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09-07-2015, 01:36 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Denver
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1998 37' Blubird RE 8.3 3060 in Denver (x2)
Selling bus 9841 from the Jefferson County School District
1998 Bluebird with Cummins 8.3 250HP and Allison MD3060. This bus has an air ride suspension and is 37' long. There are 215,000 miles on the clock and the engine and transmission all operate very well. The front tires have 50% left and the rears are at 30%. There is almost no rust on this bus and overall it is in clean, great shape. This is a desirable engine/transmission combo and the MD3060 features a locking torque converter with unlockable 6th gear for double overdrive and improved highway mileage and reduced engine wear. Combine that with the air suspension and you have vehicle that will be very comfortable cruising on the highway--much more so than the buses from 30 years ago!
Feel free to call with any questions--I have 2 of these buses and one 40' rear engine bus too and could work a deal for both or all of them.
Happy Bussing,
good luck charlie
More photos in the craigslist ad
1998 Bluebird Rear Engine School Bus Cummins 8.3
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09-07-2015, 08:14 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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How many hours on the engine?
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09-07-2015, 10:01 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
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Man, that's a great bus.
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09-07-2015, 10:54 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Snowflake, Arizona
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Year: 1996
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American Rear Engine
Engine: C-8.3-300 Cummins MD3060
Rated Cap: 40 Prisoners
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Being from Colorado is the transmission a MD3060R as in
a retarder added to the back of the transmission for all
the long hills.
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09-07-2015, 11:11 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Denver
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Year: 1982
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Shoot! I forogot to check if this is the bus with or without a retarder. I believe all the jefferson county buses have them. Ill look tomorrow and ill get the hours on it.
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09-07-2015, 11:30 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
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I'd imagine it would.
Damn fine bus.
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09-07-2015, 11:54 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
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Same bus as my new one, but in Mint shape.
Mine is rusty like everything around here.
Being the bus is a 98, is the engine mechanical, or electronic? It's right at the thresh hold of the change over.
Nat
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09-08-2015, 09:15 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2015
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What is the internal height of that bus? You say you have 2 in the ad what is the other bus like. could you throw up some pics here So we can see them bigger that what cragslist allows? Also Info on the 40 footer too.
Thanks
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09-08-2015, 12:59 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Denver
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The two 37 footers DO have the retarders. Neither has an hours meter, which is a bummer.
Interior ceiling height is 76" on all the buses.
All the buses will do 70mph
The miles on 9848 is actually 220k and on 9841 (the other 37') is 215k.
All the buses also have air seats.
All the engines are fully mechanical.
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09-08-2015, 01:01 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2013
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09-08-2015, 01:02 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2013
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The 40' has been running hot, and despite a new radiator and t-stat I cant get it to cruise at anything other than 220*
It's never boiled over, but 220 is too hot for me and the bus is too long for the route we were hoping to use it on.
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09-08-2015, 01:27 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by charles_m
The two 37 footers DO have the retarders. Neither has an hours meter, which is a bummer.
Interior ceiling height is 76" on all the buses.
All the buses will do 70mph
The miles on 9848 is actually 220k and on 9841 (the other 37') is 215k.
All the buses also have air seats.
All the engines are fully mechanical.
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HOURS? Right here....In the tach.
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09-08-2015, 02:11 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Hey Dond,
I know where the hours meters are. The 40' bus has one, the 37'ers dont.
Please read more carefully!
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09-08-2015, 02:17 PM
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Bus Nut
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Oh OK Charles, I'll be sure to do that.
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09-08-2015, 02:31 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
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Man, I wish I had some extra funds lying around. These are great. I'd jump on a mechanical 8.3 with 3060 and retarder!
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09-08-2015, 02:35 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Denver
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lol dond, are you being sassy toward me?!
here's the dash with no hours meter to be found
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aUD...ew?usp=sharing
none in the engine compartment, too
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09-08-2015, 04:28 PM
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Bus Nut
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Hmm, you'd think it would have one somewhere.
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09-08-2015, 04:35 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dond
Hmm, you'd think it would have one somewhere.
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My AmTran doesn't have one anywhere either.
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09-08-2015, 09:46 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Snowflake, Arizona
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looks like the one bus has 7780 hours showing in the tachometer
in your dash picture.
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09-08-2015, 11:27 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Denver
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Yes, that is the 40' bus for sale. The 2 37' buses dont appear to have hour meters on them.
If someone can tell me where to check, I will! But ive looked in the engine compt and only found an oil pres gauge.
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