Our district turned the six we have in to band buses, 9/1/04 law said we couldn't transport students in them do to the welds around the bow and window frame. I had a big smile on my face when we pulled these off route, I felt like I was driving a 1957 pickup truck and we had 1995 models but I don't think they ever updated there buses. But carpenter has gone out of business and ford no longer makes chassis for school buses.... Thank god. I like the thomas buses and ic buses.
Actually in Massachusetts yo can have a bus in service for an ulimited time as long as the chassis was not built before 1977. But furthermore unfortunately, Massachusett no longer allows operation of Carpenter School Buses Since 9/1/04 due to the cracked roof weld connections but if they are fixed and inspected by te RMV and Dept of Public utilities, then it may return to service
Our district turned the six we have in to band buses, 9/1/04 law said we couldn't transport students in them do to the welds around the bow and window frame. I had a big smile on my face when we pulled these off route, I felt like I was driving a 1957 pickup truck and we had 1995 models but I don't think they ever updated there buses. But carpenter has gone out of business and ford no longer makes chassis for school buses.... Thank god. I like the thomas buses and ic buses.
ICbus592 1 year ago
Love the sound of the air brakes thinking about geting a job as a school bus driver since i like school buses so much and obssesed with them lol
BigNick04 1 year ago
love the ford air brakes :)
Sabercem2007 2 years ago
My dad use to drive a 1995 Thomas Ford bus. Love the sound of Ford Air brakes.
DaShawnYork 2 years ago
those buses are pretty fast we have a 98 ford thomas cummins/airbrake at545 as a spare
cgp113 2 years ago
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btz888 2 years ago
I love the sound of the brakes!
ICFE300 2 years ago
How much did the districtpay for the bus
Loveschevy12 2 years ago
gotta love those ford airbrakes!
gajda1984 2 years ago 2
i know you drove the bus in this video but could you do another video of this bus where start then drive
schindlerman96 2 years ago
I thought there was a law that you can only have buses in service for 5-10 years?
rjman159 2 years ago
Actually in Massachusetts yo can have a bus in service for an ulimited time as long as the chassis was not built before 1977. But furthermore unfortunately, Massachusett no longer allows operation of Carpenter School Buses Since 9/1/04 due to the cracked roof weld connections but if they are fixed and inspected by te RMV and Dept of Public utilities, then it may return to service
RobertPaniagua 2 years ago
nice bus
Stetsonater 2 years ago