The 54 Ford I rode had a 2 speed, come to think of it. Harold Phillips was the driver and he knew how to shift the two speed without grinding. If we had a sub driver the two speed would griiiiiiiinnnnnnnnddddddd CLUNK every time he went into the high side.
We lost the left rear duals one time when we were slowing down to drop off a student. I was sitting in back right behind the wheel well on the left side. My side of the bus went down and I hit the back of the seat in front of me. When we left the school that afternoon I thought the back of the bus felt a little squirrelly. When the lug nuts are loose it's bound to feel squirrelly! We all got off while Harold picked up the duals and wheeled them to the side of the bus. I don't remember how I got home from there.
This post was edited by fixerupper at 04:59:16 08/24/14.
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