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Post by akent on Apr 16, 2009 18:09:24 GMT -6
Amazing stuff BT!!! But, why would the tranny need work?  For a million bucks, the tranny and engine and everything else should be made of titanium at least! Kent |
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Post by BTCat on Apr 16, 2009 19:06:38 GMT -6
Amazing stuff BT!!! But, why would the tranny need work? For a million bucks, the tranny and engine and everything else should be made of titanium at least! Kent The Heli gods were smiling on me, that's why. No, actually, it is a rather benign leak, but had to remove the whole thing to fix it. Chalk it up to sh1t happens ;D |
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Post by Solitaire on Apr 16, 2009 19:46:14 GMT -6
 Love to have that rack, BT, but our problem is with ceiling height.  |
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Post by BTCat on Apr 16, 2009 20:09:12 GMT -6
Love to have that rack, BT, but our problem is with ceiling height. Can't live without them! I can pull that trans in 3 hours on a good day without a sweat. Out of practice these days. Took me closer to 5 hrs and I am sore as he//. Without these, we have to slide the whole engine/transmission cradle out the back. What do you work on Sol? We have three sets of these lifts and one set of another brand. Up to 15 tons per axle on these. |
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Post by mightyxxwhitey on Apr 17, 2009 6:36:46 GMT -6
Thats the kind of tour bus I see singers use. Its sooo nice.
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Post by BTCat on Apr 17, 2009 16:30:04 GMT -6
Thats the kind of tour bus I see singers use. Its sooo nice. Exactly. We have had a lot of celeb buses in the shop over the years. Most of the time without the celeb. I met Willie Nelson that way and almost met Gwen Stefan. We sent a guy out on Tanya Tucker's bus a couple of years ago. Glad I missed that one  , although she gave him a huge tip. They are always excited to met the guy that is going to tell them their bus will be down for 3 or 4 days ;D. Actually, we can get most out pretty quickly. This bus is a private owner. Don't know what he does for a living. When you are looking at them from the outside, you can tell the celeb buses from the private ones by the driver's seat area. If there is a partition, it is usually a celeb bus with a hired driver. |
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Post by fergie on Apr 18, 2009 15:47:38 GMT -6
DAAAAAMN btcat, that really is one sweet coach very nice. BTW i would love to met willie nelson. sound like you got an interesting job  |
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Post by BTCat on Apr 18, 2009 16:40:57 GMT -6
DAAAAAMN btcat, that really is one sweet coach very nice. BTW i would love to met willie nelson. sound like you got an interesting job Well,,,, I guess I didn't mention the transmissions/electronics I work on are also in garbage trucks I've got seniority, though. Sometimes it comes in handy. Willie Nelson is a very nice person to meet. Very down-to-earth. He must have signed a hundred pictures for the crowd he attracted. His bus was about as decked out as this one, but more low profile on the outside and more road worn. BTW, all the rumors about Willie and his doobie habit where.........let's just say he may have been as high as his bus Been several years ago now. I'm sure he has changed his ways ;D ;D |
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Post by fergie on Apr 18, 2009 17:27:45 GMT -6
DAAAAAMN btcat, that really is one sweet coach very nice. BTW i would love to met willie nelson. sound like you got an interesting job Well,,,, I guess I didn't mention the transmissions/electronics I work on are also in garbage trucks I've got seniority, though. Sometimes it comes in handy. Willie Nelson is a very nice person to meet. Very down-to-earth. He must have signed a hundred pictures for the crowd he attracted. His bus was about as decked out as this one, but more low profile on the outside and more road worn. BTW, all the rumors about Willie and his doobie habit where.........let's just say he may have been as high as his bus Been several years ago now. I'm sure he has changed his ways ;D ;D ya i'm sure he changed his ways LOL. it wasn't to long ago toby keith was singing about his... "habits" LOL but yes i've allways heard willie was the bomb in person, really nice guy and he!! if your going to spend that much, just add on to that baby and make it articulated, you know what i mean? |
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Post by BTCat on Apr 18, 2009 17:51:00 GMT -6
Toby Keith has about a dozen buses he leases. He uses Prevost now, MCI before. He generally lets his drivers have some say in the outside paint/trim, with one unbreakable rule that it must include OU Red on it somewhere. Usually, they have a "Get ya some" plate on them or a pick of a boy piss/ing on the dixie chicks ;D ;D. Never met the guy, but his drivers (like most) are talkative.
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Post by McKrackin on Apr 18, 2009 18:46:58 GMT -6
My uncle just sold his RV.It was alot like that one.Big deisel pusher.Not tandum though. I think it was a Beaver Patriot That thing was AWESOME ;D ;D ;D Big LCD that folded into the ceiling.Brass and glass shower.Two leather couches that were in the two Expandos. It was a lemon though.The Catterpillar engine broke down every time it ran. He was looking at another one that Boon Coleman has for sale. It comes with a Ford conversion van painted to match the RV. $650,000. Hmmm,no wonder he's paid me chump change all these years ;D |
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Post by BTCat on Apr 18, 2009 21:24:48 GMT -6
My uncle just sold his RV.It was alot like that one.Big deisel pusher.Not tandum though. I think it was a Beaver Patriot That thing was AWESOME ;D ;D ;D Big LCD that folded into the ceiling.Brass and glass shower.Two leather couches that were in the two Expandos. It was a lemon though.The Catterpillar engine broke down every time it ran. He was looking at another one that Boon Coleman has for sale. It comes with a Ford conversion van painted to match the RV. $650,000. Hmmm,no wonder he's paid me chump change all these years ;D I've worked with the Beavers before. Not a bad RV from the part I saw, but I'm not a Cat fan. My preferance for after I win the Lotto: Midsize pusher less than 40 ft, Cummins with a 6 spd Allison 3000 Trans. Much better combo than the Cat engine. For a large pusher like this one with the tag axle, Detroit Diesel 60 series or D15 with a 6 spd Allison 4000 series. Personally, I would rather fly and stay at a nice hotel ;D |
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Post by skiboyscuba on Apr 19, 2009 8:25:24 GMT -6
Nice ride.....it just needs a propeller!!!! |
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Post by BTCat on Apr 19, 2009 10:33:12 GMT -6
Nice ride.....it just needs a propeller!!!! Don't give them any ideas ;D |
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Post by 19000rpm on Apr 21, 2009 9:13:24 GMT -6
I agree BT. Cummins builds a great engine. I had twin turbo charged 375's in my boat. Never missed a beat.
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For a million bucks, the tranny and engine and everything else should be made of titanium at least!
, although she gave him a huge tip. They are always excited to met the guy that is going to tell them their bus will be down for 3 or 4 days ;D. Actually, we can get most out pretty quickly.
