Yes it does and yes I did.

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Robert,

The first conversion I ever did was done the same way KZX11 did his. I spoke to Eaton several times before I did it. Eaton said it would not be a problem. I drove that Volvo about 20K miles towing and bobtail combined.

I never had any problem with that arrangement. Of course you do have to run in the locked position all the time, but that doesn't hurt anything when the truck has been converted to single rear axle. Some folks don't like the look of that yoke sticking out of the rear end housing though.

onezman

I think I will search for another company to do this work. My main concern was that since this truck is titled and registered as a motorhome, I wanted to make it look less like a large truck. I will be pulling a 50ft. racecar trailer and I don't know if the different states will give me trouble when driving through. The trailer is not tall like a semi trailer, but still looks like a commercial type trailer when behind the truck. I did put not for hire on the sides. I also considered putting private RV on the sides but I am afraid it would draw even more attention. I will be taking a short trip in two weeks and I would like to be prepared.

Thanks,

Robert

Jim (KZX11),
I went to your website and looked at the pics of your truck. I noticed that you tapered the rear of the frame. Could you tell us a little more about how you did this and how you shortened the frame?

onezman,
You mentioned waiting while a new driveshft is built. When the rear housing is moved up into the front housing's position, why would you need a new driveshaft? Does the front yoke end up in a different place due to a difference between the housings?

Well to start with I used a torch.and a grinder. It would have been great to have a plasma-cutter but cost would not allow it. Cheapest I found was $1500.00 that would do the job. A friend of mine is a teacher at Penn State Univ. in diesel and drive trains and said a torch would work just fine. I just made a template of the orginal taper and moved it foward I used the orginal lite bar also. As for the air lines it is kind of basic as to what you need and dont. I also cut most all the bolts. The biggest thing I would say helped is a few E-mails back and fourth with Larry Z And I looked at it for about 2 hours thinkin to myself Now how can I make this easy!!<>Good Luck You can do it!!<>

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This is a true story First hand Not hear say. About a year ago I stopped at our local Pa. State Police Dept. and ask a few questions of our friendly DOT Officer about my rig. as a MH, Which it is now in NY. I must say he was nice to talk to But a real PR<>K, If given a chance I bet. He said it was a real fine line I would be walking and went on to say just last week he stopped a Class 8 pulling a race car trailer. He said he ask the guy what was in the trailer and was told my race car. He than ask if he could see it , The guy said sure. Wow nice Car, Do you ever win with it ? Now being a guy he said sure do allot!! Guess what you are now under arrest for inproper Reg. and no CDL Because you do make money!! He also told me the same is true with stickers or decals<<>>SPONSERS<<>>Money!! I don't want to ruin your day but it's something to think about! I'm sure he has lot's of brothers out their.

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That really scares me and makes me want to stay home. I wonder if this is also true for truck conversions into toterhomes. If you put a box on a class 8 and now looks like a motorhome, would you still get hassled by the state?

Thanks,

Bob

Larry,

Does anyone who purchased your Volvos use them to pull a race car trailer? I thought I read before that you did have a few Volvos that did.

Thanks,

Robert

Robert,

I would highly reccomend getting a CDL and the proper registration. I think this is something that's only gonna get worse. I hear of more and more people getting pinched as more states start to crackdown on this. Even if it's an "RV" once you hook up the trailer, it's commercial.

Funny how the highway patrol calls a race car a business, but the IRS calls it a hobby!!

It is a real fuzzy area-then applying a defination for your business-hobby-sport-profession.....CDL is written on the 8th grade level here in Ohio....check the 'net and find a copy of the test first-take it and decide from there.....I got 79% first time through without looking at the manuel and 100% after reading the manuel sitting on the crapper...[makes good reading-HA!] so how hard could it be?....the paperwork and physical take longer-that and waiting in lines.....geof