MITSUBISHI FUSO FE84D good for pulling 5er?
Instead of Dodge, GMC, or Ford pickup trucks, I'm wondering about a medium size cab and chassis from Izuzu, or volvo, or freightliner?
Any and all advise appreciated
Any and all advise appreciated
Forum Discussion
Benoit1967 wrote:
I looked on the Canadian website and it seems to me they have great payload but the torque out of the motors is not that great.... my 2011 F350 has 400hp and 800lb/ft of torque. I see 215hp...ok... but 452 pounds of torque...
I like the fact I would be driving in a 'class A' type of windshield but I don't like the numbers....
Most HDT Trucks have seemingly a lot less horsepower , but tow vast loads. One is a heavy cycle engine,versus a light cycle in the F350.
To do something similar or attempt to do the same thing, your F350 would be very much down rated.- I looked on the Canadian website and it seems to me they have great payload but the torque out of the motors is not that great.... my 2011 F350 has 400hp and 800lb/ft of torque. I see 215hp...ok... but 452 pounds of torque...
I like the fact I would be driving in a 'class A' type of windshield but I don't like the numbers.... Me Again wrote:
Setting over the front wheels is not the best place to get a good ride! There is a reason you do not see many of these truck for the service you are talking about.
Not in the US, but the only Truck type outside NA. Conventional Trucks are very very rare outside NA. Cabovers are the main Semi's used in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Modern Trucks have exceptional ride and handling characteristics.- Setting over the front wheels is not the best place to get a good ride! There is a reason you do not see many of these truck for the service you are talking about.
SoCalDesertRider wrote:
The small Isuzu, Mitsubishi-Fuso, NPR, Hino, etc class 4 and 5 (GVWR's from 13,000-20,000 lbs) local delivery day-cab cabover trucks are typically underpowered, with small engines
Very much agree, these are mainly small delivery trucks. People use at least light mediums here for pulling 5vers- At one time I considered an Isuzu NPR box van to pull my bumper tow trailer. It seemed to make sense with the capacity and extra room afforded by the box. I went as far as to talk with dealers. They said no. The truck is designed for short haul and is geared so. They said I would be "that guy" going up grades at 30 MPH. They said my wife would hate it as the seats have about 2" of padding with minimal adjustability plus the noise is hard to escape. Fuel economy is good around town but poor at highway speeds. I test drove some and the dealers were right. It was fun to drive around town though.
SoCalDesertRider wrote:
NC Hauler wrote:
I agree, he certainly doesn't NEED an MDT for that size trailer. But, he doesn't want a pickup and wants an MDT instead. Nothing wrong with that.
Only 2 people and only a 30' 5er?!? I know we say, " you can never have too much truck", but again, only 2 people and only a 30' 5er?? Heck get the biggest baddest semi cab you can buy......
You are correct.NC Hauler wrote:
I agree, he certainly doesn't NEED an MDT for that size trailer. But, he doesn't want a pickup and wants an MDT instead. Nothing wrong with that.
Only 2 people and only a 30' 5er?!? I know we say, " you can never have too much truck", but again, only 2 people and only a 30' 5er?? Heck get the biggest baddest semi cab you can buy......- Not the truck you mentioned, but in searching for my first MDT, I got a Nissan UD cabover. The engine was a 6.9 turbo (1994), 6 speed with excellent exhaust brake. Ride was rough, later put bags on rear, helped some. Worst thing, being a cabover, the shifter was cable operated and funky. Wife hated it, but, you could start out in almost and lower gear with no problem. We ended up with FL60, Cat and Allison, still have it after 20 years.
Jim
