How to LOAD a JEEP on an RVHauler
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- Smart car not your thing? How about Taking a JEEP with you! Gregg and the RVHaulers team show you how it works AND shows you some interesting alternatives!
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Gregg has created this channel to share EVERYTHING about RVHaulers. Gregg has many years experience building and customizing Heavy Duty Trucks (HDTs) into RVHaulers. Explore these videos if you are considering using a large highway tractor to tow your RV 5th wheel trailer or livestock horse trailer.
We live the RVing lifestyle - we have years of RV experience, with RV living. We also have decades of experience pulling large fifth wheel recreational vehicles with HDTs (Heavy Duty Trucks).
These HDTs can be specifically configured to pull your RV, large horse trailer, or race trailer safely and efficiently.
For further information or questions:
Gregg@rvhaulers.ca
877.631.0065
Gregg we spoken this morning and i think this is exactly what i want. Look forward to talking again and getting a build started. Larry
Hi Larry,
I hope we can earn your business and build you the Rvhauler you envision!
Gregg
Gregg what I want and what I could afford right now are not the same thing, lol. I am glad you are doing videos again. Stay safe and healthy.
Thanks Badger for your continued interest and support of my channel. You stay well too!
Ggg
As you know, we had our truck lengthened locally and a box added to carry our 4-Door Jeep Wrangler on a 2015 Volvo VNL730. When the Jeep is unloaded, the box can be used as a dormitory for grandkids and a workshop or workout area during inclement weather. We even used it as our kitchen during our three-week stay in Quartzsite this year as we didn't have a RV trailer. And of course, the truck is much longer (still tandem). It's 40 feet deer-guard/bumper to rear-ramp and 282" wheelbase. Thankfully, Volvo trucks have a 55 degree wheel cut that makes the length not as much an issue as it could be. A bonus that we haven't availed ourselves of (yet) is the box can serve as a mounting place for many solar panels. The link herein is to a CZcams video Jim Stockman of Suite Travels did on last June's West Coast HDT Rally that featured a tour of our truck: czcams.com/video/_L9qvY4BmtE/video.html Fast forward to 14.30 minutes into the video where the interview with me begins.
Most anything is possible if you want to do it. Using experienced and expert engineering and a good shop should bring a good idea to fruition.
Hello Marty and thanks for your continued support of my channel. Great information and thanks for sharing!
Gregg
Earlier today I watched his video comparing 4 hauler lengths, decked/deckless/etc. And I left a comment that if I ever go HDT RVing, it will probably be as a straight truck, enclosed, using the roof for solar, and the inside much as you did. I also said I'd add some side openings, either like a beverage truck (rollup side sections) or flip-up sides to extend the size of solar when parked. Could screen the sides when open like that, too. Pulling a huge trailer just isn't as appealing to me as basically making it a car-hauling, toy-hauling truck/RV with a lot of space once the car is driven off.
Greg, I asked you to do a video showing a Jeep hauler a few months back and you responded. "Great, now I've got an excuse to buy a Jeep" I can see from the comments that I probably wasn't alone in asking for it. I will be calling sometime in the future. Thanks for showing this awesome video
Seeee?? I really do listen!
My personal cell phone number is on my website - and I am ready for your call. www.rvhaulers.ca
Thanks, Gregg
If you never pulled a fifth wheel with a HDT you have never lived. Greg is the man.
Hi Dan! Thanks for your wonderful vote of confidence!
Ggg
Thanks Gregg. Great job. Exactly what I was looking for. The thing about having a Jeep is it can be your toy and ride instead of a Side by side taking up room in a toy Hauler which allows for a larger living 5th wheel.
Hi Dirk. I completely agree - by putting the toys on the RVHauler we maximize the living space in the 5th wheel, and we also keep our costs down! We have more slides, more windows, more elbow room to live and relax. The toy haulers are a bit more expensive too.
Great points Dirk, and thanks for your excellent comment.
Gregg
I love these high quality builds!
Howdy Van Isle, Boy you sure use some nice words! "High Quality Build". I am blushing.
Thanks so much for the kind words, and taking the time to comment.
