WE GOT A BUS To Convert Into Our Home \\ Bus conversion to tiny home Australia Ep 1
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2022
- After months of preparing we got the bus for our home build! The adventure officially begins today as we embark on the long trip so we can get a bus to convert into our home. We bought a bus to convert into a tiny home from north of us, so it gave us an opportunity to stay with our friends in Jarvis Bay before picking up our future tiny home on wheels here in NSW. The journey of converting a bus into a tiny home will surely be full of blood, sweat and tears but we can not wait to take you on this bus conversion to tiny home australia journey. We first began moving towards homesteading and living as self-sufficiently as we could while dreaming of a tiny home on wheels. But after 7 years we have finally realised that converting a bus into our home is more practical and more affordable than purchasing a trailer. The housing crisis will not stop us from building a home, in fact the school bus conversion into a home is our way forward during the housing crisis.
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As a former interstate owner operator I'd like to give you a little bit of advice when it comes to maintenance always have the best steer tyres you can get and dont run recaps on the rear
Always check for any leaks of any kind and get them attend to right away
Dont squib on services and use the best filters and oils you can get might cost a bit more but the old saying goes pay once cry once
Keep good quality greese and greese gun and use it regularly
Learn to take your wheels off and put them back on
Keep your tyre pressures up and check them often
Get yourself a good jack and a board of about 450mm x 450mm x 30 to 40mm thick as a base for the jack and get a second jack just in case
When it comes to fuel dont buy fuel where you dont see trucks fueling up from billy bobs cheap fuel may cost you a fortune in repairs
And if you can fit some large fuel tanks cos those busses get fueled up practicality every night the range is not great
Look after your new home and it will serve you well
Hey Anthony, we really appreciate this! Some great tips and thing to consoder for maintaining the bus! Cheers 😊
Would like some advice too Anthony, am considering buying a Volvo B10m
@@mactonmsimango3095 Hi if you are in need of any kind of help regarding volvo techincal issuse I cant help in that way
AS a long time bus driver I can say a roundabout is a bus drivers friend. You can turn around.
That is a very fair point!!
Oh my goodness, the anxiety and excitement all at once!
OMG tell me about it, we probably had a heart attack 1000000 times that day!
You did well son. You have the right awareness and it will get easier every time. Looking forward to seeing what you guys do . All the best
Thanks 👍
Oh man, do I remember that drive down to pick up the bus and then driving her back for the first time! 🥰
Such a great feeling, daunting but exciting! How have you gone with converting it? We have been so overwhelmed the last few months with how big the task is, but have new drive with a looming deadline! Xx
@@DiandSam We are converting it, yes. We actually did a roof raise (on a coach bus!) and are getting very close to fully enclosing her again. The demo took awhile. Once we're done with the new skin, then we move onto the interior and we are stoked for that! Oh, here's the first time we drove our sweet Magnolia: czcams.com/video/Q7zTuEuwl6k/video.html
Other than the roof raise this sounds so much like us, demo was a killer no wonder so many give up during this phase its tough to mentally keep going! But we're all getting there, good luck!
Can’t wait, gonna wait, have to wait Longer… ❤️
🎶 Waiting, waiting all the time waiting 🎶 ❤️
You are so cute❤
Glad I found you.. I’ve just purchased a city bus, which will be my home on a block of land… haven’t taken it to its resting place yet.. so I’ve got that ‘holy phuck’ feeling you show 😆
Love watching your reno xx
Congrats!!! Hahaha yes we can hold each other up in this! Feels like we have been demolishing for so long, so glad to finally be BUILDING! 😜
Finally I get here on time. Can’t wait guys.
Woohooo! I picked the perfect time then ;)
@@DiandSam you sure did mate.
And Sam’s face when the bus started. 🥵 You two are so committed - terrified but doing it anyway. 💕
That's it, it was a bit upsetting as we kept getting told 'starts every time' and then having it cut out 3 times since it hadn't been started was a bit heart breaking. But she drove well and no issues the whole way!
Awesome drive. Congratulations on your new home.
Yes, thank you!!! We are pumped!
Exciting time! I look forward to following your new project!
We can't wait to share it with you! ❤
That was a painful fuel stop. Exciting, guys!
Very painful! And that was just the bus, we had the car too 😟 But it lasts!
Great cinematography guys! Love the Drone! Ayla is absolutely obsessed with the bus 🚌
Awww I am so glad, I cant wait till she gets to visit us in it hehe!
G'day guys.
Wow, what a project to take on. Fantastic! Roundabouts, a tight bridge and peak hour traffic in town. ARE YOU CRAZY! 😁
I could not have done it. Well done.
I hope the service sorts out the engine for you and it's smooth sailing... well, smooth starts and driving from then on.
Good luck guys.
Daz.
Hahaha oh yes we are well aware of our insanity, but we are soooo excited! Thanks for the support Daz. We have a list of her service needs so are ready when it comes, shame about the cold starts on the engine
1:04 guys I've just decided 2 days ago to try going bus. So hope you enjoy my commentary as I come along. 😊
That's awesome!! 😊 Please do! We need all the encouragement and chats we can, it's been a mammoth project so far for us newbies
Hell yeah, you can teach me the CZcams editing stuff. I only really did voice-over work and my mate who I'm linking up with in Qld is the computer guy. 😊
Crazy, have fun decking that out guys. Can't wait to see how you go, good on yas
Thanks Matthew! Yes it's going to be a huge learning experience!
