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Hi Chris, I have never carried a spare. Walmart carries different kinds of repair kits for fixing a flat yourself. With your air fitting and air hose, you're on your way. If a wheel ever has to be removed, road service must be called. It takes a tire air gun to remove lug nuts. If you...

Hi Chris, I have never carried a spare. Walmart carries different kinds of repair kits for fixing a flat yourself. With your air fitting and air hose, you're on your way. If a wheel ever has to be removed, road service must be called. It takes a tire air gun to remove lug nuts. If you...

Junk Man, IMO, your best bet would be to begin with a day cab with the wheelbase you need. If you add three or four feet to the back of an existing sleeper, that will throw off the balance of the sleeper air bags. The back end of the sleeper would extend way beyond the bags. This would affect...

Mike, I certainly would not want to register twice. First time would have to be as a commercial vehicle. CDL required. Fees paid not refundable upon reregistration. Plan on doing the conversion within 30 days and registering it once as a motorhome. You might check with your DMV concerning...

Mike, When you buy a truck, they will sign the existing title over to you. Most states give you 30 days to apply for a new title. Late application penalties vary from State to State. If you buy from a dealer, the truck will not be registered. If you buy a registered truck, the thirty day rule...

Mike, I'M not sure about COEs, but most KW suspensions incorporate a steel girdle that connects the tandems together. You can't convert them to single axle. There are a lot of single axle COEs from the factory sitting around for sale though. You could buy one cheap and install an air ride...

Robert, Check out the Volvo I posted for sale at the top of this forum. As to your other questions, I tell all the guys who buy a Volvo from me what to say if they are asked for their CDL if/when stopped at a weight station. If you send me an e-mail, I will give you some information that...

OK Gentelmen, Check it out!! http://onezman.tripod.com/2000volvoautoshiftrvhauler/ You may/will have to copy and paste the site. As usual, if you have dial up, it will take a while to load. onezman

Mike, Avoid brokers. They insert themselves into the middle of a deal, and extract a fee while providing nothing of value. I have transported several unlicensed Volvos bobtail, some more that 1,500 miles from various points around the US. I don't have a CDL. When transporting an unlicensed...

Hey Chris, Very thorough report my friend. I'M glad your registration problems are all behinkd you. Smooth salilng from now on. Once used to those hood mirrors, or at least one, they are really nice to have. You must be shifting real well. You and your son both caught on to the shifting...

Mike, I think it would be next to impossible to get the DMV in CA to agree to register something they can't see for themselves. It's tough enough when you have the vehicle sitting outside. Without it, describing what you plan to do is not likely to make much headway IMO. I have a buyer in Ca...

Dano, You are probably correct if it's a for hire race car hauler. If it's your own race car I think It would take a real P@$#%& to try to give you a ticket. Under that logic, your car is a commercial vehicle because, it's for hire, your driving it to work after all. You're using it to make...

Warpath is the only guy I know of who actually had a motorhome constructed from a clean sheet of paper on a class 8 truck chassis. He learned a few lessons along the way. His knowledge and experience concerning that type conversion is second to none among readers and posters on this forum...

Mike and Robert, Mike, The differentials are different in size and length due to the power divider on the front tandem. When the back tandem is moved forward, a longer drive shaft has to be manufactured using a new longer tube and sometimes a new yoke has to be installed on one end. The...

On the bright side Chris, you are getting it registered for a reasonable increase in cost. As AZ Jim mentioned on Escapees MDT forum, it's more expensive, around $1,200 as I recall, but his insurance is only $650 per year. That's probably about the same as it would be registered as a motorhome...

Robert, The first conversion I ever did was done the same way KZX11 did his. I spoke to Eaton several times before I did it. Eaton said it would not be a problem. I drove that Volvo about 20K miles towing and bobtail combined. I never had any problem with that arrangement. Of course you do...

Hi Robert, Sorry about the tardy reply. I've been out of town a few days. I bought two white 2000 610s with autoshift for my next conversions. Chuck filled in nicely in my absense. First, find someone who does this type of converions. If a shop can't even quote you a firm price, you don't want...

Bill registered his Volvo in California just as I sold it to him with no additional modifications. A 610 Volvo has an integral air ride sleeper. Many truckers live full time in their trucks. Therefore, they are fit for human habitation. The Volvo was "permanently altered" by removing an axle...

Hi Mike, I wrote a column concerning registration on the "Larry Zeigler" (that's me) section of truckconversion.net. You might check that forum. onezman

Gentlemen, My OPINION concerning this matter is if one is not for hire, hauling others goods or passengers for compensation, one would not need a CDL if drivng a motorhome. I have seen many motor coaches towing their own trailers that may contain their own property for business use. As far as...

Hi Guys, I have never needed any shop manuals as yet. When purchasing any tractor, be certain that at least the following three manuals that came with the truck are included in the deal. 1. Volvo operation manual. This covers all aspects of the Volvo cab, accessories, etc. 2. Engine manual...

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by boroko: Hi Larry, You mention that you wouldn't buy a truck that doesn't still have the major 3 still under warantee (engine, trans, rear end). Am I to assume that you mean that up until you bought it...

Hi Bill and OLDphoneman, I just delivered another full fendered 610 Volvo conversion today to a gentleman who flew in from Montana and picked it up. The fenders I installed on it were exactly like the conversion I did which OLDphoneman posted a picture of. The entire kit cost me $340. That...