Scenicruiser visit and breakdown. Raining shot gun pellets on the property

[@tigerspook1]

So good to know the Scenic Crusier is home at last, always lovely to see yet another lovely old bus on the road again..

[@stanleyflory6702]

Big shout out to Nashville Towing, great job by the driver! Scott, your place up on the hill is looking so good, proud of you!

[@thecolonel4037]

What ever you, when you say "Greyhound Bus" the Scenicruiser is the image that always comes to mind . They are the iconic Grey Dog! 'Axe

[@Pauls-World]

Y’all aren’t just great people, y’all are great parents too. Your son is so nice and polite, smart too. I totally love that your whole family is into bus life and also live in the country.

[@GinosGarageUSA]

Very nice, glad to see another Scenic back on the road again!

[@johnclamshellsp1969]

That bus will make it home with mild repairs because Scott/Tyler are truly honest mechanics, who know what they are doing.

[@The_Smith]

Thanks for letting us know they made it home safe!

[@stefanm67]

Another great video. I really enjoyed it. You guys are a class act and I love what you are doing there. The property is becoming a real bus hub. Great work.

[@roughneckmp]

Ahh,… the joys of living in rural America. Sunny with a chance of birdshot. Seriously though, be mindful of one’s surroundings when using a firearm. Always know what’s beyond your target. Ranting/joking over, great video as always.

[@Morgan_Sandoval]

@@captaintoyota3171 That and they also don't always like being told what to do even when it's just following the posted rules. Used to be a range I frequented where I ended up getting a guy banned because he wouldn't listen to me about the range rules, because I was younger than him and a girl (he made those points very clear when telling me to fuck off when I tried to point out the range safety rules he was breaking). It was just a simple issue of 'get back behind the line when the range is clear'. I couldn't just not say something, because I knew the range master and was a regular so if I just let be, I'd have been at fault as well if some accident happened. And it was a fancy state-funded range, so the rules were posted on steel signs at every bench and even on the cards you had to fill out when you came in.

[@richardcline1337]

@@Morgan_SandovalI'm really surprised those steel signs weren't looking like sieves....you know they have a very nasty habit of attacking great "hunters". The difference is that real hunters know the difference between game and signs.

[@willb3018]

When I was growing up in Western PA, I lived in the country and there were hunters everywhere, many of whom either couldn't read or chose not to. My next door neighbor, himself an avid hunter, had built himself a little shooting range of about 100 yards for practice and sighting in new scopes etc . Whenever he detected hunters on his property too close to the house he never confronted them but instead decided it was time to sight in one of his rifles. That kept the illiterate/inconsiderate at bay. When you are "sighting in" your rifles almost daily, they are likely to be very accurate. 😂

[@RealDixonPeter]

Tell that to Alec Baldwin

[@turnerg]

@@willb3018 had a relative who lives in eastern washington that has his class III weapons permit so he has all kinds of weapons and ammunition, he owns a ranch and has frequent issues with trespassers. To deal with this he had signs made that state the ranch is a sniper training facility, he built a sniper tower and a few backstops, whenever he has people wandering onto the property he goes to his nest with his barrett .50 sniper rifle and starts firing down range (not at the people of course) they end up leaving pretty quickly.

[@kathrynw3]

Everyone from the tow guys to the roadside assistance guys, the tire guys and the mechanics all over are really reaming the truckers it's crazy and ridiculous but it's great to see someone who does great work and gets it right the first time and charging fair prices for their work at that, and that's why we love watching your channel. Keep up the good work sir.

[@edwarddeyojr.793]

Your place is really coming around,,,,,looks really good Scott,,,happy for you,,stay safe😍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@afmoa]

Awesome repower on this bus. I hope he continues to work out the issues.

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

Great to see the Scenicruiser back on the road and glad to hear it made it "home". Would love to see it after all the interior work is finished. Wondering about the door bumper. I hope he has or can find one.

[@davesmith7706]

I have it. It was falling off so I pulled it off least I lose it on the road !

