Forum: Coach In The Making
01-16-2013, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 408
Views: 233,593
battery cables and battery install looks real...
battery cables and battery install looks real good.
as far as a lead fuseable ling goes, I think that the lead battery terminals would melt at the same time. I really don't want to discuss how...
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Forum: Building Your Own
01-02-2013, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,100
cab/box mounts
I was looking around under one of the monster custom sleepers and it looked like it was mounted on moryde suspension blocks with a panhard bar to control side to side movement it was mounted...
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Forum: HDT Discussions
12-31-2012, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 27,332
The high end stretch coach converters use 16k...
The high end stretch coach converters use 16k front suspensions, research shows that the larger than 12k front axles all use the same main beam part number, 16,18,20k, the spindles and bearings are...
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
12-31-2012, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,580
I would look around and take it to a...
I would look around and take it to a spring/suspension specialty shop and get a second opinion from them, typically they will be a shop that makes their living just working on suspensions and...
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Forum: Building Your Own
11-15-2012, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,679
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Forum: Coach In The Making
02-09-2012, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,546
Dave;
We spent 3 full days touring and talking...
Dave;
We spent 3 full days touring and talking with the rv manufacturers between Elkhart and Ft. Wayne. The rv plants are definitely more production oriented than the conversion places, everyone...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
02-08-2012, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,546
I apologise, it's Showhauler that subs out the...
I apologise, it's Showhauler that subs out the floor and basement frames, Last Oct, I factory toured Haulmark, Renegade, Showhauler, ARI custom sleepers, ICT custom sleepers and 3 trailer plants as...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
02-08-2012, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,546
Don;
The new Haulmarks that I saw all had the...
Don;
The new Haulmarks that I saw all had the coach floor and basement framing built and mounted by a sub contractor and they were raised off of the truck frame rails by about 8'', haulmark then...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
02-07-2012, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,546
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Forum: Building Your Own
02-07-2012, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,944
when I built my 4x4 toy, I bought a bulk box of...
when I built my 4x4 toy, I bought a bulk box of GMC rear leaf spring bushings from energy suspension and used them to mount the 10 point rollcage and body. Poly bushings are reasonably priced if you...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
02-07-2012, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,546
IIRC Haulmark is using 3 identical waste tanks,...
IIRC Haulmark is using 3 identical waste tanks, black plastic, 1 black and 2 for grey, they looked to be about 2 ft wide and fit all the way across the coach with a large sump that used most of the...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
02-07-2012, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 408
Views: 233,593
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
10-02-2011, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 18,742
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Forum: Coach In The Making
10-02-2011, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 408
Views: 233,593
contrary to the popular practice of putting...
contrary to the popular practice of putting basement boxes behind the axle and close to the ground, I think that the rear boxes should be kept above or at least no lower than the bottom of the rear...
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
10-02-2011, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 18,742
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
10-01-2011, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 18,742
I'll bet a dollar for a donut that the 40,000...
I'll bet a dollar for a donut that the 40,000 gross combined weight sticker was generated by the coach builder,not the chassis manufacturer and it only allows for some type of lightweight class 2...
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
09-30-2011, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 18,742
Bob, I'm glad that you are comfortable with...
Bob, I'm glad that you are comfortable with confused, I've been told that I'm both hopeless and beyond help.
My understanding/interpretation is that the GAWR (gross axle weight ratings) as...
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
09-30-2011, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 18,742
As I read this thread it appears that their is...
As I read this thread it appears that their is some confusion about weight rating and towing capacity and combined gross weight. I interpret the axle weight to be just like it sounds, max allowed...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
09-07-2011, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 35,048
andy
the electric heaters use the same...
andy
the electric heaters use the same principal of a monster burner, only it's 3 or 4 chambers with seperate elements in series so you get a continous temp rise as the water flows. If your...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
09-02-2011, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 35,048
water heater
I have a tankless waterheater in the house and absolutely love it, my concerns in a mobile application would be will you have enough water flow to trigger the burner and also fuel consumption, when...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
09-02-2011, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 12,712
just thinking about three airs on the roof, you...
just thinking about three airs on the roof, you might want to look into something more like the ducted residential units and mount it under the floor,it would probably use a lot less electricity, you...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
09-02-2011, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 408
Views: 233,593
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
08-30-2011, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,218
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Forum: Building Your Own
08-29-2011, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,449
If you don't have the equipment or ability to...
If you don't have the equipment or ability to safely jack and block the body up so you can drive one truck out and back the other one under the body find someone with the knowledge and equipment to...
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
08-29-2011, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,218
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