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  1. MI

    Selecting a Toterhome to pull a portable classroom

    So if I don't have the time or room for a full toterhome conversion, does anyone know who built this sort of garage add-on to a Volvo 770. http://lscx.net/. Is this a stock garage or a custom build? Either way, who made it. I don't need the extended frame on the truck since this isn't to be a...
  2. MI

    Selecting a Toterhome to pull a portable classroom

    So Tony, If I'm looking for a Volvo truck to convert into a 12' Toterhome, what sort of chassis should I start with? I thinking buying a 770 or 780 only to rip off the condo sleeper to put on a toter box seems silly. Or I've seen a few 770's with an add-on box behind the condo sleeper for the...
  3. MI

    Selecting a Toterhome to pull a portable classroom

    Does something like this make sense? http://www.dolphin-motorsports.com/volvototerhome/index.html Also, while this truck has 580,000 miles on it, what's the chance of it being reliable for my 50,000 mile per year gig? How much would a complete in-chassis rebuid of the engine cost on something...
  4. MI

    Selecting a Toterhome to pull a portable classroom

    The size of my proposed trailer keeps getting bigger and heavier, so the more I get into this design the more it looks like I'll need something like a HDT such as a Volvo 780 with a 450 HP engine. There's a few 780's with the condo sleeper at a local dealer I can look at this week. So the...
  5. MI

    Selecting a Toterhome to pull a portable classroom

    Everyone, I'm working on a project for my 2008 teaching tour, and need to pull a 53 ft long by 12 ft high race-car trailer that's been outfitted with 30 workstations. I'm considering building a new air-ride triple axle 5-th wheel trailer with air over hydraulic brakes. The race-car boys I...

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