"I wish you could plug your phone in, you could have the experience of charging your phone with the power of the sun on the school bus." This dude operates on a different frequency to you and I.
It does sound cool. I'm with that other guy though, it is a little odd not hearing a turbo whistle. Damn near every diesel these days are turbo charged. Even the old late 90s early 2000s Saf T-Liners were turbo. I believe some were Cat and others were Cummins.
8:05 Yep, that happens ALL the time. People are not willing to be stuck behind a truck, even if they're exiting the highway 300 feet later, so it's like a COMPULSION to overtake and cut off the truck. Never mind that the truck outweighs them ten-to-one and takes a lot more room to maneuver or stop, that's not their problem as far as they're concerned.
I love that this whole video is just one continuous, real time driving experience. No edits, fast forwards, etc. Nice to just relax with the bus. Well done sir.
Did I end up watching twenty-seven minutes of some guy driving a bus? Did I justify it because I'm working at the same time? Am I cool yet? [Yes, yes. Only to the people who matter.]
Wow does this bring back memories! Sitting in the back on a back road was like a roller coaster, would literally throw you out of the seat at times! 🤣 Most of our buses were Thomas built bus bodies but same exact GMC chassis and 8.2 IDI Detroit combo Ours were quite a bit louder, which definitely helped to know when it was coming to the bus stop lol Had a few others sprinkled in, like one late 70s gas/manual transmission Ford as “last resort backup” when the other backups weren’t available until they finally sold it in the mid 90s, and of course the International replacements for these with the 444 V8 (same diesel engines that Ford used in their pickups) and a few of the flat faced “cab over” Genesis buses with the 5.9 Cummins. Just started using a few of the rear engine bus chassis when I graduated. Those I don’t recall the name of those buses but they had the 444e (essentially the 7.3 Powerstroke engines) and one of the loudest cooling fans I’ve ever heard lol Oh and one backup in the 90s that everyone loved as it was the only bus that we had that had air conditioning and a radio, a Ford with a DT466 and a manual transmission. Was also the fastest bus we had too lol
I had a bus break down on me once. My district had mostly Thomas Westcoast-er rear-engine buses. I was in 4th grade on a field trip to Mission San Antonio in California, and it stopped running just a few feet away from the gate when we were leaving. We were lucky that it stopped where it did because the mission is surrounded by an army base, so we'd have had to stay on the bus if we'd made it past that gate. As it was, we got to get off the bus and hang out at the mission for a couple hours until the mechanic could come from the bus barn and get it running again.
I have an even weirder story. Once in high school the bus I was on started dragging its tailpipe because an exhaust hanger broke. I was not willing to be stuck there waiting for a mechanic, so I jury-rigged a replacement hanger from some trash in the parking lot where the driver stopped to see what had gone wrong, namely and old coat hanger and a piece of wood. It worked well enough to finish the run and get the bus back to the depot, and I only got home slightly late.
I'm pretty sure my district had the same model, and ours broke down on the way to a Maidu reservation, probably because the driver was having to take a four-way stop on a steep uphill. Nothing beat the ~30 degree winter mornings and being the first stop, nabbing the warm engine seat before anyone else.
My former church, First Baptist of Daytona Beach, FL, purchased several 1987 GMC Blue Bird buses that were similar to this in 1999. I drove one of them several times, picking up children for Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, as I had a CDL back then. They were quite slow, but otherwise were like driving a large station wagon. I remember the school buses of the 1960's that had neither power steering nor power brakes.
As you commented on the steering wheel alignment, i was thinking about my stepdads 64 chevy... The wheel was NEVER straight up, and it was about the same size. Same steering motions also
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round. The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round. All through the town!
Man, I was obsessed with buses as a kid. I had dreams where I drove them and operated the doors, haha. You're literally living out one of my dreams! I gotta drive one of these someday. The POV vid is a good substitute for now.
Now there's a throwback to when I was in high school. Our district had GMC Bluebirds from 1987 and ran pretty good when I was going to school in the late 80s early 90s.
