I was traveling today and saw two school busses, each was towing another school bus down the interstate at 70 mph.
I did not think they would have had the power to do this. I wish I had been able to get a picture. I just thought I would post this for all those that want to tow something big.
It's how school districts now are reducing their staffing costs (only one driver needed for two busloads of sprogs) and fuel. Next year we'll be seeing roadtrains of school buses.
John
Were there kids in the towed bus. I can't imagine that would be legal. There would still have to be an adult in the tow to keep an eye on the brats. Perhaps the bus was broke down or it was a new delivery. How big were the buses?
Humor is lost on so many.
They weren't being towed.........they were mating. That's how school buses are made.
May your very last meal come from the NBC Commissary. GIILLIG breath. :) See humor isn't lost on all of us.
The mating school bus made me smile.
Quote from: CrabbyMilton on June 27, 2014, 04:22:45 AM
May your very last meal come from the NBC Commissary. GIILLIG breath. :)
"Gillig Breath." I like it! May I use it for my superhero alter ego handle?
Glad there are still some people that appreciate the late Johnny Carson's humor.
See um all the time heading to Mexhico down this way. I guess the cartel uses them to block the streets down there. ;D
Sorry Charles that bus was not towing; it was being pushed.
The ones going to Mexico look sharp after they are redone to Mexico standards new pink,yellow and green paints jobs,fuzzy dice on the outside mirrors,the livestock deck on the top and last of all the sleeping berth for the extra driver in the back lounge ::)
You guys are a riot! I'd like to know how can you tell the gender of the mating buses? ;D I wonder what kind of lubricating oil they use also
Only 40W...
School bus gender can be determined in one of 2 ways. The male tends to have more black than yellow. The female tends more often than not to have aluminum wheels as opposed to steel.
Hi All, saw this the other day!
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lvmci...
This was in Alabama on I-20. I guess only the government can get away with towing a 40 foot trailer behind a 40 foot bus. Or maybe the ones in the back was pushing? As I remember it 3 of them were yellow and one was white. What gender are the white ones? This might be a good way to practice driving one of those 80 foot articulated buses you used to see for sale now and then.
This was probably a new bus delivery.This way the guy delivers two buses for the price of one ,hops a plane back home then starts all over again.Wonder what they do with the tow bars.These couldn't be cheep!!
Drive and drop is a fun job :)..one day ya can be driving a tractor trailer repo returning it to a bank, etc cross country,the next time ya can be driving a lemo from chicago to california,dealer trades,and the list goes on.When i got to the drop off i checked in and flew to the next pick up,never knew what the next job was.Lots of fun and perks... ;D...George.
As to the gender of the white one,here in North Carolina ,the white ones are school activity buses.
Well, if they can do that, then next time our MCI breaks down, I'm calling one of you guys to tow me. Some of you are pretty open about how much power your bus has :) time to flex :)
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I often see groups of buses being delivered with one bus towing a van that the drivers get home in. For some reason, the van often seems to be a Chevy Astro. Maybe they are easy to set up for towing?
Our high rise sleeper trucks are delivered three at a time. But-they use a special I-beam that bolts to the frame by the drive axles, then extends all the forward to lift up the front axle just off the ground. The I-beam then raises up and has a fifth wheel to attach to the next truck in front. Pretty trick-it took many tries for them to get it right. After delivering many trucks, the delivery company has a semi come in and pick up the I-beams to transport back to the factory for the next bunch of trucks. They do this because the high rise sleepers are too tall to piggy back anymore. Good Luck, TomC