Rig Sleds (The Trailer Thread)

[Sharpe]

From what I've read as long as you dont mind ~4-6 MPG and the RV is rated for the weight it will work.

[uglyota]

I bet you can buy a lot of gas for the price difference

[Reckless]

just drop a cummins in it and itll be about the same. but IMO, i would just find a gooseneck and put a slide in camper on it or and old horse trailer with the living quarters in the front. Just cut off the back area and volia!

[Sharpe]

Just cut off the back area and volia!

Great plan, most of those arent a sort of "unibody" construction or anything. I dont even want to imagine how much trouble it would be to "just drop a cummins" into an old ****ty RV.

[uglyota]

was that a zing or a smack? Pretty sure it was a smack...

[robertf03]

sounds like the best of both worlds. shatty 80's camper with a budget engine swap!

[Reckless]

when i said the cut the rear off, i ment the horse trailer ass hat

[eight]

A newer class C will most likely have a V-10, E-450 (1.5 ton) chassis, and should pull well. Expect to be a little slow in the hills. I once talked to a guy pulling a jeep with one at a truckstop. He said it got 8-10mpg.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

I like the camper on a GN idea, but have been seeing/hearing alot of the guys who have these going to a MH/bumperpull setup instead. I think the GN/camper is an 'economical' way to get into the old timers camping and get the SO onboard enough to justify the MH purchase.

I don't know what level of comfort you are expecting out of this, but the older campers can be had pretty cheap most of the time, and with a little aggie engineering they can work out pretty good on the GN.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

when i said the cut the rear off, i ment the horse trailer ass hat

yeah, he understood what you were saying, and the 'unibody' comment he made was right. Most of your livestock trailers get a good bit of their strength from the sides and roof all being tied together. It helps to keep the frame lighter and lower.

[davido]

I asked a guy about towing behind a diesel bus. He said it wouldn't even know it was back there. Just don't expect to get anywhere in a hurry. Most people I've talked to with RVs say they drive slower but get there at the same time because they eliminate RR breaks. Just switch drivers while you're driving, hit the head, grab a drink, switch back.

[Sharpe]

I asked a guy about towing behind a diesel bus. He said it wouldn't even know it was back there. Just don't expect to get anywhere in a hurry. Most people I've talked to with RVs say they drive slower but get there at the same time because they eliminate RR breaks. Just switch drivers while you're driving, hit the head, grab a drink, switch back.

Bus build #2 comin right up! Figure out how to kludge the Scamper onto the back for some luxury and still have enough room for other people and **** in the bus!

[KrazyKarl02]

I was talking to a guy today about when you had to have a CDL/Class A/Class C license. I had always thought that if your trailer + load was over 10,000 lbs that was when you needed a class A or CDL. He said it was truck + trailer + load over 10,000 lbs.

For example my Duramax tips the scales at around 8500 lbs, my trailer is about 1700, that means, according to this guy, when I attach a trailer to my truck I need a higher license than C. Does not seem right. Anyone care to educate me.

[jerryg79]

I was talking to a guy today about when you had to have a CDL/Class A/Class C license. I had always thought that if your trailer + load was over 10,000 lbs that was when you needed a class A or CDL. He said it was truck + trailer + load over 10,000 lbs.

For example my Duramax tips the scales at around 8500 lbs, my trailer is about 1700, that means, according to this guy, when I attach a trailer to my truck I need a higher license than C. Does not seem right. Anyone care to educate me.

just call doug directly, you're going to get a bunch of bs that no one knows but im fairly confident doug super-internet researched this and talked to the dps directly.

Im pretty sure that guy is quite wrong.

[CheapJeep]

That guy is wrong indeed...


If you are towing with a Toterhome, RV, or whatever, as long as it is privately owned you only need a class C in Texas. Other states like Maryland and Nevada have different regulations.