61 - Just Driving

So this was taken back in the spring of '18, back on the day it was inspected and ready to be released. This is a 2018 Vision with the 6.7 rated at 220. It's fairly well speced.. 3 A/C units, air everything (except the crossing arm), luggage bays, radio, you name it. Yet, it sucks. This bus replaced old 32, you may know it from some of my other recent videos. It was a 2003 IC CE.
But that engine fan... man, you gotta love them!

[@schoolbusguy4554]

That fan scared the shit out of me 🤣🤣

[@jerrycharles293]

I like that little noise at 0:51

[@OdysseyGaming162]

It’s called torque lock, it vibrates the bus stop of creating torque/ popping the bus up upon acceleration/ The Twisting force of the frame created from the engine.

[@jeandolce838]

Gotta love engine fans kicking in, for a few seconds they give these new and quieter buses a mean and powerful sound 😎

[@gabemarah9465]

True I love it

[@seanthe100]

The engine fans are literally the best parts of any large vehicle sound

[@ntekniklaus3710]

@@seanthe100 finally somebody who agrees

[@DrewEarl]

you betta Push that damn vision 🚌💨😂

[@GLO_2016]

Drew Earl I miss mine

[@carolinabusboy]

GLO Plays you mean u miss MINES!!!!! Don’t play yo self

[@robloxelevatorsandreactorc2108]

lol I still have my vision

[@AJDeere]

Love the fan sound!

[@davidpops4852]

Hey deere its me mjsjshhsj123

[@robloxelevatorsandreactorc2108]

0:14 rip headphone users

[@rudyb291]

That's a nice new Bluebird Vision bus.

[@thegamingchannel8294]

i love that fan

[@santinojozefmiller7721]

I wish the fan could stay on the whole time the engine stayed on.

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

Well then you’ll love my districts 2020 and 2022 ic CEs. They all have defects that caused the fan clutch to get stuck in the engaged position

[@santinojozefmiller7721]

@@charlesrodriguez7984 interesting.

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

@@santinojozefmiller7721 for some reason the international MVs are the same way. The fans run all the time. I bet it was a manufacturing defect that never got fixed with other models

[@pennsylvaniacoachlines_fanpage]

@@charlesrodriguez7984do they have exhaust brakes?

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

@@pennsylvaniacoachlines_fanpageyes

[@christopherpennington6717]

9sb19 I am surprised your district hasn’t gone propane powered yet tbh

[@0312Productions]

How dare they replace a an ‘03 CE with a Vision! And I’ve always thought it was stupid that you had to turn on the turn signal to turn off the hazards.

[@busdriver3304]

i agree but i do love my visions i am picky on a vision and first gen ce like baby thats hard chose to pick which bus i would drive out of the 2

[@carolinabusboy]

You don’t you can turn it back off by pulling it again

[@BulletClubGamer]

This is my favorite school bus Is 2018 bluebird vision The best and the Bluebird world ✨✨✨✨🤝🤝💯💯💯💯

[@football11248]

My school district have just got 2/8 2019 Bluebird Vision Propane power!

[@emergencyresponsevideosand4423]

0:14 that scared me haha

[@robogoat23]

Cuuuute

[@The09creeper]

0:14 What specifically is making that sound? The bus I ride occasionally does that and I have little idea of what it is.

[@BusDriver71]

Could I see more of this bus?

[@carwashslayer4235]

Please do a Startup and like Longer Driving video the way you filmed the other driving vids like where you put the camera in the Roof Hatch

[@f40rty]

Encore, encore!

[@schoolbusguru3157]

Can you do another video on a bluebird

[@thegamingchannel8294]

a long drive tommrow

[@codyspringer1363]

Cody

[@thegamingchannel8294]

and with 2018 vision

[@thegamingchannel8294]

with bus 61

[@christopherpennington6717]

So 9sb19 between the generations of the Bluebird Vision that you’ve driven which one do you think is the best when it comes to the driving?

[@charlesashcraft9454]

Christopher Pennington the older ones

[@PaulTech1]

Did they fix the transmission on 61, with the performance mode like they did to 34? Or was that only on the older Visions?

[@carwashslayer4235]

Yeah did they Fix the Economy Mode in this Vision? Like 34

[@jerrysylvesterjr]

All of their Bluebirds got the fix.

[@GLO_2016]

Can you drive this again

[@appliancealliance4444]

Bluebird is junk. My bus company has 2015 - 2018 blubird vision school buses. They are not abused. And in just this past year one of them has broken down with students on board at least 3 times. Whe had a hydrologic parking break lock up and just yesterday a check engine alarm came on, a service door piece replaced, a cracked mirror, and ABS light problems just with one of them and this is only with students on board. We had one start smoking and a brand new 2018 had a service door failure one morning. And thats just this past year alone. This company has used other buses and they have not been as problematic as these.

[@vj3137]

You must’ve gotten the bad apples of the bunch, my company got at least 13 2019 Visions during late 2017 and into 2018, and all run extremely well and reliably. My bus, which was manufactured in September of 2017 has had only one mechanical issue, which was with the service door. Other than that, it ran fine.

[@appliancealliance4444]

@@vj3137 well the modles we had were mosly older (2015ish) the 2018 had a service door issue as well but keep in mind one morning one of the busses had an alternator smoke WITH KIDS ON THE BUS. Other busses had issues as well and twice in the past year where i was stranded on a bus because of a breakdown.

[@sabrinaparker1258]

Jeep diane

[@schoolbusguru3157]

Can you do another bluebird video

[@thegamingchannel8294]

do a route

[@noahctbusguy0665]

Hi! Anyone know why on these newer bluebirds, when the bus shifts from first to second gear, it drops the rpm a bunch. Good video 👍

[@BlackLightning4547]

For one, in this case, the torque converter locks simultaneously with the shift, matching the engine and transmission speeds to create a direct drive for the most efficiency. Now usually lock-up occurs AFTER the 1-2 shift; some Allisons lock-up AFTER the 2-3 shift, it all depends on the model of Allison and how it's programmed(if electronically controlled). For another, first to second is pretty steep, going from 3.49:1 to 1.86:1. Because of these two reasons, the result is a big reduction of RPM. Hope this helps.

[@noahctbusguy0665]

@@BlackLightning4547 Thanks for explaining it to me! That makes more sense to me. On the new ic busses from 2 to 3rd gear I do notice a big drop.

[@BlackLightning4547]

@@noahctbusguy0665 Not a problem! Like I said, the reductions of RPM really boils down to gearing within the transmission and whether or not the torque converter lock-up clutch is engaged, creating a direct drive, or disengaged, allowing a difference in speed between the engine and transmission. You're probably used to the 2000 & 2500 series Allisons in the C2s, All Americans, HDXs, EFXs, CEs, REs, and FEs when it shifts from 1st to 2nd, then locking the torque converter about halfway through 2nd, then remains locked through the other gears. The torque converter is a fluid coupling that multiplies torque. This lets the engine idle while the automatic transmission is in gear, it also provides a smoother takeoff compared to single and dual clutch automated manual transmissions.

[@thegamingchannel8294]

and do it jan 11

[@Tallestdiva1]

2016 blue bird vision school bus

[@9sb19]

Nah, it's a 2018