Ken
&
Sonja
Nurmi

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My 1999 Freightliner FL-70 is a converted Hot-Shot that originally had a 22' van body. Truck is powered by a 350 HP CAT 3126B and Spicer 7-speed manual transmission getting about 7 .6 mpg. It has air brakes, Hendrickson air suspension with dump valve, air ride seats, air ride hitch built by Kelderman Mfg. in Iowa , 2- 75 gal . fuel tanks and an 9 1/2' Pioneer Flatbed. This truck replaced a 1991 Isuzu EVR.

The 72" Aerodyne sleeper was completely stripped. Cabinets were built on the passenger side with refrigerator, sink with water tank and microwave. The driver's side has a table and seats that makes into a bed. Equipment added includes a 1500 watt inverter/converter, diesel-fired heater, multiband HR/VHF/UHF ham radio, satellite radio in sleeper and cab, computer with GPS and touchscreen monitor at the driver's seat. I've had the flat bed dropped 2 inches , coated the flatbed with Herculiner non-skid coating, replaced the flatbed tail plate, added a 150 cubic foot storage box behind the sleeper and changed tires to low profile Goodyear RV tires.

I pull a 2003 Holiday Rambler Presidential 36' mid-kitchen trailer with 4 slide-outs. The trailer has a GVW of 17,000#. The truck and trailer weighed out at just over 35,000#.

Sonja and I moved from Oregon to northern Alabama and are preparing to build a 45' x 75' building for the truck/trailer, garage for cars and a 600 sq ft temporary living quarters. We need some place to store our travel mementos from our trips now that I've retired.