts' used on some hatchback model cars. Might be worth a trip to the auto parts store....if that's what you are thinking of.
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drdrew
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Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: missouri Online Status: Offline Posts: 88 |
Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 4:12pm |
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yeah or even something from a furniture store maybe. just seems like it would be nice to access the storage with two hands instead of one holding up the wood.
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techntrek
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Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 4:23pm |
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Hopefully HuronSailor can provide details, he did exactly what you want to do. You might try to PM him, if he has it turned on he'll get an email. Here is the link: http://www.rpod-owners.com/pm_new_message_form.asp?name=HuronSailor
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HuronSailor
podders Helping podders - pHp 
Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Location: Owosso MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 704 |
Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 5:19pm |
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It's over on the other forum here:
If you can't find it, PM me from the other forum, I can send you the whole thing as a .pdf file via email.
Mark Mowery
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drdrew
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Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: missouri Online Status: Offline Posts: 88 |
Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 11:55am |
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FANTASTIC! thanks so much!
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hydraulic bed lift?