Ford E450 vs E350 under a Class C
This also appears under a different post as well re: stretching Chassis. I'm looking for some more opinions / tech intelligence. We looked at a 31' Class C but rule it out in part because of some of w...
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Here Phil is.
I looked for and bought an E450 under a 24 foot Class C for a philosophical reason - "for optimum durability, flexibility, and safety buy a heavy duty product even though you'll most of the time use it in a light duty way."
Seriously though ... we're rockhounds, plus I like to go overboard with the Boy Scout approach on carrying along large amounts of just-in-case equipment. We wanted no concerns on amount of weight we might wind up with, while at the same time having a great handling and reliable chassis under us that was being used way under design margins. Sometimes we're really loaded down with rocks and all tanks full when either crawling along off-pavement or climbing highway grades at 11,000+ feet. Our overkill E450 chassis under a small rig provides that.
Note that some Class C manufacturers for years have used only an E450 chassis under some or all of their models - Lazy Daze is one, and the Coach House Platinum line is another. However with regards to the latest years of Ford cutaway van based Class C motorhomers, I believe that the E-350 chassis was and is no longer available.
I looked for and bought an E450 under a 24 foot Class C for a philosophical reason - "for optimum durability, flexibility, and safety buy a heavy duty product even though you'll most of the time use it in a light duty way."
Seriously though ... we're rockhounds, plus I like to go overboard with the Boy Scout approach on carrying along large amounts of just-in-case equipment. We wanted no concerns on amount of weight we might wind up with, while at the same time having a great handling and reliable chassis under us that was being used way under design margins. Sometimes we're really loaded down with rocks and all tanks full when either crawling along off-pavement or climbing highway grades at 11,000+ feet. Our overkill E450 chassis under a small rig provides that.
Note that some Class C manufacturers for years have used only an E450 chassis under some or all of their models - Lazy Daze is one, and the Coach House Platinum line is another. However with regards to the latest years of Ford cutaway van based Class C motorhomers, I believe that the E-350 chassis was and is no longer available.
