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.....7-11 mpg at 55mph on flat ground....maybe less depending on the wind....air suspension of the truck rear will cost more [$400 per set of air bags]to replace but ride is better than steel springs....Thirty thousand will give you what you want-maybe add a generator for $2000 and A/C's at $500...

First question is: How much money do you want to spend? Second question is: How many hills do you have to climb and how fast do you want to climb them? Minium: Fl80 with a Cat 3126 or a Cummims 8.3 will do the job-very well....If you want to play with the big boys than get a larger engine more...

....nosing around an ARROW dealer [used truck outlet owned by Volvo] today I found out the fiscal end of the year for them is next Wednesday so if you are looking for a Volvo NOW is the time to make a deal-before Thanksgiving-cuz now is the time for bonus to be figured and jobs to be...

Just got back form Northern Indiana today. A guy named Terry Bortell has a garage motor home for sale... it's A Kenworth Truck and a Wabco box redone for his antique/one-off car hauling business...if you are interested send me an e-mail....I'll gather the info and send it along....geof-in...

So Warpath....are you going to remount your Showhauler or build a total new rig? Any Idea how much for the old rig yet?....geof

My 3126e can be turned up with a plug in and resetting operational data-after 300 hp you got to buy some new parts I think-its for Emergency Vehicles-but available....I've been told that the fuel mileage goes out the window though...I'm set at 207hp and 520# now.....enough for now....geof

I did see a bus conversion with 2 tow motor batteries in it for power when off the grid. I was thinking of limited power usage>15 amps after quiet time During the day 100 amps[my generator] to do wash cook A/C heat running freezer/refrig-to make this work only requires more insulation in walls...

....so your going to a MTD truck instead of a class 8 correct?....My roll-off wrecker is a Cat 3126e set at 207 hp and 520# torque....I'd get a box truck and drive it before signing.....you could be somewhat supprised....geof

Ah!....have you decided on a price for your "old worn out-beat up-high mileage Showhauler" as of yet?....without all the electronic gizzmos-which I can't work anyway?...I will say you have the Showhauler disease really bad-thank God they don't build large marine Showhauler boats...geof ; > )

Look into the A/C issue in the Freightliner cabs-I uderstand there is room for great improvement there....geof

While out checking for trailer manufactures Saturday, I discovered a trailer and Motorhome manufacture in Lawranceburg Indiana. The company name is W & M Enterprises Inc 1-812-539-1880....or: www. wmtrailers.com.... ask for Mike....they are building 2 conversion motorhomes currently one with a...

mase-pool or hot tube is out because of the baffels necessary to keep the water shoshing form happening-it's all a matter of money for everything else....geof

Look for the one with the longest "NO LEAK" warranty....that seems a precurser to failure at the joints...geof

I saw the price on it as $250,000...for a vehicle that may not be able to travel in certain areas....bus guys have to have a toad also because of this same problem.....'course now if it is a business expense the first $100,000 is deductable....that sweentens the deal somewhat but still...

THE cost per sq. ft. would be more than a custom built house-which in this area runs about $110.00 a sq. ft......with material and labor averaging $20.00 a sq.ft. [cost] on the wholesale end it's really a waste of money for the average person and for the highline buyer it is a company business...

a reasomable sized box will weigh maybe 10-15,000#....on a old F 700 series?...might want to plan it out on paper first and figure your weight against what the truck is able to haul.....'course there is also the question of air suspension and ratios-brakes-and horsepower to consider.....It will...

The RIMS AND TIRES would be supplied by our truck tire supplier here in Cincinnati Mid-America Tire near Milford Ohio.....

Two wide tires and rims for my Chev 6500 roll-off wrecker were $1700.00....needless to say I passed on that one....Michelin brand-but I can't remember the size now...I think 395R22.5 but I could be wrong....geof

Anyone got any interior pix?...or know where to get any pix?....geof

From the Basement Files....www.heco.net...1-800-541-8910.....a chart of 11 samples mailed to me with prices sometime this year....these are used on commercial vehicles/heavy equipment with noise issues/noise critical/hearing critical applications....geof

Having taken a quick trip to Atlanta this week I will post the fuel figures on this MDT subsite to keep the Class 8 guys form getting in a real snit.....Cincinnati to Atlanta down was 493 mmiles at 65 gallons of diesel at $1.359 or 7.52 mpg at 55-65 mph at 28,860 # GCVW.....return rip was 460...

.....One interesting issue here I was told that the whole cab and the extension was air ride still .... it was not converted to rubber mounts-just adding more air ride bags under the extension....the ower quoted me around $60K depending on options...he has trucks in stock to do the mods to....I...

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Guys....ButlerMotorCoach sent me a pix...but I can't add it to the Photo section... could I send it to someone who can do this?...... geof

....last I saw was a trailer that hauls those 20 and 40 foot containers for IIRC $5600....It's in one issue of Rock and Dirt but I don't remember whick one....I have moved a 20 foot container on my roll back wrecker to a job site for a guy that does sprinkler installations....but he has never...