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04-28-2018, 06:46 AM
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#21
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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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I drove around on a bucket for a little while when working on the first RYO bus.
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04-28-2018, 07:03 AM
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#22
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 570
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Amtran
Chassis: International
Engine: dt466e
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
I drove around on a bucket for a little while when working on the first RYO bus.
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Around as in miles or on the street with traffic? Was the bucket held down some type of way?
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04-28-2018, 07:06 AM
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#23
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Southern Maryland
Posts: 505
Year: 1986
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Phantom
Engine: CAT 3208
Rated Cap: 87, says Gillig...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by adic27
I need to move my bus from where it is but with trying to convert it and all I got rid of the seat. Can't drive standing up... or could I? Wish I wouldn't have trashed it but was planning to replace it and didn't think twice
What could I do??
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You got rid of the entire seat? Mounting base and everything? Was it an air ride seat?
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04-28-2018, 07:15 AM
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#24
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 570
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Amtran
Chassis: International
Engine: dt466e
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
I drove around on a bucket for a little while when working on the first RYO bus.
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Ed sax see 4z We w3k
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04-28-2018, 07:16 AM
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#25
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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 adic27
Around as in miles or on the street with traffic? Was the bucket held down some type of way?
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Just around the back roads of apopka.
One trip to the truck stop for some fuel, IIRC.
I've even went without the bucket but I'm good at Slavic-style squatting...
Nah, didn't hold the bucket down. The bucket was more secure and ergonomically shaped than most factory school bus seats lol.
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04-28-2018, 07:18 AM
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#26
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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 adic27
Ed sax see 4z We w3k
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I'm lost as to what that means, sorry!
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04-28-2018, 10:31 AM
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#27
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 570
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Amtran
Chassis: International
Engine: dt466e
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Quote:
Originally Posted by adic27
Ed sax see 4z We w3k
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When the hell did I post this?? Don't remember learning a second language lol
Disregard this
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04-28-2018, 10:38 AM
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#28
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 570
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Amtran
Chassis: International
Engine: dt466e
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ComfortEagle
You got rid of the entire seat? Mounting base and everything? Was it an air ride seat?
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Got rid of it all. No air ride. The seat was horrible, extremely uncomfortable. Drove from Mississippi to Houston on that thing smh
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04-28-2018, 03:26 PM
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#29
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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 adic27
Got rid of it all. No air ride. The seat was horrible, extremely uncomfortable. Drove from Mississippi to Houston on that thing smh
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I drove from kentucky to Fl on a non-air ride seat and it was brutal.
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05-03-2018, 12:42 PM
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#30
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 570
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Amtran
Chassis: International
Engine: dt466e
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Thanks to everyone who suggested using a lawn chair, it worked! And I wasn't sliding all over the place like I thought I would lol. I used a zero gravity chair that i had and it was much more comfortable than the original stock seat
Got pulled over buy a cop because I had no plates, tags or anything and the title was in storage. Surprisingly he let me go! Shocked the hell outta me. He even saw the lawn chair lol
Oh, I almost paid over $400 to get it towed smh
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05-03-2018, 12:47 PM
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#31
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Brunswick, GA
Posts: 150
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by adic27
Got pulled over buy a cop because I had no plates, tags or anything and the title was in storage. Surprisingly he let me go! Shocked the hell outta me. He even saw the lawn chair lol
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That's the first time I've heard of anyone in a school bus getting pulled over for no tags! I drove mine for 400 miles without any, and took shortest route (through cities, no interstate) all the way. Several times, I had police behind/beside me - no issues.
Now what really surprises me is he let you go with the lawn chair!!
Cool story - happy ending!!
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05-03-2018, 12:56 PM
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#32
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Damascus, OR
Posts: 681
Year: 2004
Chassis: International
Engine: T444e w/ 2000 Allison Trans
Rated Cap: 35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by adic27
Thanks to everyone who suggested using a lawn chair, it worked! And I wasn't sliding all over the place like I thought I would lol. I used a zero gravity chair that i had and it was much more comfortable than the original stock seat
Got pulled over buy a cop because I had no plates, tags or anything and the title was in storage. Surprisingly he let me go! Shocked the hell outta me. He even saw the lawn chair lol
Oh, I almost paid over $400 to get it towed smh
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glad it worked for you
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05-03-2018, 01:13 PM
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#33
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 570
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Amtran
Chassis: International
Engine: dt466e
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrailLifeBill
That's the first time I've heard of anyone in a school bus getting pulled over for no tags! I drove mine for 400 miles without any, and took shortest route (through cities, no interstate) all the way. Several times, I had police behind/beside me - no issues.
Now what really surprises me is he let you go with the lawn chair!!
Cool story - happy ending!!
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Yea, I think when he was passing by he looked through the bus door and saw me sitting on that lawn chair because after that he slowed down and and I knew it was bad.
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