More air brake problems uncovered on this mci 9 bus. The dd3 brakes were in really bad shape. The stopping distance will be greatly improved after if leaves here. Getting the property ready for a bunch of buses to come and visit.
More air brake problems uncovered on this mci 9 bus. The dd3 brakes were in really bad shape. The stopping distance will be greatly improved after if leaves here. Getting the property ready for a bunch of buses to come and visit.
That hose dude, what a kickass setup he got.. just excellent.
They are all across the country I use them all the time for mobil Hydraulic hoses
That's handy to have a mobile hose making outfit come to you rather than making repeated trips to town .
Ain’t that the damn truth, that saves them a lot of time from having to run into town somewhere or finding some place that makes those hoses up.
Yeah I’m with you on that. Life would have been good if they had this service when I was a commercial heavy truck mechanic. Talk about time saver
Crimping tool? No, we have a crimping MACHINE! Impressive setup.
What part of TN. Are you located???
Hickman county
Wow to think how bad those brakes were and a shop says they're ok. They should have their licence taken away for pure negligence.
The shop says that to get rid of you. No work done, no contract signed, no money changed hands, no liability. Just take your bus and go someplace else.
Take what licence away? My bet would be they have no licence.
Just love all the trades people from your area are benefiting from your business.
Everyone told me I was a hoser growing up; hell, now I can make the dream come true.
These people who come in with the big problems need to thank you for saving their lives. This bus was an accident waiting to happen.
As an owner-operator truck driver, I appreciate the quality of your work. I would rather pay the "thousands of dollars" to have my equipment fixed right, than to go down the road the way he was. Too much risk of hurting/killing yourself, or others. All because some incompetent shop said "it's all good".
Thanks for eliminating another widow maker bus. All who drive in front of it are grateful. Cool hose service. I used to love the Weatherhead Coll-o-Crimp machines when I was a kid.
I bet that line guy has lots of happy customers, fantastic set-up/service
Wow it's fascinating to see the process for making new hoses. Thanks also to the Bridgestone tech for letting you film. I never knew that was a kind of service that would come to a site! I feel like I'm learning a lot more about buses just by watching this channel.
braided hoses are easy to make in your own workshop, all you need is a cut off wheel and a vice. The hose and fittings are commonly available, its only a headache when a bus of truck uses a lot of different sizes and types of fittings. In the US the common # Number dash fitting sizes are simple,courtesy of the USN in WW2.
I like the excellence that they personify in their work. The attitude is transferable and universally useful.
They often do call out work on building sites, or any area where hydraulic machinery is used and pipes go pop. I can guarantee this is one of the more salubrious locations he got called out to
You do great work, Scott and crew.. At this point you must be the premier 2 stroke diesel and bus repair facility in the country. Your ethics and hard work earned this title easily!
I hope the MCI's owner calls those other two shops with the write-up on this one and demands his money back from those service visits.
Agreed. Shops that rip people off really do need to held accountable for screwing over and ripping off customers so badly.
Any DOT inspector at a weigh station would have spotted that stuff. It's hard to believe two truck shops missed it. SMH
I don’t own a bus, I live full time in my Tiffin motorhome, but love watching your channel. It is so inspiring to watch and hear a honest, caring, safety minded father and son team treat bus owners so great. I home base in Ooltewah TN , which is right outside of Chattanooga. I hope to come by and see your shop someday. Thank you for what you do for others.
I feel the same way, Love my Tiffin, but watching this channel almost makes me want an old bus just to be able to take to them.
@@weighit after the final line of the clip..."many thousands of dollars..." i'm not sure I'd want an old bus!
For a while I did maintenance for a small excavating outfit. When things got slow we took on work for a couple of local independent truckers. I've seen how bad things can get for people who don't have a regular PM schedule. The fact that he took this to even one shop, much less two, and they let him roll out with those brake issues is bordering on criminal.
Yeah and this was one bus. Got to wonder how many other vehicles they let go that still needed serious attention.
But we also don't know anything other than what he said...people DON'T always tell the truth or whole story
@@mrmotofy Yep. Try a YT search on "just rolled in"
Im surprised the air compressor could keep up with the air loss...
So when ever I see an old bus coming down the road steer clear, amazing more of these things aren't in the ditch. Thanks for making them safe for everyone.
WTF.....a traveling hose truck....did he bring ice cream too ???
