Unsubbing...nothing personal, found a different type of rig...
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05-27-2005, 13:19
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Unsubbing...nothing personal, found a different type of rig...
Folks, it's been fun but I've found a different type of rig...a one-off
but professionally made "truck conversion" dated 1988, in excellent shape complete with garage area in back for a bike. I'll leave you with this thought: owners of classic Wanderlodges, bus conversion people and the folks with conversions of industrial truck frames/cabs are all barking up the same tree: rebellion against the mass-market BS "RV Industry" that has now barely gotten out of the "stick and staple era" (with some holdouts of course) but still isn't doing true "industrial grade" underpinnings until you get into the $300k range...and even THEN there are some bad news critters out there. ALL of these "rebels" are getting tough and mechanically simple critters that will outlast any "Winnabago" or similar mindless crap. Wanderlodges (esp. FCs but all the pre-slideout variants) have a lot in common with commercial trucks and that's not meant as a slam on either! I'll hang out long enough to see if anybody comments on this. Jim March '88 32ft one-off "Class C" on a Ford F450 chassis, steel framed and aluminum skinned, one of 50 made by "Hansen Haulers" and a sort of "early ancestor" of the modern Showhauler/Renegade/Haulmark/etc "truck conversions" now grown clear to Class 8 "semi tractor" platforms. Mine won't have the towing capacity of anything like THAT but it's easy to work on, gets down the road fine and is as tough as anything out there under 20,000lbs...and it's close to dead cherry for an '88. |
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05-27-2005, 14:21
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Unsubbing...nothing personal, found a different type of rig...
Sorry to see you go another direction, but everyone has to choose
what he wants. Hope you get good service out of it and enjoy many miles on the road. Email me a photo so I can have everyone look out for you. R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40 Moderator --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Jim March wrote: > Folks, it's been fun but I've found a different type of rig...a one-off > but professionally made "truck conversion" dated 1988, in excellent > shape complete with garage area in back for a bike. > > I'll leave you with this thought: owners of classic Wanderlodges, bus > conversion people and the folks with conversions of industrial truck > frames/cabs are all barking up the same tree: rebellion against the > mass-market BS "RV Industry" that has now barely gotten out of the > "stick and staple era" (with some holdouts of course) but still isn't > doing true "industrial grade" underpinnings until you get into the $300k > range...and even THEN there are some bad news critters out there. ALL > of these "rebels" are getting tough and mechanically simple critters > that will outlast any "Winnabago" or similar mindless crap. > > Wanderlodges (esp. FCs but all the pre-slideout variants) have a lot in > common with commercial trucks and that's not meant as a slam on either! > > I'll hang out long enough to see if anybody comments on this. > > Jim March > '88 32ft one-off "Class C" on a Ford F450 chassis, steel framed and > aluminum skinned, one of 50 made by "Hansen Haulers" and a sort of > "early ancestor" of the modern Showhauler/Renegade/Haulmark/etc "truck > conversions" now grown clear to Class 8 "semi tractor" platforms. Mine > won't have the towing capacity of anything like THAT but it's easy to > work on, gets down the road fine and is as tough as anything out there > under 20,000lbs...and it's close to dead cherry for an '88. |
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05-27-2005, 14:42
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Unsubbing...nothing personal, found a different type of rig...
Glad you're happy, enjoy the ride. I hope the unit is well insulated and the
tanks have enough capacity. I see a lot of truck conversions at the race tracks, most have pretty lame interiors for the money spent. A large majority of the racer guys aren't that hip on motorhome specs, but they are learning. What tire size your Phord have and what's up with the brakes? I have a home built toter home on an L8000 chassis. 16' lounge, 3208 well turned up with a mini 13 speed OD. It rolls 80 at 2150. Big capacity tanks, 8 battery house bank, 3000kw charger inverter, 7500 Quiet diesel, central air, big bath with huge shower. It's set up like a true class C, in that the top of the cab is cut out so the driver can stand up from the seat. Have solars on the roof, it's a great dry camper. We stay in it for weeks at a time, but the bird is so much nicer. The truck sits around more these days. Mike Hohnstein ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim March To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 8:19 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Unsubbing...nothing personal, found a different type of rig... Folks, it's been fun but I've found a different type of rig...a one-off but professionally made "truck conversion" dated 1988, in excellent shape complete with garage area in back for a bike. I'll leave you with this thought: owners of classic Wanderlodges, bus conversion people and the folks with conversions of industrial truck frames/cabs are all barking up the same tree: rebellion against the mass-market BS "RV Industry" that has now barely gotten out of the "stick and staple era" (with some holdouts of course) but still isn't doing true "industrial grade" underpinnings until you get into the $300k range...and even THEN there are some bad news critters out there. ALL of these "rebels" are getting tough and mechanically simple critters that will outlast any "Winnabago" or similar mindless crap. Wanderlodges (esp. FCs but all the pre-slideout variants) have a lot in common with commercial trucks and that's not meant as a slam on either! I'll hang out long enough to see if anybody comments on this. Jim March '88 32ft one-off "Class C" on a Ford F450 chassis, steel framed and aluminum skinned, one of 50 made by "Hansen Haulers" and a sort of "early ancestor" of the modern Showhauler/Renegade/Haulmark/etc "truck conversions" now grown clear to Class 8 "semi tractor" platforms. Mine won't have the towing capacity of anything like THAT but it's easy to work on, gets down the road fine and is as tough as anything out there under 20,000lbs...and it's close to dead cherry for an '88. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WanderlodgeForum/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: WanderlodgeForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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05-28-2005, 04:20
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Unsubbing...nothing personal, found a different type of rig...