Ggg
Gregg
Very nice work you all do
I absolutely want one of these!
Hey Gregory! I have been watching my phone but it hasn't rung yet. Call me!
Ggg
I hear they are going to redesign the Ecosport. I at first ignored it because the 6-spd transmission would not go into flat-four dinghy towing mode, but Gregg you have managed to work around that issue in a very ingenious way. We enjoy jeep travel, but the discomfort issue is very real and for the most part, we just enjoy USFS roads that are very inevitable with an Ecosport type vehicle. If you give me a knobby tire option I think I can make it work. If I was very paranoid about length, no moose bumper, no drom box, and a Volvo 670 size chassis would certainly make this plan even better. Now to calculate the size of 5W needed to stay under 65 feet. Our biggest FW has been 35' in the past so we have no need for a 53' monster even though we enjoy those videos too, LOL.
Please do a vid on pro's and cons tandem v singles. Great vid John
Hi John,
That is an excellent recommendation! I will add that to the schedule in the next while.
Thanks for watching my videos.
Gregg
Gregg you do such fantastic work on these videos! And of course the beds!!
Hello Craig, I am glad you find the videos interesting. It is always nice to get feedback from folks that are watching.
Question - is there anything you want to see in addition to what was in this video?
Thanks, Gregg
I love this truck!! Thanks for the video.
Hey Canadian Twig! Nice to hear from you, and I'm happy you like the looks of this RVHauler.
Thanks, Ggg
Good work
Loading and unloading those vehicles reminds me of my old car hauling days 😆
Hey Jake! I have watched you guys loading and off loading - the pros are WAAAAAY faster than me!
Thanks for watching, Ggg
Yaaaay!! What about lemgth and loading a 1996 Jeep cherokee 4 door on 7.5 lift on 35s? I will be towing a 45 ft triple axle toy hauler.
Hello there!
Yes, we can accommodate a 4 door Cherokee. Done!
Gregg
Love to see the Jeep haulers. Would it be possible to fit a motorcycle lift where the box goes and a two door jeep behind?
Hello there!
Yup, we can do that!
Gregg
Thanks for your great video please keep them coming so some of us that can’t convince our wife’s to let us get one will be able to keep Dreaming 😴 Kevin 💙💙💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hi Kevin,
I asked for recommendations - and you said "make more videos". Deal - will do!
Ggg
Wow … this looks amazing!
Do you have a picture with the RV attached?
Hello Diana,
I have some pictures I can email you yes! Email me at gregg@rvhaulers.ca and I can send you some samples that help with the visualization.
Gregg
I recently saw a video with an RV hauler that had a grey/black tank built into the left rear corner (60 gal I believe) and a fresh water tank built in the gap between the frame rails. Don’t recall the size. The idea is to pump the grey/black tanks from the RV into this Hauler tank for transport to a dump site. And, to have additional fresh water if boon-docking. Electric pumps and dumps would have to be arranged for both.
Hello Max,
Yup, we can do that! Yup, we HAVE DONE that!
Gregg
Your content is so much fun to watch!
Hiya Mike! Thanks for taking the time to comment, and I am glad to hear you find the content fun to watch.
Anything in particular you would you like to see more of?
Thanks, Ggg RVHaulers
@@rvhaulers well I don’t want to be needy but I enjoyed a lot of your earlier content that showcased the work that went into the conversions. 👍🏻
Love your trucks
Hi Pedro! Thank you for watching my video, and thanks so much for taking the time to share a comment! I am glad you love our RVHaulers! We do too!
Gregg
On your website you say it’s a standard license what do you mean by a standard license do you need a clase license
Hello Pedro. All our RVHaulers are titled as motorhomes. They are NOT commercial trucks. You do not require a commercial class of license. You need the same license as you would need to operate a diesel pusher motorhome. Sometimes you have to take an air brake course depending on your home state or province.
Great question - Thanks! Gregg
Thank you for the information
I would love to see you make a bed long enough but still legal enough to take the new gladiator
Hi Stephen,
How about we make a deal? I'll make you the RVHauler, and I will then have a business reason to buy a Gladiator for myself. I need a reason. Can you help me out?
