They were on some island, not sure it was in the Keys. If they went all the way to Key West (and back) that was a heck of a drive.
On Thu, Apr 13, 2023, at 12:33, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Yeah, I think they went to Key West or at least near to it. Toward the > end of the first video... > > -Curt > > > > > On Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 10:30:54 AM PDT, dan penoff.com via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Did they go to Florida? It looked like they went to GA (Atlanta) and > then southwest towards I-10. If they did I didn’t catch that part. > > -D > >> On Apr 13, 2023, at 1:15 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> I got the feeling it was 50% move bus 50% take a family vacation. The trip >> down Florida must have been terrifying in that old/slow bus... >> >> -Curt >> >> >> >> >> On Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 10:10:37 AM PDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Funny, as this was one of the featured videos on my Flagstaff RailFan page, >> so I had a look. It would appear that “dad” did a lot of kludges on that >> bus, but most were done fairly well. The wiring was a little scary, though, >> and I don’t like to see wire nuts on anything that’s mobile. >> >> I was a little confused by the route they took, but then again, I guess just >> going straight south to connect with I-10 might make sense. >> >> -D >> >> >>> On Apr 13, 2023, at 12:49 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> It sounds like his folks used the bus as a camper some years ago. Sounds >>> like maybe they got it to CT and something happened, like a health issue or >>> something and they had to leave it there. >>> >>> Despite the coating of moss it seems like the thing was reasonably well >>> stored... >>> >>> >>> -Curt >>> >>> On Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 09:41:17 AM PDT, Allan Streib >>> <astr...@fastmail.fm> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I have. I have watched a few "Bus Grease Monkey" videos and that Low Buck >>> one popped up recently. An old 1950s Kenworth bus. I didn't know Kenworth >>> ever made buses. >>> >>> It looked like that bus had spring suspension, not air bags, which is >>> probably why he didn't have to do a lot of work on it to get it to hold air >>> pressure. I was sort of surprised that aside from a few minor things he >>> pretty much just drove it off. I wonder if despite its age it didn't have a >>> lot of miles on it, or it had been really well cared for before it was >>> parked. Most of those old buses have hundreds of thousands of miles and the >>> air brakes, air compressor, wheel bearings, tires, air bags, shocks, >>> kingpins, etc. are all worn out. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 13, 2023, at 11:08, Curt Raymond wrote: >>>> Have you guys been watching "Low Buck Garage"? He's got a very old bus >>>> that was converted to a 6BT. They revived it from storage in CT and >>>> drove across the country to NM. In the newest video he put a roof mount >>>> air-conditioner on it. Pretty interesting stuff. >>>> >>>> -Curt >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
