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01-16-2020, 11:52 AM
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#5142
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,402
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Originally Posted by WIbluebird
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The first one has the extremely rare MD-6060.......
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01-16-2020, 12:03 PM
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#5143
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,259
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American
Engine: 8.3 Cummins ISC
Rated Cap: 75
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PNW_Steve
The first one has the extremely rare MD-6060.......
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Must be one of the MD3060's that I'm told were ordered with T shifter handles....no idea if something like that actually exists or not.
Also I've noticed that school bus auctions are increasingly listing transmission type in the description, probably because that is the #1 question that gets asked in the questions section (along with roof height and overall length)
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01-16-2020, 12:07 PM
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#5144
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,402
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WIbluebird
Must be one of the MD3060's that I'm told were ordered with T shifter handles....no idea if something like that actually exists or not.
Also I've noticed that school bus auctions are increasingly listing transmission type in the description, probably because that is the #1 question that gets asked in the questions section (along with roof height and overall length)
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Look at the shifter labeling and the lack of led display. D-3-2-1. I think that it is an AT-545 or MT-643.
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01-16-2020, 12:25 PM
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#5145
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,829
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WIbluebird
Must be one of the MD3060's that I'm told were ordered with T shifter handles....no idea if something like that actually exists or not.
Also I've noticed that school bus auctions are increasingly listing transmission type in the description, probably because that is the #1 question that gets asked in the questions section (along with roof height and overall length)
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there are definitely 3060's with t handles in school buses. Some districts require it.
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01-16-2020, 06:05 PM
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#5146
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 192
Year: 2002
Chassis: Ford e450
Engine: 7.3 Powerstroke
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
That's funny.
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Wait, why funny?
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01-16-2020, 06:19 PM
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#5147
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,829
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by awilder
Wait, why funny?
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Its like a chicken coop or something. JUst looks funny to me. Bush league.
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01-16-2020, 06:38 PM
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#5148
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 192
Year: 2002
Chassis: Ford e450
Engine: 7.3 Powerstroke
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Its like a chicken coop or something. JUst looks funny to me. Bush league.
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Oh yes that one was funny. I posted two, thought you meant this one is funny:
https://santabarbara.craigslist.org/...055025504.html
Is it funny too?
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01-16-2020, 09:50 PM
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#5149
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,829
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by awilder
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Only a bit. In that there were SEVERAL that just went MUCH cheaper at a california school.
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01-16-2020, 09:53 PM
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#5150
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 19,889
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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the T handle MD-3060 shifter looks different than an AT545 or AD 2000 shifter..
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01-17-2020, 08:51 AM
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#5151
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 192
Year: 2002
Chassis: Ford e450
Engine: 7.3 Powerstroke
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Only a bit. In that there were SEVERAL that just went MUCH cheaper at a california school.
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Yea. I need to figure out how I’d get a bus back from CA so didn’t bid on em. Are good short buses like those rarely put up? Trying to decide if a somewhat higher priced one like this in Santa Barbara is worth it if it means I don’t have to wait another year or even six months for a cheaper one.
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01-17-2020, 09:04 AM
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#5152
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,829
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by awilder
Yea. I need to figure out how I’d get a bus back from CA so didn’t bid on em. Are good short buses like those rarely put up? Trying to decide if a somewhat higher priced one like this in Santa Barbara is worth it if it means I don’t have to wait another year or even six months for a cheaper one.
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They pop up enough that you should be able to get one cheap if you watch.
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01-19-2020, 05:26 PM
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#5153
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,259
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American
Engine: 8.3 Cummins ISC
Rated Cap: 75
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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...4651438938934/
Someone actually managed to shoehorn an RV slideout into this thing 
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01-19-2020, 07:20 PM
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#5154
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 1,001
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: International
Engine: TE 444
Rated Cap: 12
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the bus with the supposed 3060 is an international so you can run the VIN to get the information on what tranmission is in it
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01-19-2020, 08:46 PM
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#5155
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: N.C.
Posts: 1,136
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WIbluebird
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Slideout, foamed and floored.....$4K is a good deal if it runs well too. Wonder what tranny it has?
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01-23-2020, 05:16 AM
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#5156
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 119
Year: 2004
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner
Engine: MBE 906 Mercedes Benz Diesel
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Not sure if anyone's posted this one, but it's got my attention. Input please:
https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...32&acctid=4058
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01-23-2020, 05:30 AM
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#5157
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,829
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Beachvbguy
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Its not a very desirable bus and its in FL with going on a quarter million miles.
Reserve not met?
LOL I'd pass hard on that.
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01-23-2020, 05:32 AM
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#5158
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 119
Year: 2004
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner
Engine: MBE 906 Mercedes Benz Diesel
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Its not a very desirable bus and its in FL with going on a quarter million miles.
Reserve not met?
LOL I'd pass hard on that.
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Thanks. I love the 30' length... kind of a "long" shortie...
But I'm a newb, so i don't need to buy a passel of problems. Why is FL not good? I'm in NC.
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01-23-2020, 05:38 AM
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#5159
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,829
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Beachvbguy
Thanks. I love the 30' length... kind of a "long" shortie...
But I'm a newb, so i don't need to buy a passel of problems. Why is FL not good? I'm in NC.
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FL and NC are two of the southeast states I just don't bother bus shopping in.
Both use their buses HARD and buy low spec stuff to begin with. Also NC has a max of 45-50 mph on their standard school buses.
Since FL is a hot spot for exporting the bus prices here are crazy. The highest prices on some of the worst buses.
Watch TN, VA, KY, AL if you wana stay "local".
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01-23-2020, 05:57 AM
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#5160
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 119
Year: 2004
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner
Engine: MBE 906 Mercedes Benz Diesel
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
FL and NC are two of the southeast states I just don't bother bus shopping in.
Both use their buses HARD and buy low spec stuff to begin with. Also NC has a max of 45-50 mph on their standard school buses.
Since FL is a hot spot for exporting the bus prices here are crazy. The highest prices on some of the worst buses.
Watch TN, VA, KY, AL if you wana stay "local".
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Very good to know. In terms of developing skills at a VERY advanced age, the local community college has both a diesel engine class and a welding class. Both of them are relatively full time (like 8 am - 2-4 pm 3 or 4 days a week). I'm thinking I've got a much better shot at learning something practical if I do the welding class to learn welding for the conversion, and rely on mechanics to work on my bus, for the most part. What do you think.
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