Saw this on GA-316. To quote a friend, "I would never buy a used ambulance, unless it was cheap. I think we all know the abuse (both required and recreational) they get put through." What are your thoughts?
I know of a few towing companies that use them for utility trucks. a few plumbers, and tradesman minimal conversion can make good use of the cabinets and storage space for tools and supplies at the job site. However I also believe that they are misguided, Oh a ambulance for sale. These people have to maintain good trucks since they take people to the hospital in them. :rofl:
The thought of an ambulance bring used a any kind of food truck...shudder. The germs that must be lurking in the nooks and crannies...yeah, I'd like to order a vodka c-diff O_O
The thought of an ambulance bring used a any kind of food truck...shudder. The germs that must be lurking in the nooks and crannies...yeah, I'd like to order a vodka c-diff O_O
And you put your gloves on before you get out if the truck and wear them through the entire patient contact evolution, right up to the turn over at the ED, right?
(FYI, that's a bigger infection control problem than what may be in the back of an old ambulance)
I'm sure that any ambulance repurposed as a food truck would be power washed and totally rebuilt inside. It's not like they're going to sell burritos off the stretcher.
When I was a kid, there was a guy a few blocks away from my house that had an old ambulance. He basically used it as an extension of his garage - I know he stored his lawn mower in there. Don't think he ever really drove it a lot though.
If I was into such things I'd think about picking up one our older units. 2003 F-350 repowered with a crate 7.3, new transmission, suspension, and steering in 2011. Excellent knobby Goodyears with 4x4 with locking hubs so they'll go off the pavement ok. And they go in for PM every 10k miles.
There's a business that uses an old medic called "Doctor Mailbox," but all these "winebulance" "stripulance" etc. are just silly.
I understand EMS agencies wanting to recover some cash but have you ever seen a used UPS truck? They destroy them to avoid degradation of brand identity.
If terrorists ever start making medic-bombs like in the middle east expect to see used medic sales illegal.
The town I work for actually has one of our old ambulances with the lights removed of course, that they use to house the camera for checking sewage lines. Not much different than the ones still in service. It gets called out when the feces backs up.
The ambulance company I first worked for in the early 80s had a 1979 Chevy Suburban 4x4 ambulance. I LOVED that rig and remains one of my fave rigs to this day. When the company retired it, I bought it. One day, my dad and I swapped vehicles (I got his Nissan Sentra, which was perfect for my commute to school). He turned the old rig into his mobile camping/recording studio (he was a country/western singer, songwriter and musician who camped out a bunch for inspiration). I was delighted to see it in our hometown harvest festival parade a few years later, decked out and touting the name of the local tavern....with the words "For whatever ALES you" stenciled on the sides.