F-650 VS International CV
Toy hauler GVW (gross vehicle weight) 20K (with 3,200 lbs. on 5th wheel) Plus payload of at least 15,900 lbs. In your opinion, which is better truck if you had only this two trucks to c...
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Plan B RV wrote:fj12ryder wrote:
I can see there might be some issues with the clearance of the 5th wheel nose and the generator.
And since no one else is asking, I will: What are you planning to do with this setup? Especially 650 lbs. of generator?
Generator is Onan 7000 watt diesel. It's 24 inches wide. So the plan is to install it long ways behind water tank. That will give over 2 feet of clearance for trailer to swing in over chassis. I'm not sure if that's enough. Generator is very economical (at 3500 watt eats 0.5 gallons) and since it wet cooled diesel should last 20000 hours. That's about 7 years of continuous use.
The rig is for boon-docking, my family refuses to conserve water. So sounds like we might have about 600 gallons for 4 people. Hope to last 2 weeks as per BLM 14 day stay rule.
While I've been following this cool "project" planning, I have to ask a couple questions.
You're going to drop an obscene amount of money into this rig to go boondocking with your family who "refuses" to take navy showers?
How "off the grid"can you get with a 60' + long, 30klb + rig on commercial tires?
Not my place to question how others spend their money, because if I won the lottery, you'd see some seriously over the top ____ in my driveway!
But more to consider the roi on a setup like this. And the other practical limitations. Like what do you do with 700 gal of waste water? Pack it in pack it out? It's one thing to dump 20-40 gal if gray water in the weeds next to your campsite. But 600 gal?
Just things to consider. Sounds like your appeasing the wife's need to have a house while camping when you're not even sure if she'll ride in the truck that's going to pull it there!
