The sticker in the lower right hand corner of the blue New York license plate is a registration renewal sticker. They started doing that in the 1960’s. The sticker made it easy for law enforcement to know at a glance if the vehicle had a current registration or not. When you renewed your registration they sent a new sticker. Some would just clean the old sticker and put the new one over top of it so there may be layers of stickers that could tell how many years that plate was in service. (Just re-watched the video and it doesn’t look like there are stacked stickers on that plate.)
Nebraskan here. Nebraska plates change colors and designs every 6-10 years. The blue & white bus plate is simply newer than the red & cream one. 8 is the county number which is Hall County/Grand Island area.
we have had those damn stink bugs in GA for the last 10 years. Gosh I hate them. I have noticed though, there have been fewer of them the last couple of years. I hope that trend continues.
Man,those Wanderlodge busses are sweet. They seem to require a lot of maintenance though. Is it because their owners neglect the maintenance schedules? I imagine operating one of these bests is expensive.
Where are you in Tennessee? I'm passing through Chattanooga and heading to Ringgold, Georgia next Saturday on February 12th for 1 night on my way to Florida.
Yep, tire dates are very important. Boat trailers that sit and people buy them never check them because they still look good but then have a blowout on the road
The way they loaded the tyres back onto your truck was seriously poor, they should have loaded them from the rear and pushed them forward, dropping a load like that could have damaged your truck body and suspension, so much for customer care.
Paint a couple of box outlines on the floor for the front tire placement...then you can stand to the side of the bus and guide! Start with the bus in there.
G,day mate , once again back here in the shop with you learning things as you show them to us , think i need a sticker from you to put on my bus here in Australia , its spreading your name far a fields, used to mount truck and bus tyres as a job , but machine handles them while mounting them ,, but as for transporting them ,, oh i use the tractor to get them in the ute too ,, way to heavy even the alcoa rimmed tyres , and i,m a little bloke maybe 3rd your size Think smarter not harder , i mean i really have too, love to watch you in the bus shed on grease mountain , and wish i bought a bus with a 8 v92 turbo , just love listening to them power down up a hill esp with kick down on auto trans , love the new drive way a u bolt area ( turn round area ) . These are not the most easiest to turn around vehicals, and i,m only 40ft , power steering thats under powered ,,, shit i reackon i do more on my own and groan more doing it
Hi, in your video at the tire shop you mentioned that they added balance beads. What is that and is that just a bus thing or can it be done on 1/2 ton truck tires too? Thanks and great video.
Yeah balance beads or powders are typically used on tires where standard balancing methods (ie. wheel weights) are not possible. Beads are, in my opinion, the best (after wheel weights). The beads are typically tiny little silicone beads. I don't know the count or measure of quantity that gets added, there's probably a formula depending on the tire size. Silicone is not affected by moisture, unless ridiculous amounts are pumped into the tire by overly-moist compressed air. It also is the best at resisting heat breakdown. The beauty of balance beads is that they adapt to changing wear on the tire, whereas wheel weights stay where they are put, so if the tire begins to wear funny, it won't be long before the tire can become out of balance and the wheel weights could even be contributing to the problem. With beads, each time the tire comes to rest, the beads all fall to the bottom and reset, so the next time you get up to speed, they dynamically find their happy place and do what they need to do. Balance beads COULD be used in pretty much any on-road tires, it's just that in typical vehicle wheel and tire sizes, they just get done conventionally with wheel weights, as every tire shop just has them around. Beads, more so for bus, heavy truck applications, but sure, you could have them put in whatever you want, it's only money.
So I’am not a bus or Diesel tech, I work on Porsche’s which are much smaller. Why do you film each bus climbing the hill? What does that show? By the way I love your channel.
It is just a capture of the visiting bus climbing Bus Grease Mountain. It doesn't really count for anything official, but I guess it's for bragging rights for the more "muscular" buses that can really hustle up that hill. Long time viewers have seen a bus or two (with engine problems) that could not make the climb and had to back down and either try again, or be repaired down below. The buses typically will all climb the hill now that the main shop is up there, but in the beginning, there was only the outdoor concrete pad down below, so the buses would typically climb the hill either for the turnaround, or parking.
