Jack Mayer Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Well, since nobody guessed who my neighbor is in Summerdale here is the photo album introduction. There were no winners in the "contest". The un-won prize was to be a WiFiRanger router. Here is a 100+ photo album of the super nice setup of Ken and Cindy Leavelle. They pronounce the last name as Level...I'd use the French version, myself, after living in Quebec for years. You will be blown away by the pictures....the trailer is very nice - on par with ours. The truck is VERY nice - Gregg built them a super hauler. But the motorcycle is incredible. And I mean really FABULOUS. My pictures do not do it justice at ALL. LINK Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclord2002 Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Ken and Cindy, welcome to the HDT forum. What an incredible rig you have......it is beyond awsome. I hope you have many years and miles of enjoyment with it. Would love to see you at the ECR in Crossville, TN in April if you can make it. Happy trails, Charlie P.S.-Jack, thanks for the fabulous photos of this exceptional rig..... Don't ever tell a soldier that he doesn't understand the cost of war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Jack......great photo's of the new CC. WOW! That is a very beautiful setup. Also, welcome Ken and Cindy hope we can meet up one day down the road. Rick & Carey,Excel W41GKE Wild Cargo Toyhauler Volvo 730, D13, I-shift, 500/1850Brabus Smart Car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblr Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Welcome and WOW!!!!!!!! Beautiful set up. 2017 River Stone Legacy 38MB 2001 T2000 Kenworth 2009 Smart Passion ET Junior hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Beautiful rig! Jim's Adventures Old Spacecraft.... Who knows whats next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis M Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Fabulous! How long is that when all hooked up? Dennis & NancyTucson, AZ in winter, on the road in summer.1999 Volvo 610 "Bud" 425 HP Volvo, Super 10 spd.2005 Mountain Aire 35 BLKS2013 smart fortwo CityFlame riding on Bud(Replaced '05 smart first loaded in '06 and '11 smart that gave it's life to save me!)Our Travel Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Fabulous! How long is that when all hooked up? I don't know, but more than 65'. And it will be even longer with the hauler body designed for both a smart OR the bike/trailer. My truck is 30' and this setup will be a minimum of 18" longer on the truck body. Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Since there is an unclaimed prize.....I'll guess 75' 2". Rick & Carey,Excel W41GKE Wild Cargo Toyhauler Volvo 730, D13, I-shift, 500/1850Brabus Smart Car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Since there is an unclaimed prize.....I'll guess 75' 2". There is no prize for length, Rick But if I see you this summer we can have a "discussion". I want to see that finished bed in action.... Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Does the CC have 8K axles with disk brakes/solar/inverter/ how many batteries? You missed some of the good stuff. Rick & Carey,Excel W41GKE Wild Cargo Toyhauler Volvo 730, D13, I-shift, 500/1850Brabus Smart Car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncohauler Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Wow absolutely beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lappir Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Good looking rig. Lot's of things I really liked. Rod White 2000/2010Volvo VNL 770 with 7' Drom box with opposing doors, JOST slider hitch. 600 HP Cummins Signature 18 Speed three pedal auto shift. 1999 Isuzu VehiCross retired to a sticks and bricks garage. Brought out of storage the summer of 2022 2022 Jeep Wrangler Sport S Two door hard top. 2007 Honda GL 1800 2013 Space Craft Mfg S420 Custom built Toyhauler The Gold Volvo is still running and being emptied in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dascom Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Ken & Cindy: Welcome to forum group. Head turning setup, hard to think what more one could ask for. May your travels be both fun and safe. Dave & Jenney Yamaha V-Star2007 Kenworth T2000 tandem aircutterThermoKing TriPack2003 Holiday Rambler 36' Presidentialshort trips-88 Allegro on Astro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Does the CC have 8K axles with disk brakes/solar/inverter/ how many batteries? You missed some of the good stuff. Mor/Ryde IS, Dexter disc brakes, 9K axles. I'll put the rest of the infrastructure on the pictures today sometime. Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenL Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thanks everyone for your warm comments and remarks regarding our newly built rig, but more important THANK YOU for the information and insights we gained from this site over the years we have been lurking here. Many of the things we incorporated into our truck and coach came directly from this forum and we found it to be very helpful in the selection of the truck from Gregg Shields from RV Haulers and selection of the trailer from Forks RV. After selling our house and possessions, we started our full time adventure in our coach on Jan 17th pulling out of Forks RV parking lot in 0 degree weather. On that same day I retired from working in the insurance industry for 35 years and we headed south. As you all know meeting up with Jack and Danielle has been a wonderful surprise and a great learning experience for us. We have gained so much knowledge and enjoyed their company this week very much. We are new to camping, neither of us had camped since we were teenagers and neither of us had driven an a HDT truck so our learning curve the first couple of weeks has been pretty steep. Jack and Gregg can attest to that. Until now our travels for many years has been on our motorcycles. We averaged 20000 miles a year on mine and 10000 miles a year on Cindy's for many years. We got tired of the carrying in suit cases every night which is how we started looking at rigs. As Jack has said it