If you had a budget of $200k....
... and want to full-time for around 5 - 8 years all across the country, what would YOU get? And why?
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Francesca Knowles wrote:
That Haulmark (above) is a sweet rig. And not that it matters, but it's also one of those that perplexes me as to "designation"- is it a class A or a class C????
not considered a class A - since they are always diesel, but not a pusher either.
bigger than the largest Super C - most consider it to be a TRUCK-Conversion coach.
listings generally appear in the DIESEL COACH sections of the for sale ads or sometime the fall under the "race coach" category. The king pint/5er type are generally called TOTER Homes.
configurations include FULL HOUSE or some form of a REAR garage w/ lift gate...ive seen garages as small as 8 ft & as large as 14 ft and some even have stacker lifts in the rear garages.
weight is about 30+k (loaded) w/ capacity for about 40k more in tow.
some advantages:
- 10+ mpg all day long at 72mph
- 40k lb towing capacity
- larger motors (13L or more) 450-650hp 1650+ tq,
- stronger trans (12 or 13 speed - dry clutch automatics...no clutch pedal & no tq converter)
- TWO driven axles (w/ indépendant lockers & ability to lock axles together as well)
- 200+ gal of fresh water
- bunk / storage over cockpit
- lots of basement storage (compared to even a super C)
- solid sheet aluminum roof
- 60K mile oil change interval
- lower service/labor rates
potential cons:
- 10 tires total (vs 8 on pusher some pushers)
- no pass thru storage
- generator often placed under bedroom, but can be placed under soft @ front
- slightly noisier (compared to a pusher) while driving, since motor is not in rear
- 10.5 gallon oil change/capacity
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