Don't sell your truck short. You stated it has the 5.7 liter engine.
Not many more available ponies than that.
Your transmission is matched to it.
You can have leaf springs added to the rear,
Add an auxiliary trans cooler if you don't already have one,
Purchase the elect. brake unit for your truck.
(u-haul will provide and install all of the above)
Based on the weight of the trailer, it's going to have 2 maybe 3 axles
just be sure your trailer purchase includes elect. brakes which
I'm sure any trailer of that weight would have.
Tell Jimmy Buffet I said "Hey"
Well after reading on here & on some other RV sites, I am going to forget about a trailer idea all-together & just get myself a Class C motor home instead.
I'm thinking Ford E350 chassis/engine, not sure of which coach builder or model that I want just yet though.
Well after reading on here & on some other RV sites, I am going to forget about a trailer idea all-together & just get myself a Class C motor home instead.
I'm thinking Ford E350 chassis/engine, not sure of which coach builder or model that I want just yet though.
But I am leaning towards the standard 25' size, they seem like a good middle ground between livability & versatility, I am planning on looking at used ones first & seeing what sort of deals I can get on one since Class C's are a lot more expensive than travel trailers are.
I would seriously consider the Mercedes/Dodge/Freightliner "Sprinter" chassis. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I would seriously consider the Mercedes/Dodge/Freightliner "Sprinter" chassis. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Might do some reading on the E350 chassis before you buy. That chassis was of course used for a lot of Ambulances and similar vehicles. They also had some trouble with the Powerstroke engines for a few years in there.
Not knocking Fords / Powerstrokes or saying that it is a bad buy, just saying that there were a few years where that engine in the E350 had problems. It was shoe-horned into the engine compartment, and had a lot of trouble with all the heat that was retained in the engine compartment and its affect on the engine itself.
Great idea! When these chassis came out in the US, I knew a guy that used one for a delivery van. He claimed mileage that was unthinkable in a comparably sized truck/van in the Ford or GM line. I haven't seen many built on the Sprinter Chassis yet, and I am sure that they will be the newer of the used ones that you find, but might be worth looking for considering the fuel savings.
If you do change your mind again and go back to the trailer idea, my wife's grand parents pulled a 35 ft. 5th wheel to Missouri with a 95 chevy 1/2 ton 4wd. With load levelers, and common sense durability upgrades, it pulled it just fine. When I was a little kid, my grand parents pulled a 30-35 ft (as best I can remember) regular trailer to the Grand Canyon with a Buick station wagon. It wasnt anything special for the year, just a V-8 and a 400 Turbo trans.
Carriage RV designed a very nice travel trailer for 1/2 ton trucks. It's called a Cabo
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