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Long Timers...I like that. BUonM22, I have similar concerns about suspension more specifically “sway” that I had with my old P32 chassis but certainly not to the same extent. I realize that I am big and tall and heavy up high in the rear (the truck not me) so I will always have some sway. I...

BUonM22 Welcome...I completed my garage coach last year. It would be good to hear more about the maintenance requirements of the HDT I have been getting mixed reviews on oil change intervals. Since we do less than 20K per year it seems that the time the oil is in the truck more of an issue...

I second Blizz's encouragement to carry on and tell us the story. It's a great read so far. Rad

Doc, What kind of Toys are you hauling?

Bob, We are running about 40K LBS and just getting the whole thing sorted during (including how to drive it) the first Summer of actual travel in the truck. We just returned from a 7-day trip to CO with our 2001 T2 drop deck garage coach. 4 bikes, 4 guys and all of our gear in the truck and we...

Geo, You-da-man for taking the time to even consider climbing under the coach to check it out on my behalf. So thanks for that. I was at the KW dealership picking up some other parts this afternoon and mentioned the yellow fan light. I asked the 30-year KW / Cummins Veteran Mechanic what was...

Geo, I think I got this one figgered out. The fuse is in one of those SAE weathertight connectors located on the back side of the ECU and it is grounding the ECU case. The electronics are isolated and protected with diods and other hi-tech glitter. While the fuse was blown, it likely...

Chuck, First off we have always really liked IKEA for lots of stuff. There Kitchen cabinets are a particularly good value. I have a friend that put them in his coach. They look great and have held up well over the last 3 or 4 years. Rad

Chuck I have seen it done 3 different ways. One and two as you described. Three is wide open with a double roll bar installed as a stiffener. In our truck, we did it as you described in option number two and kept some of the original structure as a stiffener to maintain the structural...

This was an interesting find last week and maybe relative to GEOs post about grounds...but we will see. First the set up. I have a 2001 KW T-2000 N14 Auto shifter built our as a garage coach. A few months ago on long trip to TX I got a yellow check engine light (CEL). It came on after a...

Inhobic, Try Hawk Engineering in southern MO http://www.hawkengineering.com. I also play in the dirt as does Jason Hawk of Hawk engineering. His specialty is used trucks with garage and drop deck garages. He built our truck and we couldn't be much happier with the build quality and the way...

Mase, Excellent observation. I don't believe I had that issue when I took it apart to examine it but when I put it together I did not have the glass aligned and it was out of the rack on the front. I found it and corrected it, but it was still dragging pretty bad. I did notice that if I took...

Here is a question regarding the electric windows on the T2000. I am having issues with the passenger side electric window on the cab door. It is running very slow and seems to really drag at anything past 3/4 up. I pulled it apart last night but there doesn't seem to be any adjustment for...

Bob, That coach belongs to a friend of mine from AZ. We are actually going to meet up in Moab with he and his wife in just a few weeks. We both have HDT conversions and haul or motorcycles around the country to ride off road in some remote areas. His conversion was made big enough to haul a...

STT,I will take a swing at it. First off, I am a moto guy. I haul motorcycles with my truck but a lot of the same logic pertains to your mission. What I learned early in my toy hauling adventures, the worst thing to do is to be "under trucked". You start off with wanting to save a few bucks...

Bob, Congratulations on your new rig. We went through the same process with the trial purchase of a gas RV to check out the fun factor of RVing. We liked it and worked for about 3 years to design, find our base truck and build our HDT Conversion. Our final specs are similar to your too...

WOW...maybe I need to sell my truck and buy another...awe never mind. I have too much fun invested in building this one. I really need to start using it more. It is, however, good to see the optimism in those prices. We should all be so lucky.

Try Hawk Engineering in Jackson MO. He has built a few "unfinished" units that I know of. We just completed a 42ft coach with an 8ft garage on a KW T2000. We used a 2001 model year truck, stretched frame and build a new 27 ft box with lower garage unit just like you mentioned. Price was very...

Tim, Here is another helpful hint to avoid drafts and seal the coach after you have done all that was previously discussed. Choose a good durable vinyl product to be used as an interior wall covering. Send it off to Elkhart IN and get it laminated to 1/4inch foam and do a complete wrap on...

I went through a similar thought process and was looking for a KW or a PB with the Cat C12. When all was said and done the smaller motors don’t appear to provide enough (if any in some cases) fuel mileage advantage to warrant seeking them out. Even 2,000 lbs one-way or the other doesn’t seem...

DG, I think one needs to do a cost benefit analysis on your theory. I am not the expert on building coaches but I have a solid, relative education and professional background manufacturing. 1.First, one would need to engineer the structure for steel and then re-engineer it again for aluminum...

Bob, Tell me more about preferred rear-end ratios. Many of the OTR trucks come setup pretty well for RV use from what I can tell but I would like to hear more. Thanks, Rad

That is kinda what we found too... But it is still important to do your own research. You learn sooooooo much along the way. Rad

Dg, if I may chime in with Bob. The VHB often gets a bad wrap but I believe this is often due to a less than perfect preparation prior to installation. I went through a similar discovery process about all of the skin bonding process before building our coach and learned a few things. VHB is...

Dog, May I recommend a call to Jason Hawk at Hawk Engineering in Jackson MO? http://www.hawkengineering.com/ He has a good 7 years experience at building this type of HDT conversion and he may be able to help you out with the conundrum. I just finished my conversion with him and was a...