Access 24V on E350

tred0956 wrote:
Any thoughts on a 2011 Winnebago Access 24V on a Ford E350 chassis with the V-10? There is no generator so that might help weight a little. Is there enough payload for a couple with an average amount of stuff? I have heard that smaller Class C's ride a bit rough with the E450, and that mileage MIGHT be a little better with the E350, but that could be just salesmen's hype.

Anybody know what the unloaded weight of the 24V is? I think the GVW is 11,500.

Thanks

The E350 has a taller rear gear than the E450 so its fuel economy could easily be better.

In the US the OCCC will be placarded somewhere on the RV (by law) on a 2011. It would be on the driver's door frame near the tire pressure placard. I am guessing Winnebago does the same for Canada bound units. This is the weight of people+cargo+water you can carry in the RV with a full load of gas and LP in that particular unit as sold to the original customer.

You should be able to find the "actual" weight on a sheet that is probably pasted on an inside wall of a wardrobe closet. It's true that a light class C on an e-450 rides harsh, I have one, but it does make it a little less prone to sway. The e-350 will have a slightly taller gear ratio than the e-450; therefore, it might get slightly better mileage. The e-450 will have better brakes because it's rated for more load. In earlier years, the e-450 had a rear sway bar that the e-350 didn't have. I don't know if that's still the case.

We have a 2003 Itasca 24V on the E-350, bought it new in the fall of '02. We've put about 70,000 miles on it. I haul my 3000+ lb. antique tractor with it. It does just fine.

You can open the drivers door and read teh actual GVWR, as well as front and rear GAWR. I think that 11,500 pounds is a little light for a rating of a DRW E-350.

To check the GVW, you really need to take that one to a scale. Model to model, even off the same production line can change from one RV to another, but normally would be within 200 pounds.

If it is for sale at a RV dealership, ask to take it to a scale. You probably need to find a moving company and go and see the scale, ask the price. Or a recycling center might have a truck scale, or CAT certified scales at certain truck stops.

My RV has a 2734 pound cargo rating, 100 gallon fresh water tank, and has been measured at a scale within 300 pounds of it's total GVWR when ready for camping with full fuel and water.

Fred.