2004 Thomas FS65 School Bus

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3 жыл бұрын

Here is a video of a 2004 Thomas Built Buses FS65 with the Mercedes Benz MBE900 engine. Sorry for the random cuts throughout the video...KZfaq will only let me post 15 minute videos at the moment, so I had to cut out some random parts. Please like the video, leave a comment, and subscribe to the channel for more bus videos. I hope that you all enjoy and I appreciate you watching!

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@CARBONHAWK1 2 жыл бұрын

These and early Visions were my childhood.

@carwashslayer4235 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you find another No Child Left Behind system again. Child Checkmate works for every bus.

@BSNCJLproductions 3 жыл бұрын

And as of 2020, Most of the FS-65s left are seen as race buses, converted into Homes for those that love to live life on the road, or as a backup bus. In some rare cases, there are FS-65 School Buses still in service as regular route buses.

@aidancone983 3 жыл бұрын

In my county the are lots of them still in use

@charlesrodriguez7984 2 жыл бұрын

@@aidancone983 same

@firstnamelastname6797 Жыл бұрын

still use as sub busses some like the 07s are still being used as Dailey busses but are's have cat engines

@charlesmoore2485 Жыл бұрын

Love this bus! The last bus I rode on just before I got my licence and drove to school was a 2001 like that but a 24 valve 5.9 Cummins. I remember it ran a bit hot for some reason. Fan was always on and off and transmission was always pretty hot even in winter ! Love your content !😎😊

@SchreiberFarms 11 ай бұрын

When I was a driver there 0420 was my bus. Oh how that was my favorite bus.

@pvh_facp4001yt 3 жыл бұрын

Those were my elementary school buses!

@dustinlanphear422 2 жыл бұрын

I don't remember riding these type of buses but I do remember riding bluebird with cat and cummins and I remember riding a few ic with bluebird body with the 7.3 powerstroke

@FBHSswimmer2006 2 жыл бұрын

That breaks my heart. Another perfectly functional oldie but a goodie school bus that will get intentionally destroyed all in the name of emissions and money. My old school district had the MBE engines in the first C2s but they had so many problems with them.

@charlesrodriguez7984 3 жыл бұрын

We still have some F’s 65s with the mbe 900 and the cat 3126 i6 none of them have luggage compartments. And all have air brakes, ride doors, and stop sign 🛑

@FBHSswimmer2006 2 жыл бұрын

Love the old CAT 3126. Very good engine.

@charlesrodriguez7984 2 жыл бұрын

@@FBHSswimmer2006 yes. However the ones with a cat 3126 have an AT545. it’s a terrible transmission and we had a few have their transmission quit working properly. And then blew.

@FBHSswimmer2006 2 жыл бұрын

@@charlesrodriguez7984 Our International buses with either the T444E or DT engines had the AT545 transmissions. Never had any issues. But our CAT 3126s didn't. They had the 5-speed auto Allison with the push button system. I don't know exactly which Allison it was though.

@charlesrodriguez7984 2 жыл бұрын

@@FBHSswimmer2006 the 3000 series came with push buttons.

@BSNCJLproductions 3 жыл бұрын

Our School District(Vallivue(in Nampa, Idaho)) still has FS-65s in Regular Route service. And I ride an FS-65 everyday to and from school. And My bus(#31) also has a Mercedes Benz engine. What is unique with my bus is that the doors open by how they opened School bus doors in the 1960s.

@CMLayton88 3 жыл бұрын

That is so awesome!!! Enjoy the rides and enjoy that bus! Sounds like they’re a bit unique out there then. Is that with one door side opens in and the other opens out? Or like the accordion style door?

@BSNCJLproductions 3 жыл бұрын

CMLayton88, Not like an accordion. You know how they used to open the doors without air or electricity?

@CMLayton88 3 жыл бұрын

Oh gotcha. With the manual door opening. We have a couple of them (well, we HAD).

@BSNCJLproductions 3 жыл бұрын

That is what my bus has. And it is a regular route bus.

@BSNCJLproductions 3 жыл бұрын

And there aren’t a lot of Big School Buses with the manual door left in regular route service as a regular route bus.

@danielacosta6670 2 жыл бұрын

Thomas Freightliner, Mercedes-Benz engine. These brands work together, because they are from a same corporation: Daimler. Altough It has a Mercedes-Benz engine, I watch this bus Is automatic.

@schnuurtchke 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t beat a Mercedes benz powered bus

@blazeholt7079 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do an FS65 startup with a Mercedes without talking during the startup and like 10-20 seconds after it’s running please lol. Trying to get a good video of one running

@crownking3752 2 жыл бұрын

does your company still have the 2007 Thomas EF that one sounded good

@CMLayton88 2 жыл бұрын

We do not, it is gone.

@crownking3752 2 жыл бұрын

@@CMLayton88 sad that was a cool bus keep up the good work really like your bus reviews

@CMLayton88 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am hoping we get some more buses on the lot soon to film.

@crownking3752 2 жыл бұрын

@@CMLayton88 awsome man keep up the great work can't wait for more videos

@kevinbradwell659 3 жыл бұрын

What’s the difference between the high roof and the lower one beside that?

@CMLayton88 3 жыл бұрын

So the high roof gives you a good bit more headroom inside. Otherwise there isn’t really any difference. Just makes it nicer.

@bali2516 3 жыл бұрын

Nice vid! Do you have a Thomas EF to show off? They are my favorite buses of all time.

@CMLayton88 3 жыл бұрын

There is a 2021 EFX on my channel!

@bali2516 3 жыл бұрын

@@CMLayton88 Ok thanks!

@CMLayton88 3 жыл бұрын

BD666’s train spotting videos Absolutely! Enjoy! We don’t really ever have the EF around, so that was a rarity for our dealership!

@schoolbusguru3157 3 жыл бұрын

Do you know why your district bought those express vans instead of the Thomas mybus or collins buses

@CMLayton88 3 жыл бұрын

We have a ton of vans for the different districts that we operate with. They’re mostly used for special needs children and the vans are easier for loading/unloading. We have a mix of Chevy Express, Sprinters, Dodge Caravans, and Ford Vans that we use all over. We also have the Thomas Minotour buses as well for some private schools.

@schoolbusguru3157 3 жыл бұрын

CMLayton88 I I’m glad your district has vans my district has just school buses and that’s it

@CMLayton88 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a lot of the districts have 10+ van runs.

@carolinameck 3 жыл бұрын

@@schoolbusguru3157 Yea because our district and county is much bigger than there's

@bus3805 3 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to do a tour of a slightly older C2 (such as a 2012 or 2013)? If not then it's okay.

@CMLayton88 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I can do that! I have a 2007 C2 on my channel, but I’ll definitely do a 2012 and/or a 2013!

@bus3805 3 жыл бұрын

@@CMLayton88 Ok thank you so much!

@peyton3948 3 жыл бұрын

What company is this

@johnmessick9946 2 жыл бұрын

Rohrer Bus Service..Duncannon Pennsylvania

@latashafreeman563 3 жыл бұрын

What a shameful way to dismiss an still smooth driving school bus.

@tylorevans 3 жыл бұрын

Such a huge waste schools or a church and many more places like day cares are always looking for buses not everyone cant afford new buses would have loved to have them seams like that D.E.R.A grant is a nothing but a huge waste such a shame and so sad many people could have befitted from those buses.

@secretagent2014 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you are forced to drill a hole through the engine block and cut the frame. So there goes a perfectly good bus