Lost the headlights while running down the road? That sounds like fun.
Slide in camper/tow rig build (1 Viewer)
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Lost the headlights while running down the road? That sounds like fun.
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Tons of fun looking for roads with names like CR N250W
What was the problem with teh microwave? Inverter issues?
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I think it's a fuse. It doesn't run on an inverter. It runs off of straight shore 120V.
You don't like it?
No, I don't like it.
Car's got a lot of pick up.
It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires,cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say is it the new bluesmobile or what?
Fix the cigarette lighter.
No, I don't like it.
Car's got a lot of pick up.
It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires,cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say is it the new bluesmobile or what?
Fix the cigarette lighter.
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Thought I'd do a little maintenance on the trans that came with the D350.
I'll swap this one in when I'm done and build the one that's in there for a spare.
I don't trust Dodge autos behind the Cummins.
I'll swap this one in when I'm done and build the one that's in there for a spare.
I don't trust Dodge autos behind the Cummins.
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Nice build Gumby. Your brother did a very nice job.
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I just ordered a LCD projector for it today. The outside TV wasn't big enough, it is a pain to move in and out and it's hard to use the remote inside when you can't see the screen outside. Really it needs a remotely located remote IF sensor so you can use the remote inside and out.
Great build!!! 
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Update -
The Dodge sucked. Traded it in on a 2010 Tundra. Spent a year putting the camper in the back of the Tundra and towing the pig. It didn't get as good gas mileage or have the raw torque of the Cummins, but it's way nicer and a whole lot more reliable. The Dodge had three major breakdowns on it's last trip alone. I don't need that crap.
The pain is putting the camper in the back of the Tundra all the time.
So I got a 5th wheel trailer to leave the camper on. It's a former travel trailer I picked up for $200.
But the one I got was too short for the camper and the pig so I extended the bed back 4' and moved the axles back to get them under the pig. I think I'll dovetail another 30" or so too.
I'm looking to upgrade the axles too. Up to a pair of 7000# jobs I'm looking at.
The Dodge sucked. Traded it in on a 2010 Tundra. Spent a year putting the camper in the back of the Tundra and towing the pig. It didn't get as good gas mileage or have the raw torque of the Cummins, but it's way nicer and a whole lot more reliable. The Dodge had three major breakdowns on it's last trip alone. I don't need that crap.
The pain is putting the camper in the back of the Tundra all the time.
So I got a 5th wheel trailer to leave the camper on. It's a former travel trailer I picked up for $200.
But the one I got was too short for the camper and the pig so I extended the bed back 4' and moved the axles back to get them under the pig. I think I'll dovetail another 30" or so too.
I'm looking to upgrade the axles too. Up to a pair of 7000# jobs I'm looking at.
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OK.
I have to install the 8 lug hubs/drums with some new tires, box in the sides of the camper, do something with the front deck, put on some fenders, and install the propane tanks, generator etc.
The 3' extension on the back for the scooter is gonna be on a pair of receivers I think. I'll only use it occasionally, and shorter is better the rest of the time.
Sweet 
NICE...I'm strongly considering a 'build your own' camper for my gooseneck, and not making it slide-in style so the base is a full floor with no fenderwell cuts...easy to maximize interior space that way...
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I thought about that, but my trailer and truck bed is short so I need exterior storage for propane, fuel, generator, and battery and some stuff that I currently store inside that doesn't need to be like camp stoves, bag chairs, ez-up, camp shower.
My brother may be available to build RVs.
I also considered a travel trailer off the axles and bolted to the deck.
My brother may be available to build RVs.
I also considered a travel trailer off the axles and bolted to the deck.
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I do like the way your sleeper fits tight on the gooseneck.
I gotta figure out what to do about that giant gap on mine.
I gotta figure out what to do about that giant gap on mine.
really...hmmm