Ggg
Another great video Gregg!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for your continued support an interest!
Gregg
Watched a couple of your long videos today, and the time flies by. Very informative, and it's clear who I'll recommend if anyone I know is ever considering going this route.
Hello hello!
You are one tough cookie! Watching those crazy long videos! And you still had the strength to type a comment after all that effort.
Thank you for watching!
Gregg
No idea this was going on really in Calgary. Good job.
Hi Toby,
Are you nearby? We always like visitors!
Gregg
Love your work I have a 430 Volvo I use to hall my 48 foot I will be calling you
Hi Alex, I keep my phone handy ready for your call! All my contact information is down below in the description, and you can also find information on our website at
www.rvhaulers.ca/inventory/
Thanks, Gregg
Apparently, we need to have some custom work done for our Thoroughbred business by Gregg and the new at RVHaulers.
Hello and thanks for your continued support of my videos! Yup, we love doing custom work!
Gregg
I only recently found your channel, and I'm amazed at what you can do with these trucks. I'm still in the daydreaming phase, but hypothetically could you create a bed long enough for a 16.5 ft sports car and a motorcycle in front of it. Cab size would not necessarily need to be a sleeper, but second row seating would be nice. The potential rv would be the DRV mobile suites Houston 44. 24000 grvw. the sports car is 3800, and the motorcycle is just under 500. Thanks for the videos, they are very interesting and idea inspiring.
Hello There!
Absolutely YES, we can make the bed a bit longer for you to accommodate both those units, and still safely tow your Houston DRV.
Keep the great questions coming!
Thanks, Ggg RVHaulers
Omg I love this.
I've been watching your channel now for a few weeks and have learnt a ton. I'm in the UK, but considering retiring in the US. I am curious as to why people would need such a big sleeper cab if the intent for the hauler is to, haul an RV? When it's time to park up for the night before reaching ones final destination, why not just sleep in the RV? Is it possible to have a tractor, with the smallest sleeper, carry a car like the jeep and still have a 53' RV like a Spacecraft and still be at the 65' limit? Cheers.
Hello Hello!
Thanks for the great question.
There are two primary reasons we have the sleepers.
1. It allows us to title and register these RVHaulers as motorhomes. They are no longer commercial working trucks, and we have far less expensive insurance, and operating costs.
2. Many of my clients appreciate that the RVHauler is a mini motorhome itself! Yes, they setup their 5th wheel RV in a new 'home-base" location, and then will sometimes take the RVHauler on day or multi-day trips from that location.
Regarding length - we cannot meet your length wishes.
Let's put together just two measurements to see our challenge. 53 foot Spacecraft plus a 14.5 foot Jeep is already 67 feet. We haven't yet added the RVHauler hood and seating area length, nor the hitch space. If you want a long RV, you will be well over 65 feet long.
Keep the great questions coming!
Gregg
Thanks Gregg. Yes makes sense. So if I want a 53’ RV with a motorhome registered RV hauler, I’d need a sleeper, and if I want a car too, the car would basically need to go inside the RV. I’ve seen Spacecraft make one like that. Great channel.
Small clarification - there is no need to put the car in the RV. Instead let us build a bed behind the sleeper, and allow you to maximize your living space in the RV. Instead of losing the full length slides, and creating that garage, make that WHOLE space living space to enjoy. Toys on the RVHauler! 99% of your time is spent living, in the RV. (not travelling from one place to another). Maximize your living space.
Just a thought, Gregg
We are considering becoming permanent HDT 5th Wheel RV Residents. I'd like the bed long enough for jeep or Mazda and two axiles. Also trying to find a 5th wheel w I th three axiles with disc brakes
Hello Folks, yes we can do that! Three axles with discs are pretty common. I think you have a good plan! If I can help, just call.
Thanks for watching my video! Gregg
Cool ! Wow! I don't tell... I know
I love it when comments have words like "COOL" and "WOW." Keep those kind of comments coming!