We would never put that style of tread on our semi trucks steer tires (we have 11) (or my motor home) that heavy lug pattern and the tread depth make for a harsh ride and funny wearing of the tread. What was the reasoning for those tires being used, store recommendation or ???
No, airbags are not drainable without removing them from their mounts and inverting them to phyically drain out liquids. This is why a properly functioning air dryer is very important, to remove moisture and contaminants (oil passed by the compressor) before the compressed air gets to the storage tanks to be used by the brake or suspension systems.
I have never seen automated underwash at a commercial truck wash. I'm not saying they don't exist, just saying that I have never seen one. Most truck washes have a crew of workers with pressure wands and they direct the pressurized water where they see fit to spray it, or wherever you tell them to concentrate it. And yes, underwash would be an extra charge in most cases. Some exceptions... When you take your heavy truck to Newfoundland, as you are leaving, they will pressure wash the underside to deter the spreading of a certain agricultural fungus that is prevalent to the Island, that they don't want spreading to the mainland. It's due to a micro-organism in the soil that can spread "potato wart", so if you look like you were driving down muddy sideroads, you get sent through the sprayer, no charge.
Hopefully you have carbon monoxide detectors installed in your bus.. Hopefully your new apartment is finished soon.. I do not think the old buses are meant to live in full time especially in the winter months
You can, but this wouldn't solve the problem. At the point where there's THAT much water in the system, how much alcohol do you really want to add? Too much alcohol only leads to attacking the rubber lines and valves from the inside. Years ago, there were alcohol evaporator systems on vehicles that (for whatever reason) did not have air dryers. I have driven a few trucks that had them, and if the alcohol level isn't maintained in the cold, it's not too long before you start having problems. Of course the bigger problem is the butthead before you who used the truck, but couldn't be bothered to drain the tanks. Whether with a dryer or an alcohol evaporator system, draining air tanks IS important. Tells you of upcoming problems before you get stranded on the side of the road or in some far-away parking lot.
Yeah I remember years ago ( started driving in the 70s) you carried a bottle of alcohol in the truck in the winter and poured some into the your airlines before you attached them to the trailer. Wasn't uncommon back then to come across a trailer that had moisture in the system and had a frozen brake valve. They frown upon doing that these days.
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Love the new banner and the bus plates
I'm watching this and eating lunch. Almost spit out my food as you said he drove five hundred miles on no airbags. 🤣🤣🤣
The sticker in the lower right hand corner of the blue New York license plate is a registration renewal sticker. They started doing that in the 1960’s. The sticker made it easy for law enforcement to know at a glance if the vehicle had a current registration or not. When you renewed your registration they sent a new sticker. Some would just clean the old sticker and put the new one over top of it so there may be layers of stickers that could tell how many years that plate was in service. (Just re-watched the video and it doesn’t look like there are stacked stickers on that plate.)
Y'know what bothers me about rigs like this? They're everywhere, driving down freeways. How I wish folks took better care of these things.
Great video. Love the Banner. Hard to believe Lenny is 75 years old
Nebraskan here. Nebraska plates change colors and designs every 6-10 years. The blue & white bus plate is simply newer than the red & cream one. 8 is the county number which is Hall County/Grand Island area.
PA had stickers until a few years ago. They were on the top left and right. Supposedly for odd and even years.
As I'm older working smarter not harder, take it easy 👍☮
That tractor has been a lifesaver for you it’s a shame you can’t get One Be able to put some folks on it
I had a flashback when I saw that slide hammer breaking that bead. I did those tires in 1973 when I was strong as a bull1
we have had those damn stink bugs in GA for the last 10 years. Gosh I hate them. I have noticed though, there have been fewer of them the last couple of years. I hope that trend continues.
Are you guys okay, I haven’t heard from you in a long time.
Man,those Wanderlodge busses are sweet. They seem to require a lot of maintenance though. Is it because their owners neglect the maintenance schedules? I imagine operating one of these bests is expensive.
