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Re: On the road observations
Wade44 wrote: The RV Industry is going to ride the golden goose as long as they can and the propaganda arm the RVIA with the rag they promote, RV business, in conjunction with the GoRVing campaign, are going to sugar coat it as long as possible. The sheet is hitting the fan and the crash is coming folks. I was through Goshen and Elkhart two weeks ago. The storage lots and fields out there are packed more than I've ever seen. RV shortage my rear end. What they're going to have is a buyer shortage and that will be a good thing. Winnebago says they have over $4 billion in order backlogs. Thor said a while back they had over $18 billion in order backlogs. Perhaps those full lots you're seeing have vehicles that are waiting for missing items or waiting for drivers to deliver or ??458Views0likes0CommentsRe: Class C - with ability to tow
rjstractor wrote: theoldwizard1 wrote: Class C would be marginal for towing your car. Super C or Class A. Forget the bank account ! Please define "marginal". The E450 can tow a 5000 lb Jeep with a significant margin in GCWR. GVWR is not a factor when flat towing since there is virtually no tongue weight. For years Ford has had a 14,500# GVWR and a 22,000 GCWR for the E 450. That gives a tow rating of 7,500 #. They also have 22,000, 24,000 and 26,000 GVWRs and 26,000, 30,000 and 30,000# GCWRs for their F53 chassis. That gives tow ratings of 4,000, 6,000 and 4,000#, for what has been the most used chassis for gas class A motorhomes for many years. Many people still say a class A can tow more that a class C ?795Views0likes0CommentsRe: Social distancing
Down here in South Florida they've taken social distancing up a notch. Some of our local leaders were upset with the huge numbers of people gathered at some local sandbars (can't fault the local leaders for that). The solution for that, was for three counties (last I heard) to close all public boat ramps and ALL marinas in those counties.138Views0likes0CommentsRe: Ford V10 vs Pending V8
It appears that the 2021 E 450 will have the V8, but when each MH builder will start building on them, will depend on when they run out of the 2020 cab and chassis units they've bought. Each manufacturer starts their new year models whenever they feel like it and that's not necessarily in March. I bought my current 2014 model year MH in March of 2013. It was built in Jan 2013 on a chassis that was built in Dec 2012.306Views0likes0CommentsRe: insurance and roof leaks
I had a unique (I hope) issue a few weeks ago. I went out to my MH sitting in my yard, and found a hole in the ceiling. I went up on the roof and couldn't see any issue. My son went up a couple of days later and found a hole in the roof. Went back inside the MH and found a bullet on the floor. My insurance company was contacted and has already sent out a check for a whole roof replacement.1.5KViews0likes0Comments
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