|
10-20-2008, 11:28 PM
|
#1
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 527
|
ULTIMATE BEHEMOTH
OK gang, we were at the factory on 10/13 and saw the brand new 43 foot triple axle 2 bedroom Mobile Suites with the frameless windows(personally think the windows are FUGLY). Waiting to be shipped to Europe. I posted pictures in the general section of the Suitesowners forum.
__________________
__________________
Happy Trails To You
Tom & Cheryl Brockman S.O.I.T.C. Charter Member
2015 39DBRS3, Truma water heater, 2inch lift, custom paint
2011 RAM Cummins 3500 Dually
|
|
|
10-21-2008, 10:23 AM
|
#2
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Springfield, Il.
Posts: 655
|
Tom
I saw them back when I was there a month or so ago. THey will only be sold in Europe.
__________________
__________________
Ponch
S.O.I.T.C. Central Division
2007.5 3500 HD GMC dually
Mobile Suites 2005 36CK3 #2307 w/ auto levelers/ phase 2
Air Safe Hitch
HD TV in the basement and living room and bedroom
HD MOTO SAT Auto Ant on roof
pressure pro
|
|
|
10-21-2008, 11:21 AM
|
#3
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 2,130
|
Interesting, as the european market deals with smaller rigs due to the size restrictions of the roadway there. I know that there are several RV's in the US that are over 40' in use here.
__________________
Mike Nancy and the fuzzies
Fulltiming since June 2004
Volvo 660 MH tow vehicle
2005 MS 38RL
2007 Saturn Ion "toad"
2010 Gold Wing "piggyback"
|
|
|
10-21-2008, 11:43 AM
|
#4
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Springfield, Il.
Posts: 655
|
Mike
When I was in Goshun earlier I saw 5 toy haulers that were 53ft long!
Sorry I cannot tell you who is making them as we went by to fast. Amazing!
__________________
Ponch
S.O.I.T.C. Central Division
2007.5 3500 HD GMC dually
Mobile Suites 2005 36CK3 #2307 w/ auto levelers/ phase 2
Air Safe Hitch
HD TV in the basement and living room and bedroom
HD MOTO SAT Auto Ant on roof
pressure pro
|
|
|
10-21-2008, 02:48 PM
|
#5
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fergus, Ontario, CANADA
Posts: 1,000
|
I heard when Travel Supreme folded their tents that DRV managed to pick up their European dealer network that routinely serviced the movie industry so maybe the thing is going to sit "on location" somewhere having been pulled there by a short W/B cabover.
__________________
Sandra, Bruce
|
|
|
10-21-2008, 03:10 PM
|
#6
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 527
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Motor31
Interesting, as the european market deals with smaller rigs due to the size restrictions of the roadway there. I know that there are several RV's in the US that are over 40' in use here.
|
That was my thought too. Dont they have little bitty roads over there?
__________________
Happy Trails To You
Tom & Cheryl Brockman S.O.I.T.C. Charter Member
2015 39DBRS3, Truma water heater, 2inch lift, custom paint
2011 RAM Cummins 3500 Dually
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 10:38 AM
|
#7
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 2,130
|
Ponch,
I know that Space Craft makes an RV up to 53' or more. They will build one on a semi trailer frame and add as much storage as you could possibly want. They just want tons of $ to do it however. When we looked at them in 04 they were getting $95k for a bare, no slide 40' rig built on the semi trailer. Too rich for our blood. All very custom though.
__________________
Mike Nancy and the fuzzies
Fulltiming since June 2004
Volvo 660 MH tow vehicle
2005 MS 38RL
2007 Saturn Ion "toad"
2010 Gold Wing "piggyback"
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 12:23 PM
|
#8
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Springfield, Il.
Posts: 655
|
Mike
That may be the outfit that's doing it.
The place was located between Goshun and Howe out in the country.
To rich and way to big for this kid. lol
__________________
Ponch
S.O.I.T.C. Central Division
2007.5 3500 HD GMC dually
Mobile Suites 2005 36CK3 #2307 w/ auto levelers/ phase 2
Air Safe Hitch
HD TV in the basement and living room and bedroom
HD MOTO SAT Auto Ant on roof
pressure pro
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 08:56 PM
|
#9
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Illinois-summer,winter-some where else
Posts: 336
|
frameless windows
Anyone know if the frameless window is theropane or only the regular glass? I am just courious, I am not sure if I like them or not.