Very cool old bus plates
Where are you in Tennessee? I'm passing through Chattanooga and heading to Ringgold, Georgia next Saturday on February 12th for 1 night on my way to Florida.
Yep, tire dates are very important. Boat trailers that sit and people buy them never check them because they still look good but then have a blowout on the road
That bldg material dump, you could see it coming.
Doors are looking nice
Wisconsin called, we want our snow back.........
Wouldn't be surprised if there was water in the brake valves as well..........
The way they loaded the tyres back onto your truck was seriously poor, they should have loaded them from the rear and pushed them forward, dropping a load like that could have damaged your truck body and suspension, so much for customer care.
Paint a couple of box outlines on the floor for the front tire placement...then you can stand to the side of the bus and guide! Start with the bus in there.
Different lengths of buses.. might not be possible
What a horrible damage caused by the weather,
Never see snow here although did have some sleet one day in the 70's. Safe travels
Good reason to add remote air tank drains
wow that forklift with tire attachment would be perfect for you it would def Save your Backs for Sure :)
Well at least he got some free undercoating from the air dryer purging all the compressor blow by. 😂🤣
Nice set up.
Love the American Flag.
Jesus another bus on old tires, yikes
G,day mate , once again back here in the shop with you learning things as you show them to us , think i need a sticker from you to put on my bus here in Australia , its spreading your name far a fields, used to mount truck and bus tyres as a job , but machine handles them while mounting them ,, but as for transporting them ,,
oh i use the tractor to get them in the ute too ,, way to heavy even the alcoa rimmed tyres , and i,m a little bloke maybe 3rd your size
Think smarter not harder , i mean i really have too, love to watch you in the bus shed on grease mountain , and wish i bought a bus with a 8 v92 turbo , just love listening to them power down up a hill esp with kick down on auto trans , love the new drive way a u bolt area ( turn round area ) . These are not the most easiest to turn around vehicals, and i,m only 40ft , power steering thats under powered ,,, shit i reackon i do more on my own and groan more doing it
the shop is really coming along. lookin cozy.
Nice shop doors.
How in the world did NY get those modern micro stickers in 1966 with print on them.. ???
keep the videos coming
Use southern tire all the time here in vegas
Can't w84 update on shop doors & new tools!!!!!
Re you going to have a TH-cam video about the new garage doors
Do you guys ever use jack stands. ( SAFETY)
Hi, in your video at the tire shop you mentioned that they added balance beads. What is that and is that just a bus thing or can it be done on 1/2 ton truck tires too? Thanks and great video.
Usually beads are used for tires that are hard or impossible to balance. Large offroad tires, truck and bus tires.
Yeah balance beads or powders are typically used on tires where standard balancing methods (ie. wheel weights) are not possible.
Beads are, in my opinion, the best (after wheel weights). The beads are typically tiny little silicone beads. I don't know the count or measure of quantity that gets added, there's probably a formula depending on the tire size. Silicone is not affected by moisture, unless ridiculous amounts are pumped into the tire by overly-moist compressed air. It also is the best at resisting heat breakdown. The beauty of balance beads is that they adapt to changing wear on the tire, whereas wheel weights stay where they are put, so if the tire begins to wear funny, it won't be long before the tire can become out of balance and the wheel weights could even be contributing to the problem. With beads, each time the tire comes to rest, the beads all fall to the bottom and reset, so the next time you get up to speed, they dynamically find their happy place and do what they need to do.
Balance beads COULD be used in pretty much any on-road tires, it's just that in typical vehicle wheel and tire sizes, they just get done conventionally with wheel weights, as every tire shop just has them around. Beads, more so for bus, heavy truck applications, but sure, you could have them put in whatever you want, it's only money.
How do I make an appointment?
Did I see him hit the front of his bus on the way up the drive.As i heard a crunch. Noticed the damage on front right bottom if sitting in driver seat
You didn't get far enough away from Indiana to dodge the snow!
So I’am not a bus or Diesel tech, I work on Porsche’s which are much smaller. Why do you film each bus climbing the hill? What does that show? By the way I love your channel.