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

@@davesmith7706 Thanks for the update. I look forward to seeing the bus when you're finished refurbishing it.

[@poorboy533]

@@davesmith7706 Curious where you are from. I’m from Bath pa

[@liamhenry8164]

I think it would be so cool to have a limited number of new Sun Cruisers built. I know the purists would not agree but, to see that shape and their history running down the Americas Highway’s again would be awesome. Just an opinion from an old man….

[@mauriceclemens3286]

Seeing that the tooling to make them was scrapped decades ago I’m sure they would be very pricy to recreate.

[@mrpozthehappyman]

One of these days, One of these days, I'm going to meet you guys. I love watching these utube videos. My life long dream is to own and drive a bus. If you have an old bus, nothing fancy at all, I don't have much money at all. I would love to be able to purchase a bus. Thank you, God Bless you and keep up the great work.

[@vin1555]

Hey Scott, I have a suggestion. In the hut right before where the apartment begins would it not be advisable to build something like a stopper which could stop the vehicles from accidentally ramming into the apartment. While anyone driving in may take all precautions, but god forbid a mechanical failure, air brake failure leads to any vehicle overshooting into the apartment. You may think about adding a foot high concrete or rubber stopper running the width of the hut before the apartment. Don

[@GNX157]

I’d go so far as to drive /sink a few properly spaced steel bollards down into the ground there, and maybe disguise them with big potting plants or other landscape treatment. Like you see in front of Wawa stores or other big retail stores.

[@lildeli3rddimention]

Your video's are calming, no rushing around, deadlines and clockwatching! Relaxing, the world has gotten too fast paced for my liking ! People are all in too much of a hurry, don't worry you'll get there! What a difference in just fifty years! Smell the coffee!

[@JD-zm4eh]

Good running cruiser. Rode on one a couple of times when Greyhound bus service drove them cross country. I liked the height of where the seats are, you could really see the beauty of our Country from above the roadway.

[@joebeach7759]

I loved those busses growing up. There was a greyhound garage in my hometown for the busses that did the NYC - upstate NY on the west side of the Hudson River. Those strp ups are just cool.

[@RickDominick69]

Those air shifters are notorious for getting dirt and muck inside the shifter itself and they're very very particular so if you keeps having that problem have him pull the shifter apart clean it out replace the o-rings make sure that there's no dirt collected in there because as soon as it gets dirt or water of any kind in it it will not shift you'll have to go out there with a hammer and or a pry bar and pry it back and forth and tap it in and out and it's a pain so if it's hanging down real low and it's picking up water and dirt from the from the road you might want to build a shield to keep it from getting dirt all up in it

[@gullreefclub]

You might as well remove the trees that are in between your Quonset hut and the driveway, there root ball has been compacted by both the fill from both the driveway and the fill on he side of your building. The dirt compaction over the drip line/root ball from one side would be enough to have arborist or forester to highly recommend you remove those trees but dirt compaction over basically the entire drip line of the tree / root ball almost surely guarantees that trees are unlikely to survive. My girlfriends brother is arborist/tree surgeon and watched a couple videos that you did of your property and told me you should check with you local county or state forester about seeing if they would be willing to walk your property and do a survey of trees they think should be removed and ones that should stay for the general health of all the trees on property.

[@jamesshanks2614]

Just an FYI EMD locomotives generally have 2 fuel filters mounted just before the fuel intake but unlike GMC coaches have 2 glass bowls mounted upside down on top of the filter assembly. The outer filter is the primary and the inner one which is closer to the engine block is the secondary filter. When doing your pre trip inspection in addition to checking the oil and coolant levels you look at the glass bowls on top of the filter assembly and if the primary is full that indicates the fuel filter is plugged and must be replaced which is easy as they are screw on filters. Thought you might find it interesting. I’m thinking it’s a shame you couldn’t install a filter assembly from a scrap yard onto a fuel system in a bus to give the owner some warning when his filters get plugged up. Keep having fun Scott . Food for thought

[@leyland9999]

What a nice bus that Scenicruiser is. As far as I know, not a single unit made it to Europe. Lots of yellow school buses, even a few GM’s like yours, at least one is over here in Holland. Point is how long the EU is allowing them on the road. We fear that in a few years from now our museum buses will be on static display only which will undoubtedly mean the end of most of them, certainly the duplicates. Greetings from Hekelingen, Holland. Willem.

