Non-affiliated buses for sale - thread

[PNW_Steve]

Originally Posted by Buzzard

1993 FORD B600 BUS CUMMINS ENGINE

My thoughts:

This was a fire department vehicle, and the fire guys I know obsess about taking care of their vehicles.

It is not painted 'school bus yellow', so, if you can live with the color, you can avoid a re-paint altogether, or at least delay it. (Florida does not require that the yellow be painted over, but still, I think most people prefer not to keep the yellow for various reasons.)

I've got my conversion underway (finally), but I might go for this otherwise.

Has anyone looked at this bus? Any idea which engine & tranny? I contacted the seller and he has no idea. He did send a picture that I could not tell from:

"Upload failed".... Resized the JPG all of the way down to 200kb and it still failed.

[EastCoastCB]

I'd go look at it FOR someone, but its a bit of a drive.
I had a B600 and wasn't a fan.
It does look pretty clean in the pic, though. I'd guess its got the 545. It has a 5.9 cummins.

"no cracks in dashboard" made me chuckle a bit.

[CaptainHooligan]

What's the length on a 72 pass Thomas Saf-T bus?

Like this one?

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...68&acctid=2489

[EastCoastCB]

Exactly one bus length.

Ok, but seriously I think I see 12 rows of windows, so probably somewhere around 35' or so.

[Dapplecreek]

4WD shorties... for $40K:
Used Shuttle Buses 4 x 4 Non-CDL

[PNW_Steve]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

Exactly one bus length.

I am not so sure about that. After I washed my last bus in hot water it was not quite a full bus length......

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by PNW_Steve

I am not so sure about that. After I washed my last bus in hot water it was not quite a full bus length......

Just wear it around till its stretched back out.

[Skoolgirl]

2001 THOMAS SCHOOL BUS

[Versatile]

Used School Buses - Bus


We have over 100 used school buses for sale. Starting at $2000 (I have recently sold most of the $2000 buses). Most of what I have now the price will be $2500 and up. I do not have a complete inventory list. I can give you an idea of what we have and if any of it might fit your needs let me know. I have bluebird TC2000's from 1989 to 2004, I have a few of the later models with air brakes. I have a few Bluebird Visions in the 2004-2005 range, I have several late 90's Bluebird All Americans with rear engine. I have 2 2005 All Americans front engine, no air brakes. I have International and Ford conventionals from the early 90's to 2005. I have a 2013 Freightliner Thomas. I have a few very late model Bluebird Visions and All Americans. All of our buses have very little to no rust. All of the buses are located in Rugby, North Dakota. Let me know what you are looking for and I can see if I have a match. Text or phone call is preferred.
Thanks, John

[CaptainHooligan]

PM me your details

[WIbluebird]

Originally Posted by Versatile

Used School Buses - Bus


We have over 100 used school buses for sale. Starting at $2000 (I have recently sold most of the $2000 buses). Most of what I have now the price will be $2500 and up. I do not have a complete inventory list. I can give you an idea of what we have and if any of it might fit your needs let me know. I have bluebird TC2000's from 1989 to 2004, I have a few of the later models with air brakes. I have a few Bluebird Visions in the 2004-2005 range, I have several late 90's Bluebird All Americans with rear engine. I have 2 2005 All Americans front engine, no air brakes. I have International and Ford conventionals from the early 90's to 2005. I have a 2013 Freightliner Thomas. I have a few very late model Bluebird Visions and All Americans. All of our buses have very little to no rust. All of the buses are located in Rugby, North Dakota. Let me know what you are looking for and I can see if I have a match. Text or phone call is preferred.
Thanks, John

How do you have so many buses for sale? Are you a dealer or a school bus operation that's shutting down?

[CaptainHooligan]

I wonder why no one has been bidding on these buses:

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...=10&StartRow=1

[EastCoastCB]

Well, they're cats, they have high miles on some, and they have really strict policies about pickup.

[milkmania]

Originally Posted by CaptainHooligan

I wonder why no one has been bidding on these buses:

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...=10&StartRow=1

But 47 people want to pay too much for a worn out John Deere tractor?!?!?

[EastCoastCB]

LOL and people will pay ten grand or more for a non running bus with a cat and 545 if its in FL!

[PNW_Steve]

Originally Posted by WIbluebird

How do you have so many buses for sale? Are you a dealer or a school bus operation that's shutting down?

He is with the Bluebird dealership in Rugby ND. Hartley's School Buses, Inc.

I have spoken with him regarding used busses and gotten a good vibe. Enough so that unless I find something suitable closer to me in the near future I will be making a trip to North Dakota.

[WIbluebird]

1999 thomas 72 passenger school bus

1999 Thomas for sale near me - I wasn't really interested on account of the rust and hydraulic brakes but someone could get a deal. It's been for sale for weeks now

[CaptainHooligan]

Originally Posted by WIbluebird

1999 thomas 72 passenger school bus

1999 Thomas for sale near me - I wasn't really interested on account of the rust and hydraulic brakes but someone could get a deal. It's been for sale for weeks now

I'm in NC, and that would be a fun road trip in the Spring.

[cadillackid]

maryland is a salt-crazy state... there could be a ton of rust on those busses.. B156 seems liek the CAT has had some work done to it so might be a solid running rig.. werent the turbos the biggest issue with those?

-Christopher

[NowhereFast]

30' Bus conversion ( all steel)

don't know much about it, but just thought it was funny they went through the whole process to make it look like a factory rv.