wa8yxm wrote:
The Workhorse chassis is indeed very good, I will not say "The best" but the fact is that there are many which I'd rate as Very Good (I am not a fan of Ford products but when it comes to big rigs, even they are very good, just to give you an idea)
Workhorse did have a problem or two with brakes, long solved, so if it's an older rig you need to check on the recall.. and the Chevy engine had a problem with a fuel clip.. Likewise, but that's the only major issues with the Workhorse chassis.
One thing though. The Workhorse Chassis usually coes with a Chevy V-8, and bolted to the back of that is a bell housing holding a torque converter and bolted to the back of that a nice little ALLISON transmission.
And even FORD says the Allison is the best... So who am I to argue (Oh, by the way I do agree, Allison is the best).
But you can get the Allison on a Ford Chassis too,,, if you put a Cummins Diesel in it.
Where and when did Ford say Allison was the best ??, before 2006 yes Ford only had the standard trans in motorhomes but after that the new 5 speed tow haul is about as equal as a Allison from my prospective, Ford even has a 6 speed tow haul but not yet available in the F-53 chassis as of yet..
Remember Ford never took a bail out from us tax payers to stay open..