Mobile hose guy's crimper is a piece of art !!
That hose guy is setup really nice! Comes to your job, perfect!
Wow I am thoroughly impressed with that mobile hose truck.
It's a good thing that you got hold of this rig before it had a collision on the roads due to all the problems you discovered.
pretty sure Scott has become the mobile hose guy's new best friend. Or at least the guy's bank accounts new best friend
Brakes are over rated they just slow you down.
Trucks & Buses are made to work with. Standing still doesn't make them better. When they move, the rubber and hoses don't suffer that much, but the lack of air, movement, grease and heat are disastrous for these machines. Mechanics today are computer heroes, they don't repair, they just replace. If the computer says there's no problem, they'll send you home. Good to see an old-fashioned mechanic and his family keep these monsters rolling safely! I enjoy every video, keep them coming (although I prefer them a little longer, say 20 min) ;)
If noting else, I've learned that "low miles" on a bus doesn't really mean much. So much happens just from the passage of time, and ironically, the lack of use many of these big RV's suffer. Is that why the VIP and entertainer buses sell for so much even having up to a million miles?
I agree,they also come with receipts and maintenance logbook,those papers are worth their weight when doing a prepurchase inspection.
The two biggest things I learned doing industrial maintenance are the importance of religiously following a proper PM schedule and how to "mothball" machinery that was going to be out of service. Lack of proper storage preservation has probably killed more machines than the owners would care to admit.
Holy Hydraulics Batman.. I shure wish Mr Bridgestone could drive by my place and make the remaining hoses I need for my Case 360.. What a rig!!! Thanks for your oh so interesting videos..
Got my 20 YO coach I had all the brake hoses and cans replaced. Still had brake issues. Took it to a second shop, they found a cotter pin was stopping the drive brake arm from moving. They fixed it and I made the big shop pay the bill.
Scott thank you, I've learn so much in watching your channel.. I'm not a Mechanic at all and don't own anything with a diesel engine or air brakes.
What's scary, is all these old busses running around with unfamiliar owners and totally incompetent service locations... Surprised we don't see catastrophes everyday
Awesome to see a mobile hose making shop. Thanks for filming it.
That mobile hose truck is a slick idea! I've never even heard of such a service! (of course there are lots of things I've never heard of :) ) And at any other place if you get told after going in for a lube job that there are thousands of dollars of work needing doing you'd tell them to get stuffed, When Scott tells you that you say, "let me get my chequebook" :)
Was running a load in a rented moving truck, alligator flew up and cut my hydraulic lines on the lift, got to my next stop, called breakdown, they sent a hose guy in a truck, four hoses and some fluid in under an hour.
A mobile hose truck. Brilliant idea!
I know that I am not the only one who watches this videos of busses going up the hill and wishing they could take theirs up that hill. Scott, I know that you probably can't really mention the names of the shops that provide terrible service, but I wish you would. Thanks.
With these brakes, it's a safety issue. The owner should take this video and show it to the local business licensing agency and let them know who worked on it and said they were fine. Yank their licenses.
The chp out here in California would have been all smiles with that bus !!! Think about a road side service coming out to fix that bus !!!! Ouch 😓 You guys are doing incredible repairs and making people happy 😃 be safe.
make sure he's strapped in when drivin , the brakes will be so different he might headbutt the windscreen lol
That MCI will now stop on a dime. It’s amazing how the other shops could not find all that you found wrong with those brakes, great job Scott and Tyler
thats a pretty cool mobile work shop he has
Love all the videos Scott, Kelly, and son! You guys are miracle workers with these buses! A lost trade with bus mechanics!
Good mechanics are hard to find, most are not trouble shooters anymore. You and your son are doing great things to these old beautiful busses. I enjoy every new video. Thanks.
Agree on the seals. You’re that far in, replace them all.
Seals are cheap when compared to the repair cost from damage done by the old seals that decided to start leaking.
with the parts supply chain so crippled,it is amazing how much work you get done so quickly
The brakes are fine, checks in the mail , and I won't ___ in ____ m___h! How do these people stay in bidness?? Having the hose man come to you was excellent. Time to save up for a crimper and carry hose and fittings. They'll pay for themselves in no time plus the convenience. Great save guys.
It would be great if ever once in a while you would show us a breakdown of the cost of the parts,labor and the entire bill totaled? Great videos.
