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Old 09-07-2008, 10:17 PM   #1
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Airstream + Peterbilt Truck = ...

This is an interesting combination...


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Old 09-07-2008, 10:23 PM   #2
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What do these guys smoke when they are coming up with these things?
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Old 09-07-2008, 10:24 PM   #3
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It's just the effects of long 12 hour days in a truck with diesel fumes.

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Old 09-08-2008, 12:07 AM   #4
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Hi, what else are you supposed to do if you own a Big Rig with nothing to haul and an old Airstream that probably needs axles?
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Old 09-08-2008, 06:01 AM   #5
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Looks factory
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Old 09-08-2008, 07:26 AM   #6
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Sad....what a waste of a good Airstream
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Old 09-08-2008, 07:53 AM   #7
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Now that is different - wonder what gas mileage this rig gets?
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Old 09-08-2008, 08:11 AM   #8
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Really, its wonder... i don't think it gives more mileage.
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Old 09-08-2008, 09:03 AM   #9
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I think that is way kool, told the manager of the marina, where I keep my boat, that if I sold boat, I would still like to keep my slip, and put an AS on a raft/floats, for summer cabin. Airstreams seem to be able to change into something usefull at any stage in life.
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Old 09-08-2008, 11:18 AM   #10
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Boy, that generator really drinks the diesel. 25 hours uses 100 gallons($439)!!!
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Old 09-08-2008, 12:06 PM   #11
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Boy, that generator really drinks the diesel. 25 hours uses 100 gallons($439)!!!
I don't know where this guy came up with that figure. I full-timed in a 40' Monaco Dynasty diesel pusher MoHo for 5 years and had the same Onan Quiet-Diesel 7500 watt diesel gen in the rig. At full blast running continuously, it never sucked down more than 1 gal/hour!!!!
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Old 09-08-2008, 01:53 PM   #12
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Hi, what else are you supposed to do if you own a Big Rig with nothing to haul and an old Airstream that probably needs axles?
Those don't look like stock axles to me!
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Old 09-08-2008, 05:54 PM   #13
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What do these guys smoke when they are coming up with these things?
It's not so much the idea itself that I think is proof of drug use... it's that opening bid that I think sums it up!!
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Old 09-08-2008, 06:45 PM   #14
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granted, the price is too high. I drove a pete very much like that for years.the mpg was 4-5 hauling concrete. this rig might do 5 1/2 mpg because of the lighter load and 13 speed road ranger transmission. all I can say is if you ever drove a peterbuilt ,you would buy one.driving one for years,you get spoiled and if you love airstreams, this is cool, very old school.cudos to this dude!
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