I just wanted to get some outside opinions, I just pulled the flatbed off my 2 axle truck and put the commercial 5th wheel back on to go pick up my new horse trailer. Made it from Springfield Mo to California without incident. I am just concerned that when I fully load it up I will be over weight on the rear axle, So. I am on the fence about removing the bed and hitch from the 3 axle tractor that is also an RV, but the air ride hitch is much more involved, and I have quite a bit more invested in the bed and hitch than my 2 axle tractor, but it is also a lot newer International ProStar with the Max Force motor that I have invested 20-25K finally getting to run right after 5 years.
I guess I am wondering if I should just sell the International, as an RV and purchase another truck or literally cut the International up and bring it back to the way it was when I bought it.
There are plenty of commercial trucks out there that will meet my needs, but since they are commercial trucks there are either a lot more headaches involved than my current RV, or I could work on going through the process of registering a new truck as an RV which is no small feat in California from what I understand. Just kind of disheartened to undo all the work that I have done on the bed, which is not finished. I have also spent quite a bit of money fixing many small and few large issues with the truck. Would love to hear what you would do.
I am going to weight the truck once I get some horses in the trailer this weekend and I guess that will give me a better idea of what direction to go.