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01-22-2006, 09:01 PM
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I love Airstreams...
Commercial Member
1989 29' Land Yacht
Haines City
, Florida
Join Date: Oct 2004
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How long could an Airstream be....
and still be legal.....45 ft....hitch to rear bumper....could i put 2 soverigns together...weld frame to frame....reskin...floor placement...and build an interior to my specs and be a 45 ft...i would name it the 2007 Airstream XL....xl for extra long....just something that i have been tossing around in my skull cap for the last couple of days....
what are some things to consider....electric hitch...self-leveling jacks (hydra)...cross frames ....a third axel....
feel free to jump in and let me know where i am going wrong...there must be some weight to steel frame ratio or something about ribs....that i am just not catching .....
lee
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01-22-2006, 09:10 PM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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Dr. Frankenstein, paging Dr. Frankenstein...
 I know there is a total rig length, as well as a maximum square foot issue.
Also, since our coaches are designed to flex as they go down the road, eventually you will get to a point where the frame and body flex will be so severe you will be spending more time welding broken frame members and replacing rivets, than you will spend camping.
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01-22-2006, 09:11 PM
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Rivet Master 
2016 25' Flying Cloud
Sunnyvale
, California
Join Date: Jul 2003
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A little early for April 1st?
Most states limit overall length including tow vehicle to 55' or 60', so a 40' trailer wouldn't work behind long truck... Also forbidden is pulling a trailer behind a trailer (though I 've seen it done...). Turning a corner would likely be impossible using a tow hitch, and weight of Airstreams is approx 3K to 4K pounds per 10 feet of coach, so you'd be in range of 15K+ pounds, stressing truck and triple axle layout...
Other than that, seems reasonable...
John McG
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01-22-2006, 09:37 PM
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Rivet Master 
2006 25' Safari FB SE
St. Cloud
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Been there, seen that...
... on eBay of course. A year or so back somebody tried to sell an "Airstream" that was actually a shell placed on a substantially heavier, longer frame that they'd concocted themselves. This was a heavily reframed unit. Did they extend behind the rear bumper and put a storage box back there? Was there an air conditioner on the tongue? I dunno -- doubt anybody kept a picture. The whole banana wrap symmetry was gone. T'wasn't pretty and I know it got very minimal bidding. We all can't be the 'Iowa Boys', eh?
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01-22-2006, 09:48 PM
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2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Originally Posted by Condoluminum
Most states limit overall length including tow vehicle to 55' or 60', so a 40' trailer wouldn't work behind long truck... Also forbidden is pulling a trailer behind a trailer (though I 've seen it done...). Turning a corner would likely be impossible using a tow hitch, and weight of Airstreams is approx 3K to 4K pounds per 10 feet of coach, so you'd be in range of 15K+ pounds, stressing truck and triple axle layout...
Other than that, seems reasonable...
John McG
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Trailer behind trailer is legal in many states. You see it mostly on the interstate with the 18 wheelers, but it is also legal (and crazy) with other types of trailers. Backing up has got to be a real challange!
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Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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01-23-2006, 05:33 AM
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Rivet Master
1978 31' Sovereign
Texas Airstream Harbor
, Zavalla, in the Deep East Texas Piney Woods on Lake Sam Rayburn
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Considerations
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Originally Posted by leefields
.....45 ft....hitch to rear bumper......weld frame to frame....reskin...floor placement...
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Check out this thread:
http://www.airforums.com/forum...mods-9280.html
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Trailer '78 31' Sovereign
Living Large at an Airstream Park on the Largest Lake Totally Contained in Texas
Texas Airstream Harbor, Inc.
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01-23-2006, 06:18 AM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,766
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Articulated Airstream?
So how 'bout a 325 motorhome and a 32' Excella done as articulated unit ala' articulated bus style?
Roger
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Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
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01-23-2006, 06:32 AM
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Rivet Master
1993 30' Excella
whitewater
, north of cheddar curtain
Join Date: Jun 2003
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april 1st?
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Originally Posted by leefields
i would name it the 2007 Airstream XL....xl for extra long....
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or extreme looniness........ 
norby
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01-23-2006, 01:06 PM
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why make your own......
thor already has a 41+foot model with a slide or two......and only a double axle.....saw another brand last summer that was a triple axle....i think it was 44/45 footer......
cheers
2air'
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