__________________
12 Blue Elite #6296 38RS3
08 chevy C3500
09 yel spyder toad
|
|
|
10-23-2008, 05:36 AM
|
#10
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Springfield, Il.
Posts: 655
|
Thermopane
__________________
Ponch
S.O.I.T.C. Central Division
2007.5 3500 HD GMC dually
Mobile Suites 2005 36CK3 #2307 w/ auto levelers/ phase 2
Air Safe Hitch
HD TV in the basement and living room and bedroom
HD MOTO SAT Auto Ant on roof
pressure pro
|
|
|
10-23-2008, 08:03 AM
|
#11
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Weatherford, TX
Posts: 25
|
There's a place between Middlebury and Shipshewana called Forks RV. They make the Venetian Suites 5th wheel.
We were on our way to The Blue Gate for dinner one night, a couple months back and I could not believe what I was seeing when I passed this place on route 20 and saw this huge 5er.
On the way back home, I stopped and snapped some pictures. I paced it off at 56 feet in length. Triple axles, 6 slide-outs. On each side of the 5th Airborne hitch, it had a connector that looked like an air-brake connector.
The front jacks were hand-crank style like on semi-tractors.
Anything like this or any RV over 400 square feet won't ever be shown at most RV shows as they ar typically RVIA sanctioned and the max RV square footage is 400.
Here's a link to my blog post on that rig: http://www.beletti.com/?p=259
Jim
__________________
Jim
|
|
|
10-23-2008, 10:00 AM
|
#12
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 2,130
|
Ponch,
Spacecraft is out in Concordia Missouri and they sell from the factory. Interesting place to visist but way too rich for us.
http://www.spacecraftmfg.com/
__________________
Mike Nancy and the fuzzies
Fulltiming since June 2004
Volvo 660 MH tow vehicle
2005 MS 38RL
2007 Saturn Ion "toad"
2010 Gold Wing "piggyback"
|
|
|
10-23-2008, 10:11 AM
|
#13
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Springfield, Il.
Posts: 655
|
Jim
That's the one I was talking about.
Thanks.
__________________
Ponch
S.O.I.T.C. Central Division
2007.5 3500 HD GMC dually
Mobile Suites 2005 36CK3 #2307 w/ auto levelers/ phase 2
Air Safe Hitch
HD TV in the basement and living room and bedroom
HD MOTO SAT Auto Ant on roof
pressure pro
|
|
|
10-23-2008, 01:51 PM
|
#14
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Welches Oregon
Posts: 523
|
Any floor plans out there?
__________________
Bob and Kate Weigant
Welches Oregon
Elite 2006 36TK3
2007 M2 Freightliner
2005 Wrangler
In a land of the blind, the one eyed guy is king.
|
|
|
10-24-2008, 06:42 AM
|
#15
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 105
|
I looked at Jims blog with the picture and the one photo in the blog shows the GVWR as 21,000#, thats only 1000 more than my ES.
I would think that with the extra footage and all the slides that they would have zero cargo capacity.
Bob
|
|
|
10-24-2008, 09:14 AM
|
#16
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fergus, Ontario, CANADA
Posts: 1,000
|
Does anyone else notice the depth of the cargo doors and that little side compartment door visible further back? That indicates to me that they've used either a commercial narrow frame platform or have used a drop frame of smaller tubing in that area with the large framing in the goose neck area above the cargo area. JMHO, but the fact they've stayed away from the hydraulic and electric legs altogether but have stayed with a much heavier landing gear indicates to me that this is perhaps meant to be set up for months at a time in one location. How many RV'ers would want to perform that hand crank at every stop. The reduction gear box for the legs would usually be mounted to the side of the frame rail so I'm going to "assume" that if you open that cargo door you'd be looking at a stepped up cargo floor about a foot inside that door.
Altogether a very beautiful unit, and carrying capacity aside, at 56 feet and 21,000lbs, needing an MDT or better yet a full HDT to tow it with. The answer would then follow that you would carry your heavier stuff on the truck rather than the trailer. That would also make you very near the 75' max towing length in some areas. My truck at 25' (same length as a Volvo 610 singled) would actually have me very close depending on how much of the bedroom overhang is over the back of the truck. You sure wouldn't want anything hanging off the rear of it to raise a trooper's eyebrows.
__________________
__________________
Sandra, Bruce
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|