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Title: Bought one!!!!
Post by: Eric on April 17, 2012, 09:31:40 PM
Well we ventured to look at one bus today and stumbled onto a extremely ugly schoolie.... So ugly the wife deemed it "cute" was a prison transport bus for the state of Texas that some " unique" folk got a hold of! 100 gallons fresh water dual 80 gallon propane tanks!!! Espar heat 6 battery house bank with a 5000 pure sine ( heart something) inverter! And the best part

$2200 :)

1991 Ward Senator
5.9 Cummins w/219k
At545

Top safe speed 75 mph I -80 coming across Ohio pike neared 12mpg too :)
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Post by: Gerry4104 on April 17, 2012, 10:15:15 PM
pics my freind ...pics !
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Post by: Seangie on April 18, 2012, 04:35:51 AM
One picture is worth a thousand posts :)
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Post by: bevans6 on April 18, 2012, 05:30:43 AM
http://busexplorer.com/PHP/MidPage.php?id=1434 (http://busexplorer.com/PHP/MidPage.php?id=1434)

A similar model, since I had never heard of a Ward bus before.  Built on a Navistar chassis, they said.

Brian
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Post by: crown on April 18, 2012, 08:42:28 AM
  welcome back good luck with the new bus  john and post pictures
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Post by: Eric on April 18, 2012, 09:57:45 AM
Will get pictures later today it's ugly as sin!! Out buyin paint and steel to sheet a few windows over right this moment :)
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Post by: Chopper Scott on April 18, 2012, 10:35:30 AM
Congrats Eric!
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Post by: Kwajdiver on April 18, 2012, 12:36:00 PM
Let the fun begin!    ;D

Bill
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Post by: oldmansax on April 18, 2012, 12:48:35 PM
Glad you found something. That 5000 watt pure sine inverter is worth most of what you paid!

TOM
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Post by: siberyd on April 18, 2012, 04:31:52 PM
Greetings,

They are a nice bus to drive. Just watch out for tail-swing,
the one I drove on route could turn on a dime.

Jon
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Post by: Eric on April 18, 2012, 05:51:55 PM
Well it's dark i did accomplish paint prep! It's primer grey crept the roof that now has 2 coats of thermo goop on it
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Post by: Kwajdiver on April 18, 2012, 08:03:17 PM
What type of thermo goop did you use?

Bill
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Post by: Eric on April 18, 2012, 08:11:40 PM
 http://www.bestmaterials.com/detail.aspx?ID=16569 (http://www.bestmaterials.com/detail.aspx?ID=16569)

Got a bucket the list for $135 12 degree temp drop even in direct sun :)

Rest of the bust will be metallic midnight blue!
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Post by: opus on April 18, 2012, 08:47:39 PM
Yay just for the fuel mileage!!
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Post by: Uglydog56 on April 19, 2012, 08:25:13 AM
Go ugly early - that's my motto!  ;D
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Post by: kaptar on April 19, 2012, 02:44:41 PM
If you start with ugly you can only make it better. I usually start with good and make it ugly. Its all good though.
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Post by: Mex-Busnut on April 19, 2012, 05:39:37 PM
Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Ekhedge!

That 5.7-liter Cummins is a real faithful workhorse. Does it have air brakes and/or air suspension? Ours has neither. (Ford B700, Thomas body, 28-passengers, 5-speed manual tranny.)

Our youth group bus is 21 years old, and does not use a drop of oil. Your fuel mileage is great! Put in some good synthetic oil and it will get even better.

See pictures of our kids from our camping trip last week. I am the official driver, the handsome dude on the far right with the green-white shirt.
;D   :D
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