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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Central Tennessee
Posts: 1,093
Year: 1973
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: CAT 1160 V-8 Diesel
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Best Home Yet
Her is the pic of my bus next to those two fancy RVs.
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05-16-2013, 02:31 PM
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#482
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bakersfield, California
Posts: 1,013
Year: 1976
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit 6-71 Mid-Ship Mounted
Rated Cap: 79 at Birth
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Re: Best Home Yet
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05-16-2013, 02:31 PM
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#483
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bakersfield, California
Posts: 1,013
Year: 1976
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit 6-71 Mid-Ship Mounted
Rated Cap: 79 at Birth
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Re: Best Home Yet
Looking Real good there Accordian!
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05-16-2013, 02:49 PM
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#484
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Re: Best Home Yet
They look like two little plastic toys 
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05-16-2013, 04:37 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: ellijay ga
Posts: 560
Year: 94
Coachwork: b/b
Chassis: tc2000
Engine: 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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05-16-2013, 05:08 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 801
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Re: Best Home Yet
Sweet........ nice looking bus you got there!!!!!!!!!!!
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05-16-2013, 06:39 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Landlocked... for now.
Posts: 285
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Re: Best Home Yet
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Is the front passenger wheel of that grey/beige Class A off the ground or is it just my eyeballs tricking me?  
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05-16-2013, 06:44 PM
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#488
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Best Home Yet
It's off the ground. You can see the hydraulic ram right behind it. Self leveling. 
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05-16-2013, 06:52 PM
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#489
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Central Tennessee
Posts: 1,093
Year: 1973
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: CAT 1160 V-8 Diesel
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Best Home Yet
The only leveling that I have is getting the correct sized boards to drive upon.
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05-16-2013, 06:55 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Landlocked... for now.
Posts: 285
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Re: Best Home Yet
...I have no words. They've abandoned me.
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...Okay, I have a LOT of words but most of it is kinda on the salty (mmmmm, salt) side. So I'm just gonna hide under my housemate's kitchen table and whimper.
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Dog is my copilot. As I have no dog, I have no flight plan.
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05-16-2013, 07:15 PM
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#491
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Best Home Yet
Hahaha...boards seem to work just fine for me. I'd like to see how much that option cost! To be honest, it would be nice, just to eliminate the "bounce" from the suspension, but meh...who cares.
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05-16-2013, 07:25 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Re: Best Home Yet
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Originally Posted by JakeC
Hahaha...boards seem to work just fine for me. I'd like to see how much that option cost! To be honest, it would be nice, just to eliminate the "bounce" from the suspension, but meh...who cares.
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A couple cheap bottle jacks work.....or 4 jy scissor jacks and some wood blocks.....BANG!!....no more "rocking" no more swaying to the....... ooops okay you get the pic 
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05-16-2013, 07:32 PM
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#493
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Best Home Yet
Lol! I thought of bottle jacks. I may get some. Just not on my priority list...yet...
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05-16-2013, 08:20 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,489
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/AT545
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Re: Best Home Yet
I love the scissor jack idea. And of course you have to carry some blocks as well. But I think overall, this would be a slicker solution than driving up on boards. I'm in the "driving up on boards" stage myself, and I agree the jacks are not at the top of my priority list right now, but that would be really sweet.
Plus, maybe you could use them to jack up a corner of the bus, and get that wheel off the ground if you need to for repairs, like working on the brakes, etc. 
You would just have to carry some really big-ass jack stands around with you. I'm hoping to make an under-body storage locker for these kinds of tools.
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05-16-2013, 08:26 PM
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#495
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Best Home Yet
I would just use the bottle jacks to stabilize after leveling it the old fashioned way, actually. I see a lot of people, even with newer campers, level with planks and then stabilize with jacks.
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05-16-2013, 09:28 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Central Tennessee
Posts: 1,093
Year: 1973
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: CAT 1160 V-8 Diesel
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Best Home Yet
I have a 12 ton and a 20 ton bottle jack as well as heavy duty 6 ton jack stands. I will get some substantial boards soon and use the jacks and stands to fine tune my leveling while I am parked here.
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05-16-2013, 10:43 PM
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#497
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Best Home Yet
Bottle jacks can be had fairly cheep if you find them on sale. They work well, but slow and a bit of work if you have to lift any amount of distance. We use them in construction a fair bit. They also come in a air over hydraulic version. This would be a good option for the members with on board air already on their bus.
For safety sake, just like any jack, do not use them to support the load once lifted. That's what the jack stands are for. What I don't like about using jack stands to level something, is the 2.5 inch increments, with no fine adjustability. I like the Scissor jacks because they are infinitely adjustable.
There are also heavy jack stands that have a big threaded rod at the top. Again, this would give you infinite adjustability. This is a 12 ton unit.
Nat
Posted to help others find good options.
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05-17-2013, 03:59 AM
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#498
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Re: Best Home Yet
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I would just use the bottle jacks to stabilize after leveling it the old fashioned way, actually. I see a lot of people, even with newer campers, level with planks and then stabilize with jacks.
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05-19-2013, 11:15 AM
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#499
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Central Tennessee
Posts: 1,093
Year: 1973
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: CAT 1160 V-8 Diesel
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Best Home Yet
The stream has become a mini raging river which I cannot drive across.
I SO wanted to go meet my friend, Jamey, at Cracker Barrel to enjoy a great breakfast. I have been dreaming of Cracker Barrel for three years now.
Presently, I am stuck on the property. I was assured that the water will subside in two hours.
Here are some pics.
The good news is that Jamey came to pick me up. There is a foot bridge across the stream. So, I did get to have my dream breakfast. I had eggs made over well, awesome sausage patties, hash browns, and totally great pancakes.
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05-19-2013, 12:33 PM
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#500
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Olympia, Washington
Posts: 557
Year: 87
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International s1700
Engine: 6.9 internatiional
Rated Cap: 65
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Re: Best Home Yet
looks like some serious rain going on out there. be careful. I'm sorry to hear you didn't get your cracker barrel breakfast.
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