is a 46' Continental Coach pulled by a 2009 Volvo 780. The coach sits on 3 - 9000# axles and currently the total length of truck and trailer is 73' not counting the hydralift. We learned about RV Haulers from this site and we agree with all the others, working with Gregg before and after the purchase has been a pleasure. He is the best communicator over the internet we have ever experienced, he is an honest business person and keenly knowledgeable in his profession. It is a pleasure working with him and we feel he provided us a quality product and found a truck exactly to what we were looking for. We are very pleased we picked Forks RV to build our coach. We started talking to them almost three years ago, and worked with Jay Troyer and the entire staff in the design and build for over a year. They were very easy to work with, listened to our wants and needs, and built us the coach we wanted. We hope to meet all of you in our travels Ken and Cindy 2009 Volvo 780 with Herrin Hauler Bed 2015 Continental Coach 2017 Smart Car Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERO Maker Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Ken and Cindy, Welcome to forum and what a great looking setup you have! You can certainly be proud of that. Was wondering what your pin weight would be, but because of the truck you have, that won't be a problem. But how heavy is it? Rocky & Sheri Rhoades '01 Volvo 770 2016 DRV Mobile Suites, HoustonHERO Makers Ministry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barncats Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Wow!!! Absolutely amazing! Congratulations and welcome to the Dark Side Mike 2000 W900L KWSingled, C15 CAT 475 HP 18 sp, 3:36 rear, power locker,ET Hitch,,22.5 rubber 2011 Excel 36CFE Limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC and Angie Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Well come to the family. Jay and Eric and the Forks family built you an incredible trailer. And Gregg built a great truck to match. We'll have to meet up and have some side by side photos take. I would love to see your coach. JC and Angie 2009 Volvo 780. D-16 500hp 1850 torque with a Herrin hauler bed. 2015 Continental Coach 2008 650cc Suzuki Bergman 2013 Mustang GT 500 convertible 2014 Smartcar convertible WWW.Hollyfab.com. (Metal Fabrication Company) Jamesc@hollyfab.com (preferred contact method) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Ken, "We are new to camping, neither of us had camped since we were teenagers and neither of us had driven an a HDT truck so our learning curve the first couple of weeks has been pretty steep." When I read this part of the post I was quite amazed and can imagine the learning curve continues. You have a great set up and should enjoy it for years to come. Welcome to the dark side. Rick & Carey,Excel W41GKE Wild Cargo Toyhauler Volvo 730, D13, I-shift, 500/1850Brabus Smart Car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Was wondering what your pin weight would be, but because of the truck you have, that won't be a problem. But how heavy is it? Empty is 29k, so I guess the pin is around 8k loaded. Jim's Adventures Old Spacecraft.... Who knows whats next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cob Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Howdy Ken and Cindy, Can't really add anything to what the other folks have said, so I'll just welcome to the world of HDT camping and to this forum filled with wonderful folks who will take the time to answer questions and can be counted on to help you spend your money. Beautiful setup , just beautiful may you enjoy it for many years to come. Thanks Jack for posting the photos. Dave 2001 Peterbilt, 379, Known As "Semi-Sane II", towing a 2014 Voltage 3818, 45 foot long toy hauler crammed full of motorcycles of all types. Visit my photo web site where you will find thousands of photos of my motorcycle wanderings and other aspects of my life, click this link. http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Heiser Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 That is definitely a beautiful set up. I am jealous.. Welcome to the forum! 2009 Volvo 670 with dinette/workstation sleeper - Walter 2017 DRV Mobile Suite 40KSSB4 with factory mods, dealer mods and personal mods - now in the RV graveyard 2022 DRV Full House MX450 with customized floor plan 2018 Polaris RZR Turbo S (fits in the garage) 2016 Smart Car (fits in the garage or gets flat towed behind the DRV when the RZR is in the garage) My First Solar Install Thread My Second Solar Install Thread & Photos and Documents Related to the build My MX450's solar, battery and inverter system - my biggest system yet! chadheiser.com West Coast HDT Rally Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSD_Tweaker Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 I am sure impressed as is everyone else, what a set-up. I might go as far as saying that is pretty much the ultimate set-up. I guess one word I would use to describe your rig is Stunning! Congratulations on your new lifestyle choice. Thanks for sharing it Jack. Rick 1998 VOLVO 610 VED-12 @ 425 HP with 13 speed, 22.5" rubber, TC Equipped, single 3.70 drive axle, 193'' WB. REESE, 30K 4 way rocker-hitch, Jordan Ultima 2020. Under-frame mounted Honda 3000 ei, Towing a DRV MobileSuites- 36TK3 with TrailAir Pin Box, a Yamaha Road Star 1700 on deck. http://diesel-gypsy.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenL Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Thanks for all the kind comments and well wishes. With one month of being on the road we are having a time of our lives with the truck and coach and have met the nicest people on the road. We look forward to seeing you on the road. Ken and Cindy 2009 Volvo 780 with Herrin Hauler Bed 2015 Continental Coach 2017 Smart Car Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozette Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Hey Ken and Cindy how are your travels going by now? We got to park next to there amazing rig in Livingston, Tx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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