Recent content by Parkrider

Been using the truck but have managed to get some work done too I did everything myself, I'm not a welder but the bike hasn't fallen off. The lumber I milled with my Alaskan chainsaw Mill

My 96 stock except tires

Woodstove installed and first fire. I also have a wave 3 that runs off lpg.

We did our first trip in the truck just a quick overnight in the Allegheny national Forest. Found a cool old bus for sale on the way home 1950 Flxible

Sounds like a cool concept. As of right now my plan is to use the two existing 3x3 steel tubes as receivers slipping 2.5x2.5 square stock of the carrier inside of them and hitch pins to secure. I plan to have it pivot to allow access to the rear compartment of the truck. Loading and unloading...

I still have some odds and ends to finish up but it's usable for weekend trips at least. I'm happy with the final weight of the truck, well under 10,000 pounds and that's with 42 gallons of water on board.

Truck is back on the road now registered and insured as a RV so I can legally visit national parks.

You're making great progress. What is the interior layout gonna look like?

I skip over a lot but if anyone has questions or suggestions feel free to chime in.

Couch/dinette area. Installed all three windows and waiting on hardware to permanently mount the wall panels. All rough wiring done, no crimp connectors complete harness soldered together.

refrigerator location Corner shower

Used plusnuts to attach wood strips to the metal cross supports The dados at the top are for running wires. Bed is going on top of platform garage area below.

Got the fantastic fan installed New tool

Thank you I'll contact Earthcruiser. My Yokohamas are rated at 3700 a tire. I expect the rear axle weight after the build out and with the Klr on back to come in around 6000 or so, of course I'll get it weighted just to be safe. The npr has a gvw of 14,500 but I'm hoping to be around 10,000. I...