Really?......I don't think that's a wise idea!......IMHO its NONYA DAMN BISUNESS what he charges other than what hes already put out there!
The bus owner might be to embarrassed to share. I did like the cha-ching sound effect video though. 🤣
Sad but not surprising that two shops misdiagnosed this bus. You'd think they'd be more careful when dealing with a safety system, but I guess not 🤷♂️
Fascinating to see onsite hose making. Good work BGM fixing up the buses.
Now that is an awesome service , hose's made on the spot , Brilliant !
Like the hose guy. He's gotta be awake with that machinery. Well, at least the shops who said his brakes were fine didn't charge him to not fix them. Lube job... (+ brakes)
Clever! They make them on site from the back of a truck. Very cool.
So the moral of the story ...if you are thinking about a bus purchase, take a big bottle of "Scott's Cha Ching Juice" with you to "negotiate" a fair price...And AFTER the shop works on the thing..."Trust but Verify"
Good find on those brakes. Again, another case of hoses and diaphragms that have aged. Glad you are taking care of this. The last two shops need to be looked into because that motor coach shouldn't have been on the road.
After seeing so many brake and air problems on busses you work on it scary to me. I would recommend that any one that has a bus or RV with air brakes take a air brake course so they understand the fundamentals of air brakes. If you take your bus to a shop for air brake service or inspection make sure that that are qualified to do the job. If you don’t see nothing but big trucks and buses in the shop your are in the wrong place. Your life depends on it.
Mobile hydraulic hose truck? Cool.
I was stoked when i saw that mobile pressure line truck there...What a great business to get...love it.. Not only will he have great breaks, how about safer on the road.... The problem with many shops is: get er done fast and dont inspect for real problems... This bus was near to a accident...actually you have them a collision...
ha, now that it's at the BGM Ranch, that bus is going from really bad to so much better.... and Safer.... Nice job as always, doing what others don't/won't.
Gah! Those sleeves on the hose dude triggered me! No way!
It's like I tell my shops who I outsource some of my truck repairs to, I don't give a damn what it cost, I want it fixed. My philosophy is, spend a few thousand now to make it right to avoid spending tens even hundreds of thousands later in litigation and damages. My Lafayette truck shop has learned to not argue with me when I order certain parts replacement or service work done. They don't have to drive the truck and therefore have no clue why I make them do certain repairs. I don't wait until parts and components fail, I catch them long before that based on time and mileage especially parts with rubber such as brake air line hoses and brake chambers. I thought that tech from Hose Power was from Indianapolis as we have them here too then saw the phone number on his truck. They must be a nationwide company.
Yup, national chain. Here in El Paso, Texas too.
I am hesitant to give the thumbs up for all the extra money, but damn! it was needed!!!! Great detective work and getting all the big problems sorted when brought in for the little ones.
Almost a "hey, Lance" moment but not enough zeros on the bill. Still amazes me that HD shops can miss so much.
I'd have thought the hose manufacturing fella would have had a thin and flexible piece of nylon rod that he could put up the inside of those hard rubber hoses to be able to measure their length without having to get them straight, but he did a stellar job anyway!
Very neat mobile hose service! Who knew!
Wow, I can see that's been run hard and put away wet. Guy needs to rebuild the whole ship.
I'm sure the mobile guy has done a million hoses with no issues but I just think once you cut a hose, blow through it from the clean end to push stuff out not the cut end in case you just push stuff deeper.
This brings back memories....before I retired I would fabricate hydraulic hoses with similar equipment.
always interesting. thanks
Nice work.
I remember making hoses underground in the salt mine. Most God-awful smell from the rubber being melted through!
Scot, it might do you well, to keep an eye out for auctions, or whatever, to obtain one of those hose hardware compression machines. It would add another facet to your business, for farmers, excavators, and the like. It surprises me, that such a good looking, clean bus would have such neglect on the brakes and chassis....
You do know we'd keep watching if you made these videos much, much longer. Just saying Scott. 😆 They're just so darn interesting!
I second that.
Hello Scott, great job in all your buses you do. Which brand and SAE type of hose you use on the air/brake/suspension lines on the buses? Mainly to replace the ones with reusable fittings, and upgrading to permanent crimped fittings. I used to use SAE100R5 and SAE J1402 hose for air brakes. Nice setup on the mobile hose van.
Wow, a mobile hose truck!