Thanks, Ggg
4 door jeep with drom box, double axle
I have an odd question what is the roof height of the eco sport when loaded on the deck. I’d also like to know what people are putting in all this outside storage
Hi Adam,
Some numbers for you - the height of the deck / bed surface is 51" above ground. Then, we add the overall height of the Eco Sport which is 65.1 inches. The total height is 51+65.1 = 116.1 inches.
Regarding the outside storage: We find that most of our clients like to put the HEAVY HEAVY contents that they might carry in their 5th wheel into these storage boxes. They are powder-coated steel, and can accommodate the weight, and the contents can bang around a bit and not do damage. Plus the RVHauler can take the weight! Quite a few of my clients are full-timing Rvers (they have sold their sticks-and-bricks) and travel full-time with all their worldly-possessions.
Gregg
Where is the Honda side by side Gregg? Great job!
Hi Marky,
Ron has the Honda at his house. He uses it all the time, and didn't want it here while we were building the bed for him.
Darn, that would have been fun to demo!
Ggg
Gregg I notice some RV hauler beds are higher than others and it seems the ramps are steeper to load Smart Cars etc .. THIS RED VOLVO for Ron looks lower that’s what I like .. So the question is how you make them lower can you explain or show .. Thanks
You are a big help to me on what I need and want
Hi EAGLE EYE Jack!
Yes we did build this bed a bit lower. We were able to do so because we put the ramp storage UNDER the frame instead of storing them on-top of the frame. Honestly, with our arched ramps, those couple inches aren't a big factor.
Here is the magic number you are looking for - try to keep your bed height at 51 inches or lower above ground. Smarties still load without rubbing, and all the others loading from the back are happy too.
Keep the great questions coming Jack.
Ggg
We have 2 parrots who we will want to travel with us. Can you equip the interior of the truck with bird cages?
I'm going to load a PT cruiser on the RV hauler truck to ok Gregg
What about a Geo Tracker/Suzuki Samuri? Are they narrow enough?
We can do that! Yes they will fit lengthwise just like the Jeep you see here.
Gregg
what about a day cab rv hauler? it might increase maneuverability and decrease length
Ahhh, now you are thinking Tyler! Interesting fact - as a licensed dealership YES I CAN actually title a day cab as a motorhome (even without all the fridge, microwave, sleeping system, shore power etc). When a day-cab leaves my dealership, every unit is titled as a motorhome from day one. The title doesn't say "truck" anywhere. It even says "passenger use".
Soooooo, when you get the rig home, you have just purchased an out-of-state or out-of-province motorhome. You aren't having to change it from a commercial truck title to a motorhome yourself. I did it for you. Makes it quite a bit simpler when you get it home.
YES - it will be around 6-8 feet shorter (depending on the sleeper you were comparing too initially).
Gregg
Hi Greg, I have a 35' bumper pull with a hensley hitch. I would like to set up an HDT with a dovetail and fold down ramps to accommodate a jeep. Is this a bad idea?
Hello and thanks for the interesting question. Yes, we can do that. Want to see it live? Here is video that shows you how we can load a Jeep and what a dovetail would look like.
czcams.com/video/Ur2dKlCzllQ/video.html
Thanks, Gregg
Good video 😃 can you legally sell truck in California or the US since your business is in Canada 🤔
Hello Stephen, YES over 92% of our sales over the past 12 years have been to our US clients. There are NO duties or taxes at the border when these trucks head south. They are all originally manufactured in the USA, and all meet US EPA and safety standards.
Also note that when our RVHaulers leave our dealership, they are already titled as MOTORHOMES. You purchasing an out-of-state motorhome.
This is no longer a commercial truck! The title reads motorhome everywhere, and also states "passenger use".
One note: California is the one state which is now a challenge to title an RVHauler. We have heard of folks recently having success, but there are some rules in California which are not condusve.
Thanks for the great question, and thanks for watching my video!
Gregg
Great video 👍👍👍 How Long is this HDT??
Hello Torben,
It is 36 feet long. 11 meters. Thanks for the question!
Gregg
Do what you normally do to the cab ok Gregg
Awesome video. I race you Utvs do you think we can build one to load two UTVs up plus pull a fifth wheel?
Hi Josh, Yes, we can do that! For sure!
Keep the questions coming any time.
