Ride on a King County Metro 2018 Gillig Low Floor 40

Some obnoxiously loud axles...
An otherwise good video of a rare Gillig on the northbound route 107.
2018 Gillig Low Floor with a Cummins L9 330hp and BAE systems HDS200 hybrid system.
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[@joshuateicher4254]

Those aren’t the axles - those are the rear dual tires with snow/mud tread. Some of them get retreaded like that, quite a few of those Gilligs have that. I always love that sound when they put that tread on.

[@kennysbusdrawings]

I see. That definitely makes more sense. Especially with that wavy sound. Is it the way they get retreaded that causes the sound? Or just the fact that it's retreaded at all?

[@joshuateicher4254]

It depends on the tread patterns. Bandag co. usually retreads them in three different patterns, but the tires brand new are Firestone City Transport and their original tread. I think they retread them to save money and is more cost-efficient.

[@joshuateicher4254]

What is interesting is they never use the snow tread on the tires for the 60 footers.