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......The differance is simply building it for yourself or building it for the genral public....I went with a tractor type RV and a custom built trailer-it is a 32'tripple axel car hauler which means it is .063 aluminum siding like a commercial trailer on 1X2 square tube studs 16" on center with...

...anyone with any ideas about an inside of trailer fireplace/stove/wood burning heater of any sort...NOT Propane-I'm stilled scared of that stuff!.....geof

...As best as I can remember [tonite] the Showhauler was $60k the truck was $35k the levelers were $2k frame stretch was $700....as close as I got before dropping the project was $116,000 out the door......My tractor and trailer will be $60k out the door when completely finished.....geof

I have both and I perfer them up so as to get rid of the diesel fumes in the A.M. during warm up....when I use my wrecker in very cold weather with the "weed burner" muffler the fumes can get rather sensational when moving a disabled car up on the deck slowly....geof

....said by an man with big brass balls...you got my respect to do that more than once...geof

.........The unite I purchased was from W & M Enterprises in Laweranceburg Indiana..It's a "American Chopper"kinda operation father and son with 20 or so enployees-they have "terminal racing fever" and while they are a diversified operation-they still build quality...

Don-I have looked into the spray foam around these parts and the installers are less than relyable-so I'm doing the foam board.....spray foam is around $1.00 per board foot with you doing the clean up-whereas the foam board is 28 cents per sq ft not including labor which ammounts to about...

DUH!....cm...I forgot your last question....I'm using my panel saw or I could use my table saw to cut the foam sheets to fit snug between the studs....any gap gets the spray can foam......with a steel edge I guess I could get close with a box cutter if I was in the mood but I'd perfer the panel...

.....In the Airstream in 10 degree weather the "hand thermometer" could just barely feel the aluminum studs with a constant 70 degree indoor temp. I was going to induce some steam to look for frost spots to check my work-but I got distracted and the weather warmed up. Followimg my winter...

A cab over could be adapted to coach use by making the tunnel out of three layers of material. the inside material could be any cloth, canvas or even a lite carpet-with an inner layer of insulating material like carpet padding or some of the newer flexible foan insulation that they use on...

polyisocynate board called Tuff-R...6.3 per inch plus refletive foil....2 inches total with spray can foam as a gap filler.....trailer is 8'-2" wide 6'-8" high and 35' long inside with .063 alum sides- steel 1''X 2'' tube frame 16" on center sides and top-8'' tube X 12" on center frame-3/4"...

New trailer arived Tuesday-truck on the way here-maybe next week before arrival-who knows for sure?....started with the insulation last night....not used to all this work!....too much vacation and the rainey weather doesn't help the "authur-itis"....Income tax prep tomarrow so I can rest-them...

Cool lookin' truck, mase...looks extreemly confortable...glad you got it all together.....geof

Mase..didn't your conversion have a Zebra stripe cloth on the interor furniture....or Have I got it confused with another coach?....geof

Doug...I had to read your post 4-5 times to understand it all....so much good info in so short of a post!....thank you geof

Warpath....have you started your new conversion yet?...geof

....either Bill or Larry are messin' with things.....Like "custum"....OR my spellpecker has dropped dead again...geof OY!

Skip:...you have indicated that a tag trailer and a tractor are under condideration for your project.....that's where I'm going for just one of the reasons you suggest-worse comes to worst-I can detach from my tractor and continue on my way with the trailer and a rental truck.....ALSO my...

It's a problem with you being in Maryland and me in Cincinnati.....get out the yellow pages and start looking for truck body builders....business might drop off towards June 'cuz of oil prices so now might be the time to deal-some are getting nervous...Our local body builder is River City [not...

.....actually Eric, it's easier than many think....you order the box new to your specs for under $10k mounted...the rest is interior fab and side boxes as simple and cheap or a fancy as you want...interior is relativley easy if you can do woodworking and live near a Home Depot.....rest is...

......I have been told that 18's are Owner/operator specs and that they are "old fashioned" and that newer vehicles are using less gears and more speed/torque form each gear....another words winding them out more?.....this is an opinion from a Freightliner salesman that I have a lot of respect...

BigToy.....when you are ready for a trailer-LMK I'll hook you up personally. My trailer is done all I have to do is pick it up and clean out the driveway.....but It is too cold now for me to work out side for more than a few minuites....cold and rain just kills the parts of me that were...

Jimmy- I can fax you the forms-contact me off list with a fax number.....Kaye-Rivercity@webtv.net........geof

BigToy......What part of the country are you in-I have some guys that build custom race car trailers in Indiana at a price that will beat anyones deal.....they just finished mine exactly as I wanted-at a third of the cost of a Haulmark-Southwest-United etc. etc...... geof-near Cincinnati

....Looked up close at one at the Rv Show in Louisville last year. ....your right-it was sort of plane Jane looking but well made and the owner was exceptionally proud. He had $70k in the whole thing-truck and box....26' IIRC....very reasonable for what he had...geof-near Cincinnati