thedoghouse wrote:
This it?
I don't know where I got the pic but it's out there
This is not a F-550 that can be rated to carry about 9,000 pounds. However it is a dually F-350 or perhaps a F-450?
The problem is the hitch pin of the fifth wheel might be to far behind the center of the rear axle. This can cause the pin weight to remove weight from the front axle when it hits a bump, and can be unstable.
As for the car over the cab - it looks just as safe as the car delivery vehicles that I have seen over the years. Personally I would not go though all that trouble to take along a high MPG car for sightseeing. I would rather drive the comfortable truck. Yet the owners conditions might vary, and perhaps they have to drive a long distance for whatever reason, and prefer not to put a lot of mileage on the truck. Someone living full time in the RV might like to bring along a small car.
Once I saw a tow truck that had a VW camper van on it, towing a 30+ foot long Airstream. It was owned by a couple who lived in the RV full time, and wanted a comfortable car to sightsee in, when they did not want to take the trailer someplace.
Fred.