[@thelastafrican802]

You have got me looking for a conversion like crazy, great videos!

[@mattc.310]

Love those "cruisers". Wouldn't mind having one for my own but not going to happen. Glad they are home safe and sound.

[@waynebuzzell2483]

Love your hole set-up. Beautiful property and love the Quonset hut. Biggest one I've ever seen. Also love the bus. They are beautiful behemoths. What a great job to be able to tour around and work on these old beauties. I'm sure it's not all Glitz and glamour LOL

[@andywarrington4738]

love them rotators , reminds me of Ron Pratt , good channel

[@bnelson313braveheart]

Awesome bus. Glad he finally made it home. In 1964 my older brother and me got to travel on a Scenic Cruiser from San Angelo to Van Horn Tx. My dad was working on a job in Van Horn at the time. So mom put us on a bus in Bangs. Tx - San Angelo, transferred to a Scenic Cruiser all the way to Van Horn. We arrived in the little small town of Van Horn at 4 A.M. Dad was no where in site. However, twenty plus Mexican men were loitering on the sidewalk as two white kids stepped off the bus. Kinda scary! However, I’ve never forgot the wonder of traveling on such an iconic bus. Thanks for your content!

[@59cabover97]

I saw a very similar scenic cruiser on the side of the freeway south of Seattle WA a couple months ago, I can't forget the brown and yellow livery.

[@christopherstory2136]

Awesome coach. Rely would like to see it when it's done. Looks like mechanicals are good, electronics and dash awesome. Diggin' that 70s interior! ,(BTW that curved sofa / lounge up front reminds me of the similar setup in the Covair 880 airliner from the early 60s...)😎👍

[@toddrouch7526]

Wow!! That Scenicruiser is ENORMOUS, and loads of HP. Awesome bus!!

[@eliotheasman5378]

I very much like the tow truck I drove a small one few years ago and love it I really like your work many thanks

[@curtismartell7959]

The Scenic sounds real nice and so clean!

[@davidevans9189]

The new property is coming along really, really well. Lovin' the massive new building! I gotta check in more often. Thanks for what you do.

[@stephengardiner9867]

Having witnessed the rainfall that you can get there, retaining walls are an absolute must, even on the downslope side of that driveway around to the back of the quonset. Everything in good time and first things first!

[@claytoncomeaux414]

Bus Family is certainly growing bigger and better!

[@gusxenakes48]

If I was to ever move away from the keystone state. I think I would like to move to the volunteer state. Looks beautiful and friendly and lay back. 👍

[@theMG174]

Wow Scott, that shop is beautiful!

[@mrad6533]

They did a really nice job putting the motor and transmission in can't wait to see the bus when finished as much as they are ever finished lol

[@davesmith7706]

Thanks... took 5 1/2 months (including cradle repairs, firewall mods, air throttle, air shifter, water separator, air dryer, brakes, airlines, electrical changes, new fan drive, new driveline, new dash and gauges, some body panel fixes, some new hinges, new studs and AL wheels, and about 100 other things)

[@rudycarlson8245]

@@davesmith7706 do you know what that 8v92 originally came out of? Beautiful conversion job! There is nothing like a Detroit diesel! Best diesel engine ever!

[@tremorist]

Ever tried to locate the prop vehicle that was used for "The Big Bus"? That would be a great addition to your collection. Thanks for the interesting video.

[@daviddamico4288]

Glad you and Tyler got it fixed

[@ratster53]

I even noticed the front wheels moving back and forth right as you said it

[@mkbarber65]

What a gorgeous bus, sadly Greyhound in Canada is no longer. I do miss seeing these buses, they are so iconic

[@jurgenkuhlmann9194]

That's why the shot size on my range is limited to No. 9 for skeet and 7 1/2 for trap respectively. Due to a small Aerodrome and footpaths about 300m downrange.