I had a bus break down one time (some sort of rear engined coach) as the belt flew off and took out the dipstick and splattered oil all over the back of the bus. We ended up stopping at a hotel and sleeping in a convention hall for 2 hours (this was a night trip so it was like 6am at the time) while another bus driver who also was a mechanic drove to come fix it. We got picked up by the same oil splattered bus when we drove back down after our trip was over
Once upon a time my bus #3 had a route that went up and down hills all day. Not slight slops but close to 30 and 35 degrees. The bus was new Thomas with rear engine and the transmission that busted in 30,000 miles in its first year and half. Later when I grew up I learned that route was notorious for busting transmission and was most expensive route for the school district for repairs. Route was never modified to this day. Since I graduated bus 3 was replaced and 2 other bus have taken over in last 20 years.
What if the guy in front of you decides to brake? That's called your responsibility to maintain an adequate following distance. No matter what the guy in a small car does (and a HUGE reason why guys with CDLs hate 4-wheelers!), it's still your responsibility to keep away from them. Several times I noticed you driving it too much like a regular vehicle thru intersections & carrying too much speed. Rookie mistake, especially compounded if you had a busload of kids 😳
I just watched your video from 2017 about picking up thru-hikers. Did you ever see a guy who went by "Rodger That"? I met him in glacier a few weeks ago, extremely fast hiker, been in all the major trails. Said he works for the fire service.
When driving in these hills, try using a lower than normal drive range to control your speed against gravity. This bus was going very well in the hills, so you may use third gear to slow the bus down some. That move will keep the bus out of fourth gear and the lower gears will still operate like normal. I am used to smaller vehicles like those Ford Escapes that are built for more speed, so I am not sure about how fast you should be going if you are limiting a four speed school bus to just three gears for any reason.
PA strangely reminds me of Poland. Lots of potholes, stupid laws, lots of bureaucracy, drivers in a rush, it feels so different from the rest of the US. At least to the non American
The best way to mathematically make a turn and be on point every time (doesn't matter how slim of a space you have) depends on where the left or right side of the bus is positioned right before you make a complete turn.
At the beginning, you could have made that corner (easily) around the light pole. You could have made it when you were turning left without having to backup and everything else.
Except for acceleration it seems like this is a large Tesla in many ways. It shares similar attention to build quality, lots of batteries, has a mind of its own on the road [though without the poorly named Autopilot], is uncomfortable to sit in, ambiguous controls, and lots of people look at you odd. Wild!
Are they supposed to take that long to warm up? Or is that like a thermostat stuck open type of situation? Genuine question. Old GM diesels aren't my thing.
now that is totally awesome old classic school bus but i wish you all did rebuilding that old classic school bus and put in a car show just asking my friend
Is it possible to securely fasten the front bus door from the outside? With all my stuff in there I'd resort to a hasp and padlock on the door if I had to.
On some more modern busses with manual doors, they have an interior stop that takes a LOT of force to overcome from the outside. Might solve that issue
its always funny to see US people on this, like you call them, "chicken busses". in my country their are the main public transport for the average man, and when tourist come visit their get this like half impressed half nostalgia look, just to lose it after 5 mins and then the fear on their eyes when they realise that the busses here are modified beasts made to drive through 1-way very curvy, no safety, high mountain roads.
With all of the mechanical issues with this bus, how the phuc is diss thing still road-worthy? And what gear is diss bus, and what state is it being driven in? I already know it's a Blue Bird.
"I wish you could plug your phone in, you could have the experience of charging your phone with the power of the sun on the school bus."
This dude operates on a different frequency to you and I.
The sound of the diesel V8 is honestly therapeutic.
Just needs a little bit of turbo whistle
agree 100%
It does sound cool. I'm with that other guy though, it is a little odd not hearing a turbo whistle. Damn near every diesel these days are turbo charged. Even the old late 90s early 2000s Saf T-Liners were turbo. I believe some were Cat and others were Cummins.