The guy doing the hoses is a pro.
I really enjoy watching these videos of people taking their time or money and work to keep some of these pieces of History running is incredible. What I think is sad is that the administration's trying to get rid of diesel gasoline everything else I'm waiting to see one of what happens next with this I got we're going to see one of these buses electric-powered. I don't even know if you can bring them in the state of California now as it is. It's so sad for a lot of great people.
These videos are great
I drive equipment for a construction company here in SoCal and our mechanic makes all our replacement hoses. He has a smaller version of that clamp that plugs into his air compressor. If he's busy there is a company called HosePros that will come to you also. I image their set up is more like this mans seeing that is all they do.
It is disturbing that 2 other shops thought his brakes were OK. How many other busses or big trucks are they sending out with brakes that do not work correctly?
How many of these repairs fit into the Pay for quality service inspection at the proper mileage intervals or pay even more to repair things that became an issue later?
I think the main problem was that the other mechanic did want to fix it. Most likely didn't know how !
How cool that truck comes to you, and you money goes to them.
After watching this, I wonder why these buses are NOT DOT inspected!!?? Sad so many iffy shops out there. You are God send to the owners of these units. Your property looks to be located on top of a mountain...LOL.
i like cr seals double liped also for rears i worked for rtd denver
Statement at the end, "Just came in for a lube job, and thousands of dollars later he'll have brakes too. Perhaps he came in for a degreasing and brakes, Interesting that will all the air leaks the brake were able to release at all. That must have one hell of a air compressor onboard. .
You mean apply? Oh, you mean release the park brake. Yeah. I've never seen one of those DD3 units. It's not the 3,000 pound spring I'm used to. Caging those without air is a chore!
So I guess the extent of the “brake inspection” from the previous two shops was “yup, the brakes are still there”.
Just found your channel. Great channel. Love working on my own stuff. Gave you a sub.
A mobile hydraulic hose shop.... quite impressive! Don't wanna know how much that cost.
Bought a similar hose setup at an auction extremely cheap in a fast-paced bid situation. Realized it was 3 phase and sold it at the auction to someone that missed the bid at a big profit. That was a stupid move! I should have kept it! I need hoses a lot!
Just saw the whacker(plate compactor) at the end. Spent a few hours manhandling one of those today on some asphalt.
Wondering why not use the same style as you assemble them to size you need from stock fittings on that type are reusable just need to replace the ferrules
your hose guy has a twin here in Queensland who is identical and does my hydraulic hoses for me. 😂😂😁😁
I believe that is the bus in the cover photo of MCI bus sale site on Facebook.
Man, pretty bus on the outside, but desperately in need of some serious maintenance
Iam surprised you do not make your own air and fuel lines, they have dot approved fittings that screw together and they can be reused.
Do you also still go to town for hoses also ?
I wouldn't call it bad to more bad. I'd call the time that you have a good idea to use ability to make it safer!
Hi ! Isn't that sort of de-lamination of the rubber membranes a sign of oil in the pressurized air system ?
With all those leaks, that compressor was probably running nonstop under load. Unloader valve probably shot. Rings passing oil. Needs a new one for sure.
To start. I love u guys.. but u love hard work. I've been trucking for 40 plus yrs. Next time you order a truck load of fill. Have the driver back up . Pop the tail gate and spread the fill as he drives off.. Also since I'm on my broomstick this morning. I have several trucks. I won.t work on anything till its steam cleaned..u guys are always covered in grease....
Scott should think about getting a hot water power washer. Would make his life soo much cleaner if he sprayed dirty/greasy stuff with Purple Power and then blasted it with a hot power washer. Only problem is would probably expose MORE problems, but people go to him to get it RIGHT!
@@LittleWapiti Scott's problem if he was cleaning undercarriages would be surprise visits from EPA to inspect water catchment. Even the bull wagon washouts that were all over NW TX are gone. And we thought composting was a fav topic w/greenies.
4:25, what's the hook for on the tag bag mount?
How cool mobile hose service
BGM ever thought about using a cylinder leak down tester for checking brake chambers
that was my job in machine repairer hydraulic// I made the best hoses
That mci rig from a northern location..think there was a air alkyholic in its past all that hard n rotten rubber..my plow rigs the hoses rot the ends off every 3 to 4 yrs but the hose is mint.. js
How hard was it to convince the KHOA to remove more trees?