Gregg
is there a age limit on the rigs? what about med duty trucks?
Is the truck in this video singled “long” due to the longer cab and the extra length of the bed ? The axle looks to be in a great position for this build. Enjoyed the video,
Hello and thanks so much for the excellent question.
Good eye!
Actually this particular RVHauler isn't quite all the way "LONG". Ie in the original axle position. This rear axle was moved exactly 8 inches forward to give us the ideal blend and combination of proper weight distribution on the forward and rear axles, ideal storage, and maneuverability.
I think after all the engineering and agonizing over the little details, we also created a visually balanced axle placement as well. When the Jeep (or Honda ATV) is up there, it looks good too!
I am glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks for taking the time to share your great question, Gregg
If I ever wanted a custom hauler, would I need to supply you with the truck, or could you find me a truck? I really do not like the fact that there are too many trucks out there with so many issues due to all the emissions crap they put on these trucks; it’s hard to determine which, out of many brands, are the most reliable. I know these semi trucks are built for mileage, but i found that reliability is my biggest concern.
Hello Richard,
I am always happy to source candidate Rvhaulers for my clients.
Gregg
Do you have info on the ramps?
Hello Eric,
We manufacture the ramps ourselves to our engineering.
Gregg
When I built my bed I was told in no uncertain terms that having the hitch pin more than 5 feet behind the center of the rear axle would cause sway in the trailer.
I’m this video your hitch is clearly a good 7-9 feet behind that rear axle. Can you speak to this concern, and why you are not worried with this build?
Thank you very much!
Hello Chap. Thanks so much for the excellent question. Engineers confirmation and consultation, along with first-hand experience have shown us that there is no sway. The RVHauler weighs in the range of 25,000lbs. The RVHauler is stable, and doesn't introduce any trailer movement. Nor can the trailer affect the RVHauler! The tail can't wag the dog.
Keep the great questions coming, Gregg
Can you make the sleeper smaller
Hello, and thanks for the question.
Yes, we have options to go with much smaller sleepers OR no sleeper at all! When it has no sleeper - it is called a day-cab. As a dealership, I can even title a day-cab as a motorhome to keep the registration and insurance costs down considerably.
Thanks, Gregg
Simple question, go a hauler for a smart car be built for under 60k? Truck and fab.
Howdy Bookie,
I am challenged to make you budget come to life - sorry. A quality candidate rig that is safe, reliable, has longevity and still has performance capabilities is going to use up a fair bit of your budget on its own.
Then, we have to convert it, and customize it. If you would like a more detailed breakdown of pricing, you are always welcome to give me a call personally.
Also, if you want, you can see some sample pricing at our website here of some past builds. It gives you a good idea of the range of pricing possible.
www.rvhaulers.ca/inventory/
Gregg
need roll up door on the drom box so you don't have to pull the vehicle off to get to your stuff.
We can do that for you.
Gregg
Can I get a link to the ramps?
I'll get that posted in the next bit. This actual hands-on-work-stuff gets in the way of editing and posting videos. I promise I'll get that out soon. Sorry to be teasing!
Gregg
4 door jeep?
Greg, why not stretch the truck Frame rather than adding all the length behind the axel ?
Hi Anchored in Muscle! When we move that axle back any more, and then place a Jeep on the bed, most of the Jeep weight gets transferred to the front axle. It overloads the front axle capacity and the tire capacity. We have to carefully place the rear axle under the load (in this case the Jeep) so that we stay within safe engineering specifications.
Also, when we have the rear axle alllllll the way back towards the tail, the RVHauler isn't all that nimble with that long wheelbase. We want to stay reasonably maneuverable and completely safe in our design.
Thanks for the great question, Gregg
truck camper 6 - 8000 lbs can you work around that ?
Yup, I have it all worked out. Even have the loading unloading all worked out. Give me a call and I can share more.
