Putting the Bus to Work

Klaussinator · Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 6:48 am Post subject:

Thought of this old post when I used mine to haul the PA gear for an outdoor wedding this past weekend. Some friends were getting married outdoors at her parents' farm, and asked me to provide the sound. Sure, I could've thrown it all in the back of my little pickup, but what's the fun with that?!? Besides, they were predicting thundershowers so I needed to have a covered vehicle just in case.

It all fit in great, and I still took my wife and youngest daughter with me. Got there, set it all up, and then pulled the curtains and washed up and changed into my good clothes. It's amazing how versatile these old busses are!

Lots of cool comments from folks there, including one older guy who said he remembers several day care centers in town using these Transporters back in the day . . . He said they typically hauled about 20 kids in each bus! Shocked

-Klauss

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greggearhead · Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:12 am Post subject:

That's awesome. I don't have pics, but in building the fence for the house, I loaded up on 4x4x10 posts, and many 2x4x10 redwood boards, and the previous weekend saw a 3/4" 4x8 sheet of plywood and various other pieces of wood at Home Depot. Was funny to watch the Panel Van swallow those up no problem, and have these huge turbo diesel pickups next to me with most of their load sticking out of their beds!
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Patrick199 · Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:15 am Post subject:

My buddy and I decided it was time to take over the job site.

vwwestyman · Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:34 am Post subject:

foxtail1 · Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 12:56 pm Post subject: 2000

You can load in a TON of what ever. I use to haul 5 people and all the ski gear and still pull the hills at 60mph. That was in my 64 with dual 500 webbers.
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Daverham · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:52 pm Post subject:

Helped a friend move today... what a champ. We had a loveseat, a dresser, a BBQ, lamps, boxes - all kinds of crap in there (all within two loads). Held at least as much as the F-150 - and kept everything dry at the same time!

You can slide a twin bed right in the rear hatch!

Good bus.

ratherb-buggin · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:27 pm Post subject:

Before I owned a trailer I had to use my bus to haul some wood. The wood extended to the very front of the bus. It got the job done but the lumber yard worker thought I was crazy! lol
The bus is to nice to haul wood now, glad I have a trailer!!

VDubTech · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:46 pm Post subject:

Pansy. 16 foot lumber will fit just fine in the Bus with the hatch closed.

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ratherb-buggin · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:00 pm Post subject:

The bus is over 14 feet long. The lumber I was hualing was 18-20 feet. Who's the pansy now? lol

I like the pic, I've read about some of your road trips, good times.

greenbus pilot · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:15 pm Post subject:

towd · Samba Member Joined: June 20, 2005 Posts: 2458

This spent it's last days haul'n wood. believe it the load where well over a Ton . LOL
The Bus is now in parts, I would have loved to make a truck out of it,, but by using a T3 cab and a stake side bed

dandaz · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:49 am Post subject:

It is a bus....

but without the inside bit.... Cool

TomWesty · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:10 pm Post subject:

jtauxe · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:41 pm Post subject:

dandaz's wonderful French single cab has prompted me to post as well. Here's Bluebird at work. His first two jobs were to haul bricks and pallets to the dump, and the second to haul wood to my back yard.

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fusername · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:28 pm Post subject:

tottaly failed to take a picture of it, but my bus just got put to gwork pulling a suzuki samurai out of a mud hole. turns out those roo bars sure are sturdy!
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Joey · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:18 pm Post subject:

103 concrete cylinders @ about 8.4 lbs each. 865 lbs.
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shiningstar76 · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject:

chabanais · Samba Member Joined: July 27, 2002 Posts: 4866

I moved a sofa and chair in mine and, when I moved from DC, all my belongings.
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Trailjunky · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:06 pm Post subject:

I love seeing all these working buses.

greenbus pilot · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:59 pm Post subject:


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