international harvester 4300 Tiny Home Conversion (2005)
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| Condition: | Used |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Make: | International |
| Vehicle Title: | Clean |
| Mileage: | 127483 |
| Fuel Type: | Diesel |
Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Vehicle description
If you"re looking for a tiny home on wheels than look no further than this 05 international 4300 with only 127,500 miles.
The living space is 26"x8" with s pace for minimum 4 to sleep- 2 on the queen bed, and 2 on the net up top (which also works for storage)
All of the work was done by me and a local certified RV mechanic and his apprentice. I will provide anyone interested with his business phone number so you can ask him anything about the conversion process as well.
What makes this conversion special is the fact that the living space is actually fully removable from the truck itself. The box has 4 legs that easily slide out from the corners that can suspend the box anywhere you"d like. After pulling out the legs you just drive the truck out from underneath it and go!
Everything in this build is brand new. No reclaimed/old materials were used.
Tires were replaced back in April, as the old ones were over 5 years old, and only have 400 miles on them.
There is double layered insulation inside of each wall along with insulation in the ceiling frame as well. We built the inside the same as you would build a normal home with studs every 16".
40 gallon fresh water tank, and 35 gallon black and gray water tanks have been welded underneath the living space and all the electrical is hidden inside of the closet. There"s a 6 Gallon hot water heater as well.
A 3500W generator powers everything inside and can run for about 7 hours straight on a full tank (only 2.5 gallons) with the Dometic 15,000 BTU A/C running on full blast at 65°. You could easily hook up solar panels or even just an electric inverter as well.
There is a full, separate bathroom with a soundproof wall unlike almost any other tiny home conversion out there that I have seen
There are white LED strip lights that wrap the whole perimeter of the ceiling that accent the colors of the walls beautifully.
The counter top is brand new and is made of high quality quartz. There is another LED strip that"s positioned underneath the cabinet so that when the light is on, the quartz shines beautifully.
Only 3 windows as I wanted this to look more like a stealth camper. With both doors open on the back and the side, this home feels much bigger and more open than it already does.
2 different entry ways, one being the roll up door in the back and the other being the 7" wide French doors on the side of the box that lock using the wooden bar you see pictured.
If you, or someone you know has mobility issues, there"s no problem getting into the truck as there is a hydraulic lift in the back that goes up and down at the push of a button.
I also made sure to add the city hook ups for both electrical and water for when you"re in an RV park. I even have a 30Amp adapter so you could hook it up to a normal house outlet without any issues.
The living space has a much softer ride compared to the truck cabin as the box sits on airbag suspension. When taking it out to Sarasota on its first trip, the airbags provided so much stability inside that not a single thing fell, not even anything in the cabinets. Even after driving on many poorly kept roads with massive amounts of potholes and bumps.
After looking into what type of vehicle I wanted to use for a tiny home, I decided on this international as many box trucks are meant to last hundreds of thousands of miles, unlike most other vehicles such as a sprinter van or even a normal RV. A huge benefit of this truck is its engine. It"s a pre-emission standards turbo diesel. Any mechanic you bring it to will tell you that it could easily last another 300K miles without a problem as long as normal maintenance, like oil changes, are done when they should be.
There is still a lot of design freedom if you"d like to add/take things out, and I would be happy to provide you with my ideas as to what else I was going to add to this conversion before I officially hit the road.
The last few pictures I put up is so I can be 100% straightforward as well. I accidently tore the roof open a bit back in March by scraping into a tree branch without noticing until it was too late. The sealant I used on the roof was the same membrane they use for real RVs from "Mobile Home Depot". Some water finally worked its way in after a few months. I spoke with the mechanic that helped build the tiny home with me, and he said it would only cost about $4k-$6k to fix up and I just don"t have the money to put into it since I found the leaks last month when I checked on the truck.
The living space is 26"x8" with s pace for minimum 4 to sleep- 2 on the queen bed, and 2 on the net up top (which also works for storage)
All of the work was done by me and a local certified RV mechanic and his apprentice. I will provide anyone interested with his business phone number so you can ask him anything about the conversion process as well.
What makes this conversion special is the fact that the living space is actually fully removable from the truck itself. The box has 4 legs that easily slide out from the corners that can suspend the box anywhere you"d like. After pulling out the legs you just drive the truck out from underneath it and go!
Everything in this build is brand new. No reclaimed/old materials were used.
Tires were replaced back in April, as the old ones were over 5 years old, and only have 400 miles on them.
There is double layered insulation inside of each wall along with insulation in the ceiling frame as well. We built the inside the same as you would build a normal home with studs every 16".
40 gallon fresh water tank, and 35 gallon black and gray water tanks have been welded underneath the living space and all the electrical is hidden inside of the closet. There"s a 6 Gallon hot water heater as well.
A 3500W generator powers everything inside and can run for about 7 hours straight on a full tank (only 2.5 gallons) with the Dometic 15,000 BTU A/C running on full blast at 65°. You could easily hook up solar panels or even just an electric inverter as well.
There is a full, separate bathroom with a soundproof wall unlike almost any other tiny home conversion out there that I have seen
There are white LED strip lights that wrap the whole perimeter of the ceiling that accent the colors of the walls beautifully.
The counter top is brand new and is made of high quality quartz. There is another LED strip that"s positioned underneath the cabinet so that when the light is on, the quartz shines beautifully.
Only 3 windows as I wanted this to look more like a stealth camper. With both doors open on the back and the side, this home feels much bigger and more open than it already does.
2 different entry ways, one being the roll up door in the back and the other being the 7" wide French doors on the side of the box that lock using the wooden bar you see pictured.
If you, or someone you know has mobility issues, there"s no problem getting into the truck as there is a hydraulic lift in the back that goes up and down at the push of a button.
I also made sure to add the city hook ups for both electrical and water for when you"re in an RV park. I even have a 30Amp adapter so you could hook it up to a normal house outlet without any issues.
The living space has a much softer ride compared to the truck cabin as the box sits on airbag suspension. When taking it out to Sarasota on its first trip, the airbags provided so much stability inside that not a single thing fell, not even anything in the cabinets. Even after driving on many poorly kept roads with massive amounts of potholes and bumps.
After looking into what type of vehicle I wanted to use for a tiny home, I decided on this international as many box trucks are meant to last hundreds of thousands of miles, unlike most other vehicles such as a sprinter van or even a normal RV. A huge benefit of this truck is its engine. It"s a pre-emission standards turbo diesel. Any mechanic you bring it to will tell you that it could easily last another 300K miles without a problem as long as normal maintenance, like oil changes, are done when they should be.
There is still a lot of design freedom if you"d like to add/take things out, and I would be happy to provide you with my ideas as to what else I was going to add to this conversion before I officially hit the road.
The last few pictures I put up is so I can be 100% straightforward as well. I accidently tore the roof open a bit back in March by scraping into a tree branch without noticing until it was too late. The sealant I used on the roof was the same membrane they use for real RVs from "Mobile Home Depot". Some water finally worked its way in after a few months. I spoke with the mechanic that helped build the tiny home with me, and he said it would only cost about $4k-$6k to fix up and I just don"t have the money to put into it since I found the leaks last month when I checked on the truck.