V730 transmission

Bill Gerrie · February 27, 2018, 12:25:10 PM

I have listed a V730 Allison transmission for sale on Ebay if anyone is interested. It is in excellent condition and i have access to another one as well.

Templar52 · February 27, 2018, 02:28:04 PM

Hello sir,were are you from.?

Templar52 · February 27, 2018, 02:30:54 PM

Hello sir,were are you from.?

buswarrior · February 27, 2018, 02:50:04 PM

Bill is close to Toronto.

Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, Raptors, Toronto FC, Argonauts,

happy coaching!
buswarrior

chessie4905 · February 27, 2018, 03:15:38 PM

Bill, do you know of any parts available to make up the overdrive? I'm going to do one for my 4905 if I can found up the parts. Thanks.

pabusnut · February 27, 2018, 09:40:01 PM

John,

How would you like to build two?

My left leg is getting tired too!

Steve

chessie4905 · February 28, 2018, 03:11:22 AM

Could be difficult building even one, as parts are drying up.

buswarrior · February 28, 2018, 06:11:13 AM

Better call your bank manager, and your Fairy Godmother?

After all these years, there are only 2 of these on the Board?

A ton of sleuthing work, many re and re to get it right... this project is about self satisfaction, and proving it could be done, not economics.

This is custom hobby work at its finest, with a bit of baby birthing thrown in.

You ain't buying that unique piece, you're building yer own. The cost is in blood sweat and tears.

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

luvrbus · February 28, 2018, 07:20:37 AM

Gerrie has a good price for those V730 lol I think I would had those dynoed instead of testing one in my own bus unless it was cheaper to remove and replaced that a Dyno test.He shouldn't have a problem selling those no one can have to many V730 around if they own one in a bus.last rebuilt V730 I got from Penske was $3200 and change fwiw

Bill Gerrie · February 28, 2018, 09:26:42 AM

I thought it was a fair price Cliff as well. I did the test in my own bus as I have a garage so all is done indoors out of the weather. With it being a GM and the transmission at the side it was only a matter of a bit of grease and using a crane to lift it.

luvrbus · February 28, 2018, 09:55:53 AM

Quote from: Bill Gerrie on February 28, 2018, 09:26:42 AM
I thought it was a fair price Cliff as well. I did the test in my own bus as I have a garage so all is done indoors out of the weather. With it being a GM and the transmission at the side it was only a matter of a bit of grease and using a crane to lift it.

You are a honest man Bill most sellers of used a V730 would have clean it, painted and called it good BTDT with one seller here,hope you don't mind but I posted the Ebay numbers on a few F/B pages for you

Bill Gerrie · February 28, 2018, 06:30:14 PM

Thanks Cliff. I have access to another one from a friend that is now too old to drive his bus anymore. He has a spare V730.

TomC · March 01, 2018, 07:54:39 AM

Still many V730's in commercial service. Just have yours overhauled by a commercial transmission shop (I used United Transmissions here in California) and I doubt the transmission will ever go out in your lifetime. Good Luck, TomC

luvrbus · March 01, 2018, 08:34:39 AM

I think the V730 is a good transmission in the right hands ,I read a paper done by the Feds and UMTA conducted back in 1982 with 3244 transit buses in the study UMTA paper 82-19.
You can read it on archive.org dot tsc, I was surprised the study showed the V730 in transit service had a life span of 45,000 miles some only lasted 2,000 miles lol no reason transit authority had so many on the self.I have saw the V730 with over a 100,000 miles in highway coaches with 1 driver though and never missed a lick