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Let's see your tow rig!!!
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tkinze
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01 E450 converted into an RV. 7.3 w/ 210k, aint no speed daemon but it'll pull at 70-75mph.
ridered3
Not Rigless
That's a neat setup. What all will the bus have inside for living quarters/area?
tkinze
Well-Known Member
Thanks, I found skoolies many years ago and have always threatened to build one then covid hit said I jumped in. It was a 15 passenger airport shuttle bus, then a church bus and now this.
It was a pile of rust when I bought it but it's pretty much done at this point. I have a (sort of) build thread here: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/t8rtotr-it-totes-the-tater.1251183/
I've slept out in the elements one too many times so decided it would have all the creature comforts: Queen bed , Shower, Full Kitchen (w/ propane oven/stove/ 12v frig) 40 gal fresh water, on-demand hot water, A/C & diesel heater, Shower, 30amp and water hookup.
Exterior is rough and was never really a priority but I am in the process of sanding it back down for a clean up and repaint. I also built a front bumper for it a couple months ago and gonna throw a cheap 12k winch on it.
ridered3
Not Rigless
30th6
Well-Known Member
ridered3
Not Rigless
^ Makes me think of the saying "when you have a hammer everything is a nail" except for you it would be "when you have a Class 8 truck, you use it for everything"
51Jeepwillys
Well-Known Member
2011 Crew cab short bed dually with my son's 88 yota with a sas and 35's.
Bateman
Well-Known Member
ridered3
Not Rigless
Any new or new-to-you tow rigs since August 2021?
Beerj
Sonzabitches!
I've got my eye on a couple. Will report back when relevant.
ridered3
Not Rigless
Haha. Truck needs tires so time to replace the truck
Beerj
Sonzabitches!
In my defense, the wife didn't sound too enthusiastic when I said about upgrading back in October. Ordered tires last week and in the meantime, she started sending me links to trucks. Not that I needed permission, but I'm better off if I can blame it on her. Gonna look at a truck tomorrow and another on Saturday. But since I'm not desperate, I'm not afraid to walk away if it's not a fair deal considering I just put the coopers on today. That said, one of the trucks has 6 brand new tires on it but I'm betting they've been factored into the price one way or another.Haha. Truck needs tires so time to replace the truck
On a side note, this "market adjustment" bs on new trucks is just that, bs. 5-10k OVER msrp? No thanks. I can still haggle on a slightly used truck and from what I've seen, the remarkable value of mine offsets the slight increase in pre-owned prices. Of course, some are more outrageous than others and I'm avoiding those. But I've essentially paid about 10k to use my truck for over 60k miles. The ones I'm looking at are at 20-30k miles for about 20k under their original msrp. So I feel like I'm still coming out ahead. At least, that's what I'll keep telling myself.
Rant OFF.
ridered3
Not Rigless
Ha guilty as charged for using the same strategery in terms of "permission" and having it be her idea. With my wife though, her Craigslist and Marketplace shopping sufferers from browsing ADDHD.
Here's 6 of what we are looking for. Here's a VW bus. Here's a broken but lifted lawnmower. Here's 3 more trucks but each one $80k etc and so on.
Still got to skirt the bed. Been getting around 8-9mpg, I need to have the tune checked out, I think I can get 1-2 more. I think it's turned up a little too much, because I can roll coal way better than all the cool kids right now.
Beerj
Sonzabitches!
Pulled the trigger on this guy today. Aside from some dents on the wheel wells in the bed, it's practically brand new. Garage kept and never driven in the winter.
ridered3
Not Rigless
Nice truck!
