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10-04-2020, 07:15 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: KANSAS CITY
Posts: 751
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What's that noise?
I think it's those kids foolin around again!
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Former owner of a 1969 F600 Skoolie.
1998 Ford B700 Thomas body 65 passenger. 5.9 Cummins 12 valve with MT643 Transmission 123,000 miles.
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10-04-2020, 08:50 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 7,000
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: CE 300
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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As someone who has come to appreciate school buses as honest-to-god engineering marvels, I'm actually offended by this video.
Edit: leaky engineering marvels.
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10-04-2020, 10:33 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: S.E Missouri
Posts: 81
Year: 2000
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: All American
Engine: Cummins 5.9L 24 valve
Rated Cap: 78
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Destructive dumb-ass kids. I bet their parents are proud.
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10-05-2020, 05:20 AM
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
Coachwork: None
Chassis: None
Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Just goes to show, the only way you can fix stupid is with a baseball bat. As I say frequently, if brains were gasoline, some folks couldn't run a p*ss-ant's go-kart two laps around a dadgum Cheerio.
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10-06-2020, 10:17 AM
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#5
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: KANSAS CITY
Posts: 751
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Eventually they chop the roof and sides off.
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Former owner of a 1969 F600 Skoolie.
1998 Ford B700 Thomas body 65 passenger. 5.9 Cummins 12 valve with MT643 Transmission 123,000 miles.
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10-06-2020, 02:35 PM
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
Coachwork: None
Chassis: None
Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Again, you can't fix stupid without a baseball bat.
Anyone want to wager this was a 3126 with an MD-3060 or 2000 and air brakes?
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10-06-2020, 04:05 PM
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#7
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: pa
Posts: 2,501
Year: 98
Coachwork: 1. Corbeil & 2. Thomas
Chassis: 1 ford 1998 e350 4x4 7.3 2 mercedes 2004
Engine: 7.3 powerstroke & MBE906
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Hmm, the cars being lynched in the trees gave it a bit of a creepy context. Is this rural PA
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10-06-2020, 05:09 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: S.E Missouri
Posts: 81
Year: 2000
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: All American
Engine: Cummins 5.9L 24 valve
Rated Cap: 78
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joeblack5
Hmm, the cars being lynched in the trees gave it a bit of a creepy context. Is this rural PA
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Kind of reminds me of rural northern Georgia or the boothill of Missouri.
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10-07-2020, 03:21 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,856
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CHEESE_WAGON
Again, you can't fix stupid without a baseball bat.
Anyone want to wager this was a 3126 with an MD-3060 or 2000 and air brakes?
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They said it was a 3126 in the video. The shifter style says it was an AT2000.
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10-07-2020, 03:22 AM
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#10
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,856
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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Funny thing, the first thing they do is remove the exhaust. The first thing I did was instll one!
Name for the bus ... "Poor thang!"
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10-07-2020, 05:04 AM
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
Coachwork: None
Chassis: None
Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Native
They said it was a 3126 in the video. The shifter style says it was an AT2000.
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I would gladly have traded them my old gasser B700 for that rig... Brake system was junk so it was no big loss.
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10-07-2020, 10:11 AM
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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 CHEESE_WAGON
Anyone want to wager this was a 3126 with an MD-3060 or 2000 and air brakes?
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Low roof model so it most likely had AT545 (if pre 2001) and high chance of hydraulic brakes.
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10-10-2020, 04:35 PM
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#13
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Ohio
Posts: 137
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American
Engine: Cummins 8.3
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Next time someone asks me why i bought a bus instead of an RV i may show them this video just to display how tough buses are built. Let's see you do that with a $200,000 RV.
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10-10-2020, 04:36 PM
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#14
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Native
Funny thing, the first thing they do is remove the exhaust. The first thing I did was instll one!
Name for the bus ... "Poor thang!"
