New owner of a 5th wheel and of course I'm sold on the benefits of using an HDT over a LDT, and the price savings over MDT's. As I said though we've bought our 5th wheel and are living in it now, and loving it, even though we do not have a truck yet. We had the 5th wheel delivered from FL (purchase) to TX (holiday season location), but when we want to relocate in Feb we really want to have our own tow vehicle.
We're looking at commercial HDT's for sale in the Houston area so we can easily get our hands on a truck and start modifications necessary to really pull the house. What I'm looking at timeline wise however doesn't leave much room for getting in queue with a big shop to have a ton of work and retrofit done to it. Of course we're also keeping eyes open for already converted haulers, but those aren't seeming to be very plentiful right now.
If we buy a VNL630 that is just off the road commercially - what are the minimum changes I would need to make quickly to be able to tow with it? I'm assuming adding a brake controller, and swapping out the hitch are the first 2. Is there anything else that is essential for being able to tow a trailer safely, without damaging the trailer, from TX to NV? Or, should I instead plan on having the trailer delivered to NV for me, and aim for purchasing a truck in NV and having more work done on it there?
Either way I still have to get my Class A in TX - which I also feel having a truck purchased here will help with as I'll be able to take my driving test in my own truck, correct?
