6x6 Class "C"...?

When you get into special purpose vehicles like this, especially those not offered for sale in the U.S., the RV Industry Association's classification of RV types is not really relevant.

In Europe these things are considered to be "excursion" vehicles, and do not get classified there either, as one of the subcategorie of (motor caravan, reisemobil, camping-car etc as it varies with language). Really a different animal than RV, for a different market.

Can't always stuff everything into a pigeon hole, sometimes it is not a pigeon.

Ummm... a definition seems to be needed... from a Wikipedia article:
"Large American trucks with dual tires on the rear axles and two driven axles are officially designated as 4×4s, despite having six driven wheels, because the "dual" wheels behave as a single wheel for traction and classification purposes, and are not individually powered. True 6x6 vehicles with three powered axles such as the famous M35 2½ ton cargo truck used by the U.S. Army has three axles (two rear, one front), all of them driven. This vehicle is a true 6×6, as is the Pinzgauer, which is popular with defense forces around the globe." (emphasis added)

That's the way I've always understood it.

Jim, "Well, on the planet I come from...."

Rover..if you wanted a 4 or 6 wheel drive RV, it's not out of range for most if you have mechanical skills. A person can install/build a rig. I, on the other and, have trouble tying my shoes, so I bought a rig that had been modified. Most joints will only work on new, but there is an outfit in Salt Lake City Utah and one in here BC, that will modify pretty much whatever the customer brings in. So..if a person had a C RV that they really liked, they could have the mod done for about $22,000. Lots cheaper than that Merc, you saw.

And yes..I love mine.



Here's a video I shot, driving up a trail in the Fraser Canyon

http://youtu.be/7ZsDmjS2XbU

And thru a river...

http://youtu.be/FhANZhUG6WE




Gary Haupt

the rover,

Just as a heads up ... the poster immediately above drives a 6X6 Class C RV.

The dual tires in the rear of a 6X6 Class C can be beside each other or in tandem to each other.

This should be in General, not in C, but here is an inside view.

http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/post/forum/23/thread/27763709/parent/27763709.cfm


hhmm..I guess really it would be a Super C....


Gary Haupt