Ford Transit B+ illustration
So I'm guessing the B+ SRW Transit that Ford includes in its 2018 motorhome brochure isn't based on any actual vehicle (the name "Transition" appears on the side)? Here's the link: Ford 2018 Mot...
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bobndot wrote:
Is a SRW a good thing ? I have no idea, just asking.
I wonder if the tires or the axle is the limiting factor in it's weight carrying capacity.
I would also look into the type of springs that are used with a SRW . Coil vs leaf. I'm not sure how one would vs the other would handle a loaded maxed out rv situation.
If you read the multi-hundred-post Majestic 19G thread (it's an E-series based C sold to rental companies only, 20x7.5ft SRW), you'll see that even that is too wide in some cases. Just a few inches, in either dimension really, matters. The 19G is a huge improvement over the usual 8ft-wide C, not to mention what is perhaps the most classic B+, the R-vision, which was also 8ft wide.
The problem with DRW is you either lose inside room if shorten the axle housing (which probably creates other problems, but is the only option to get below about 7.5ft on the E-series), or you gain width. Neither is appealing. The Transit DRW does seem better in this respect.
Of course it's possible - maybe likely - that Ford is illustrating something that would require extraordinary cost to build within the Transit SRW weight limit (maybe carbon fiber?), but the outside certainly looks appealing. The boxy shape would definitely provide more interior room than a Transit (or E-series) based B.
