Current bus weight

[MightyThor]

Lol. This is true. I never said the race would be epic...as for weight balance, well....my wife has taken up jogging and managed to misplace 31 pounds somewhere along the way. She's of no use for weight balancing. That's for sure


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So, did she shift weight balance to the front or the back axle of the bike?  Be careful how you answer this one.

[Scott & Heather]

Chewing on this one for a while ;-)


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[Brian Diehl]

Scott,
Your weight is right in line with what it should be.  My 96a3 weighs in around 31,800 loaded. 

I'd like to join you guys on your drag race.  I'd be interested in how much slower off the line to 30mph my bus is compared to your powershift.  I think once over 35 I might be able to catch up to you by around 65mph.  After that I bet I have a lot more legs with my .73 overdrive.  :-)

[Scott & Heather]

Brian, is your 96 Fiberglass panel or stainless steel? I bet that makes a difference d


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[Homegrowndiesel]

My old 8v71 manual will beat my 6v92 auto, with turbo.  But my new series 60 will trounce them both. up until it hits the gov. The 8v71 mui will  still pass them both on top end. Oh yea, I cranked the gov up on the 71. I do not think I will change the tune on the 60.

  Yea, lets drag them,, My friend , Howard spent $$$$ thinking his bus was not fast enough. Hopefully he is happy now.

   Ed has time on his quarter mile runs at the drag nationals.

  My slowest bus is still fast enough for me. I am now more concerned as to who can stop the fastest.
   

[Brian Diehl]

Brian, is your 96 Fiberglass panel or stainless steel? I bet that makes a difference d


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Scott, it is aluminum sides above and stainless steel below the waistline.  It looks very traditional with the fluted siding.  The only fiberglass on the bus are the front and rear caps.

[TheHollands!]

Scott we have the same year bus and I also have aluminum siding. I came in around 36,000 I think when we weighed with you. Glad you sorted out some of your problems. Craig.

[Scott & Heather]

Wow Brian, you managed to keep your coach a featherweight. You might win   Craig, thanks for the encouragement. I'm glad too. She seems to be running good now, but the next couple thousand miles will really tell the story


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[PP]

I still want to hear Scott answer the question about weight distribution....

[Seangie]

Scott -

We are close in weight.  I think we were a little over 32 but don't remember maybe Craig does(pretty sure our wives were not on the bus when we weighed them). I took pics but have to dig them out somewhere.  We both have 1984 buses with 6v92 Mechanicals with turboed engines and both have a 740 Allison auto.  So I think it's going to come down to the driver and mechanic

-Sean

Wandering the country in a 1984 Eagle 10S. 
www.herdofturtles.org

[muldoonman]

Scott -

We are close in weight.  (pretty sure our wives were not on the bus when we weighed them).
-Sean

Wandering the country in a 1984 Eagle 10S. 
www.herdofturtles.org

Oh man I hope your gals don't read the forum.

[Scott & Heather]

Sean you were in the 34,000 lb range if I remember correctly but I don't know what your gear ratio is. I do remember the strange sensation of bouncing up and down in your eagle. Our MCI has always bounced side to side.


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