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BlueBoy
Explorer
Dec 08, 2020

What about driving a diesel pusher?

I've owned a couple of diesel pickups and I drove a large school bus for a year, but when I sit in the cockpit of a diesel pusher I'm stymied by all the switches, knobs, and pedals. So what do I need to know about driving a diesel pusher?
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  • Ed_C's avatar
    Ed_C
    Explorer
    Dec 08, 2020
    There are a few things different but nothing you can't adapt to in five minutes.
    Gear selection is a touch pad; there's no Park, you apply the Parking Brake. The air brakes feel a little different and some other small stuff.
  • K_Charles's avatar
    K_Charles
    Explorer
    Dec 08, 2020
    Air brake is different and the parking brake is different. Everything else is the same.
  • Matt_Colie's avatar
    Matt_Colie
    Explorer II
    Dec 08, 2020
    Blue,

    All the switches, bells and lights are just to impress your friends.

    It will be easier to drive than a school bus because there are no (or at least fewer) screaming kids in the back. If you drove Blue Birds, it is just like that. If you drove Internationals, you now have a better view.

    Go to it guy.

    Matt

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