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12-06-2019, 12:48 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Triad, North Carolina
Posts: 18
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Airride seats
Sharing this Market Place add. Move to correct forum if this is not right.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...7884265810739/
I was looking for a used moblity chair and they popped up in search.
Billy n NC
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12-06-2019, 01:36 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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l should go in the "Classifieds" or Unaffilaited school bus stuff for sale
Nice seats, wish I had an extra $500.
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12-06-2019, 02:42 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,259
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American
Engine: 8.3 Cummins ISC
Rated Cap: 75
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$500 a piece is crazy...if you look hard enough you can get them for free or very cheap. Truckers and fleet shops throw out seats all the time, no reason to pay a flipper 500 bucks for one.
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12-06-2019, 02:44 PM
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#4
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,758
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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couple friends have mine have scroed big and cheap at school bus scrapyards.. near perfect Air seats.. and they will have the correct base to fit a school bus.. most new seats you have to buy an adapter plate to make a truck seat fit a bus correctly...
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12-06-2019, 02:56 PM
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#5
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,259
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American
Engine: 8.3 Cummins ISC
Rated Cap: 75
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
couple friends have mine have scroed big and cheap at school bus scrapyards.. near perfect Air seats.. and they will have the correct base to fit a school bus.. most new seats you have to buy an adapter plate to make a truck seat fit a bus correctly...
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Semi air ride seats are almost always way nicer than anything found in a school bus....not sure why Bluebird/Thomas/IC always put the crappiest air ride seats available in all their buses when new.
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12-06-2019, 03:16 PM
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#6
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WIbluebird
$500 a piece is crazy...if you look hard enough you can get them for free or very cheap. Truckers and fleet shops throw out seats all the time, no reason to pay a flipper 500 bucks for one.
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Can you direct me to anywhere I can get a BRAND NEW air ride seat for free?
I can buy a gallon of sour milk for $.10, I'd be much better off paying $3 for fresh milk.
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12-06-2019, 03:26 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,259
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American
Engine: 8.3 Cummins ISC
Rated Cap: 75
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
Can you direct me to anywhere I can get a BRAND NEW air ride seat for free?
I can buy a gallon of sour milk for $.10, I'd be much better off paying $3 for fresh milk.
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You could get a used air ride seat and have it profesionally redone at an upholstery shop and it would still be cheaper than a new air ride seat.
The base assembly (other than the bag) doesn't wear out unless you're like 500 lbs.
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12-06-2019, 03:32 PM
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#8
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WIbluebird
You could get a used air ride seat and have it profesionally redone at an upholstery shop and it would still be cheaper than a new air ride seat.
The base assembly (other than the bag) doesn't wear out unless you're like 500 lbs.
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I understand what you're saying. You just can't compare old apples with fresh oranges. $500 is not outrageous for a new good air ride seat.
You can have one reupholstered and you still won't have a NEW seat.
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12-06-2019, 04:33 PM
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#9
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 1,349
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Thomas 4 window w/lift
Chassis: G30~Chevy cutaway
Engine: 5.7/350 Chevy Vortec
Rated Cap: Just me and my "stuff"?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
I understand what you're saying. You just can't compare old apples with fresh oranges. $500 is not outrageous for a new good air ride seat.
You can have one reupholstered and you still won't have a NEW seat.
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True.
Not long ago I spent $1,200. on a new air ride with swivel feature, so $500. for what he has ain't bad...
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12-06-2019, 04:35 PM
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#10
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
Can you direct me to anywhere I can get a BRAND NEW air ride seat for free?
I can buy a gallon of sour milk for $.10, I'd be much better off paying $3 for fresh milk.
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I got a nearly new bostrom for a hundred a few years ago. Truck driver's yard sale. still had the tags on it.
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12-06-2019, 10:41 PM
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#11
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Brevard County, FL
Posts: 911
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Ford
Engine: 6.6 New Holland Diesel
Rated Cap: 60 kids, 10 window
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peteg59
True.
Not long ago I spent $1,200. on a new air ride with swivel feature, so $500. for what he has ain't bad...
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$900~ new, no swivel. $500 ain't bad at all.
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Nick
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12-06-2019, 10:41 PM
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#12
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Brevard County, FL
Posts: 911
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Ford
Engine: 6.6 New Holland Diesel
Rated Cap: 60 kids, 10 window
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
I got a nearly new bostrom for a hundred a few years ago. Truck driver's yard sale. still had the tags on it.
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That's a steal.
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Nick
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12-06-2019, 11:14 PM
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#13
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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These are real nice seats. The Sears Atlas is highly regarded.
If I had the cash AND a way to get one of these I'd love to buy one.
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