Big Red

Moving on December 15th must sell now! Cash will do some serious talking. Had the truck 2 years and only left me stranded once with the starter. Runs good, shifts good. New tires, new AC compressor, new ball joints, new rear brakes, oil just changed, does have some minor leaks. I always keep extra fluid available in the back to keep things topped off. I am very motivated to sell, only have a couple weeks to get this done. Make me an offer and I might not refuse. It has 67,600 on the odometer, I am assuming it's 167,600 but I am not totally sure. Bought from an auction so did not have much information on it. It does need a good bath, I am under the gun for time so was not able to shine it up. Truck is located in California City, Ca zip code 93505. I also have my sand rail for sale in the sand rail section. Make sure you check it out!

Call, email or text:

661-944-7757

Price: $2,800 or first good cash offer.

Body Style: Sport Utility

Mileage: 67,600

Exterior Color: Red

Interior Color: Gray

Engine: 8 Cylinder

Transmission: Automatic

Drive Type: 4 wheel drive

Fuel Type: Gasoline

Doors: Three Door

they are saying at least a good 10 yrs till a turnaround once we hit bottom. still have a year or 2 till we hit bottom.

what about one of those moble vehicle registration places? Eff the DMV

i am trying to bypass the dmv so yes i am using a service that does the reg for me. they are still working on an answer if they can do it or not. should get a call today.

Good luck Big Red. Seen your posts and looks like you might have things figured out. Lot of great help on Escapees.

Doug

well, not figured out completely.

i do have most of my options laid out. just not so sure which one to take yet. seems that even if i do the MH conversion in Cali that there still stands a chance i will get rejected. i might have someone thats a vin verifier who might do it. just waiting for the answer. if that doesnt work out might consider out of state reg.

so eventually when this is all done. i will be so darn happy and ready to go . havent hit the sand yet this season.

screw all that go to dmv and have it registered as an rv. you have to add a microwave , toilet i/e porta potie and one other item get inspected and wala you have a motorhome not a not for hire commercial vehicle

hey bob word is they smartened up to that and arent so easy to get it pass. i am working on that angle though, bob. many thanks again to everyone for their help.

Good luck getting anything done in Cali. They are the most difficult. Some people that got it done have been contacted by the DMV to change back to commercial. Best advice came from escapees.Move!!

Doug

yeh i am on escapees now. just found it. thank you for everyones help. this is not turning out so well unfortunately. will get er figured out though.

here is a quik link i found you may have already seen it.

seems like there may be a "loop hole" in it for ya, there is an exclusion for trailer coaches, camp trailers and utility trailers.

good luck with california DMV (there are half the reason i moved to nevada!!)

cali dmv=

CA bit program

they wont require a BIT on the 5th wheel. but they will still require a BIT on the tractor if i am understanding it right. :hungry:

My dad has a private rig that he pulls his race cars around in. They made him do this same thing. Costs him an arm and a leg every year, not to mention all the bs he has to go through with logging his hours, etc. He is in Cali too. I'll see if I can get some more info on it, but I know he couldn't find a way around it. In fact, he got a ticket for not being registered in the program, that's why he has it now.

if you could get some more info i would appreciate it.

guess i shoulda checked into all this before i got the semi. just sorta was in a pinch cause having to give up the ford.

If all else fails and you have to do the BIT inspections i can get yo some answers on what it consists of and the cost, maybe even a discount if you go to my wifes work and get it done. She takes care of the bit inspections for big diesel company's.

Just a thought

wow this is turning out to be a pain in de a$$. lol

i might have to hit you up on the BIT inspection deal. this all just really sucks. damn california. i really appreciate the offer of help. seems like they also have a deal where you get it cheaper if you have under 3 trucks in the fleet. well dont have a fleet. lol only have one truck. so yeh, guess i need to figure out everything i need for this BIT deal.

the main guy at toyhauler magazine uses a semi rig to tow his trailer...you can contact him

terry is his name

http://www.toyhaulermagazine.com/contact_us.html

I am in California. is he is Nevada?

thank you bp guy for the reply. yeh i couldnt even get that out of him. he was so insisted on busting my bubble and telling i had to go through all this stuff. i hope its not just a cali thing. btw hope you and and your family are well.

just bought a semi tractor to pull my 5th wheel. registered it with the dmv as private, but it still says commercial cause of the weight of the truck. got my CA number and my DOT # and about to stick it on the truck. well, someone at the dmv said you needed to have some other writing on the side of the truck. so i call the CHP to find out exactly what i need. so this guy tries to tell me i have to register in the BIT program, get inspections, yada yada. So i tell him no way, this is a private use vehicle. so basically we butted heads a bit and finally he agreed to do more research and call me back.

HELP!!!!!! what am i missing here? will i have to do this BIT stuff? keep logs and everything?!?!? hoping someone in california can help me out. many many thanks in advance.

btw sorry i havent called you bob. i been way outta the loop trying to get ready for the coming mess ahead. just might have found me some land and once that is all squared away i will be out playing again.

what exactly do you guys mean when you say chop the throttle? wanna make sure i dont make this mistake.

looks like i might get to go. is it usually really busy on turkey week?

might get around to calling bob back also. been crazy busy on this end and stressing out. sorry bout that bob. not avoiding ya.

looking forward to my first sand fix this year. man o man i really need it.

that has to be the baddest rail i have ever seen. the view from the front is just plain, amazing.

hey bob i am here.

you called at 2 really bad times today. one while i was sleeping, and another while driving and there was a state trooper right next to me. i will give you a call back tomorrow or the next day. might be too late to call now.

been OK. i actually jumped on the board a couple days ago to see how its goin. dont have any trips planned yet but you know how that goes. got a couple really good trips in at the end of the year last year. finally got the quads out on the sand and i am hooked. looking for me a semi now to pull my rig right now. maybe keep yer ears open for me. i am looking to trade out my rail with some cash if need be.

oh and have i mentioned? hope everyone had a great off season.

edit: double post

nice wind came through last night and smoothed the dunes out pretty good. should be a good weekend for you guys.

they DO have a tanker type truck refueling the copter. it really is a HUGE deal going on out here. well, so it seems.

gonna head out either tuesday afternoon or wednesday afternoon. havent decided yet. man i love these off days.

ok finally got someone to talk. lol the guy said they were filming "Land of the lost". Or maybe it was "Land of the loss". Anyways, from what I can tell they are not as impressed with my new exhaust as I am.

they are filming in the middle of the dunes right now. one of the big army trucks is stuck, or should i say buried. I asked 2 people who were working on the set what they were shooting, with both of them i got a real quick, "I dont dont even know".

I will keep trying. heh

there is a bunch of army trucks here also with the crew. maybe they are shooting a army movie? my and my bud are going to scoot over there later and see whats up.

very sorry to hear about your friend. our thoughts and prayers goes out to the friends and families touched by this. :praying:

Time to pull up anchor and move on. .02

virgin sand is the best. although I dont see myself going down comp hill pinned in 5th. lol