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Sleepy Mechanic

Thomas School Bus Front Brake Replacement – Problems

This is a brake job that has not gone well. It should have been a simple 2 to 3 hour job but everything has gone south as the saying goes. Every time we make a change with linings or machined brake drums the problem accelerates. We have replaced the linings 2 times and machined both… Continue reading Thomas School Bus Front Brake Replacement – Problems

School Bus Emissions For 2014

The first diesel engine manufacturer I think of for emission changes in 2014 is Navistar who never went to an SCR system likes it’s counterpart at Cummins. The Navistar design just used the EGR to control the recirculated exhaust gases internally and in doing so had to pay for credits to the EPA to keep… Continue reading School Bus Emissions For 2014

Reality Check

Bus Garage Repairs This Week

This Week in The Garage The jobs that go on in our garage change day to day since we really don’t know what ‘s going to fail or what needs to be serviced next. There is always something to do around the shop. Of course I don’t have to tell any of the guys in… Continue reading Bus Garage Repairs This Week

Short Vacation

Farm Machine Operator With Disabilities – Inspirational

This video is all about Chris Koch a man from Nanton Alberta who works Spring, Summer and Fall on a farm in Torquay Saskatchewan. It’s indirectly associated with the theme of this blog in that it’s about machinery in the farm industry…… but the big message is how someone with a huge disability can over… Continue reading Farm Machine Operator With Disabilities – Inspirational

2009 Hybrid School Bus Over View

In 2009 we acquired a 2009 hybrid school bus driven by a six liter MaxxForce Diesel Engine. It’s still running around today and I want to go through how it operates and describe some of the components that make this system work. The whole idea behind a hybrid is to assist the launch of the… Continue reading 2009 Hybrid School Bus Over View