1998 37' Blubird RE 8.3 3060 in Denver (x2)

[charles_m]

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

 

[opus-SKO]

How many hours on the engine?

 

[EastCoastCB]

Man, that's a great bus.

 

[Dragonpop]

Being from Colorado is the transmission a MD3060R as in
a retarder added to the back of the transmission for all
the long hills.

 

[charles_m]

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.

 

[EastCoastCB]

I'd imagine it would.

Damn fine bus.

 

[nat_ster]

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

 

[CaptainInsaneo]

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

 

[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.

 

[charles_m]

Both 37' buses are identical except one has 5k more miles on it.

Here are pics of the 40'

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pn2L_Qn-dS0klNhvQEgIu1buQD1baz5LDQ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RBPc2zOMVCPZTC4sec4rxJUbW-216LeCNQ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cjhpbyt7OfuuGOIusQ_gGTIw__Yxru3tVw/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VkMA2mFvaEK6TTZaPpHTWTSOjNvfMwhXYw/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WiYRF2yC4_qTCfJ4P_8zGsn_huMVa9TiBw/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lffNM2R8A7M9UpVHqpD09P7LUUtFz3e7kw/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lec8EJJBa1iqAg74jx8-MUapMMhg6ckdEg/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SD08uxJ6iNCangMa8C7FqUmhRsmVt6hRIA/view?usp=sharing

 

[charles_m]

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.

 

[dond]

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.

HOURS? Right here....In the tach.

 

[charles_m]

Hey Dond,
I know where the hours meters are. The 40' bus has one, the 37'ers dont.
Please read more carefully!

 

[dond]

Oh OK Charles, I'll be sure to do that.

 

[EastCoastCB]

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!

 

[charles_m]

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/1aUD6tiu4E43CTCi50iueDPibLiPVXMh49w/view?usp=sharing

none in the engine compartment, too

 

[dond]

Hmm, you'd think it would have one somewhere.

 

[EastCoastCB]

Hmm, you'd think it would have one somewhere.

My AmTran doesn't have one anywhere either.

 

[Dragonpop]

looks like the one bus has 7780 hours showing in the tachometer
in your dash picture.

 

[charles_m]

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.