Gregg
Hi cregg will you respond with the best way to contact you on a build thank you hope to here from you soon
Hello Landon,
We have all our contact information either in the description of the video, or on our website at
www.rvhaulers.ca/
Thanks, Gregg
Very nice. But it's a jeep, it's used to being lifted up and towed away. That's why they give you those big hooks
Hi Kevin! Hey! That is our own (new to us) Jeep. My wife and I are looking forward to taking that along on our own RVHauler excursions and adventures this summer. You make a good point. I should take a winch along so I can pull it up on the bed (like my own tow-truck recovery) when I break something on the Jeep.
Thanks for helping me plan ahead! Ggg
When the Jeep is not on the Bed but you have the 5th wheel attached is there a risk of shifting too much weight off of the front truck suspension?
Hi Jim. Thanks for taking the time to share your excellent question!
I have some real-life weights to share with you. For testing, I connected my own personal 5th wheel RV which has a downward pin box weight of 6000 lbs on the back of this RVHauler It off-loaded a grand total of 730 lbs off of the front axle. The front axle normally has 10,925 lbs pushing down! I reduced the front load to 10,195 lbs. Those front tires aren't off loaded much at all. There is still 5 tons pressing downward on the front axle. The front axle is rated to support up to 12,500 lbs.
You may notice in the video the weight of the Jeep is mostly centered over the REAR axle, not on the front axle. Of course the front end of the Jeep is heavier by a few hundred pounds. Again, I tested each scenario (Jeep on and Jeep off). When the Jeep was off, with the 5th wheel trailer attached, we reduced the front axle weight by 475 lbs.
In these two loading options, we reduced the front axle load by 4% to a max of 6%.
I hope that makes sense.
Thanks, Gregg
@@rvhaulers thanks for the reply Gregg. I assume those weight differences wouldn’t affect the trucks steering or handling?
Are you selling trucks as well and can you put a motorcycle and smart car on The bed plus pull toy hauler so a person can load side× side in toy hauler guess I'm trying to take all my toy going full time in a little over a year an would like to take Dresser and side-by-side Plus a vehicle to get around in Just happened to run across your channel Very interested
Hi Ronald,
Yes, we just finished exactly that build! If you are interested in seeing that config, check out this video!
In this video link below we show a smart car, PLUS an ATV! Replace the ATV with your motorcycle.
czcams.com/video/VTj22ziFcFo/video.html
Thanks for the question, Gregg
EXCEPT THEY DON'T COME WITH A SLEEPER I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT CONVERTING A CONCRETE TRUCK BECAUSE I THINK THEY ARE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SO WHERE YOU SHOWED HOW TAG AXLE ENDS UP SPINNING ITS WHEELS SO I USED TO DRIVE A TWIN SCREW AND ALL I HAD TO DO IS PUSH A LITTLE BUTTON IN AND BOTH SETS OF REAR WHEELS LOCKED 🔒 ON TO THE GROUND BUT MY DISCERN ABOUT THE TRUCKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IS MOST OF THEM DO NOT HAVE MUCH POWER MOST HAVE ABOUT 250 300 HORSE AND I LIKE AS MUCH HORSEPOWER AS I CAN GET THERE ARE A FEW OUT THERE THAT HAVE 425 BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH EVEN FOR ME BECAUSE I KNOW THE MORE HORSEPOWER THE LESS I HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT INTO THE THROTTLE UNLESS I HAVE TO DROP INTO A LOWER GEAR AND BURN MORE FUEL TO GET UP A HILL SO TO ME THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH HORSEPOWER BUT ALSO MY IDEA OF TOYS BESIDES HAULING MY F250 IS A COMPLETE HOME MACHINE SHOP WITH A REALLY BIG LATH AND A COUPLE OF MILLING MACHINES AND MAYBE A SHAPER PLUS ALL THE OTHER TOYS THAT EVERYBODY ELSE LIKES . DAVID ADAM GRENIS ( D . A . G . ). BOULDER COLORADO USA. OH HOW ABOUT A WINCH AND A FOLD DOWN A FRAME TO RECOVER FINDS AND FRIENDS WITH ..
It is always great to take the important tools along with you. I can picture your mobile work-shop. Great idea. That can certainly be created for you.
Ggg
Does backing up vehicles with engine hood help shorten overall length?
Hello Dan. I don't quite understand your question. Do you mean loading it up and strapping it down at an angle? Instead of on a flat-deck surface?
