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Great response, Larry. I know we have talked (email) about this; but wanted to get an idea what everyone else has done. I think there are around a dozen shops that handle these kinds of conversions; but all I had for $ comparisons was Doonan's cost sheet. Would appreciate seeing a few others...

Below is a figure I got from Larry Doonan, Doonan Peterbilit in Wichita, KS for converting a Class 8. If you've seen Jim Gehlan's Volvo, you'll agree, he does good work. Doonan uses 3/8" steel deck plate. The 1&1/2" thick tail plate adds weight to soften the ride. Any comments - especially...

Well Warpath - From what I've seen from everyone else, I seems that between $25K - $35K for a used tractor is about right (depending upon a hundred or so things I guess one should have on their checklist). I never gave much thought to the wheels other than thinking that aluminum ones would cost...

I've been actively searching the used Class 8 market for several months now on line. Larry Ziegler, Jim Gehlan and others have lead me to believe that the Volvo VNL610 in the way to go. Biggest selling point on the Volvos - my wife likes them. (If I bought a Mack and it went belly up, I'd...