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Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 01-25-2024, 11:34 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,297
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
https://www.thomasbusonline.com/mytbb/parts/vinloo...

https://www.thomasbusonline.com/mytbb/parts/vinlookup.aspx
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 01-25-2024, 11:29 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,023
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
My mistake - I didn't see the rails on the floor...

My mistake - I didn't see the rails on the floor at first.

Mine was most recently owned by Otis Eastern Services in southern New York. Given the location, I was expecting a rust bucket, but it...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 01-22-2024, 09:34 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,023
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
Good buy, especially for the price. Prepare...

Good buy, especially for the price.

Prepare to do a LOT of scrubbing when it comes to the interior. My current bus - like yours - was a construction/welding worker shuttle purchased from Ritchie...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 09-27-2023, 07:00 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 842
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
Look up your bus on Vantage using the VIN or body...

Look up your bus on Vantage using the VIN or body number, and there should be one on there.
https://vantage.blue-bird.com/Portal/Vantage-Home.aspx
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 02-10-2023, 08:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,427
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
When the school district that owned my bus was...

When the school district that owned my bus was removing their camera equipment from the dash area, they left one of the power cables for the camera dangling around behind the control panel. Fast...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-19-2023, 05:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,153
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
It is fairly common for double-decker tour buses...

It is fairly common for double-decker tour buses in NYC and elsewhere to be formerly "single-decker" transit buses, converted to double-deckers with extensive fabrication. Just something to...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 12-17-2022, 10:42 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 237,860
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
River Valley Recycling (aka KB Cores) scraps the...

River Valley Recycling (aka KB Cores) scraps the trade-ins from Midwest Transit Equipment that they cannot sell - and oddly enough, some trade-ins that never reach the sales floor at all.
I was just...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 12-17-2022, 10:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,847
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
No one else seems to have mentioned that the bus...

No one else seems to have mentioned that the bus pictured in the original post is not a TC1000 - it is a CS model, based on the All American instead of the TC2000. Just in case anyone wants to come...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 12-17-2022, 10:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 996
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
That is an Opus, manufactured by Optima Bus. ...

That is an Opus, manufactured by Optima Bus. Should be a 2005 model with a Cummins ISB and an Allison B-series. Originally operated in Memphis. One source notes that Memphis retired these...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 07-14-2021, 12:47 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,558
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
The high-headroom body with extra windows on the...

The high-headroom body with extra windows on the side, combined with the space for a rollsign on the front roofcap, are dead giveaways that this was originally in military service. Lots of these...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 07-14-2021, 12:30 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,017
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51129768650_25...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51129768650_2558609ab3_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2kUaqTm)ex-North Royalton City Schools 19 (7) (https://flic.kr/p/2kUaqTm) by Cincinnati NKY Buses...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 06-17-2021, 01:41 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 688
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
Yep, one of your emergency windows, roof hatches,...

Yep, one of your emergency windows, roof hatches, or rear door needs to be put back into place.
I'd recommend taking a look at an electrical schematic, finding the proper connection on the fuse...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 05-06-2021, 04:41 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 863
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
That is a Superior Pioneer FC. Very tough to come...

That is a Superior Pioneer FC. Very tough to come across, I've only ever seen one in a junkyard (and I've been in a LOT of junkyards).
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 05-01-2021, 12:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 946
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
Thanks - that's just what I needed to know. I...

Thanks - that's just what I needed to know. I wasn't sure if it was powered via the same system as the air brakes or not. Definitely don't want to lose those any time soon.

Anyone know where the...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 04-30-2021, 11:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 946
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
Rerouting air lines?

Hello all,

I was trying to get this done last year but wasn't successful. I have a 2001 Blue Bird Freightliner that I am trying to install a Hadley air horn on. While it was not equipped with an...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-28-2021, 12:08 AM
Replies: 149
Views: 237,860
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
For our members in Central Ohio, there's a place...

For our members in Central Ohio, there's a place called 1 Shot Recycling in Bradford that currently has about 30-35 former Petermann buses from all over Ohio. Mostly Internationals, with the...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 12-13-2020, 01:56 AM
Replies: 149
Views: 237,860
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
For those in the AL/TN area looking for older bus...

For those in the AL/TN area looking for older bus parts, a yard called Tom's Parts and Salvage in Decatur, AL appears to have a whole bunch of old school buses. No idea if they will let you roam...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 05-30-2020, 10:44 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,019
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
My newest addition. This will not be converted...

My newest addition. This will not be converted but will instead be used for a dirt-track school bus race this fall! Yellow Bus Sales (aka Mike & B Sales) agreed to sponsor the bus and sold it to me...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 02-10-2020, 11:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,778
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
Look up a typical school bus driver pretrip...

Look up a typical school bus driver pretrip inspection. They vary by state but most will cover the same ground. I would not consider it overkill to do the same thorough inspection with a bus that...
Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 01-16-2020, 05:48 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 11,226
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
This is a very common method used by exporters. ...

This is a very common method used by exporters. I've seen them in action a few times. They rig up hitches, connect the air lines and rear lights, and then it's on to the border.
...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-11-2020, 07:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,131
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
Thanks for the replies. I was concerned about...

Thanks for the replies. I was concerned about battery draw with 8 lights on all at once, but I hadn't considered the wiring. Looks like LEDs would be my best bet if I were to repurpose the lights. ...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-11-2020, 02:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,131
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
Using all 8 warning lights at once

I'll be getting another bus very soon and will be replacing the amber and red warning flasher lenses with clear ones (salvaged from the rear ends of other buses). Does anyone know if there's a way...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 12-25-2019, 05:21 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 19,702
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
There is a district just outside of Louisville,...

There is a district just outside of Louisville, KY in Indiana that operates a few 2008 Thomas EFs with Daytons. Pretty sure that's the last year they were available.

First Student is bad, but the...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 12-19-2019, 07:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 11,821
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
It's been done. I don't have a photo on hand,...

It's been done. I don't have a photo on hand, but there is a towing company in rural Indiana that turned a first-gen Blue Bird Vision into a tow truck. They cut off most of the body past the front...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 12-19-2019, 01:16 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 27,432
Posted By CincinnatiNKYBuses
I call it "someone else's property"! It's being...

I call it "someone else's property"! It's being turned into a skoolie in the Santa Claus, Indiana area.
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