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04-14-2018, 09:23 PM
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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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Bus Driver seat (EMERGENCY!)
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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04-14-2018, 09:35 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 938
Chassis: GMC or Chevrolet, I hope
Engine: gasser probably
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here is an idea
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04-14-2018, 09:58 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Fayetteville Arkansas
Posts: 419
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: GMC G3500 Vandura
Engine: V-8 5.7L Gas
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Seems legit to me.
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04-14-2018, 11:06 PM
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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
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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Kinda depends on how far you need to move it, and what type roads you would be on. No way would I try to drive anywhere just standing up. Even the 5 gallon bucket would be better for across the yard/field. If I were in the country driving on seldom traveled roads (dirt roads) and were going less than a mile, I probably would go for a sturdy folding type chair that I could secure such that it wouldn't slide around with me. Any situation other than that, I'd look for a van - type captain's chair and bolt it in properly. Think insurance claim.
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04-15-2018, 05:24 AM
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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
Kinda depends on how far you need to move it, and what type roads you would be on. No way would I try to drive anywhere just standing up. Even the 5 gallon bucket would be better for across the yard/field. If I were in the country driving on seldom traveled roads (dirt roads) and were going less than a mile, I probably would go for a sturdy folding type chair that I could secure such that it wouldn't slide around with me. Any situation other than that, I'd look for a van - type captain's chair and bolt it in properly. Think insurance claim.
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I was actually kidding about the standing and driving. Besides, it's a 30 minute drive
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04-15-2018, 07:32 AM
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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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What is your long-term plan for driver's seat for your build? Might consider increasing the priority for that item - otherwise, Craigslist for a van seat.
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04-15-2018, 09:58 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Greenville,NC
Posts: 36
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: GMC
Engine: GMC/Gasser
Rated Cap: 54
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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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Go to a salvage yard and pick up a cheap seat!
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04-19-2018, 12:25 PM
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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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Anyone know of a salvage yard that might sell school bus parts in the Houston area. Out of all the places I've called so far only one had seats but were new and costs $500!
Are the seats in those 18 wheelers the same as school bus seats?
I have to have it moved by Wednesday and also have to go to a funeral on that same day
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04-19-2018, 12:28 PM
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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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bolt down a lawn chair?
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04-19-2018, 01:16 PM
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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 Rovobay
bolt down a lawn chair?
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Have you seen this done before? Really hoping to find a solution
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04-19-2018, 01:33 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Grayson County, VA
Posts: 1,428
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Amtran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 65
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If it were me and I just need to make a quick 30 minute drive to a final resting place? I'd look into getting a van seat or a seat from a Suburban/Denali/Tahoe (preferably with integrated seat belt). There are plenty of them on Craigslist or at an auto salvage yard.
Then I'd build a temporary platform out of 2x4s to raise it to a comfortable height. Later on, you can get a proper platform that bolts on, swivels, etc.
Should be enough to get you on the road though. Just don't hit anything
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04-19-2018, 01:35 PM
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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
Have you seen this done before? Really hoping to find a solution
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In videos, but I would want to be seatbelted in.... how far do you need to go?
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04-19-2018, 02:23 PM
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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 Rovobay
In videos, but I would want to be seatbelted in.... how far do you need to go?
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About 30 minutes
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04-20-2018, 08:07 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Farmington, IL
Posts: 187
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: AARE 3903
Engine: Cummins 6CTA 8.3
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oricha1984
here is an idea
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This picture made me sad.
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04-20-2018, 08:25 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Colorado
Posts: 400
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wunderhut
This picture made me sad.
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They say a guy stole the seats for a school bus.
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04-26-2018, 02:13 PM
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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
What is your long-term plan for driver's seat for your build? Might consider increasing the priority for that item - otherwise, Craigslist for a van seat.
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These seats mentioned, van/truck seats and such, are universal im assuming? Still trying to find a seat
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04-26-2018, 03:47 PM
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#17
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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
These seats mentioned, van/truck seats and such, are universal im assuming? Still trying to find a seat
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I once had a conversion van, and it had captain's chairs on swivel pedestals that just bolted to the floor through a square base plate (maybe 8" square or so). Didn't use factory seat bolts at all, these conversion seats were definitely "universal". I'd try to find a you-pull-it junk yard and check all the conversion vans out. Four bolts and you're done.
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04-26-2018, 08:14 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Gonvick MN
Posts: 339
Year: 1975
Chassis: Gillig
Engine: Cat 3208t/10 speed transmission
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What's wrong with a lawn chair? Don't make this more complicated than it needs to be.
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04-26-2018, 09:35 PM
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#19
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Farmington, IL
Posts: 187
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: AARE 3903
Engine: Cummins 6CTA 8.3
Rated Cap: 84
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I've got nothing more than a folding chair for a driver's seat in mine right now.
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04-28-2018, 06:18 AM
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#20
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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 wunderhut
I've got nothing more than a folding chair for a driver's seat in mine right now.
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Is it bolted down some how. Do you actually drive it around like that?
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