That was an epic effort - my anxious heart was beating fast just watching and hearing about all the tricky traffic and bridge spots along the way. 🤪 Seriously well done both of you for making that happen. Sam it’s amazing overcoming anxiety at that level and Diane you were so supportive. Your home is home - that’s bloody awesome. Xx
Awww Anne you are a sweet soul, yes the anxieties were high! But he was a champ got it home no issues, but we certainly were exhausted at the end!
You did so well Samson. That must have been so scary driving fir the first time. Well done. I love how excited you were Di watching the bus going down the street.
Thank you so much Rose, it was, especially with all the bridges and rounds abouts in peak hour traffic, but we got there. 😊 The smile could not be wiped off my face, people would've thought I was a loony driving, enjoying myself that much!
@@DiandSam a bloody great loony though. Worth for that drive. It’s one you she’ll never forget.
So excited for you guys!!
Thanks Em ❤😊 We are so overwhelmed but soooo pumped!
Great stuff you guys! Having a bus is a terrific idea. Sam, learn to double-clutch and it will smooth out those gear changes, especially when you change down gears to use the motor for saving the brakes as much as possible. You did great on that drive home. Brought back some memories of my first day truck driving - I slept like a log at the end of the day from all the constant stress throughout that day. Lionel.
Oh yes, it was straight to bed once we got home! Thanks for the heads up and your support 😊
Good video, hope all goes well.
As mentioned before, learn to double clutch , it will smooth out the shifting both up and down, and reduce strain on the power train, practice on your car if it is a manual.
Inducate you turn well in advance, And use the full road to turn if necessary
Thanks so much, yeh I've mentioned it to Sam, so hopefully it helps him the next time he has to take the big girl out for a big drive!
Good idea, anything to make the process easier!
14:20 hope it's a syncromesh 😮
Fantastic effort Sam . That things a monster but an awesome monster. Haha. You both must be so excited to begin this new journey. I can't wait to see it. Did you get into those storage/tool doors yet ? Thank you for taking us on a wild and exciting ride with you ❤
Definitely a monster! Though our home will be 'small' it'll still feel BIG! We didn't I'll have to send you a video of what's going on, the whole mechanism is just broken!
It might be over 20 years old but bus styling hasn't changed that markedly since and this coach body is quite sleek looking and modern.
I loved the sound of the turbocharger which would help getting the heft up and going!
It seems to cope with open road speeds fine. Does it have a splitter?
Looks like a good choice of bus with trusty durable American sourced mechanicals which should be good for obtaining parts at reasonable cost compared to being beholden by a European make's prices.
Thank you so much for your feedback, we have very little knowledge of buses and so are always naturally second guessing ourselves. But are confident we made a good call - so it's helpful to hear experts weigh in and assure us of that! The bus did really well on the road, easily going 100km/h, of course not much weight on her atm!
Not sure what a splitter is, I'll have to ask Sam that one!
Diane, it's basically a button you push for high and low range which effectively gives you double the ratios, either via an auxiliary gearbox or a two speed axle. I don't think this bus likely has one, but Sam will certainly know by now!
I used to be a bus driver for the STA in Sydney around the era this bus would have been built and the old Mercedes Benz buses from the 1980s were beautiful and easy to drive with their 3 speed automatic gearboxes, they topped out at 80km/h or a bit less in some cases!
They were geared for urban work whereas your bus is clearly geared for a mix of town and intertown open road conditions at higher speeds.
Sam coped really well with collecting it.
13:40 I haven't driven a bus size anything since before covid... oh snap, ima have to get more recording gear. 😅
Haha that drone does a great job, looking forward to really putting it to work on the big trip!
You are doing good on the Petro that would have easily ran us double
I just wish petrol was under $1 per L still hahaha
Oh 11:56 snap that petrol cost. 😢
Oh yeh, certainly will be going at snail pace around Aus 🐌
@DianeandSamson don't worry, once I link with with a Mate, we will have a near unstoppable force. SODs - Specialists in Obscure Details 😏😎
Welcome to buslife.
Hows the build going?
Thank you, it's good to be here! Haha
It's been slow but exciting.
Demo took far too long, still things we need to take out... 2 tanks left to go in this weekend and then we put in floors and begin the build! 🥰
Do you need a bus licence to drive that bus or regular car licence?
Yes, Sam had to get his Medium Rigid license. Which is all he needs for a 12.5 meter bus on 2 axles
So can you just drive a bus with a car licence in Australia ,or do you need a C1 or HGV licence
Some you can, but this on you need a medium rigid licence, and the buses with two Axel's you need a different license again
well done, put all your dreams into the build for im sure you will both get so much back from the years to follow🚍
I love that, you are so right, it's home and needs all the things we need to live. I am so excited for moving forward with it. There will be some bus updates soon, we will be working on it this weekend!! YAY
Can’t wait, gonna wait, have to wait Longer… ❤️
Hehe, it's finally here, now it's real! No backing out