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Swather Cab Repurposed Into Bus Stop
Gary and Laura Rentmeester of Denmark, Wis., found a new use for the cab on Grandpa’s old swather by turning the cab into a school bus stop for their two girls.
“This idea was essentially the result of a nagging wife - me! - wanting a more comfortable spot to wait for the school bus with the kids,” says Laura.
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Swather Cab Repurposed Into Bus Stop FARM HOME Miscellaneous Gary and Laura Rentmeester of Denmark Wis found a new use for the cab on Grandpa’s old swather by turning the cab into a school bus stop for their two girls “This idea was essentially the result of a nagging wife - me! - wanting a more comfortable spot to wait for the school bus with the kids ” says Laura “While Gary and I were disassembling the swather to scrap it he had a vision He said ‘Why don’t we make the cab our bus stop?’” They first bolted the cab onto two plastic pallets Gary then added a heater which is wired to a light switch in their house “On extremely cold days we flip the switch to preheat the shelter fore we head out ” says Laura Cost-wise the Rentmeesters retrofitted their new bus stop for just the cost of a $10 can of paint and a couple of roosters that they traded to a neighbor for a bus seat Labor was free as their daughters were in charge of painting it
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