F450 Drivers Seat

Well the C seat isn't the plush Pusher seat but it's OK. I drive RV's in my job and the C's can be pretty nice, depending on the brand, but then I don't have back issues. Perhaps rent one for a week and see for yourself.

I've been driving the E series since '72, E-100, E-150, vans, and E-350, E-450, mhs, never had a problem setting in the driver's seat. We now have a 2015 E-450, mh. The cab seats swivel around and recline, to use in the coach. We are snowbirds and find that those cab seats while are not real bad they are not real comfortable to set in for several hours.

I prefer the Ford chassis, but when we were shopping for a Class C the Ford seating was not comfortable. That is the reason we bought a C on a Mercedes chassis. Big trade-off, because I also prefer gas vs. diesel. However, we are comfortable for long term travel in the Mercedes rig.

I assume you mean E 450, not F 450 ? I think you'll find in many cases the front seats aren't installed by Ford, but are installed by the RV builder. So you can't try one brand of MH and think all E 450s will have the same seat.

Mich F wrote:
I assume you mean E 450, not F 450 ? I think you'll find in many cases the front seats aren't installed by Ford, but are installed by the RV builder. So you can't try one brand of MH and think all E 450s will have the same seat.

Haha, yeah I did mean E 450. I guess that is why nothing came up. Interesting, I thought that they all would have been installed from the factory, thanks for that info.

I have a 2006 Winnebago E-350 and 2 Winnies previous were E-450 and the brand of seats Winnebago install have been very comfortable for me. One thing to check out if your are looking at units with slides check for driver comfort with the slide in. Also check for position of dinette, either behind drivers or passengers seat, in my class C Winnebago the dinette directly behind the passenger seat had a flip down back to allow the passenger seat room to recline. Dick

My E series seat is comfortable enough, but not exceptional. I can go for a decent day's drive without feeling too fatigued afterwards.

It should not be too difficult to put in a different aftermarket seat; the seat base attaches to a flat floor. I think there are even pneumatic suspension seats available.

Thanks for the pointers, a very good point to check to see what it is like with the slide it, will put that on my check list. Don't really want a new seat but will have to see, if it is not good maybe get it boosted up or something, extra padding maybe.

Just traded a 2016 Sunstar 26HE small class A on the F53 chassis - can confidently say that the seats were terrible. Like sitting on a piece of memory foam with another piece of memory foam behind your back. Neither was very comfortable. They were faux leather I believe and did not breathe well either.
Had a 2002 Roadtrek before that, that I believe had the Chevy Express van seats in it, and those high back buckets were great. Very plush and comfortable for all day driving. Cloth seats work better for me.
Am looking forward to the Sprinter seats in our new rig. Everything I've read about them seems to conclude that they were well designed for all day use. I hope so, because we like to cover plenty of ground to get there, wherever there may be.

MDKMDK wrote:
Am looking forward to the Sprinter seats in our new rig. Everything I've read about them seems to conclude that they were well designed for all day use. I hope so, because we like to cover plenty of ground to get there, wherever there may be.

Thanks, please send me a write up once you put a couple of miles on them, I would be very interested in hearing your review.