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here is the link to the last time I responded to the how much does it cost question. The main thought is... before writing the FIRST check to buy the truck, budget out weather you can actually complete the project. If the answer is "I can afford 1/2 to 3/4's of it, then shop and buy one thats...

Remember the little things add up, both monetarily and weight wise! You get to much weight forward of your rear axle, then after finishing up your project, you take it to a scale and whoops, front axle is over. Not many trucks have much free weight on the ft axle, it is compounded with our...

This is what I'm talking about guys, the steel and aluminum and a old truck would cost ya 18K ya gotta shop before you start on your own project... Toterhome Semi trailer puller GM / Caterpillar blizz

dirt devil, give me a call, I may have some leftovers that I'll make you a heck of a deal on.. cell 7oh1-793-oh919 -todd -blizz

I think there are 2 routes to this hobby, One like mine and many of the others with commercial T/C's. Guys that buy or build our RV's to travel cross country and spend time with wive and children, most of us have been down the standard RV motor home route and found their quality, power and...

If you get air ride seats, make sure they are from a GMC6500 or f650-750 style truck, the regular HDT air rides are to tall. our steering wheels are much lower as they are in that pickup cab dash. before you start, make sure you like the gearing on your truck too. take it out on the highway and...

I was going to mention... once you buy a good used truck, you now own a good used truck, if you decide after you have cut holes for windows and invested in those windows, your reciepts start to add up and you run out of money or interest in the project, you are pregnent, to sell you will suffer...

yes I do try to talk folks out of building their own, even though this its a build it yourself forum. I just cannot see the point of doing it yourself unless, you have a special need or requirment like I did the 9' door. Had I known. my final costs would be pushing 90 grand, I would have...

Rather than hi-jack the other thread I'll answer your question here, My cab is bolted through the floor solidly to the frame via the big sheet steel that serves as my inner box liner too. 5 bolts 6" apart. front to rear both sides the "over the cab box" was welded solid to the roof steel...

the idea is not new one, bus trailers were used a lot during WWII as an efficient cheap way to transport people to defense plants. Hmmm sounds like old solution to a modern problem?

I would defiantly take a closer look at the Penske over the U-haul 2 different sets of renters, the U-Haul was used every trip by folks that never drove anything that big in their life. Backed over curbs, idled all day. Late braking at intersections the list goes on and on. Penske usually rents...

The thought that I came up with is road trains for regional or cross country Passenger service, think a long low wide trailer with 8' sidewalls folks step on the bus low, stow there stuff in overhead bins like an airplane or up front in the luggage storage over the 5th wheel. think 60-65 ft...

yep a arm but not how you think they would be. stay tuned got some google-ing to do for ya. found it, Dallas Smith Corp. http://dallassmithcorp.com/infodownload/DallasSmithCorpHwySfty.pdf http://dallassmithcorp.com/ cool idea I think -blizz

would a small fire extinguisher box fit in that space? if it was my wife cooking I'd want a fire ex handy. :( blizz

are you refering to a torsion axle? or trulyindependent axles, I saw a new design trailer for hauing cars and bulk goods, it was wider than a standard trailer but had so real advantages. give me a while I might be able to find a link -blizz

The problem with a 13'6"trailer is you have no inches left for AC units, SAT domes, vents, solar panels but more importantly... flip up handrails for the NA$CAR races, chicks dig climbing up and getting a better veiw, at that time you can do the same. :) so chop the top and enjoy the view! -blizz

I didn't use it but was told when I bought 2 cases of Silkafelx in Elkhart that they put the tubes in a cooler with a trouble light to warm them up so they flow really nice and consistant. I gave those to the guy that welded my truck, he used 3m tape on my build and I never saw the boxes of...

you may be able to lower the box quite a bit if you don't mind the tire humps on the floor. the truck yards are full of old fairings so after lowering find some thing that fits. I like my air-tabs, may get a bit better milage, but the buffeting and side wind difference is dramatic. hang some...

an idea that seems to work in theory... Build your ceiling inside first, build your outside wall studs, set ceiling crossmembers on those walls, thereby everything stays tied together and ridgid. then you block up the roof up with timbers set across those crossmembers to support your roof and...

Randy, the Polar Low Profile A/C is the same unt I put on the Rum-Runner Overall hieght was very important for my project. works good! I ran it a bunch as I worked in the interior, cheaper than running the shop a/c blizz

I'd like to add cautiously anticipating changes. The last guy that promised me hope and change, well look how that turned out.... wishing you the best in the changeover, this software is showing its age. -blizz

many ways to go on this, go-karts and the equipment isn't very heavy or room consuming. i'd look at a toyhauler and a F350 supercab that you can drive back and forth to work, store etc. I suppose a big toyhauler and a good used class 8 truck with the sleeper re-configured for more seats would be...

I'll second the Escappees forum, although it is a home for a bunch of full-timers the accumulated knowledge regarding RV'ing with a class 8 truck is not matched anywhere on the web. Explore the resource section on the HDT forum, after 2-3 weeks of reading you will either be hooked into the...

duh! I read F70 and thought Ford... -blizz