Anybody still truckin' with 48 inches?

Thing of it is back in the cabover and the 34 inch craw thru sleeper days thats all we had so we were quite happy til the 63~84 inch walk thru sleepers came a long then it was like, gawd ##### I gotta get one of them!

 

just courious but what do you pull? and about how much did a 102 run ya?

I've been trying to get prices on the ARI sleepers for years, all i can find is the price for a new truck with a sleeper.




American Trucker

 

Those sleepers aren't roomy, just a place to crash when you can't ride in the saddle anymore. No more time than I spent in the sleeper back when I had one (young and stupid hardly ever sleeping)but now I like to be able to stretch out lol

 

Actually searched the country over for a 36" on an extended hood when I was looking for my last '07 379. Back then, someone said they still did the 36's and someone said 48 was the skinniest. But it was not to be...didn't want to go 389 and didn't want the 07 engine. Found one of the last 379's...an '07 EXHD on the assembly line in Texas with the wheelbase I wanted and the '06 engine. To me it was about that extra couple feet on useable space behind the cab for loading the wagon.

I'd swap a 63 for a 36 in a heartbeat still today if it didn't cost me so much to modify.

 

Around $40,000....and they're ######' heavy!

 

ARI sleeper weights:

97" Rear Door (1,990 lbs) ..................97" Rear Bed (1,780 lbs)
108" Rear Door (2,243 lbs) ...............108" Rear Bed (2,018 lbs)
120" Rear Door (2,495 lbs) ...............120" Rear Bed (2,255 lbs)​

132" Rear Door (2,747 lbs) ...............132" Rear Bed (2,492 lbs)






American Trucker

 

Plus the weight of the longer frame rails, drive line and other related parts...

 

2003 110 inch ICT Sleeper with shower, toilet, TV, Bed Dinette, Power Tech Generator in a stainless box with approx 5000 hours. Sleeper is in very good condition. $15,000 cash n carry please call ARI for paint and installation prices.

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American Trucker

 

the sleeper i posted below plus lets say 1000lbs extra for frame, drive line, etc adds 3,000lbs total to your truck.

17,500 lbs 389 Peterbilt
3,000 lbs sleeper
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20,500 lbs How bad would that be for a Flat bedder?

80,000 (gross) - 21,000 (Tractor) - 10,000 (Trailer) - 2000 (ramps, chains, tarps, binders, etc) = 47,000 lbs for freight





American Trucker