WOW a Tcer / Class c

Sorry, you're right. I was thinking of 19.5's in the Alcoa brand.

Alcoa does sell 8-lug one-ton dually rims. I have them on my truck, real-deal not knockoffs.

That's a chassis mounted Host Rainier triple slide.

http://www.hostcampers.com/product-details-rainiersb.html

F450 and F550 chassis cabs have the derated engines. The pickups have the lower duty cycle engine with higher tune.

Alcoa does not sell an 8-lug rim, but Ford has an aluminum rim as well as aftermarket rims from Vision and American Force for 8-lug DRW applications.

The limitation of using a Class 3 DRW is the rear axle capacity if you plan to tow behind something like this configuration.

Did anyone notice rear Torklift rear bumper off an Arctic Fox?

The F550 has a derated engine, the F450 doesn't.
Classic Alcoa polished aluminum dually wheels, the smallest 16" ones, are rated at 3200 pounds. Four of 'em is 12,800. That HAS to be enough for the rear axle on that rig. It doesn't need the ugly steelies.

rickeoni wrote:
Why is there a pass through that only a chihuahua could fit through?

I think that should be considered for emergency, or heavy storm outside only.
Just getting from front seats to the rear becomes challenge with age.
But I remember ClassC I drove 30 years ago and even the passage was bigger, I was much more flexible- it still was some challenge.

Why is there a pass through that only a chihuahua could fit through?

Not sure why all the bagging on it. Yes I'd have wanted more than a stripper truck like Kaytag said, but he's not that far out of the ball park. That's a 50k truck and 50k camper right? Add money for the conversion and then leave some room to negotiate the price, he's about there.
Any other 4wd burly diesel that can tow, with real living quarters, like a super C or those Tigers will be that much or more.

That said, still not for me. It doesn't gain anything over a slide in unit except for a little more storage, but you lose the ability to have a truck AND a camper.

Burning man,
I haven't seen alloy wheels that will take that much weight, so the steelies. I had this problem when overbuilding my TC and now have those same ugly painted steel wheels of which you speak.
We can all see things that could be done differently to suit our bias, but all in all, its a well thought out machine. Do i read this right that a rig that massive has only a cassette toilet? For me, I thought an F-550 would be the ticket for the base vehicle of this magnitude. Larger frame; bigger axles, brakes, and bearings; higher load rating.
I wonder if the builder thought about frame flex and has a 3 or 4 point flat bed under there? My guess is; not. The Host sits too low for that. Fords traditionally have the flexiest (no not sexiest) frame around. Have the newest Fords tightened up their frames? I'm afraid all my bias is old tech now.
jefe

Kayteg1 wrote:
I traded F350 C&C dually this year and it did have very beefy suspension. The rear leaf pack was bigger than on my older F450 flatbed.
DW would not ride with me in it as it was teeth-grinder, so when that might make sense to use for such project, for 100+ grands you'd expect something more.
Aren't F450 C&C detuned?

Yes, I believe all engines in trucks intended for the vocational market are derated from the same engine in the consumer market. The V10 gas is still available in C&C's and is also detuned.

:):)

I think there is something behind it that is not said.
For that kind of money you can buy more comfortable Sprinter-based ClassC, that will deliver much better mpg.
Maybe somebody just had a truck and wanted to add custom camper on it, maintaining pulling capacity.
But it still ain't SuperC