Mike Hohnstein wrote:
> Glad you're happy, enjoy the ride. I hope the unit is well insulated > and the tanks have enough capacity. I see a lot of truck conversions > at the race tracks, most have pretty lame interiors for the money > spent. A large majority of the racer guys aren't that hip on motorhome > specs, but they are learning. What tire size your Phord have and > what's up with the brakes? > I have a home built toter home on an L8000 chassis. 16' lounge, 3208 > well turned up with a mini 13 speed OD. It rolls 80 at 2150. Big > capacity tanks, 8 battery house bank, 3000kw charger inverter, 7500 > Quiet diesel, central air, big bath with huge shower. It's set up > like a true class C, in that the top of the cab is cut out so the > driver can stand up from the seat. Have solars on the roof, it's a > great dry camper. We stay in it for weeks at a time, but the bird is > so much nicer. The truck sits around more these days. > Mike Hohnstein 19.5" tires all around, I've weighed it (6000lb front axle, 8600 rear) and the tires on there are rated for plenty more (another 2000+ front axle, 7400+ rear). Tanks are a bit limited so far (60gal fresh, dual 40 gray/black) but there's a ton more room under there and I'm having a combo black/gray 100gal added on to take the input from both factory tanks once...in other words, I won't be pulling the existing tanks or messing with the plumbing, instead I'll put a macerator pump on the stock output and run "garden hose" to the input of the secondary tank. The existing tank outlet is recessed enough (and behind a locked door) to allow leaving the macerator pump on at all times. I'll add a 100gal fresh as well. Jim |
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05-28-2005, 16:54
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Unsubbing...nothing personal, found a different type of rig...
Jim, if you can I'd recomend when you add the second waste tank you set it up as
just a grey tank. If thats just not feasable, then even with the macerator I'd put a 3" connection pipe/hose as while your doing it its probably just as easy to put the larger conncetion in and in case you have some clumping. Will give better drainage. Mark, 80FC35 still in PA Jim March Mike Hohnstein wrote: > Glad you're happy, enjoy the ride. I hope the unit is well insulated > and the tanks have enough capacity. I see a lot of truck conversions > at the race tracks, most have pretty lame interiors for the money > spent. A large majority of the racer guys aren't that hip on motorhome > specs, but they are learning. What tire size your Phord have and > what's up with the brakes? > I have a home built toter home on an L8000 chassis. 16' lounge, 3208 > well turned up with a mini 13 speed OD. It rolls 80 at 2150. Big > capacity tanks, 8 battery house bank, 3000kw charger inverter, 7500 > Quiet diesel, central air, big bath with huge shower. It's set up > like a true class C, in that the top of the cab is cut out so the > driver can stand up from the seat. Have solars on the roof, it's a > great dry camper. We stay in it for weeks at a time, but the bird is > so much nicer. The truck sits around more these days. > Mike Hohnstein 19.5" tires all around, I've weighed it (6000lb front axle, 8600 rear) and the tires on there are rated for plenty more (another 2000+ front axle, 7400+ rear). Tanks are a bit limited so far (60gal fresh, dual 40 gray/black) but there's a ton more room under there and I'm having a combo black/gray 100gal added on to take the input from both factory tanks once...in other words, I won't be pulling the existing tanks or messing with the plumbing, instead I'll put a macerator pump on the stock output and run "garden hose" to the input of the secondary tank. The existing tank outlet is recessed enough (and behind a locked door) to allow leaving the macerator pump on at all times. I'll add a 100gal fresh as well. Jim __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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