Motorhome conversion
Greetings all...
First of all... fair warning: I'm probably going to sound like an insane person before end of this post.
Now for a bit of background:
I am a contractor who travels a lot for IT related jobs in my state (Ohio).
I grow weary of hotels and no-tell motels, and thus I'm looking to make a change to a motorhome and/or travel trailer.
I've been looking for something in my price range... but I've noticed that TTs in my price range are far too small for my needs.
I have seen some nice older motorhomes with dead/frozen/damaged motors, and/or have been in a wreak that damaged the engine leaving the rest intact/in good shape, that fit both my price range and needs.
Seeing that these are not drivable (honestly, I wouldn't want to drive a motorhome anyway)... I'm considering obtaining one of these to modify.
I plan to rip out the motor/transmission/etc (leaving the empty compartment for additional storage), and weld a trailer hitch to the frame of the motorhome.
Now for my questions:
1.) is it possible to do this without removing the axle that's connected to the transmission?
2.) is it legal to pull such behind a truck/suv?
3.) if it's possible to keep all axles, does this make said trailer easier or harder to pull?
4.) has this been done before? are there pictures of said conversion?
5.) any further thoughts/advice?
Thanks!
--Lyos Gemini Norezel
First of all... fair warning: I'm probably going to sound like an insane person before end of this post.
Now for a bit of background:
I am a contractor who travels a lot for IT related jobs in my state (Ohio).
I grow weary of hotels and no-tell motels, and thus I'm looking to make a change to a motorhome and/or travel trailer.
I've been looking for something in my price range... but I've noticed that TTs in my price range are far too small for my needs.
I have seen some nice older motorhomes with dead/frozen/damaged motors, and/or have been in a wreak that damaged the engine leaving the rest intact/in good shape, that fit both my price range and needs.
Seeing that these are not drivable (honestly, I wouldn't want to drive a motorhome anyway)... I'm considering obtaining one of these to modify.
I plan to rip out the motor/transmission/etc (leaving the empty compartment for additional storage), and weld a trailer hitch to the frame of the motorhome.
Now for my questions:
1.) is it possible to do this without removing the axle that's connected to the transmission?
2.) is it legal to pull such behind a truck/suv?
3.) if it's possible to keep all axles, does this make said trailer easier or harder to pull?
4.) has this been done before? are there pictures of said conversion?
5.) any further thoughts/advice?
Thanks!
--Lyos Gemini Norezel