I have personally seen a number of these, and noted designs, and how they are used.
Note that you will need to setup and take-down a few hundred pounds of supports and ramps at each load and unload. I know a couple that load a Suzuki in exactly the manner you have described. They are quite practiced, and take approximately 1.0 hour in total to load. The unload is 35 minutes. Perhaps you (or others) are faster.
There is quite a structure that needs to be engineered. The structure of winch, ramps and supports has to be quite substantial, so the weights are quite high.
I would also note that the length “savings” is not that much. I am going to use the numbers of a shorter Jeep. It saves us a few inches. Loading a 118” long vehicle at 43 degrees results in a deck “used” space of 87”. Let's do some math, and meet my friend Pythagoras who first wrote this equation. We shorten our load length by 31”. To load a 12 foot long vehicle into a 6 foot long space (what the Smartie occupies) you almost have to load the 12 foot vehicle close to vertical. We can also run out of height pretty quick as the max overall vehicle height is 13 feet 6 inches. I have 7 feet of vertical height to work with between the deck height and the 13'6" height.
That is why some folks lean towards the Smart Car. In this situation, the overall rig is shorter by 5 feet . Plus, we can load and unload in a fraction of the time even when the 5th wheel is still attached. Additionally, we have a shorter bed and simpler bed, lowering our costs quite a bit. BUT not everyone is excited with the Smart Car idea!!! Of course, the Smart car only has two seats, and is NOT alot of fun to drive off-road like a Jeep or Mini Cooper.
I would have some other ideas to pass by you.
The cost of adding the angled system would be somewhat expensive. My last estimate was it added $20,000 to the RVHauler build price. BUT, there are some other ideas.
Flat-load the Mini Cooper, Fiat or Jeep on a flat-deck. Save those "angled system" costs.
OR, just accept that we are going to be a generally long rig, and accept it, and load your Mini, and have fun! Make it a system that takes 7 minutes to off load your Mini, not 35 minutes.
I hope I am helping with some ideas, and I hope I have helped answer your questions. Keep the questions coming!
Gregg
@@rvhaulers just did not know if there was any overhang of the nose of the trailer that could overhang the hood of a vehicle. I certainly understand expense of angled systems. As you have stated before production of SmartCar is no more.
What is the price tag?
Hi There,
I have up to the minute pricing visible on our website (and all the other current inventory). Here is a link:
www.rvhaulers.ca/inventory/
Plus, you can see some of the pricing of our past builds to compare.
Thanks, Gregg
Yep...sure would like to see a jeep loaded! AAAAND THEN DELIVERED (JEEP AND HDT TO MY HOUSE)!😏🤭🤭🤭 And my name is Ron!😲 Who'd a thought 🤘🇺🇸🍺
Hiya Ron! You mean my psychic long distance mind reading capabilities finally kicked in after all these years? I got it right???? Awesome, let me try this out here at home. BRB.
... ... ...
Nope, musta just been a lucky fluke. Doesn't work. Darn.
Ggg
Real exhaust looks better than the weed burner.
The exhaust stack makes it a bit more "truck" and a bit less "motorhome".
Ggg
Can you convert my diesel to electric?
Hello Clarence, Sorry no, we don't convert to electric. Thanks for watching my video!
Gregg
I would like to here your voice moore
Oh my gosh. I have never had anyone say that before! You can't be serious. But, thanks for watching and commenting!
Smiling Gregg
25 foot suburban& a 53 foot rv?
Brian, I really like how you roll. Yup I'll build that for you!
Ggg
Instead of a sleeper can you make a crew cab
Hi Jerome. Sadly I can't modify those sleepers to make a crew cab. Sorry. Everything we do here at RVHaulers conforms to DOT approved safety and standards. When I cut into the ROPS (roll over protection system) built into these sleepers to put in doors, I will compromise the safety structural integrity of the sleeper. DOT and my own safety concerns won't let me do that. But thanks for the question!
Gregg
Here in a 2 month or so I would want you to do what you want to do with the cab and put a canbed on the RV hauler ok Gregg
Ok!
Ggg