Want info on this Kodiak with a Lance 1181

Rear tires are no closer than on this unloaded truck- same model.

There is space up under the fender for suspension travel.



Also these trucks are right about 20,000 GVWR. I don't think they are affected by C of G like our puny 3/4 and 1 tons are.

There are more rigs set up this way:

I don't know if the owner of that camper and truck combination is on this website or not. I have not seen that camper picture posted before.

What I do not like is the distance between the rear tires and the truck body, it is to short and can rub if you bottom out. Also the distance between the center of gravity and rear axle is to short, or the camper center of gravity is to far rearward for my liking. While you are not going to lift the front tires off the ground with such a heavy truck, it would be more stable with the weight a little more forward, and because it looks like a custom truck body, why not make it so that you can get from the cab to the camper? Even being able to pass drinks back and forth would be handy, having the heated air flow into the camper is nice too!

But perhaps they purchased the flatbed truck without the camper, and installed everything to fit the current truck, rather than shorten the flatbed, and make it shorter overall? OR perhaps they wanted to carry a generator or something large in the space under the cabover - just behind the truck's cab?

Anyway it is not my "Ideal" set up, but if it works for them, go for it, it looks safe.

Fred

You're kidding right?

I don't know if the owner of that camper and truck combination is on this website or not. I have not seen that camper picture posted before.

What I do not like is the distance between the rear tires and the truck body, it is to short and can rub if you bottom out. Also the distance between the center of gravity and rear axle is to short, or the camper center of gravity is to far rearward for my liking. While you are not going to lift the front tires off the ground with such a heavy truck, it would be more stable with the weight a little more forward, and because it looks like a custom truck body, why not make it so that you can get from the cab to the camper? Even being able to pass drinks back and forth would be handy, having the heated air flow into the camper is nice too!

But perhaps they purchased the flatbed truck without the camper, and installed everything to fit the current truck, rather than shorten the flatbed, and make it shorter overall? OR perhaps they wanted to carry a generator or something large in the space under the cabover - just behind the truck's cab?

Anyway it is not my "Ideal" set up, but if it works for them, go for it, it looks safe.

Fred.

WHAT?????

That truck is dangerously overloaded- it shouldn't be carrying anything more than an 8' pop-up. :E

Weight police must be sleeping off a tryptophan hangover. :B