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03-26-2017, 11:56 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 208
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Update! Meet our soon to be home on wheels!
Hey there everyone!! I wanted to share an amazing updated!! We have found our bus and this weekend we went up to Toledo from Nashville to check it out!! See our blog post for photos and info!
https://www.ourmefa.com/our-skoolie-...d-our-new-home
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03-26-2017, 12:11 PM
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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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Congrats! Enjoy the Lodge.
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03-26-2017, 12:13 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 208
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Congrats! Enjoy the Lodge.
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Thanks so much EastCoastCB!! Your help over the last several months has been invaluable! We are super excited to get on the road!
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03-26-2017, 01:12 PM
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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 ourmefa
Thanks so much EastCoastCB!! Your help over the last several months has been invaluable! We are super excited to get on the road!
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Hope to see ya sometime if your travels ever bring you to fl.
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03-26-2017, 01:20 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Tavares, Florida
Posts: 157
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: Caterpillar 3116
Rated Cap: 78?
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Wow, I love those things, the only Bus I would trade up for and or just replace the current one.
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03-26-2017, 04:28 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,208
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: 3800 International
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 72
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way to go , congrats on the new life, and the lodge!
gbstewart
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03-26-2017, 05:55 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Picton,Ont, Can.
Posts: 1,956
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: GMC
Engine: Cat 3116
Rated Cap: 72
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Very nice acquisition folks, persistence paid off and the bus gods were with you!
Happy trails to one lucky family, should be a very dependable ride for a longtime.
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Question everything!
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03-28-2017, 09:06 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Middle Tennessee
Posts: 264
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Congratulations on the find. Hope you have a great time traveling!
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Daddy, can we go on a trip again??
'85 Thomas SafTLiner RE
3208 NA CAT MT643
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03-29-2017, 02:10 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Winlcok, WA
Posts: 2,233
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It looks as if you have found a really nice W-lodge. It should give you a lot of trouble free miles.
Be aware that when it comes time to do routine maintenance, anyone can accomplish it with some basic hand tools.
When it comes to motor oil there are a lot of different opinions out there about which one is the best. Texaco's Ursa, Shell's Rotella, Chevron's Delo, Mobil's Delvac, and many others are good oils. What is important for you to remember is that you need to get the heavy duty diesel engine oil in 15W-40 wt and make sure it is NOT the LE version of the oil.
Costco and Wal-Mart usually have heavy duty diesel engine oil for sale on their shelves but in most cases, regardless of the brand of oil, it is the Low Emission (LE) versions which will kill your Cat. The LE oil has the ZDDP taken out of it which is essential to the proper lubrication of your pre-emissions engine.
Coupled with the ultra low sulphur fuel with bio-fuel added to it you need to make sure you are using good engine oil and keep your fuel filters clean. It is always a very good idea to carry extra fuel filters with you. When you purchase fuel, always purchase from some place that pumps a lot of fuel. Try not to fuel up while the tanker is dropping a new load into the underground storage tanks.
Good luck and keep us posted as to your travels. Happy trails to you and yours!
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03-29-2017, 08:58 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Florida
Posts: 1,108
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 65 pax
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Congrats on the bus!! Looks so roomy!
Sandi
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