class A vs. 5th wheel
We currently have a 30ft. 5th wheel which we pull with a Chevy 3500 SRW, Duramax. This weekend we went to an RV show and a 33ft class A Alegro caught my eye. My question for those of you who have ha...
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1BryNelson wrote:Well, I can only relate my experience and that was a 1999 Coachmen Mirada 300QB, a 30 footer, no slides unit on a V10 F53 chassis.
I have to beg to differ also. My F53 chassis with a 37ft Moho rides fabulous. Everyone who has ridden with me has commcommented on the ride and the power it has to pull hills in such a big rig.
It was positively THE WORST riding vehicle I have ever been in or driven. On other than perfectly smooth roads it was a bone-jarring ride which left me exhausted after less than a couple of hours.If we were on a road with expansion joints the whole coach felt like it was shaking itself apart.
Ford was of no help, neither was Coachmen, which is why I took it to a local truck suspension specialist. This was the outfit who could not believe the cabinets had not ripped out of the ceiling.
We played with tire pressures but beyond that was going to cost big bucks. They suggested Mor-Ryde suspension conversions and Bilstein shocks to the tune of $6000. I passed, at which point I sold it.
My GMC 2500HD truck felt like a Cadillac after that experience!
