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Brent Coursey (Busboy)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 11:28 am: | |
I found this annual inspection sheet on the internet and since being new to the bus arena wondered how comprehensive this list was. Let me know what else you would add to the list.
Here is the link: http://busfixx.tripod.com/busservice/id25.html
-Brent |
Richard Bowyer (Drivingmisslazy)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:16 pm: | |
WOW! Never heard of this company before but they sure do have a lot of goodies that are sometimes very hard to find. A review of the complete site would be very helpful to most nuts.
Richard |
Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:39 pm: | |
Hello Brent
That list is good.
For busnut use, depending on your level of self discipline or the degree of checking you do on a daily, monthly or annual basis, you will want to gather as many lists as you can find, shuffle the contents onto one and be sure that everything is being checked at least sometime.
Busnuts are notorious for not removing the wheels on some periodic schedule, and they seize in place. Many maintenance procedures and recommendations assume the wheels and drums are being removed for inspection once a year.
For instance, a bus fleet mechanic may get away with not using anti-seize compound because the vehicle is taken apart regularly enough that seizing doesn't happen, especially in a transit environment.
It might be better for a busnut to pay closer attention to the best practices used by a good trucking fleet, who see much less frequent disassembly intervals, more closely matching a busnut style of operation.
And resist the urge to play ostrich. As much as we really don't want to find problems with our buses, it would be best we find them at home, and not out on the side of the road.
To defend against the "blind eye" do your in-depth inspection well before you have any trips planned. That way, if you find some trouble, you aren't as likely to ignore it since it isn't interupting your plans, and you have lots of time to make repairs.
happy coaching!
buswarrior |
DMDave
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 6:36 am: | |
Nice site Brent. |
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