Replacing existing hyd w/ air brakes on schoolbus

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Replacing existing hyd w/ air brakes on schoolbus

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Replacing existing hyd w/ air brakes on schoolbus	hoback-jo	9-6-04
I am looking for a mid-size school bus for conversion...I am having enough trouble finding one with all my criteria. I want air brakes because of the stoping power and they aren't as expensive as Hydraulic sytems on vehicles of this size and because i want to integrate the system for my water pressure rather than use an electric pump. MY QUESTION: How hard and expensive/feasible would it be to put air brakes on a school bus already equipped with Hyd. brakes?
Re: replacing existing hyd w/ air brakes on schoolbus	Bubba the bus tech	9-13-06
Huge exspense and not going to be legal unless you can find an entire system from and otherwise identical unit, Buy a small compressor for air pressure and buy a bus with the weight rating you need, the brakes will be more than good enough.