BusBuilding

Important safety warning - John writes:

I have been noticing that some things on the bus a’coming loose. I was told that I could tighten them all up if I tighten the bus bolt.
Any clue as to where this is?

If you have this problem, you might want to consider this solution:

The bus bolt will be located right behind the muffler bearing. Be sure to clean the muffler bearing with a bucket of prop wash before working with the bus bolt.

Other most expressive answers on BNO…

Words from NCbob, responding to the everlasting topic,
“Advice needed for a newbie on owning a bus”

At this point I would offer some advice. 

Even though you don’t know how to build a dog house… learn woodworking!  It’s cheaper than hiring it done and a lot more rewarding!


Over a year and many bucks later we’re full timing in our treasure and quite happy.  If I can just get that last cabinet I built to fit right…….

If you need a list of things to do right..I’m not your guy.  But I sure can recommend getting in and finding out what a joy it is to tool down the highway in the finest and safest machine ever built and rub elbows with the best darned folks you’d ever wish to meet.

BusNuts are in a special category for sure!

From Kyle, in a thread on BNO about descending grades in a bus …

A DD 2-stroke doesn’t roar, it sings

They don’t leak either - they sweat horsepower & mark their territory! [with 40wt.]

And in a comment about anger un-management,

The old joke is to slam the door on your hand just as you are starting your trip to put you in the right frame of mind to drive the DD 2-stroke. They like to rev against the governor. That is the way they were designed.

Thanks, Kyle!

:)

25 feet of dancing light and shadow on the interior blinds at 7:30AM…

Two weeks of stormy rain, and finally Mr. Sun comes to visit.

After an elapsed time of months of preparation, the rooftops finally go up. Of course the actual preparation didn’t take months, but interleaving the job with all the other projects, it took that long to build everything, do the wiring, prepare it meticulously, and get ‘em up there.

Although Fast Fred would call them ugly carbunckles, I don’t think they take too much away from the “bussness” of the MC9.

I had quite ordeal deciding which units to get and if I ever become a better writer I’ll elaborate, but bottom line, chose Carrier AirV 15,000 BTU Heat Pumps. They had the highest CFM, highest BTU, and the heat pump decision I think is one I will appreciate mightily. Although I originally really wanted the low-profile units, they just didn’t have the output or combinations of options that I could get with the standard units. So tall and ugly they will stand!