This Freightliner RV is a bit of a unicorn. It's just 26 feet long but it's 16 foot box includes sleeping spaces for three, a full bathroom with shower, Big (2 year old) RV fridge with separate fridge and freezer. The freezer holds four 8 lb. bags of ice. Its got a hitch with trailer brake controller already installed. There are lots of drawers and cabinets. I bought it to tow a 3 car TAG stacker I have, but a change from sprint racing to endurance has me needing space for more people and fewer cars. As a vehicle for 1-3 folks to stay at the track and yet tow a good sized trailer full of stuff, this has been great. The electric fireplace I had installed will keep the box from warm to waaay too hot in the coldest temps and the AC up top will freeze you out in the Summer. I just spent 5 nights in it racing in Atlanta and it was 68-70 degrees in the box the whole time! The roof is tight given that I've spent the night of some pretty serious thunderstorms in it as well.
It was manufactured in June of 1997 as an "Incomplete Vehicle" and then delivered to Columbia (MO) Freightliner. It then was modified at Brown Cargo Van in Lawrence, KS with a Play-Mor box to become an RV and lived in Michigan hauling a couple of race teams around the midwest. The PO to me bought it and used it to haul his dog training trailer (frisbee catching I believe) to events around the SE. I bought it in 2023 with 104,607 miles to haul race car trailers once again. It was never used as any kind of commercial moving van or anything like that. It's been hauling race cars for the better part of it's life.
I bought it knowing very little about what to be aware of outside of "do things work". Unfortunately, work needed to be done between my destination and the purchase location. That work included a trip to Knoxville Cummins to have a full check up completed and remediation of any issues. They inspected, adjusted, replaced and corrected any found issues (see receipt). The FL60 then went to Clarke Power Services where the transmission was inspected and identified as good and within spec. Clarke then replaced all four calipers, rotors and pad sets along with doing work to the bearings and suspension completing a preventative maintenance program as well. All told, $1400+ to Cummins and $7800+ to Clarke. All that was less than 4k miles ago. It has been driven by folks who have driven FL60s before and noted as the tightest they've ever driven. It's not your 1 ton, but the juice brakes started to bite immediately and the steering tracks great. I am confident in this vehicle's safety.
GVWR is 25,500lbs no CDL required
Engine - 6B5.9 Cummins per Knoxville Cummins, Killer Dowel Pin fix completed by original owner. We expanded the exhaust but have made no other modifications
Transmission - Allison AT545 4 spd (please note that as I understand it, the later 5 spd version of this transmission added a lower 1st gear that the transmission skipped unless you shifted into it. I've never needed one)
Rear End - Rockwell International 4.33 ratio
Suspension - Air by Granning Air Suspensions
RV Box - Play-Mor - 40g fresh ?g black ?g Grey with separate valves. The valve on the black is new. I've never filled either grey or black tank even with a couple people in it showering and well, you know, the whole weekend. Hot water tank was checked by a local local RV specialist (who also installed the new fridge and the fireplace) and deemed A-OK. It and the pump have been great to ensure pressurized water that is easily heated. There is a bunk bed with two new mattresses and a jackknife sofa making a total of three spots to sleep.
We added an inverter that runs off the truck’s battery for the fridge. So, while driving, things get and stay frosty. You just have to remember to move it to shore power when parked.
It has a full system off switch to ensure that there are no power draws when stopped and not connected to shore power.
It connects with 30amp, but at my home it runs (fridge, lights and AC) off a 100ft 110v extension cord from the garage. I’ve run it off a Harbor Freight 3500 just fine. There is a spot to carry a generator, wiring to connect it to the electrical and a door to gas it from the side of the box, but I didn’t use that, I just put my gennie in the trailer..
Mileage - VERY dependent on wind, hills, load and speed. I’ve gotten 5-9mpg towing about 3 tons of trailer, racecar and gear. Call it 3-4 hours of run time before a stop is required.
PO to me installed an android screen system with bluetooth, radio and back-up camera screen
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If you’re serious about wanting to tow your trailer, racecar(s), spares, tools and etc. and have a comfy place to stay at the track without spending 6 figures or driving around 100 feet of vehicles, This is the way…