It is just a capture of the visiting bus climbing Bus Grease Mountain. It doesn't really count for anything official, but I guess it's for bragging rights for the more "muscular" buses that can really hustle up that hill. Long time viewers have seen a bus or two (with engine problems) that could not make the climb and had to back down and either try again, or be repaired down below. The buses typically will all climb the hill now that the main shop is up there, but in the beginning, there was only the outdoor concrete pad down below, so the buses would typically climb the hill either for the turnaround, or parking.
We would never put that style of tread on our semi trucks steer tires (we have 11) (or my motor home) that heavy lug pattern and the tread depth make for a harsh ride and funny wearing of the tread. What was the reasoning for those tires being used, store recommendation or ???
Made in usa, desired load rating because this is a very heavy front axle.
@@BusGreaseMonkey understand made in USA
Roll, roll, roll the gravel, gently up the hill.....
Like the doors!
Stinkbug, ugh! Hate those things!
Do you reckon you'll ever get back to road trips in Lenny to get old buses going again??
Are the airbags full of water and oil also? Are they drainable?
No, airbags are not drainable without removing them from their mounts and inverting them to phyically drain out liquids. This is why a properly functioning air dryer is very important, to remove moisture and contaminants (oil passed by the compressor) before the compressed air gets to the storage tanks to be used by the brake or suspension systems.
That incline to shop can add
New transmission repairs or services .... lol
that bus looked heavy
What’s the tent at the bottom of the hill used for?
Dry storage
To hide the bodies of nosey people
Is that your final answer?
Storage for crap needed down by the pad
It would be cool to see mannequins feet poking out of the ⛺️!!
You need letters on the hill like the Hollywood sign... Bus Grease Mountain
Or Broke Bus Mountain
Nothing like new rubber
Do truck stops have drive thru under truck washes like some car washes do?
Blue Beacon does. It does cost extra.
@@ewelmo3921 thanks
I have never seen automated underwash at a commercial truck wash. I'm not saying they don't exist, just saying that I have never seen one. Most truck washes have a crew of workers with pressure wands and they direct the pressurized water where they see fit to spray it, or wherever you tell them to concentrate it. And yes, underwash would be an extra charge in most cases. Some exceptions... When you take your heavy truck to Newfoundland, as you are leaving, they will pressure wash the underside to deter the spreading of a certain agricultural fungus that is prevalent to the Island, that they don't want spreading to the mainland. It's due to a micro-organism in the soil that can spread "potato wart", so if you look like you were driving down muddy sideroads, you get sent through the sprayer, no charge.
two door done May be water air and COLD do not help
Having a pit would be nice!!
Hey what does Lenny get for his birthday…..ok i won’t say it its been beat to death . Lol
Hopefully you have carbon monoxide detectors installed in your bus.. Hopefully your new apartment is finished soon.. I do not think the old buses are meant to live in full time especially in the winter months
Scott, did you buy a Kubota?
Neighbors’ tractor.
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CAN YOU PUT ALCOHOL IN THE SYSTEM?🙄
You can, but this wouldn't solve the problem. At the point where there's THAT much water in the system, how much alcohol do you really want to add? Too much alcohol only leads to attacking the rubber lines and valves from the inside.
Years ago, there were alcohol evaporator systems on vehicles that (for whatever reason) did not have air dryers. I have driven a few trucks that had them, and if the alcohol level isn't maintained in the cold, it's not too long before you start having problems. Of course the bigger problem is the butthead before you who used the truck, but couldn't be bothered to drain the tanks. Whether with a dryer or an alcohol evaporator system, draining air tanks IS important. Tells you of upcoming problems before you get stranded on the side of the road or in some far-away parking lot.
Yeah I remember years ago ( started driving in the 70s) you carried a bottle of alcohol in the truck in the winter and poured some into the your airlines before you attached them to the trailer. Wasn't uncommon back then to come across a trailer that had moisture in the system and had a frozen brake valve. They frown upon doing that these days.
stink bugs, something we can thank china for!!!!! lmaoooooo