@@bricegraham8256 Man, even old buses from the 80s with LIAZ engines were turbocharged and more powerful
@@pleepler that's cool, I never heard of that engine
"Brian, first impression of the bus, brother."
This dude's vibes are the chillest.
this dude is by far my favorite vehicle owner that has ever been featured on the channel
He was on the podcast too brad the bart
Where’s the lights? You’re getting warmer!! My dude is out here just loving life 😂
Just because I said I was going to be productive today here I am watching mr regular drive a schoolbus
“I’m doing 55 mph… I think… I don’t know it’s all very strange down here”
made me laugh so hard lol
8:05 Yep, that happens ALL the time. People are not willing to be stuck behind a truck, even if they're exiting the highway 300 feet later, so it's like a COMPULSION to overtake and cut off the truck. Never mind that the truck outweighs them ten-to-one and takes a lot more room to maneuver or stop, that's not their problem as far as they're concerned.
I love that this whole video is just one continuous, real time driving experience. No edits, fast forwards, etc. Nice to just relax with the bus. Well done sir.
Did I end up watching twenty-seven minutes of some guy driving a bus? Did I justify it because I'm working at the same time?
Am I cool yet? [Yes, yes. Only to the people who matter.]
Penn and Teller Bus simulator
Wow does this bring back memories!
Sitting in the back on a back road was like a roller coaster, would literally throw you out of the seat at times! 🤣
Most of our buses were Thomas built bus bodies but same exact GMC chassis and 8.2 IDI Detroit combo
Ours were quite a bit louder, which definitely helped to know when it was coming to the bus stop lol
Had a few others sprinkled in, like one late 70s gas/manual transmission Ford as “last resort backup” when the other backups weren’t available until they finally sold it in the mid 90s, and of course the International replacements for these with the 444 V8 (same diesel engines that Ford used in their pickups) and a few of the flat faced “cab over” Genesis buses with the 5.9 Cummins.
Just started using a few of the rear engine bus chassis when I graduated. Those I don’t recall the name of those buses but they had the 444e (essentially the 7.3 Powerstroke engines) and one of the loudest cooling fans I’ve ever heard lol
Oh and one backup in the 90s that everyone loved as it was the only bus that we had that had air conditioning and a radio, a Ford with a DT466 and a manual transmission. Was also the fastest bus we had too lol
As someone from the midwest, seeing those (relatively) gigantic mountains in the background is really beautiful
Not to be that guy, but you've gotta visit the west coast sometime.
I had a bus break down on me once. My district had mostly Thomas Westcoast-er rear-engine buses. I was in 4th grade on a field trip to Mission San Antonio in California, and it stopped running just a few feet away from the gate when we were leaving. We were lucky that it stopped where it did because the mission is surrounded by an army base, so we'd have had to stay on the bus if we'd made it past that gate. As it was, we got to get off the bus and hang out at the mission for a couple hours until the mechanic could come from the bus barn and get it running again.
I have an even weirder story. Once in high school the bus I was on started dragging its tailpipe because an exhaust hanger broke. I was not willing to be stuck there waiting for a mechanic, so I jury-rigged a replacement hanger from some trash in the parking lot where the driver stopped to see what had gone wrong, namely and old coat hanger and a piece of wood. It worked well enough to finish the run and get the bus back to the depot, and I only got home slightly late.
I'm pretty sure my district had the same model, and ours broke down on the way to a Maidu reservation, probably because the driver was having to take a four-way stop on a steep uphill. Nothing beat the ~30 degree winter mornings and being the first stop, nabbing the warm engine seat before anyone else.
The wheels on the bus go WINGA DINGA, WINGA DINGA, WINGA DINGA
My former church, First Baptist of Daytona Beach, FL, purchased several 1987 GMC Blue Bird buses that were similar to this in 1999. I drove one of them several times, picking up children for Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, as I had a CDL back then. They were quite slow, but otherwise were like driving a large station wagon. I remember the school buses of the 1960's that had neither power steering nor power brakes.
that was really nice listening for a good 30 minutes ish
Something familiar and comforting about it.
