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Old 02-05-2023, 10:58 AM   #1
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Location: Texas
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Year: 1996
Coachwork: Carpenter
Engine: 5.9 12 v Cummins
Rated Cap: 30,000#
Cliff Skoolie

I have been wanting to get a bus for almost a decade. Last week the stars aligned...or someone needed to sell a bus.
Its a 1996 carpenter with a 5.9 Cummins in the front. The previous owner did me a huge favor and started a build.
We will not be full timing this but we use it for family camping etc.
My 1 st grandbaby will be here in August. I am really looking forward to that.


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Old 02-06-2023, 10:28 AM   #2
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Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Northern California (Sacramento)
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Year: 1999
Coachwork: El Dorado Fiberglass
Chassis: Ford E450
Engine: V10 Gas
Huge bus!

What's your background?
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Old 02-06-2023, 11:13 AM   #3
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Year: 1996
Coachwork: Carpenter
Engine: 5.9 12 v Cummins
Rated Cap: 30,000#
For the last 15 years i have worked in telecom. I have been an installer,central office tech and now a cable/fiber splicer.
Before that i was a mechanic for Delta Airlines. That was 15 years too.
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Old 02-06-2023, 01:30 PM   #4
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Suburbs of Winterset, OH
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Year: 2005
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: FS65
Engine: Mercedes 6.4L
Rated Cap: just the 2 of us
That is a huge bus...plenty of room to strap in a Pratt & Whitney power plant to boost your acceleration. Although, i suppose your fuel mileage would suffer a bit. But, with your back ground, who knows? I'm pretty sure that you'd be the first!
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Old 02-06-2023, 02:56 PM   #5
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Jet fuel is as high as Diesel, last time i checked
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Old 02-07-2023, 12:45 PM   #6
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