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huntdooly
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Nov 22, 2018

What is a "stripped chassis" motorhome??

Thank you in advance, for an explanation, as I could not find one on the web. :h
  • Hunt,

    Without more context, it can mean several things.

    The most common is when a builder buys what OE manufactures call "Cab Cut-Away". This is a van chassis with nothing but the cap portion and essential elements that are behind the cab - Like fuel tanks.

    It is also used by motorhome builders to describe a completed shell with nothing inside it. They sell these for special application builders like traveling marketers and mobile offices.

    If one of those doesn't fit, come back and try again.

    Matt
  • i think 'bare chassis' is a better description

    right off the factory line, build your own box or RV/bus etc..

    stripped makes it sound like something has been removed

    nothing has been removed, its a bare chassis not a completed truck

    of course Ford/Mfg can label things anyway they want
  • Mile High wrote:
    Be fun to drive wouldn't it? delivering bare chassis pushers


    I hope you understand that is NOT a real life video. It is NOT in the USA and is a Mercedes Chassis. While it is ON the hiway, they are not delivered like that in the USA. That is obviously a test drive by a Mercedes Employee. USA Class A chassis have no seats or dash equipment at all, they use special jump seats to drive the chassis into the chassis prep buildings at the OEM plants. Chassis are delivered in bulk and dropped off in a parking lot at the OEM plants. It IS a neat Video. Doug
  • dougrainer wrote:
    Mile High wrote:
    Be fun to drive wouldn't it? delivering bare chassis pushers


    I hope you understand that is NOT a real life video. It is NOT in the USA and is a Mercedes Chassis. While it is ON the hiway, they are not delivered like that in the USA. That is obviously a test drive by a Mercedes Employee. USA Class A chassis have no seats or dash equipment at all, they use special jump seats to drive the chassis into the chassis prep buildings at the OEM plants. Chassis are delivered in bulk and dropped off in a parking lot at the OEM plants. It IS a neat Video. Doug
    Whoa - slow down CAPS man! I stated it would be fun! I didn't imply anything else. The video fit my point. Don't go techno-anal on it :R
  • I looked at the link to the stripped chassis RV, and it didn't look any different than a regular Class A. Nothing looked to be missing!
  • huntdooly wrote:
    I looked at the link to the stripped chassis RV, and it didn't look any different than a regular Class A. Nothing looked to be missing!


    Try this link...