This is a 1990?! It looks like something straight out of the 70s
The B-series chassis interior remained the same until its final production year of 1992, being replaced by the CV200 chassis in 1993
This is oddly soothing to watch and listen too. I never even grew up in North America.
As you commented on the steering wheel alignment, i was thinking about my stepdads 64 chevy... The wheel was NEVER straight up, and it was about the same size. Same steering motions also
Everything about this video is cathartic. Every single thing.
I LOVE school buses! I wish I could drive this bus!!! The best experience......
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.
All through the town!
Man, I was obsessed with buses as a kid. I had dreams where I drove them and operated the doors, haha. You're literally living out one of my dreams! I gotta drive one of these someday.
The POV vid is a good substitute for now.
This is super chill to watch, cool bus
Now there's a throwback to when I was in high school. Our district had GMC Bluebirds from 1987 and ran pretty good when I was going to school in the late 80s early 90s.
I had a bus break down one time (some sort of rear engined coach) as the belt flew off and took out the dipstick and splattered oil all over the back of the bus. We ended up stopping at a hotel and sleeping in a convention hall for 2 hours (this was a night trip so it was like 6am at the time) while another bus driver who also was a mechanic drove to come fix it. We got picked up by the same oil splattered bus when we drove back down after our trip was over
This thing needs the engine from that overpowered motorhome in it.
(also the biggest, burliest brakes that can possibly be fitted to it)
Which one? The turbo LS or the caterpillar C7? Most buses have overbuilt brakes already. If they're in good shape they stop really good.
@@dieselgaint Which ever one makes MOAR POWAR obviously
@@mrflamewars well the LS Winny has more hp but the cat has way moar trq.
Now imagine driving that beast full of 50+ kids screaming at the top of their lungs while simultaneously throwing stuff at you
Once upon a time my bus #3 had a route that went up and down hills all day. Not slight slops but close to 30 and 35 degrees. The bus was new Thomas with rear engine and the transmission that busted in 30,000 miles in its first year and half. Later when I grew up I learned that route was notorious for busting transmission and was most expensive route for the school district for repairs. Route was never modified to this day. Since I graduated bus 3 was replaced and 2 other bus have taken over in last 20 years.
I don't know how anyone can stand driving barefoot.
It’s actually a lot safer, your foot is less heavier than having shoes on. Plus it’s comfortable
@@rortify Nothing comfortable about it for me. And if I get into an accident or some emergency I want my shoes on.
I love this guy and would like him to be in all further videos. Thank you.
The Chevy and GMC buses best buses made in my book
What if the guy in front of you decides to brake? That's called your responsibility to maintain an adequate following distance. No matter what the guy in a small car does (and a HUGE reason why guys with CDLs hate 4-wheelers!), it's still your responsibility to keep away from them. Several times I noticed you driving it too much like a regular vehicle thru intersections & carrying too much speed. Rookie mistake, especially compounded if you had a busload of kids 😳
evasive maneuvers HIT THE BRakEs but not too much maybe hammer down a gear or 2
The Salsa falls and I said “FUCK!!” Hahaha
Those flip flop fatalities while driving are real😂🤣
I wish he drove the bus from my childhood instead. It was exactly the same as this one, except it had a gasoline engine and manual transmission.
I just watched your video from 2017 about picking up thru-hikers.
Did you ever see a guy who went by "Rodger That"? I met him in glacier a few weeks ago, extremely fast hiker, been in all the major trails. Said he works for the fire service.
When driving in these hills, try using a lower than normal drive range to control your speed against gravity. This bus was going very well in the hills, so you may use third gear to slow the bus down some. That move will keep the bus out of fourth gear and the lower gears will still operate like normal. I am used to smaller vehicles like those Ford Escapes that are built for more speed, so I am not sure about how fast you should be going if you are limiting a four speed school bus to just three gears for any reason.