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I straight piped my 444E.. best thing I ever did.. gonna do the same thing to my DTA360. as its exhaust is startign to need attention
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10-10-2020, 04:41 PM
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#15
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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im thinking true dual exhausts with flow 40s for my Superior
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10-10-2020, 04:41 PM
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
Coachwork: None
Chassis: None
Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WIbluebird
Low roof model so it most likely had AT545 (if pre 2001) and high chance of hydraulic brakes.
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I've never seen where low roof model had anything to do with transmission. That's pretty much dependent on how the bus is ordered. These are built on incomplete chassis from Freightliner, Navistar, etc., so it should pretty much come down to what the chassis comes with unless it was special ordered. Doesn't seem anyone would special-order a low-roof-height model, so I would think those could come with pretty much anything.
As for the kids doing this...
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10-10-2020, 04:44 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CHEESE_WAGON
I've never seen where low roof model had anything to do with transmission. That's pretty much dependent on how the bus is ordered. These are built on incomplete chassis from Freightliner, Navistar, etc., so it should pretty much come down to what the chassis comes with unless it was special ordered. Doesn't seem anyone would special-order a low-roof-height model, so I would think those could come with pretty much anything.
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it doesnt directly however low roof was cheaper so if a school went cheap on a bus they would go with cheaper trans, cheaper brake system. (unless a school spec dictates brake type)...
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10-10-2020, 04:50 PM
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
Coachwork: None
Chassis: None
Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
it doesnt directly however low roof was cheaper so if a school went cheap on a bus they would go with cheaper trans, cheaper brake system. (unless a school spec dictates brake type)...
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I get what you're saying. However... for the most part, the incomplete chassis are ordered from the manufacturer before a customer ever orders a bus... I'm not sure they even know which district is going to get a particular chassis before they order it. The coachwork builder could care less what engine and trans are put in one, I believe, therefore they are generally taking delivery of whatever is next off the assembly line that meets their wheelbase and GVWR requirement. Which means the school doesn't usually dictate how the bus comes unless it's special-order. The incomplete chassis manufacturer isn't necessarily going to put AT545s in everything unless otherwise instructed. Of course, an incomplete chassis is sort of a special-order in and of itself. But I'm still not sure the mechanicals are going to be dictated by roof height. Certain parts of the country might be more inclined to order a beefy engine and trans over increased roof height. I know I would.
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10-10-2020, 04:58 PM
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#19
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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not in the orders ive been involved with.. the school specs the bus from head to toe.. they dont just accept any chassis.. those chassis are ordered and shipped to the coach builder per bus. i sure would be an unhappy school if i wanted a thomas 3800 with an MT643 and a DT466. and got a AT545 and a 6.9 IDI........
and the brakes are on the chassis.. some schools mandate only hydraulic brakes so they dont have to get air brake endorsements for their drivers. so they would be quited ticked if they ended up with an air brake bus because the next chassis in the assembly line was air brake..
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10-10-2020, 05:10 PM
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
Coachwork: None
Chassis: None
Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
not in the orders ive been involved with.. the school specs the bus from head to toe.. they dont just accept any chassis.. those chassis are ordered and shipped to the coach builder per bus. i sure would be an unhappy school if i wanted a thomas 3800 with an MT643 and a DT466. and got a AT545 and a 6.9 IDI........
and the brakes are on the chassis.. some schools mandate only hydraulic brakes so they dont have to get air brake endorsements for their drivers. so they would be quited ticked if they ended up with an air brake bus because the next chassis in the assembly line was air brake..
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That much I get. However, I believe most districts are not that picky. You understand, of course, I grew up in the country where a 366 gasser and 4-speed Spicer with hydraulic brakes did the job for years.
And most districts will be limited by low budget, so I don't see custom orders being that common of a thing. Roof height, however, does not dictate mechanicals. My 89 Ford was a low-roof height and had the 429 gasser, something you just didn't see in the Ford-chassis buses back then. It also had hydraulic brakes.
I've also seen a high-roof Ford with a 370, auto trans and air brakes. So mechanicals have nothing to do with the roof height, which is my point.
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