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Built in Lacombe, AB 8’ NCO

My 1970 “made in Lacombe, AB” camper

I am selling my 2008 F150XL, with 1971 Alberta manufactured 8’ NCO Alaskan. I have a Dakota digital fan controller, and electric fans on the radiator, K&N intake kit on the 4.2 L V6 engine. I have also a Diablo Trinity 1000 OBD programmer/monitor on the truck. I have installed Timbren Load...

I have a used 1970’s 8’ NCO Alaskan for sale. Doesn’t leak, but needs some repairs. Is useable as is, I don’t have time to fix it, want to see it go to a good home. I purchased extra foam for the bed, and sill sell it with the camper along with a 10 lb propane bottle. $500 obo. NW Oregon. This...

Well I bolted it down to the bed finally, glad I did. It works great

Trying to add pics

Canadian built data tag

Just closes with no room to spare, like it was made for this truck!

Side view, sits nice in and on the truck

Made in Lacombe, Alberta 8/70 8’ NCO “new to me” .

1970 Canadian built NCO

JtFlag- thanks for the tips, it slid in with a bit of room to spare on my pickup, maybe the timbjob as you say, was done previously. It does fit nicely in the 2008. Even the color combination is good. I will see if I can post a pic or two on here...

I answered the questions myself. No, he plastic bed liner did not interfere with the installation of the camper. It slid in nicely. Had to raise the camper by 3”” overall using a cobination if 2x10’s and 2x4’s. I secured it temporarily from all 4 corners of home made ríe down loops to the truck...

I base my actions on the tech I have in the vehicle at the time. Old 4wd and awd vehicles that didn’t have computer traction control, could get out of control or into difficult to control skids much easier than when in 2 wd mode. Having not owned many newer vehicles, and to date, not owning a...

You can buy MIL-H-5606A from www.skygeek.com also from aircraft spruce and specialty, www.aircraftspruce.com they have good online stores and prices are reasonable. It has been around a long time and is still used. If you can’t find it under the mil spec you can find it often as Royco 756. It...

Will there be any issues other than the need to place spacers under the camper when it comes time to fit it into my pickup? I have a plastic bed liner in the truck, will that I terrero? Or would it be recommended to remove the plastic bed liner? Thanks in advance!

I have a weboost at my home. I love on the ragged edge of reception. The weboost made some times no bars to maybe 1 bar into a solid 4 bar situation. I have a small rebroadcast antenna and it works well within about an 8-10 foot proximity. The system allowed me to confidently ditch the land...

I went with Nokian E rated tires, made from canola oil, lowest rolling resistance of any tire, a recognized traction device, no chains needed. Great treadwear warrantee I am on mynsencindnset, and cannot believe how good these are. Best tires I have ever had, bar none.

I was taught that 4WD is to be utilized to get UNstuck. If you have it engaged when getting stuck, usually it is much harder to extracts oneself. There have been rare occasions when 4WD was necessary to proceed with caution on bad surfaces, but not too quickly. It is so easy to get much...

When I started in Aircraft Maintenance my first meter was a RadioShack clamshell analog meter, worked well for a long time. I upgraded years ago to a fluke 77, which was a decent meter. After a hangar fire at work, where my almost new fluke got roasted, I went back to old school and bought a...

I forgot to add, on the suspension, I put a set of Timbren suspension elastomerics, very economical and easy to bolt on (less than an hour)

I bought a low mileage F150(2008 F150XL) a couple years ago with the idea in mind I would put an older Alaskan NCO on it. It came equipped with 5 so manual trans and a 4.2L V6. I began by changing all lubes, engine, trans and rear end to amsoil lubes. I removed the mechanical fan and put a Ford...

I am picking up a 8’ NCO later this month and bringing it down to Oregon, I can shoot you some pics of what mine will be, do you have pics of your CO? What kind of trade do you have in mind? Straight across? Depending on how things shake out, I may be interested in visiting with you n my way...

Good luck on your search. I have had my eyes on Alaskans for quite a while and hope to pick up a good used znCao later this month if all goes well. For my needs, I want camper that is not affected by temps and other conditions, Alaskan fits the bill, plus a lot of good used ones out there.

One thing about diesels, I had a few and worked with many. With the newer low sulfur fuels, you have to add some sort of additive to the fuel if you want to have trouble free operation of fuel system components from the pump to the injectors. There are some good ones out there. Hammonds makes...