PA strangely reminds me of Poland. Lots of potholes, stupid laws, lots of bureaucracy, drivers in a rush, it feels so different from the rest of the US. At least to the non American
you'd love it here
@@friendly-days6138 one day hopefully, Brian is a good seller
@@laskos02 pa is its own mix of boring and shitty, all while being my home
Ohhhh Puerto Rico Flag, My Flag 🥰😍
I love the sound of those old 8.2 Detroits
I feel like I've just been on a field trip to the nature museum.
Imagine having an accident barefoot.. #Glass #Metal
Whatever, the bus is going straight!😂
Ryder Student Transportation Services used to have those Blue Bird/GMC C-6000 school buses with the 8.2L Detroit Diesel Fuel Pincher V-8 engines.
That 8.5 Fuel Pincher
The best way to mathematically make a turn and be on point every time (doesn't matter how slim of a space you have) depends on where the left or right side of the bus is positioned right before you make a complete turn.
"I didn't have a place to put em, so they live there now"
At the beginning, you could have made that corner (easily) around the light pole. You could have made it when you were turning left without having to backup and everything else.
@ 7:00 u sounded like an astronaut re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
0-60 in 60?
na its got to be 25
Except for acceleration it seems like this is a large Tesla in many ways. It shares similar attention to build quality, lots of batteries, has a mind of its own on the road [though without the poorly named Autopilot], is uncomfortable to sit in, ambiguous controls, and lots of people look at you odd. Wild!
Tesla and "attention to build quality" should not share the same sentence
Are they supposed to take that long to warm up? Or is that like a thermostat stuck open type of situation? Genuine question. Old GM diesels aren't my thing.
I ride a 2015 International, yes. The same International that built the scout
Not one mention of B R O W N
'eyyy, the POVs are back!
Is that… a big nasty ashtray on top of the mechanism that controls the door-arm?? lol
now that is totally awesome old classic school bus but i wish you all did rebuilding that old classic school bus and put in a car show just asking my friend
I had the biggest cheeser grin on my face the entire time watching this.
This was a great video
Is it possible to securely fasten the front bus door from the outside? With all my stuff in there I'd resort to a hasp and padlock on the door if I had to.
On some more modern busses with manual doors, they have an interior stop that takes a LOT of force to overcome from the outside. Might solve that issue
This dude is just permafried. And that's alright.
I dunno.......but that bus seemed like it was going way to fast like a bat out of hell. Watching this made me uncomfortable.
What kind of MPG does this behemoth get?
about 9 gallons per mile
@@MuteCrimson So... About the same as an Abrams tank. 😜
Am I the only one who notices this guy doesn’t have Shoes on😂
i see that starbucks on 61
its always funny to see US people on this, like you call them, "chicken busses". in my country their are the main public transport for the average man, and when tourist come visit their get this like half impressed half nostalgia look, just to lose it after 5 mins and then the fear on their eyes when they realise that the busses here are modified beasts made to drive through 1-way very curvy, no safety, high mountain roads.
Grand Theft BROWN
The ones with the 366 big block are a little better
from hamburg pa or diffrient state
unlisted? also does it have the AT545?
Yes. Miserable slush-box that consumes as much power as it transmits.
Most likely the at545. Its a fine transmission for stop/go and inner city but for high speed it sucks.
@@dieselgaint it's no lockup right? the mt645 is an at545 with lockup right?
@@DJSI3434 yes
@@DJSI3434 the AT545 has no lockup
You should buy airhorn
Shout out if you saw this 3wks ago
With all of the mechanical issues with this bus, how the phuc is diss thing still road-worthy? And what gear is diss bus, and what state is it being driven in? I already know it's a Blue Bird.
He’s based out of Pennsylvania
OK, thanks.
Would like to know from somebody here what year this bus is, as well. Fascinating stuff.
Who’s watching this on the school bus?
I'm 1st?
I’m second
I'm Artur