howtobuildmotorhome using truck tractor?

Answer 1

a dirt race car driver friend of mine built one in his backyard. he removed the removable sleeper, (older kenworth conventional), opened up the back of the cab with a plazma cutter so u could walk thru as his was a crawl thru; removed the fifth wheel plate and forward rear axle and had a new driveshaft built, built the "box" out of 2X3 rectangular tubing, attached it 2 the frame using hockey pucks as his truck didn't have an air-ride cab, sheeted the outside with aluminum, the rood was a one-piece aluminum sheet, and the rear deck was built out of 2X2 rectangular with a fifth wheel ball in place 2 haul the fifth wheel enclosed trailer.
the side door was purchased from an rv salvage yard as well as the windows and the boot between the cab and box.

lower sides 2 conceil the frame rails and fuel tanks were made from 2X2 rectangular and aluminum sheeted.

this was done in montana and all that was required there at the time 2 change it from a semi to a motorhome status was 2 have cooking ability, he put in a microwave and small generator, a dining table, he put in a folding table and 2 chairs, a toilet, he put in a porta potty, and a bed which he built and the dmv had no problem with this. obviously u can get much from either an old rv or an rv salvage yard or if u r a wood craftsman can build the inside yourself.

he had $5,000 parts and his time in building the box. he paid $12,000 for the truck itself. truck had 770,000 miles and was 9yrs old.

the truck came out great and after using it a few years he sold it for $35,000.

Answer 2

I sure did have swings made from truck tires. Also had a sandbox made with an old tractor tire. We had the very best floating inner tube when we went to the lake. It was a great big tractor inner tube. You could get 4 or 5 kids on top of it at once.

Answer 3

I watched it once on TV where they built a mid size one by extending the frame slightly. To build a big one you need an old feed truck or something. Has the axle's all there on one solid frame. No matter what you do you'll spend a fair bit doing this and even more(a lot more) if you get someone else to do it

Answer 4

Get an old reefer trailer for better insulation. Rip out the Metal groove flooring and stick in some plywood, then cover that with carpeting. I have seen these converted to office buildings where I got my CDL for trucking so it can work. They even used the existing reefer unit for air conditioning/and possibly for power.

Answer 5

Very carefully.