Doubling the milage on an RV?
Just talking with a friend who works for Hertz rental (industrial truck and equipments...not the car). He's also a Class A owner. He said when buying an RV, you should take into account the weight of ...
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rjstractor wrote:
As far as the F450/E450 comparison, the F450 is a much heavier duty truck, at least in the cab and chassis version. It has 19.5" tires, a larger rear axle, etc. Rear axle capacity is 12,000 vs. 9450. Engine and transmission should be the same. IIRC the E450 is similar in component specs to an F350 dually.
Roy,
You're absolutely correct! I learned something today ... thanks much for the enlightenment.
I have studied the E450 specs extensively, but never the F450 specs. I assumed that Ford was doing the logical thing and offering their truck products in support of the concept that a "400 series" was a "400 series" regardless of whether customers wanted 400 series performance in a van configuration or in a pickup truck configuration ... silly me. Thanks to you, I found out otherwise.
Learning this now makes me REALLY HAPPY that I bought our 24 foot Class C on the optional E450 chassis instead of the usual chassis for that size RV - the E350. I can't imagine our RV being on only the equivalent of about a 3/4 ton pickup (an E350). And to think that I've seen Class C motorhomes at up to around the 27/28 foot length on only the E350 chassis!
