Just put in my time off request at work and a pic of my bus

Ok I just put in my time off so I can attend the gathering this year in CO. I scored this bus about a year ago for $80. I live in an airforce town and the guy was getting stationed in Iraq and had to get rid of it pronto, I offered $50 he said $80 I said ok. It runs great!!! propane powered which happens to be about a dollar less per gallona nd give you 9/10th's the distance of gasoline, (ive been reading) still gotta remove the seats and weld in some bunk bed framing and such, Anyway heres a pic of were I picked it up at..


Mike...

 

She looks like a beauty!

 

you need your CDL for that or is it right under?

 

Very good starter bus.....probably make the short bus riders feel at home.

 

You need a CDL if you operate a:

Combination vehicle with a gross combination weight rating (GCWR*) of 26,001 or more pounds, provided that the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR*) of the towed unit is greater than 10,000 pounds.

Single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds.

Vehicle transporting 16 or more persons (including the driver).

Vehicle of any size carrying hazardous materials in quantities large enough to require placards. or if it has air brakes



Looks like home to me !!

 

Cool thanks for the info man!

 

yes the CDL thing I need to check its weight as you can all see its not the big bus but neither the short I hope she falls under the requirement but if not I guess I better be prepared for a test.

Mike...

 

Our full sized bus has a registered weight of 13,000 lbs...'course that was before we built a house inside it but we've been pulled over a few times and the standard license was never questioned....But we were asked what the bus's weight was in Austin because vehicles weighing over 10,000lbs are not allowed to park on a city street (or so the cop said, but the cop had known us for several years and didn't like us....)

 

Dam good deal .

 

If it is registered as an RV no CDL required at all. Look at those wonderful old geezers running up and down the interstate with 40 and 45 foot diesel pushe motorhomes towing 25 foot boats behind em. Trust me as a truck driver they scare the hell out of me. Seeing this person with oxygen strapped over there face to keep from falling over dead in the seat doing 75+mph wondering all over the road with a large boat or another travel trailer behind them and they did not have to do nothing but pay money and hop out of their Honda into this thing and ram it down the highway.

 

ya as for a house being built inside it I would love to see some floor plans to get ideas. Does anyone know of a site out there that has a "if you have this much space, you can try this floor plan" but if not it woldnt be to hard to figure something out.

Mike...

 

well thats an awesome bus to get for $80 hope it travels well for you and gets you to colorado

 

Doing a bus floor plan is easy, all ya need is some graph paper, then measure out where your heater & wheel walls are. lots of people put their bed in the back but we were happier with a custom built futon that stores rubbermaids underneath in the front. Most of designing a bus depends on what's important to you & what you plan to use it for (camping, full time roading, ect.)

hints-If you'll be doing long hauls, wood floors are a good idea. Styrofoam with wood paneling on walls & ceiling helps with condensation problems. Cabinets with strong doors. & latches. Remember that curtains are going to get sun bleached. The more weight, the lower your gas mileage will be. Self-tapping metal screws make it easy to attach almost any furniture to floors and walls, just stay away from places that have rivets (the metal is thicker there & hard to tap through)