RETIRED. MDT BUS #4013.AUDIO RECORDING

Folks here is an audio recording of now retired Miami Dade Transit bus #4013 a 1994 American Ikarus 436 Articulated bus with Cummins M-11E engine and ZF Ecomat 4HP 590 transmission. This bus was recorded in 2003 on route-11

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• MDT
• 1994
• AMERICAN
• IKARUS
• 436
• ARTICULATED

[AllianceB95]

That cummins sounds bad! and them drumbrakes sound awesome ! Great sound5*

[MAR1NAB5180]

Thanks and yeah these articulated buses had all kinds of problems.

[qwandiddy]

Did those retired? I rode one of them on Rt#S Aventura from Downtown to Bal Harbour back in 1999 and I loved them.

[MAR1NAB5180]

Yep they are all retired as soon as they became 12 years old,they had all kind of problems.

[qwandiddy]

@MAR1NAB5180 Sounds like Chicago's 2003-04 NABI 60LFWs had all kinds of issues too, even when they were brand new and its weird that they retired them permantely early last year. But I did liked these MDTA's Ikarus 60 Ft. better. I rode them back in 1999 and they sounded good back then. Thanks for posting this.

[MAR1NAB5180]

@qwandiddy Oh i got plenty of these recorded including one with the Series 50 engine all with the ZF transmissions.

[8v71buses]

Wow she sounds strong

[6V92TA]

sounds like that M-11 has an injector issue.

[zaidrim]

When these were brand new, I noticed one in particular on Miami Beach. At where the two sections join, it was bending downward severely. The bottom of the "accordion" was almost dragging the street. I knew then this was not the norm, and that they were going to have structural issues.

[venom2nd]

this unit has some serious issues. tick-tock

[6V92TA]

thats the death tick yo. Could be bad injectors.