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| Lee Donham (Smokestacks179)
Registered Member Username: Smokestacks179 Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2010 Posted From: 75.120.144.20 Rating: N/A |
Hey everyone, Just wanted to stop in and say hello to everyone that are bus nuts as well. My girlfriend and I just purchased a previously converted 4106 that needs a lil TLC. We have quickly fallen in love with it and enjoy the DIY projects. We've been traveling by motorcycle for the past couple years and upgraded a couple weeks ago. Soon we will be heading to the Phoenix area for a few years for school. I really enjoy reading these post and thoughts for future plans with the '06. So thanks for the posts already and looking forward to helping if i can. Wish ya'll a good day where ever ya are. Lee | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 375 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 74.76.246.165 Rating: N/A |
welcome! the 4106 is a great bus, how much did you give for her? how long ago was the engine"rebuilt" please post some photos!! | ||
| Bill Gerrie (Bill_gerrie)
Registered Member Username: Bill_gerrie Post Number: 389 Registered: 3-2006 Posted From: 216.198.139.38  Rating: N/A |
Welcome to the crazy world of busnuts. Good luck in your schooling. Anytime you have a question post it and with all the knowledgable busnuts on here somebody will help you. Bill | ||
| Kevin Sweeney (Sweeney153)
Registered Member Username: Sweeney153 Post Number: 45 Registered: 1-2008 Posted From: 216.6.133.73 Rating: N/A |
Welcome to the life. Cant wait to see pics | ||
| Jim Rink (Fakeguy)
Registered Member Username: Fakeguy Post Number: 170 Registered: 1-2005 Posted From: 96.11.208.218  Rating: N/A |
been there, done that, got the tee shirt....welcome aboard...took us 4 years of part time work to bring ours up to present level of satisfaction. Our previously converted 62 4106 that had sat in a barn for 15 years after conversion. Welcome aboard, you are in for an adventure. See pix here http://houndbus.shutterfly.com/550 | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1727 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 71.195.124.20  Rating: |
Lee - Welcome to the madness. The 4106 is one of the most under-appreciated coaches that ever earned it's living in revenue service. With good routine preventative maintenance, it should give you years of dependable enjoyment. FYI, PD4106-1267 was delivered new as fleet number 6315 to Southern Greyhound Lines sometime between May and July of 1962. It was part of a 75 bus order placed by the Chamblee, GA division of 'Hound. My guesstimate is that it was delivered in May, as it's one of the early VINs of that group. So you can legitimately tell folk that you own/operate a "jen-u-wine" retired Greyhound Bus! You didn't say, but in case you don't already, you need a copy of the Operator's Manual, the Parts Book, the Maintenance Manual, the Maintenance Manual Supplement and, as an option, the shop manual for the Detroit 8V71. All these should be in your bus's "library". Also, save this number to your cell phone: 1-888-262-2434. That's the number for Luke at US Coach in NJ. Luke has probably forgotten more about GMC buses than all the collective wisdom on this and the other big bus message boards. Service available at his facility, or reasonably priced parts can be on their way to you the same day with plastic money. Luke's a STRONG supporter of the busnut community, so support those who support us! If you haven't already, you might also want to search for and join the GMC busnuts group on Yahoo, as well as the BBS associated with Bus Conversions Magazine (busconversions.com). Photos would be nice, too! Upload some to photobucket or similar and post a link here. You might also indicate where you're located, other busnuts may be in your area. Again, welcome aboard! FWIW & HTH. . .  (Message edited by rjlong on October 17, 2010) | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 377 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 74.76.246.165 Rating: N/A |
just saw a 4106 in Portland m.e on crags list $2500 http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/1992671227.html | ||
| Bob MacIsaac (Wildbob24)
Registered Member Username: Wildbob24 Post Number: 115 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 98.92.174.208  Rating: |
Here's a nice thread from the Bustalk forum about the 4106.....nice photos too. http://forum.bustalk.info/viewtopic.php?t=1996&sid=22ae17b195d523246e2210c524493235 Bob |
