Meet the Bus

Meet the newest member of our family, Betty Lou! She is a beast, with a DT466 engine and an Allison transmission. She came to us with under 200,000 miles (Big diesels like her can hit almost 1,000,000 miles) after being retired in 2014 from an east coast school district.

The kids were happy to meet her! We have been researching, talking, planning on this adventure for about a year and they have been patiently waiting to see what we end up with.

We were lucky to find this bus that already had the seats removed. While that isn't a task that requires a ton of skill, it can require a ton of TIME. It is just straight up hard work! She also came to us with some supplies gathered, so we have some various pieces of wood, a couple big tanks, some insulation and bits and pieces of tools. 

Step one? Get her parked and cleaned out. What a mess. We are luck to have a spot to work on her that happens to be close to a playground! The kids come with, help when they can, and play when the job is too dangerous or big.

Day 3 with our bus has been a success!