In a earlier post, I mentioned that we were thinking of trading the 5er in on a MH. Since I have never driven a MH, I'm wondering about the ride differences. Even though I have a Trail Air hitch on my 5er, some roads will beat you to death with bouncing and chucking. How do motorhomes behave on those same roads? I would imaging air ride would be better than non-air ride. Does a tag axle MH handle differently than one without a tag? And, speaking of bouncing, how does a MH compare to a 5er during the spin cycle of the washing machine? Even though we have the 5 ram level up system, we rock quite a bit when doing the laundry. One last question for now: My DW wants to know if MH's are easier for the vertically challanged? She has a lot of trouble reaching cabinets, freezer section of frig, etc. Thanks y'all!

I will try and address some of your questions.The ride on a diesel pusher can be very good. The air suspension really helps. But the best thing is to just test drive a number of them. You will know whether you like the ride or not.I have used the spin cycle and there is some vibration but not much. I do not know if this is the same for all coaches since I have only had this one.Riding in the coach is more comfortable than pulling a trailer. You have a large cockpit and the navigator can get up while you are going down the road.The back of a fifth wheel has a higher ceiling so the coach should be better. The best thing is to walk through the ones you are considering and seeing what she can reach.

bumper sticker "If this vans a rocking don't come a knocking" lol

While air suspension does a lot for a smooth ride, it is also a function of the weight of the coach. Our 35,000 pound coach has air suspension and rides significantly better than our 16,000 pound previous coach. We have test driven 46,000 pound coaches with a tag axle that did ride smoother than ours, but the difference was not as drastic. When we use our washer/dryer, we hardly feel it running at all.

Even our basic Class C rides so much better than our truck pulling the fiver ever did. Night and day better.

You can answer most of your questions just by going to a dealer and driving a large tag axle mh.If the load in the dryer is not perfectly balanced, we will feel the vibration throughout the coach. However, not nearly as bad as it was with our combo unit in our previous coach.My DW is also vertically challenged and she compensates by having a small step stool available. I plan on putting in slide out trays in the overhead compartments that should make it easier for her.Ron

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Peralko
Explorer
Nov 16, 2014
While air suspension does a lot for a smooth ride, it is also a function of the weight of the coach. Our 35,000 pound coach has air suspension and rides significantly better than our 16,000 pound previous coach. We have test driven 46,000 pound coaches with a tag axle that did ride smoother than ours, but the difference was not as drastic. When we use our washer/dryer, we hardly feel it running at all.
bobman
Explorer
Nov 16, 2014
bumper sticker "If this vans a rocking don't come a knocking" lol
ncrowley
Explorer II
Nov 16, 2014
I will try and address some of your questions.

The ride on a diesel pusher can be very good. The air suspension really helps. But the best thing is to just test drive a number of them. You will know whether you like the ride or not.

I have used the spin cycle and there is some vibration but not much. I do not know if this is the same for all coaches since I have only had this one.

Riding in the coach is more comfortable than pulling a trailer. You have a large cockpit and the navigator can get up while you are going down the road.

The back of a fifth wheel has a higher ceiling so the coach should be better. The best thing is to walk through the ones you are considering and seeing what she can reach.

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