Given choice gas or diesel powered fill time coach
Which and why if given choice gas or diesel powered (36 - 40 foot) coach with 2500 - 3500 lbs toad attached for fill time usage? Thank-you
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Once you go over 35', the amount of Carrying Capacity (amount of stuff you can carry) goes way down in a gas MH which was not that much to begin with. Even at 40' with a DP it can be less than what most need for Full Time (3,000+ lbs) so find the CCC sticker that's required to be posted... often behind a cabinet door.
A tag axle will add 9,000+ lbs of CCC which means my DP had very little without it as my CCC is 9K and as half timers we are using a lot of it. I would rate CCC the most important concern for FT use, then floor plan. Once you go over 36' you are in DP territory.
My hat's off to those that can FT in a gas MH as you win the award for one item in, two items out... we have not learned that lesson as there is no need to.
You will hear it's less expensive to go with a 5er and a PU (been there, done that) but for what a new diesel PU and a quality 5er cost... $120K+ you can find a nice high end 10- year old DP that has taken the depreciation hit and still has many years and miles left in it for less.
The cost difference gas/diesel is not enough to worry about. One oil change every 15K miles instead of 4-5 for a gasser. There may be a $100 difference the price of tires for a a DP and big gasser... every 7-9 years.
A tag axle will add 9,000+ lbs of CCC which means my DP had very little without it as my CCC is 9K and as half timers we are using a lot of it. I would rate CCC the most important concern for FT use, then floor plan. Once you go over 36' you are in DP territory.
My hat's off to those that can FT in a gas MH as you win the award for one item in, two items out... we have not learned that lesson as there is no need to.
You will hear it's less expensive to go with a 5er and a PU (been there, done that) but for what a new diesel PU and a quality 5er cost... $120K+ you can find a nice high end 10- year old DP that has taken the depreciation hit and still has many years and miles left in it for less.
The cost difference gas/diesel is not enough to worry about. One oil change every 15K miles instead of 4-5 for a gasser. There may be a $100 difference the price of tires for a a DP and big gasser... every 7-9 years.