[@cosmos7492]

Amazing story thank you for sharing it with us

[@throttlebottle5906]

I'd assume miss-aligned, worn/stretched/junk belts was the original cause of them jumping off. yeah adding a keeper guide will help them not do that, but f the inner or middle decided to move towards the back and they overlap each other, it will be very bad outcome. also not enough tension at 8:24 the adjusters (idler and tensioner both) were all out of whack there, which is also why the belts were so low as to be hitting the radiator hoses.

[@dongriffin3025]

Totally off topic - bet the Australians would love to skeet shoot - back to great videos!!

[@mischef18]

Excellent bro, nice bus too. Safe travels

[@siaripop7]

Wow! That idler pulley was a great addition!

[@davesmith7706]

after thought - the belts were a little too close to my custom water piping than I liked. I should have had a retainer on it from teh strat though.

[@runner4928]

When maneuvering or turning around in a short lot like that you should be turning the wheels only when they're rolling slightly it makes it much easier on the suspension parts keeps it in alignment by sitting in one spot and turning the wheels also makes potholes in your driveway cuz the rain loosens that spot up. That's right 🧐

[@galegregory97]

Wow I love the sunset as the bus drove off . and the bus had lots of room in the engine Department

[@mauriceclemens3286]

These old bus motors are so mechanically loud. How much engine sound transfers to the interior?

[@jamesshanks2614]

Winter is fast coming up, have you decided what your going to use for front doors on the shop yet? Merely curious Scott as I’d just like to see you warm without snow under you while servicing your clients vehicles. Thanks for the updates as we appreciate all your hard work and effort to keep us informed. Food for thought

[@user-ln7of9gs4s]

You never showed the bluebird coming up the hill. I really wanted to see and hear that series 60. 21:30

[@Drew_379]

Such a cool Bus with an awesome history!

[@blackenigma1054]

That bus has really good bones!!!! when i saw that motor i thought it had been replaced or rebuilt. A lot of space! I’m curious about how much a rebuild on a motor like that cost, it looks like they did a really good job on it!👍🏿

[@clintonandrews1538]

Sounds to me like some chooch on the other side of the hill shooting skeet is buying game loads because they are cheaper than target loads. Maybe it's time for the local constabulary to pay them a visit and explain what will happen to them if someone on your side of the hill is injured and is obligated by law to report a gunshot wound.

[@Brad.whatthe]

That is a seriously cool bus with power to spare, tick in both boxes right there ✅✅

[@stevelozano9523]

Such a beautiful bus. Imagine how it was when in service?🤔

[@scottprewett6860]

Nice looking shop

[@davidowen888]

Scenic cruiser one of my favorites 👌

[@busoldmanphil7293]

Great weekday afternoon entertainment. I'm pretty much laid up at home, knees are giving out.

[@peterwall9896]

I'm in the UK and I love it 😎❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MH-pw1rq]

Wow what a great adventure he’s starting with that bus

[@harleymemphis9190]

wow nice clean engine should install a back up beeper

[@bruceknowling415]

Another proof of a great property choice. Getting that tator and towed in there so easily is magic.

[@MotoRestoFL]

Question, do customers often stay overnight on property in their units while working on them or do they grab a hotel? I would assume it’d be sketchy if it’s up on jacks doing that.

[@jurgenkuhlmann9194]

Wowsers! This building has the same size as an Aircraft shelter!

[@eddiepatterson5025]

That Scenic Cruiser definitely made the choice on the drivetrain swap. That thing flew up that hill like nothing else.

[@dadesigns4u]

I wondered how we were going to get next door after you built a barn in the way!

[@thecolonel4037]

Dream bus is a Scenicruiser with a twin turbo "Buzzen Dozen" and an Allison./'Axe

[@montanadan2524]

Why the big loop in the cooling line?

