Thinking of selling the house for a Volvo 780 for non commercial use

I have two things. A "stick" house and a Tractor. Rats can't catch my truck, & know better than to enter my home. I have a stack of new floor in the Bike shop.

 

Not to despair.. check out companies like Powerhouse and Renegade.A step down from the above is a bus. Check out Prevost and Bluebird (only used) , there's others.... Better built class c... LazyDazeHave fun.Mary

 

Here is what you need http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=4191225

 

yes you do need a class A license.

 

There's many trucks on the road being used as RV's. Drive the speed limit, slow down when it rains, slow and easy in heavy traffic, park it when it's snow & ice. Park in RV parks or truck stops with RV parking. Talk to your DMV about license. Shouldn't need a CDL, but research that thoroughly. You would have to spend some money on it setting it up for RV park hookups. Idling laws would preclude you from idling in RV parks and many truck stops, so then you don't have heat & AC. You could get an APU installed, but your neighbors in the RV park would complain about the noise & fumes. Personally, I would just buy an RV.

 

As other's have said, if your not making a profit, a truck cost to much to run.

Fuel, Truck 8-10 MPG Bobtail, RV 12-20
Bathroom, Truck no bathroom, Rv Full bath,
Cooking, Truck, none, Rv, full kition
Bed, Truck 1 or 2 single bunks, RV full queen or king
Drivability, Truck, handles poorly, RV designed for easy driving
Hard Braking on dry pavement, Truck may skid, RV brakes fine
Hard Braking on wet pavement, Truck will skid, RV probably fine
Curves, Truck High roll over risk, RV less risk


You have 2 options:
If you really want a truck, lease onto a carrier like landstar and only haul a load or 2 a week. Basically just haul enough to cover expenses and keep the tanks full. You can then choose your freight and go when and where you want. Only difference is, your fuel an maintenance is covered.

The other option is get a small DIESEL RV. http://www.gowinnebago.com/products/2014/via/

 

View attachment 52076 Get a Fifth wheel trailer and pull it with this. 12 mpg

 

Take a look here, these folks all do this and can answer any of your questionshttp://www.rvnetwork.com/index.php?showforum=32