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The mast will have to be shortened, but yes it will still be usable.

It will tow anything with a tongue length at least as long as an M105 as is. I hooked it up to my 105 the other day and it was fine. It has plenty of room to swing. Only problem I saw was it was hard to see back there. Might have to make some extensions for the mirrors to get them out a little...

Anything you would like a pic of specifically? Not much there really, but I guess I could take a couple more.

So I am thinking over the Christmas holidays I will start painting this behemoth. I have to do some trimming in with paint to install some tool boxes under the cutouts on the Camper. It is a toss up for me to paint this truck in an urban snow camo or a Desert Winter MERDC. I really like both...

Installed the 395's on combat wheels, got the camper installed and ready to go. For those that are wondering why it isn't over the cab.....it is overheight if I put it there. I made the needed adjutments and I like it where it is. Weight is centered quite nicely and it gives me room behind the...

Ok guys. I have been out of the loop for a while trapping peregrines and hunting my hawks. Got a little carried away and realized I had not put anything up onthe RV in a while. So here is where it starts. I decided to use a 14ft truck camper that was in grea shape. I bought it for a song. I...

they make slide ins that are pretty dang big. Certainly 12-14 ft. you just have that cab over part to deal with. One I looked at is 14 ft overall.

that really didn't scare me. i was looking forward to building it the way I wanted. I did however have some reservations about starting from scratch. The other factor was cost. to build what I wanted would have cost much more than I have to spend to achieve the level of comfort that the slide in...

I believe I have decided to go a different way. I found a pretty good deal on a slide in camper that I am examining closely now. The plan would involve the same as before. Build a steel frame to support the slide in, then bolt the camper to the frame. I have been looking at this closely and I...

Exhaust work is finished, with the exception of the tip to be added after the box is on.

Few pics of the new 5" exhaust mocked up. Found a good deal on this muffler at truckpro. Man this 5" stuff is expensive! Muffler was relocated temporarily further on the cab until the shelter is installed. It will then be moved to the box. I will add a tip to the muffler after the box install to...

Made a little progress today getting the old crusty exhaust cut off the truck. I was able to get the new system mocked up an relocated to the cab side for a temporary mounting location until the box is mounted to the truck. When this is finished tomorrow I plan to start relocating the air...

To be honest I am not very familiar with what the underside of the s-280 shelter is going to look like structurally. I am pretty sure that "landing pads" will have to be fabricated and bolted to the bottom of the shelter to distribute the load. a 12"x12" piece of 1/4 plate should handle this...

After some consultation and a little figuring I am pretty sure that I will be tying the shelter to the frame of the truck via air bags. Today I was able to locate smaller 5" airbags used on air ride truck cabs at my local big truck parts house. These are about 50 bucks each and have a working...

As you can see from the first post, I have a plan in place to build a seperate frame to support the shelter. The frame will have the appropriate give to allow the shelter to move as the truck moves. Most likely this will involve rubber mounting the frame to be built for the shelter. The...

Noticed today that the 931 was running a little warm. Leaning on 200 degrees, checked everything when I got back to the house and could not find a problem, Coolant looks good, that kinda thing.

Wreckerman, I took a little break from the internet and unplugged for a while. Didn't really have anything going on so I was just lurking around, watching the hate and discontent flow when people build something against the norm. You know me, I'm all about making the purists cringe. I see you...

As of late I have had the idea of wanting an camper and a 5 ton. So why not have both in one truck? The plans stand thus. M931 with S280 shelter or other, it has yet to be determined as I am having a little trouble nailing one down. I need a few things from the fellows here if you have the time...