2020 Volvo 860 murphy bed renovation

Great job. The sleeper area looks comforting. Very roomy also. Job well done.

 

I swore I would never own another truck other than a Volvo because of the Dinette. I left mine up and slept on the top bunk. Then I found out Freightliner had that option and went with the Cascadia. It's a real bed with a factory 8" mattress. The table and chairs collapse/fold down easier. I'm a Cascadia fan now...

 

Yep.

 

Not a trucker , i didnt know they even did this . I much prefer eating at a table , i dont wear my dinner near as often .

 

My company has been buying Kenworth T-680 tractors, and they’ve been coming with a table that folds down (I think) behind the passenger seat giving you a place to eat while sitting on the lower bunk. Here’s a pic from a Google search:

 

My company has that set up in their KW t680s as well, it's my favorite feature of the truck. I think Volvo does the swivel chair as well and if so that is something that I don't want to do without now.

As far as the Volvo trucks go, I looked at a few yesterday at my local dealer and I don't know if I would rather have the table to replace the bottom bunk or the mattress recliner down there.

 

European trucks have been doing things like this for decades, and it's surprising what they can do with what we would call a single-sleeper COE. Many European trucks have built the cab straight up from the windshield, pushing the overhead bunk forward, making it the larger of the 2. With an overhead skylight/hatch and small upper windows, this makes a rather nice place to sleep. The lower bunk is usually only used for sleeping while in motion.

 

I love my Volvo dinette but I'd almost rather have this. Didn't KW or somebody used to do this with more of a couch across the back that you could use as the other side of the table and fold down as a bed?