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Thanks for the link. Have you used any of their products?

Those are some of the costs/compromises of that old school look.

I am looking for suggestions for how to get micro scratches and water spots off of the polished stainless on my TC. I used never dull and mothers polish on the rear stainless around the tail lights. It took a great deal of elbow grease, but came out pretty good. Unfortunately, I then tried to...

Heck , I thought all that stuff was custom! I think it would be nice to start with tricked out chassis and install the motorhome on it. I could really burn up some time obsessing over all that mirror polished stuff.

A gentleman that goes by Peterbilt Steve has a channel on youtube to show off the Petes he customizes. I think I'll just have to save up to start my next TC on a chassis customized by that guy!

Thanks for posting. That is a very nice setup. Not that the little giant gear isn't top notch stuff, it just isn't in my budget for this project. I actually have a similar setup in mind, just made out of dimensional lumber instead.

X2 on all the advantages listed above. If these advantages aren't that compelling to you, you may want to test drive a finished version of both. I rode in/drove some upper tier Class-A coaches (not true bus conversions) and some truck conversions, when I first started shopping. To me, the...

I need to see how noisy those XDN2s will be and how much thirstier they will make the truck.

Thanks for weighing in. I didn't quite have that winter wonderland in mind, but it sure looks great. I just wanted to get my family close to the winter wonderland and let the wife's 4X4 do the rest. We've camped in 20 degree weather before with little ill effect. We run electric space...

I reckon I'll put snow tires (or at least all season tires) on my wish list for next year instead of chains. The rears are Michelin XZE2s now. Looks like a nice all season tire would be the XDN2. When we get a little snow around here, the big rigs seem to move around with little apparent...

That is disappointing. I was really looking forward to running the family up to Vermont:( Maybe I'll just keep a close eye on the weather. Just out of curiosity, why aren't these rigs set up to operate in the snow? I certainly don't plan to drive into a snow storm, but if the weather were...

No, there appears to be little to no room to get in there. That is one of the reasons I started this thread. I figured that there must be some sort of trick to getting the chains on, or a special brand, just for truck conversions. I have been so pleased with Renegade and the forethought they...

Wife n kids want to ski. I want to RV. We figured Vermont would be good for both. Besides, any adventure more than a day in length or two hours on the road and everyone wants to ride in the truck. About 8 hours on the road puts them about an hour from the slopes with the toad. I'm gonna...

Hello all! I need a recommendation on snow chains for my Renegade. I may have to slip up north in the next week or two and I want to be prepared. I would also appreciate some guidance on placement and installation. In school they told us that the typical twin screw setup had power going to...

I booked a beautiful mountain resort in NC this fall. Neglected to read the fine print, and discovered it a few days later that they were a Class A only resort. They actually had a specific prohibition against "truck like profiles." When I called to cancel, the guy was pretty understanding...

I doubt I'll live long enough to wear out our Coronado, but there may come a time when it may be more practical to purchase another coach, rather than upgrade our current one. The DW has already expressed her desire to have a Pete 389. Unfortunately, with them being so apparently undesirable...

I am sure there is a perfectly good reason, but I'm not ready to pick up the phone and ask a builder. Why do you see so very few Pete 389, Kenworth 900 or Coronado/122 conversions?

Agreed. I'm not going out of my way to travel in ice and snow. However, if I did get caught in it, I'd sure like the added traction to get off the road safely.

I agree. Especially since they give us no room to install regular tire chains.

Thanks for your input. However, I've already had the windshield replaced. Safelite ended up getting the replacement windshield from Freightliner. Freightliner is still putting Pilkington in some of their trucks. They are made in Mexico, instead of China, so it fulfilled my requirement...

The gentlemen at Dixie and RacingRVs were both great to work with. I just gave them my wish list and they e-mailed me whenever they had something that might fit the bill. It is nice to have guys in the industry on the look out for you. Sometimes rigs become available that never get listed...

Careful. These gentlemen will make you an expert and put you in a truck in short order!

You say factors forced them offshore, I say it gave them an excuse to flee, rather than fight it out with the unions. Whatever the reason, those jobs aren't here. I am certainly going to do what I can to support those that are left. In my simplified view of the world, every nickel I try to...

Not for me. I buy American whenever possible, even at considerably more expense. Especially for luxury/hobby items. The global economy might bolster certain stocks because of offshoring to increase the bottom line, but it does squat for our fellow Americans who need jobs. Having them work...