Thought I would post some pictures. Rick Olson, owner of Comfort Ride Hitch is also a master fabricator. The photos below are of his Volvo that he is building. He tows a 41' Momemtum toy hauler, about 21k lbs. the truck is being set up to carry a new Jeep Renegade on the deck. If you look, the hitch is in the very back of the bed. Bed is designed so the last 5' is double hinged and drops down hydraulically to facilitate the ramp and loading the Jeep. It is locked with a dump truck tailgate air lock mechanism.

To me, the remarkable part is that 2 weeks ago at Hershey he showed me pictures of just the frame extended- hadn't even started on th box and was still working out where he wanted everything.

Overall length with the coach on is 74'. I want one .........

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The back 5' of the bed is on a double hinge and lowers hydraulically to allow the ramps to be put on and drive the Jeep on and off.

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Well ........ he has less $$$ inthis whole setup than a new F450 and a whole lot more capability. You don't have to go this long with one, you can always single it, put a Smart car on sideways and not be any longer overall than any of us pulling with a crew cab.

Ride in one of these is unbelievable. More power and torque than you know what to do with, all the creature comforts including separate AC and heat for the back, inverter, microwave, on board water, etc. and a towing range of 3400-3600 miles without refueling.

Bottom line, if there is a way I can swing it in a year or two - I'll be building one also.

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The CAT Scale ticket when finished will tell for sure, but weight per axle has already been discussed. Will be much less than a tag axle DP Motorhome.

This is not built to be a "get into any campground" rig. They travel in excess of 30k miles per year for the shows and Rallys. The idea behind this is to have a rig where weight carrying is not really a concern and also to have a "run around" vehicle once setup. Typically, the camping at most shows is dry and site size is not an issue. Otherwise, you look for campgrounds that are "big rig friendly". There are a lot of them as quite a few big DP also tow a trailer.

Nice rig that gives me a few more ideas for what I can do with my big truck.