From: Ida Heath (spike@defuniak.com)
Date: Thu Jun 17 2004 - 08:19:42 PDT
Dave,
Are you saying he left the truck as it was with the original fifth wheel?
Did he build any living quarters behind the sleeper? Can you post a picture
for us to view?
I built one but I stretched my frame ten foot and mounted an aluminum van
body fourteen feet long as living quarters and then I have about a seven
foot deck on the back, everything wrapped in bright aluminum. My state told
me to go ahead and do it and then they tried to renig on me after I put
$38000.00 and a year of working day and night in it and said I would have to
register it as a truck, I said "Yeah Right" and threatened to sue them
before they relented.
I'll take a picture and post it.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: David Cole <DavidCole@tk7.net>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:36 AM
Subject: [MV] Licensing big rigs without a second mortgage
>
>
> I just found another guy that has a Freightliner tractor with sleeper and
a
> moving van semi trailer licensed as an RV. This thing is complete with
5th
> wheel hitch and both rear axles are in place on the tractor. I even took
a
> picture of it with the RV plates!
>
> The rig is located in Marion, Indiana and is owned by a drag racer. He
> uses the long and spacious van trailer to hold the top fuel type dragster
> in the back. He built living quarters in the front of the van trailer.
At
> first I didn't think anything of the rig, but then I noticed side windows
> in the front of the trailer and a large propane tank hanging off the front
> of the trailer. It also looks like he somehow attached a refer unit to
the
> front for a big airconditioner, or else he has a generator stuck in the
> front, I'm not sure.
>
> I'm going to try and stop by and talk to him again. The actual owner of
> the rig was not there, but I talked to one of the mechanics about the rig.
> Apparently licensing was a hassle (big surprise?) but he got it done. I
> know some other people on this list have done similar rigs, but I always
> thought you had to put a bigger body on the tractor and get rid of the 5th
> wheel. Apparently that is not set in stone either!
>
> Dave
>
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