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10-08-2017, 12:12 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 seats
Where in Houston area can i rid of my bus seats? I called a few junk hauling places but they weren't cheap so i figured I'd do it myself. How'd you guys go about it?
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10-08-2017, 12:52 PM
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,573
Year: 2003
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: '00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by adic27
Where in Houston area can i rid of my bus seats? I called a few junk hauling places but they weren't cheap so i figured I'd do it myself. How'd you guys go about it?
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Put 'em up on craigslist- somebody will want them. Free!!!
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10-08-2017, 04:22 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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I have pulled the seats out of two buses this year. I tried to give the seats away on CL.
Lots of flakes..... After 15-20 no-shows I hauled them to the scrap yard. They helped me unload them and didn't charge me.
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10-08-2017, 04:41 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 PNW_Steve
I have pulled the seats out of two buses this year. I tried to give the seats away on CL.
Lots of flakes..... After 15-20 no-shows I hauled them to the scrap yard. They helped me unload them and didn't charge me.
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Thats what i was thinking to do. Thanks!
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10-08-2017, 06:07 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Waco, Texas
Posts: 64
Year: 2003
Chassis: 2003 International CE; 2 A/C Units; PS; Air Brakes
Engine: T444E 7.3L Diesel Engine
Rated Cap: 72 Passengers
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seats
we took them apart - the foam seats and board backs went to the dump - $4.50. Then we took the 800 lbs of steel to the recycle yard, + $50. Put the leg of one of the seats through the lights on the trailer , -$25. Enough left over for dinner at Jimmy Johns for 2.
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10-08-2017, 06:28 PM
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,573
Year: 2003
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: '00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CCurran88
Then we took the 800 lbs of steel to the recycle yard,
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Wow. Maybe weld all them seat frames into some cool yard art.
This how to solder copper tubing. I'm not sure what it has to do with your seats, but I found it educational.
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10-08-2017, 10:23 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 CCurran88
we took them apart - the foam seats and board backs went to the dump - $4.50. Then we took the 800 lbs of steel to the recycle yard, + $50. Put the leg of one of the seats through the lights on the trailer , -$25. Enough left over for dinner at Jimmy Johns for 2.
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funny
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10-09-2017, 12:00 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 386
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I have 16 left to pull on mine. You might get online and offer on a church site. Most school systems have plenty on their deadlines. I'm taking these to the dump.
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10-16-2017, 01:10 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 CCurran88
we took them apart - the foam seats and board backs went to the dump - $4.50. Then we took the 800 lbs of steel to the recycle yard, + $50. Put the leg of one of the seats through the lights on the trailer , -$25. Enough left over for dinner at Jimmy Johns for 2.
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Did 800 lbs of steel come from the seats alone? Or is that with the inside walls? How much per pound did they pay?
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10-16-2017, 01:18 PM
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,573
Year: 2003
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: '00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by adic27
How much per pound did they pay?
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How much per TON. One poster on the Board said his reward for al that work was a couple Jimmy John sandwiches.
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10-16-2017, 01:31 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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For the legs i can get 4 cents a pound. Dont know if thats good or not. Called a few landfill places and one said they charge a flat rate of 50+ bucks for the foam part. Jimmy john mentioned -$4.50. Any suggestions? Im in pearland Texas by the way.
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10-16-2017, 02:02 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Waco, Texas
Posts: 64
Year: 2003
Chassis: 2003 International CE; 2 A/C Units; PS; Air Brakes
Engine: T444E 7.3L Diesel Engine
Rated Cap: 72 Passengers
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steel alone. I did have some interest from a couple of hunters to put a seat or two in their deer stands, but none got back to me as to how they wanted them delivered and I needed to get them off of the trailer. They were cool with that.
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10-16-2017, 02:03 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Waco, Texas
Posts: 64
Year: 2003
Chassis: 2003 International CE; 2 A/C Units; PS; Air Brakes
Engine: T444E 7.3L Diesel Engine
Rated Cap: 72 Passengers
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Pearland is 3 1/2 hours away from Lipsitz recycling, where I took my steel. Probably not worth the drive to get the $50 or so.
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10-16-2017, 02:11 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: The West
Posts: 1,210
Year: 1998
Coachwork: MCI
Chassis: 102 EL3
Engine: DD 60
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WOW!! Fantastic video resource Rusty - THANK YOU!!!
Back to the seats. If you are interested in some change, hauling them to a recycling yard is the answer - probably after removing all the non-metal (may depend on the yard). In my case, I wanted them gone ASAP so I could get busy. I advertised on Craigslist and thru in a $50 bill. Someone was there the same day to haul them (and the cash) away.
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10-16-2017, 02:31 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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I took mine to the local recycle yard and they took them for free and helped me unload.
That was the best I could manage.
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10-16-2017, 03:59 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,758
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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the seats I did remove from my carpenter bs, I just set them out by my street the night before trash day.. and the guy in an old rusty pickup trucked picked them up.. every seat I put out there by the curb was gone that night..
-Christopher
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10-16-2017, 04:00 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 cadillackid
the seats I did remove from my carpenter bs, I just set them out by my street the night before trash day.. and the guy in an old rusty pickup trucked picked them up.. every seat I put out there by the curb was gone that night..
-Christopher
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Scrappers came for our seats as soon as we pulled them. Didn't even have to haul em to the curb.
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10-16-2017, 04:37 PM
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,573
Year: 2003
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: '00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Scrappers came for our seats as soon as we pulled them. Didn't even have to haul em to the curb.
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No more scrappers by me. They require them to have a Refuse License now else big fine.
Progress....
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10-16-2017, 05:23 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 Rusty
No more scrappers by me. They require them to have a Refuse License now else big fine.
Progress....
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IS there any visible reduction in the meth head populace? If so, then that's a win.
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10-16-2017, 05:25 PM
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,573
Year: 2003
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: '00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
IS there any visible reduction in the meth head populace? If so, then that's a win.
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Meth is so last year. We have Heroin around these parts.
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