4 wheel drive class c

turbobricklayer wrote:
Hey pnichols, not to get off the subject, but is that a corner mold along the top or an awning. i have the very same model.

That is very thick corner molding at both the front and rear. Also, it's hard to see in the photo but the crowned fiberglass roof rolls over the edge about 3 inches all along on both sides.

Note: The rear most door that is open .... that's a completely enclosed compartment where all of the electrical and tank plumbing access is .... way up high and protected from damage. The black and grey tanks emptying hose is stored in there. Also, the generator is mounted up high with none of it showing below the coach wall ... this helps keep outside generator noise to a minimum, especially when parked on dirt, gravel, or grass so noise is not reflected outwards much.

Winnebago no longer offers this type of Class C construction on any Ford E350 or E450 cutaway based model. I believe the last year was around 2006.

jimh425 wrote:
Not cheap, but Host had been making 4x4 for 10 years or so.

https://www.hostcampers.com/subs/motorcoaches/motorcoach.html

Not off topc at all jimh, that Super C is a great looking 4x4 rig.

Gary Haupt

Hey pnichols, not to get off the subject, but is that a corner mold along the top or an awning. i have the very same model.

Not cheap, but Host had been making 4x4 for 10 years or so.

https://www.hostcampers.com/subs/motorcoaches/motorcoach.html

garyhaupt wrote:
This photo isn't min mine Phil..grabbed it off a Google search but shows the rear tire and low house lines.

Gary ... thanks for posting the photo of a Travelaire similar to what you had.

Our Itasca is nothing like that. It's rear duals are completely accessible all the way around inside the wheel wells, with room to spare (even with our taller tires).

FWIW, our coach body sidewalls also start their upsweep to the rear bumper immediately right behind the rear wheel wells, which helps improve the rear approach angle for crossing washes when traveling off-highway.

Here's a side photo:

turbobricklayer wrote:
aw , a cutoff wheel and a set of aftermarket wheelwell skirting would d done it ,we can see right thru you Gary , you just wanted a four wheel drive motorhome, ha ha, i think i do too.

Ahem..no need to shout it out.

I will add too..that once I had driven it from the dealers lot to the 4x4 shop for a once over and fluid change, I knew I had made not just the right choice, but that I would never be happy in anything less.


Gary

aw , a cutoff wheel and a set of aftermarket wheelwell skirting would d done it ,we can see right thru you Gary , you just wanted a four wheel drive motorhome, ha ha, i think i do too.

pnichols wrote:

garyhaupt wrote:
Chains..only reason I ended up buying mine was because I couldn't put chains on the rear. The house body/tire clearance was such that I wasn't going to be able to mount the chains

Gary,

If I read you right ... that seems a bit unusual.

I have plenty of room in the rear tire wells for chains (which I do carry along just in case) - even with my non-stock-size larger diameter tires.

My first C was a 22' Travelaire and it would have taken me a lb of butter on my hands to have been abe to get them between the facade and the sidewall..never mind a set of chains up and over.

This photo isn't min mine Phil..grabbed it off a Google search but shows the rear tire and low house lines.








Gary Haupt

garyhaupt wrote:
Chains..only reason I ended up buying mine was because I couldn't put chains on the rear. The house body/tire clearance was such that I wasn't going to be able to mount the chains

Gary,

If I read you right ... that seems a bit unusual.

I have plenty of room in the rear tire wells for chains (which I do carry along just in case) - even with my non-stock-size larger diameter tires.

turbobricklayer wrote:
ah ,i have a 350, not as much wiggle room for the xtra weight of the 4wd. I thought about two separate e brake controls to do the tricking the diff thing but I'll bet an air locker in the back would do wonders, also keep a set of chains , it would be like a tractor.

Chains..only reason I ended up buying mine was because I couldn't put chains on the rear. The house body/tire clearance was such that I wasn't going to be able to mount the chains. Ahh..you are thinking a a lift kit...no one makes a lift kit for an E model.

Utimately, I got the best vehicle I could have asked for. But all I thought I wanted..was chains.


Gary Haupt