4 wheel drive class c

Paid $35k for my 2003 E-450 with 20k miles and spent $10k to convert to 4x4 Quigley with lift kit. No serious off-roading (mountains) but use for farm trips, beach fishing, snow skiing and the like.

Tiger is nice...but $125,000 base price for cheapest one... $240,000 base price for most expensive!!

I seem to get get kinda focused on this topic, don't I.

That was rhetorical...

If anyone is reading this thread and seriously considering getting a 4x4 RV...the benefits are great, indeed. As was pointed out, you don't want only the 4x4 bit but also you want it lifted. In fact, just getting the lift adds more usability than the drive portion. A person get that then just add a posi-trac rear end and cross the 4x4 part right off. Unless sand is in the equation...you might like the front tires powered for sand.

This is my 99 E350 and I will stack it up against most anything for sheer 'get me in, get me out' ability. It cost me 40,000CDN taxes included 7? years ago. If someone from the US was looking to do the whole meal deal...you take your fave RV to Kamloops Light Truck in Kamloops BC...it was $22,000...it will be more today of course...and deduct 34% because of the $ difference.





If you use your 4x4 for it's intended and designed purpose it is going to get scratched and banged up a bit and there will be other wear involved. If one were to have paid out $200,000 for a fancy rig...you sure wouldn't be getting that if you had to sell it.

An aside..mine is armoured underneath so I don't rip out the plumbing when I exit a ditch or whatever. Has a boat rack on the ruf, 250 W solar with 3 batteries. Proper bumper, winch and driving lights. That is all extra.


Gary Haupt

Tiger4x4RV wrote:
Tiger

Phoenix Cruiser

And Earthroamer and Global Expedition Vehicles (GXV) also.

Plus most rv's based on a Ford "F" series or Ram chassis.

tatest wrote:
f you want 4x4 to go off-road or even onto pipeline or utility access roads, the problem goes beyond 4x4 because RVIA Type C motorhomes typically have miserable clearances, with body extending well below the frame to provide storage, and long overhangs with tight exit angles, to get weight balanced over the dually rear axle.

We do sometimes take our 2WD Itasca onto pipeline or utility access roads if that's where the rocks are, but we do it very carefully and only in dry weather. However, our particular rig is a bit unusual and nothing like it has been offered by Winnie since discontinueing their Outlook 324V Class C model around 2006.

I believe (not absolutely sure, though) that the Tiger 4X4 models are less $$ than the Earthroamer models. If I had the money to spend, here's what I would buy for use in North American and/or South American off-highway camping:

The Tiger "Malayan" - http://www.tigervehicles.com/tiger-models/malayan-2/

or the Tiger "Siberian" - http://www.tigervehicles.com/tiger-models/siberian/

P.S. That Winnebago concept 4X4 RV looks interesting, except for: The front not having "Ford" on it ;) and no air conditioning :h . Just as a reminder the Earthroamer has no propane or generator on board, but still provides air conditioning via it's large battery bank that can be charged using large capacity roof solar and/or twin alternators on it's idling Ford diesel engine.

If you want 4x4 to go off-road or even onto pipeline or utility access roads, the problem goes beyond 4x4 because RVIA Type C motorhomes typically have miserable clearances, with body extending well below the frame to provide storage, and long overhangs with tight exit angles, to get weight balanced over the dually rear axle.

To avoid these limitations, consider Tiger RVs built on 4x4 Class 3 and Class 4 conventional cab-chassis. Tiger RVs tend to be much smaller than more typical Type C motorhomes, to get package sizes down to off-roadable. For more space, you need to move up to a larger off-road chassis that can carry a bigger box, then you get into six and seven figure price ranges to put a living space atop a military-grade off-road vehicle in Class 5 to Class 7 weight ranges. These will be more likely 6x6 than 4x4, because for off-road tandem works better than dually.

Dynamax also offers the 4x4 as an option (albeit expensive option) on their DX3 Freightliner Super C chassis. They order the chassis as 4WD directly from Freightliner when the option is wanted. I think it's a 39k option. The Isata 5 is also considered a Super C on the Ram 5500 chassis but the OCCC is very low with the 4x4 (and pretty low on the 2 wheel drive chassis).

Born Free makes a model on the F-550 chassis that can be ordered as 4x4.

fredandkathy wrote:
According to the website, the Dynamax Isata 5 is available in 4X4.

Sort of like the range we are now getting in Australia, from small Class B's , Pickup based Motorhomes: Converted 4x4 Buses to Class 8 Semi based extreme Motorhomes.