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.....BTW Jimmy.. they even have several pix that they give you with your applcations and they all have the fifth wheel installed.....this will be a judgement calll on the part of the BMV person so that will be the only sticking point....geof-near Cincinnati

.....Go to your local BMV and ask for a Document titled "AFFIDAVIT FOR TITLING A MOYOR HOME WITH A COMMERCIAL TRACTOR CHASSIS" I believe it is form #P-070 083000.....IIRC....fill it out the instuctions are at the top and have it notorized take a few pix and head back to the BMV office. your...

Since you are using this vehicle in intra/innerstate commerse....the tax implications will be in your favor. Though the paperwork and liscensing is a PIA, it can be done-If you don't want to do it-there are companies out there that do it all for you for a monthly fee. Build it right the first...

....it's all that street racing against those posure cars....geof :&gt

....; &gt...Actually Jason-I'm "just softening you guys up"...my new trailer is due in Wednesday...the builders need cash for racing season-so it will be done 6 weeks early....when it arrives I'll give you a call for recomondations on Bigfoot Levelers....stay in touch with this forum-It's good...

I have been under the assumption that 65 feet was the maximum length of a truck and trailer...NOT TRUE!...In Ohio the maximum length of a _TRAILER_and_ load_ can be 53 feet*...that doesn't include the tractor.....DUH! My mistake....your tractor could be 30' more for a total of 80 feet if you...

.......I was just looking through this weeks "Big Truck Trader"...here is a 1957 B-61 mint with a 455hp 8V92/airide/lots of chrome/alums/new rubber from "west coast"...upgraded big time for $30k..in Kentucky 502-460-5557/502-345-4991....HTH....geof

......I think retro can be really cool-but the cost of a refurbish would be a monster even a DIY....up grade to air ride-better brakes-easier to shift transmission-OY! what problems to ovecome-parts for those oldies may cause fainting.....anything before 85 would be a frame off....unless you...

Mase....Technicle question here; Are you driving or flying at 115?...

I'm certainlly glad Quadra has joined these forums. I believe you guys are the only manufacture that participates in any of the forums IIRC...geof-near Cincinnati

...There are quite a selection of Toters and Motorhomes & combos on: www.Racingjunk.com and www.Racingtrader.com.....some of the prices are insane because they are linked to some of the NASCAR Drivers and wantabees, while others are more than reasonable...."Buyer Be Aware" of course....inspect...

....cjc....having spent the last 25+ X-mas seasons just over the bridge from you... I have seen that that FLA. sun/salt spray/hudmity can do to trailers-houses-campers-boats and my skin in patches here and there....good decision!....best thing you can do is find a place that will wash your rig...

......the more you stand out in a crowd the bigger the target you are...me, I want to be just another truck and trailer on the outside.....geof

Vicki...I don't know what part of the country you are in but hook up with Sean {WERA} Clark and have a look at his rig....$120k is a reasonable price to start with.....[then you can beat him down good!]....there is a guy in Ky that has a Showhauler/Sterling for $139k @ Rusty Jones Racing IIRC...

Rule #1 .....there is NO such thing as a "trustworthy dealer".....Buyer Be Aware.....geof

.....Since you are in South Florida I assume you have a better/cheaper/more durable[sun fade] painting systems than we do up north[Ohio]...painting a tractor costs $1500 here in Cincinnati at a used truck painting shop for what is considered a "good job" AKA "reasonable job" ....since...

Jackie: if your near Indiana I know a guy that will build what you want the way you want it.....ask for Mike at W & M Custom Fabrication 1-812-537-4656.....he's building my custom trailer right now-due end of Feb.....geof in Cincinnati

Gary.....when one turns "59" there are some things that no longer work as they used to....thank God it's only the "spell-checker".......;&gt geof

It's -"3M VHB"- Not VHT....having finger problems yeterday.....geof

I forgot who asked me for info on the seam tape so I'll post so everyone knows....The tape they use to adhere the aluminum siding to the steel frame on the screwless trucks-trailers etc. is called "3M VHT"....it's a two sided tape that once you slap the aluminum on it its over with....the stuff...

You know Bill-you asked a very good question there....I'll have to drop over to the FD Saturday and take a look see.....It could just be a rubber mount or could be air mounted....its an International that I know- so it could be either way or maybe just the cab could just be bolted to the frame...

Jackie....Cowboy Cadillac has a manufacture that sells the box for $15,000 up depending on length and glitz.....its a .com addy I believe.....geof

FYI.. On our village ambulamce the boot is mounted inside the cab and also the box with sheetmetal screws and some sealer is is a one piece plastic arch maybe 8 inches wide and 1/8 inch thick-I don't know what type of plastic it is....refiting it in place would take a few hours at the most...

the aluminum roof just lays on top of the steel frame and the edge piece screws through the top into the steel frame which has a silicone type sealer applied and then screwed to the side of frame overlapping the siding sheeting again sealed with a silicone type sealer....I'll get the 3M tape...

The doors that W&M use they make themselves....the adhesive is a 3MProduct pinkish color and a bear in a windy shop.....2 sided monster whipping around in the breeze untill you learn to peal one side at a time.....ALSO there must keep NO contact between the aluminum panel and the steel frame at...