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[Kemper Watson]

Looks like an SL100.

I'll be the devils advocate and say Apex..

[John Fruits]

At least it isn't genie lifts and some truss with tarps.

[Don T. Williams]

I'll be the devils advocate and say Apex..

I don't think so.  No truss for front and rear roof support, "I" truss on the roof edge (not what Apex uses), and the bracing is wrong for the current offerings from Apex.

[Jay Barracato]

I don't think so.  No truss for front and rear roof support, "I" truss on the roof edge (not what Apex uses), and the bracing is wrong for the current offerings from Apex.

It is a sl100 as listed on the providers site.

I think they are nice as they don't look as "truck or trailer" as some of the older models. ( As a bluegrass guy, I have worked on flatbeds, cargo containers with sides cut out, piles of haybales, even an old boxcar)

I am not sure what was up with the leaking.

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[g'bye, Dick Rees]

It is a sl100 as listed on the providers site.

I am not sure what was up with the leaking.

Any of the fold-out/up portable stages go through the wear and tear of repeated deployment....compounded by the flexing of the rig during transport.  The trade-off of structural integrity, robustness for light weight makes maintenance an issue, one that largely goes unaddressed.  Hydraulics, wheel bearings, brakes and such generally get attention.  Roof gasketing and the tolerances required to properly seal the wing joints of the roof...ehh...not so much.

After a few seasons these things start leaking and any proper maintenance gets shunted off to some nebulous future date because, "can't fix it when it's raining and when it ain't raining...no problem."

At least with the "T-rex" Show-mobiles, the leaks are all at the back wall.  The biggest problem then is that you can't use the trailer lighting or stage receptacles as the back wall pretty much fills with water, tripping all the breakers.

[Don T. Williams]

Any of the fold-out/up portable stages go through the wear and tear of repeated deployment....compounded by the flexing of the rig during transport.  The trade-off of structural integrity, robustness for light weight makes maintenance an issue, one that largely goes unaddressed.  Hydraulics, wheel bearings, brakes and such generally get attention.  Roof gasketing and the tolerances required to properly seal the wing joints of the roof...ehh...not so much.

+1 for this.  I'm in the Southwest.  I've had my stage for 4 years and it's only been rained on 4 times.  I didn't know it leaked until it rained!  I have worked on it and thought it was fixed, then I found new leaks!  Somehow, a water hose just isn't enough to detect the leaks.  I'm back working on it this week.

[Kemper Watson]

I think they are nice as they don't look as "truck or trailer" as some of the older models. ( As a bluegrass guy, I have worked on flatbeds, cargo containers with sides cut out, piles of haybales, even an old boxcar)

I am still given flat beds as a stage sometimes. Nothing like a 12ft deep stage..

[Tim McCulloch]

I am still given flat beds as a stage sometimes. Nothing like a 12ft deep stage..

You get 12 ft flatbeds?  You kids don't know how lucky you've got it.... back when I was a kid we only had 96 inch flatbeds! 

[Chris Hindle]

I am still given flat beds as a stage sometimes. Nothing like a 12ft deep stage..

Ya, gotta love that crack across the middle.......
Chris.

[Ivan Beaver]

You get 12 ft flatbeds?  You kids don't know how lucky you've got it.... back when I was a kid we only had 96 inch flatbeds!

I have done MANY a gig on 96" flat beds.  What a pain.  ESPECIALLY when they don't provide steps and you have to climb up and down every time.

That gets old REAL quick.

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