[@dano336]

come on you guys ..first thing fuel filters second thing belts... had an 83 Mercedes diesel .always had a hand full of filters ..great lookin bus!

[@jeffpurtell5676]

You may have mentioned it in the comments but I can't find it. What sort of transmission / shifting set up is on this bus?

[@ik04]

That beast needs some side marker lights!

[@paulbianco121]

Scenic Cruiser...Is that reference to the bus or the tow truck?

[@FB-111A]

All this activity resulted in a very good video

[@BeigeAlert]

I'm reminded of the other version of the famous poem, "I shot an arrow into the air / It fell to Earth I know just where / For though I aimed it at a star / It pierced the radiator of my car"

[@kingedward3126]

smoothest starting engine ive ever seen, its just on no cranking nothing

[@fieryvixen6486]

Gospel group in a Scenicruiser, reminds me of the Steve Martin movie "Leap of Faith" where they travel in a GM Buffalo (probably a 4107 or 4905A)

[@jameswoods7276]

Shooting across a roadway and towards a dwelling. Yup that's a felony. Took it a lot better then I would have...

[@jeffersonspace]

From watching earlier videos it was mentioned that the Scenic's had issues with dissimilar metals. Did this bus have rust? Lovely upload, and storytelling as always. Bless

[@davesmith7706]

Nope - I'm fortunate that this bus was parked in teh dry CA desert for 26 years. It did take its toll on all the rubber though.

[@chuckychuck]

Sometime neighbors can lack motor skills, you want to avoid them at all cause. Not along their lack of skill or ability to do something correctly or well. C'mon now, General rule.It is unlawful for any person to shoot at any game or wildlife while it is on a public highway or on a highway open to use or used by the public or to shoot across a public highway or a highway or roadway.

[@wazza33racer]

4.00 ?!? How can it be soo cleeeeeean? 10/10 for the dashboard.

[@bobpolarek3015]

great video and great people. first video ive seen from this channel. i do have some constructive critisism thought. please dont let a customer drive off in such a long vehicle and not fix the side marker lighs first.. other then that great job!

[@blackenigma1054]

Question....... when those people stay on your property do they have to sign a release just in case something happens?

[@joebeach7759]

Wow. That was dangerous. I never shoot anywhere unless i know where its going to land. Glad nothing got broken or worse.

[@Rajo20024]

That scenicruiser bus would be the one that I would love to build like the higher top. Great job on the repairs bus monkey family.

[@bruceknowling415]

Has he got extra bracing for the heavier engine?

[@davesmith7706]

Yes. I added additional bracing, removed the tow hitch and did several repairs. That tow hitch did a lot of damage. Not one spot of rust on that cradle though.

[@joestreiff9401]

I think that they were shooting a modified version of sporting clays, rather than skeet.

[@eddiebowens1919]

Do any of these old buses have engine brakes?

[@johnstanczak3378]

Scott, what is the neighborhood that a bus could be purchased in this shape?

[@donaldlkirk2494]

We are looking for a scenic cruiser to restore, that has the original seats in it, for a museum.

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

Peter Gorvechin look him up on Facebook

[@alexstone1808]

Was Fred Flintstone the first owner ?

[@cntslesfabrication]

Thats a really nice bus with great HP to weight rationo right now

[@artnickel1664]

Don’t get it too level, you do have a water problem when it rains…

[@erniegroocock4354]

That bus travels with all the spare parts I will have it I love it

[@paulcaraglio8613]

Just purchasing 1979 MC nine MCI nine need advice how do I get in touch with the bus grease monkey I live in Columbia Tennessee thank you for your time

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

We are in hickman county not to far away from Columbia. Join our Patreon if you are interested in scheduling service here. www.patreon.com/busgreasemonkey

[@gregnewberry4813]

Great video. Love seeing the progress on your new location. Seems like rain and road maintenance might be never ending ! :) How much weight can that Scenicruiser carry on top of it being outfitted as a motorhome? Thanks

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Churt or gravel? Great video.