Have any of you ever loaded a TC on a truck like this? The compressor of course is coming off. And I will take my torch and remove all the other metal that's welded on top the flatbed and under the back end. Then I will add a few pieces of diamond plate up front and finish the bed out and paint it. Im trying to get Ideas about mounting one of my TC's or some kind of camper somewhere somehow. I think I can just back under it, This truck shouldn't be any wider than a dually. I had thought about mounting a 16 foot TT on it and that would still leave me a 8 foot bed on back? And I would have a ton of storage underneath in all those boxes the PO installed. Then I could have my little car on back behind the camper, and a Ruckus on the front bumper. But I really wanted to use a TC and save all the extra bed for a deck and for carrying things. It has a lot of boxes on both sides under the beds that would be good for a battery bank. I think the compressor weighs #8000 and its not even squatting it, in fact you cant tell its even there. Running it at 60mph I averaged about 13 miles to the gallon from Los Angeles to Oklahoma. The Cummins has 50,000 on it. Its a solid rig I just need Ideas on the camper positioning.

Sorry about the size of pics, I still haven't learned that part yet.

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Will, are you thinking about putting the Avion on that? The problem with the bed and the jacks is that most front jacks have the swing out dually brackets, but the rears do not. If you have access to a very large forklift, you could come under the TC from the side, and then lift and back the truck under. If you build up the bed enough the TC can go over the cab of the Freightliner. This would give you a large area behind, and you could even shorten the bed and frame to keep your overall length down. (Think bobtail) from the looks of it, you would still have plenty of room to park a car behind theTC, even after bobbing the rear. And you would have lots of storage under and around the TC for bigger tanks etc.Good luck! Garry

Thanks Buzz, And yes Garry the Avion, or the Apache. Its just me and the wife and dogs so I don't need a lot of camper. I wish it had a sleeper cab, That we could have access to while driving and a TC behind that. I think it would look cool if I shortened it, But I like all the extra room. When I go to Quartzite or to my place North of Flagstaff I could haul a Sh ton of wood with me. I didn't see a lot of trees out that way and I do most of my cooking outside.

Desertboy....what a great idea! I have absolutely no idea on how to do any of your intentions but I have a few comments. Me being female I would go for space. You could put a nice TT on there. You have loads of storage for grey/blk and fresh tanks. You could have a patio and still room for a vehicle. LOL I could come up with one huge "Honey do List" I can't wait to see what you decide to do and see all of the photos.

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Desertboy
Explorer
Jan 01, 2014
I think what Ill do is add more diamond plate and finish out the bed where the compressor now sits. Then since my TC isn't flat on the bottom and is designed to rest on the side of a truck bed/ I will add more truck boxes on each side of the camper and Bolt them down wedging the camper in place and making it look natural wile adding even more storage. This extra space can be used for a multitude of things including extra water tank, food, clothing, Diesel, Generators, Battery bank, tools, ect.
loulou57
Explorer
Jan 01, 2014
Desertboy....what a great idea!

I have absolutely no idea on how to do any of your intentions but I have a few comments.

Me being female I would go for space. You could put a nice TT on there. You have loads of storage for grey/blk and fresh tanks. You could have a patio and still room for a vehicle. LOL

I could come up with one huge "Honey do List"

I can't wait to see what you decide to do and see all of the photos.
Desertboy
Explorer
Jan 01, 2014

Thanks Buzz, And yes Garry the Avion, or the Apache. Its just me and the wife and dogs so I don't need a lot of camper. I wish it had a sleeper cab, That we could have access to while driving and a TC behind that. I think it would look cool if I shortened it, But I like all the extra room. When I go to Quartzite or to my place North of Flagstaff I could haul a Sh ton of wood with me. I didn't see a lot of trees out that way and I do most of my cooking outside.
garryk6
Explorer
Jan 01, 2014
Will, are you thinking about putting the Avion on that? The problem with the bed and the jacks is that most front jacks have the swing out dually brackets, but the rears do not. If you have access to a very large forklift, you could come under the TC from the side, and then lift and back the truck under. If you build up the bed enough the TC can go over the cab of the Freightliner. This would give you a large area behind, and you could even shorten the bed and frame to keep your overall length down. (Think bobtail) from the looks of it, you would still have plenty of room to park a car behind theTC, even after bobbing the rear. And you would have lots of storage under and around the TC for bigger tanks etc.
Good luck!
Garry
Buzzcut1
Nomad II
Jan 01, 2014
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Desertboy
Explorer
Jan 01, 2014
Sorry about the size of pics, I still haven't learned that part yet.

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