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| Neoplan Original Steering Wheel Change; What caused the change | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 7 2010, 01:58 PM (692 Views) | |
| CarlosNelson | Feb 7 2010, 01:58 PM Post #1 |
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I remember as a kid the Neo's had the original fat steering-wheel & sometime in the 90's I started to see a change to a more skinny-glossy type of steering-wheel. When I was hired & went to Southern the bus I remember with original steering wheel was 3114. I knew that the steering-wheels would bend with enough weight put on it, but could be bent back to shape with enough pressure. 3114 was my Friday night bus in the hold-downs on the G/68!!! She was a street-sweeper
Edited by CarlosNelson, Feb 7 2010, 02:06 PM.
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| CACrafter88bk2504 | Feb 7 2010, 10:59 PM Post #2 |
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Transit Historian
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If I'm not mistaken, the steering wheel changes for the Neoplans went from as far as the Neo CDs that Southern & Comly had, even though not all of them got the steering wheels swapped out, to the Neo EZs. I know that the Neo AKs & BDs didn't get them. The 8600s that Midvale & Southern(Callowhill) had, as well as the 8700 suburbans assigned to Victory didn't get them either. I couldn't understand as to why SEPTA swapped the steering wheels for these Neoplans. |
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| redarrow5591 | Feb 8 2010, 09:26 AM Post #3 |
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Horn switches. As much as that horn got hit, occasionally they crap out. After a while Neoplan stopped making that particular wheel and Bus ops just purchased a similarly sized generic that when onto the most of the DK's and everything past the EB's during their overhauls in 1995. Older buses (BM, BP, and CD models) was a as needed. |
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| CVPI19 | Feb 10 2010, 02:41 PM Post #4 |
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Allegheny,and Midvale PTV Leader & Correspondent
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Weren't the newer ones also used in the NABIs, El Dorado Transmark RE-29s and the Neoplan Artics or no I know the New Flyers have a steering wheel with 3 spokes instead of two.
Edited by CVPI19, Feb 10 2010, 02:41 PM.
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