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That is WAY cool. I love it. Very cool! Keep up the work and pictures. How 'bout some pics of the truck/sleeper? Is that all done or are you building that too?


'03 Freightliner FL112, 295" wheel base, with '03 United Specialties 26' living quarters, single screw, Cat C12 430 h/p 1650 torque, Eaton 10speed , 3.42 rear axle ratio
 
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Hay wait a minute. You need a slide because that thing isn't big enough!?


'03 Freightliner FL112, 295" wheel base, with '03 United Specialties 26' living quarters, single screw, Cat C12 430 h/p 1650 torque, Eaton 10speed , 3.42 rear axle ratio
 
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....my point is that also Bob86ZZ4....how much are you going to need anyway....a slide generates another 12-14 sq.ft ;you are going to go through an amazing amount of problems....and some are going to be a regular issue to deal with....two things that I have learned,.....use a lubricant that will NOT attract dirt and dust or the screw jacks which will bind up when it is raining for want ever reason-and the other thing is take a battery powered electric drill with you and the charger to wind the thing in when it won't close all the way. Another suggestion....get a electric impact wrench and add it your list of tools.....the shock/vibration seems to help when it gets into a bind....the seals are called bulb seals and they are not worth a crap....see if you can change them to foam backed serpentine belt like seals that fit into each other....it was the quickest fix of a slide that I have ever seen and it seems to be permeant.....geofkaye and the Rivercity group in Cincinshitty Ohio where the days are always gray and cold....
 
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...another suggestion would be to add a portable hand rail off the trailer door....steps like that are bone breakers without a handrail...for older people and kids[grand].......geofkaye and the Rivercity Group
 
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got the 4th window installed tonight bathroom
 
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Thanks for the feedback guys I have not come to a conclusion on the slide just yet... I know it will be way labor intensive. The stairs are just temporary for know, I plan on installing one of the fold out R.V. handrails,then reworking the stairs into a slide out from under the trailer. The cab/sleeper is all finished out but made for OTR driving,120" double Eagle sleeper, it has a queen bed on the bottom, and a single bunk up top,shower, 40 gal. h2o tank&heater, kuboya gen. in motion satalite, refrig, micro. A/C and sink, I would like to refurbish it in the future for passenger comfort but again the trailer right now is my priority. I go out to the sand dunes in Glamis Ca. check it out on you tube if you've never seen it, been duning about 20 years and have always dreamed of this type of rig setup, my sand car is 99" wide with the paddle tires on, my trailer is 100" so no more changing tires to put car into the trailer, that was the issue with the 5er toyhauler, I'd spend 2-3 hours unloading and loading both at home and at the dunes, so my goal...drive the car in ,tie it down,close door, drive home!! Thank you. I went in search of the Manus bond today, Fastenal, only authorized distributor,here in town, I had to order a case of 30 !! Manus people were not exactly customer friendly..?? But I'll have enough for this project and then some Ha, oh by the way Geof, was 74 degrees today plenty of sun here in Phoenix Smile
 
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one more window going in tommorow night, then on to the basement access doors.
 
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one more window to install tommorow night then it's on the basement access doors.
 
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Got a response from BAL they will sell me a slide mechanism, however it is cable operated... Lifco emailing me also mmm decisions decisions....
 
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That's going to be the coolest thing on sand. Hay, what about some sort of fixture that locks in the front of the rail when you drive in? Then you only would need to fix the back of it down for transport. Maybe some sort of hooks welded to the back to easily strap down. Since it's always going to be the same car in there some sort of brackets or something that the front wheels fit into? Especially since you have no way to go from front to back inside when the car is in place.


'03 Freightliner FL112, 295" wheel base, with '03 United Specialties 26' living quarters, single screw, Cat C12 430 h/p 1650 torque, Eaton 10speed , 3.42 rear axle ratio
 
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