Tow Rigs

[Danno]

I didn't even mention the possibility of custom crossmembers being needed to lash down your cobbled transmission & transfer case.

And it'd still ride 6" off the ground.

I wanna hook a snow plow on that rig! With strobes. And a weld on hitch....flat towing a badass wrangler....true happiness.

 

[ZoomerP]

I wanna hook a snow plow on that rig! With strobes. And a weld on hitch....flat towing a badass wrangler....true happiness.

It might do well, especially with a hopper on the back.

It'd tow a trailer nicely, and it's a long ways toward a custom camper as is, but the fuel economy would be terrible.

 

[Danno]

But heck I have to compete with imported engineering....I 95 exit

 

[ZoomerP]

Whenever I see something like that, it's headed south of Laredo.

 

[Danno]

It might do well, especially with a hopper on the back.

It'd tow a trailer nicely, and it's a long ways toward a custom camper as is, but the fuel economy would be terrible.

The 450 frame is beefy. I never dealt with the van front frame. The truck was actually nice! Front and rear. From the fuse boxes to everything is a completely different truck than a 350. I got excited about modern 450 and classic 90s 350 ...as a trailer hack for installs.

 

[JimVonBaden]

But heck I have to compete with imported engineering....I 95 exit

Common sight heading South to Mexico.

 

[ZoomerP]

The 450 frame is beefy. I never dealt with the van front frame. The truck was actually nice! Front and rear. From the fuse boxes to everything is a completely different truck than a 350. I got excited about modern 450 and classic 90s 350 ...as a trailer hack for installs.

I guess any cutaway van chassis would have to be compared with a chassis cab to find the differences. It'd suck to buy something only to later learn that it was different from what you had in mind. MVI will have his 6WD minibus sorted before long.

 

[Danno]

I guess any cutaway van chassis would have to be compared with a chassis cab to find the differences. It'd suck to buy something only to later learn that it was different from what you had in mind. MVI will have his 6WD minibus sorted before long.

The ram real deal cab and chassis might work. Fwd...the actual cab enclosed is rare. I was debating a few years ago

 

[ZoomerP]

I followed a Sprinter 4WD conversion on Expedition Portal. Nope, no thank you. At least with the domestic van/cab chassis options, there's a beefy frame and axle to work with.

 

[Squamch]

I didn't even mention the possibility of custom crossmembers being needed to lash down your cobbled transmission & transfer case.

And it'd still ride 6" off the ground.

2 or 3 hours with a welder and grinder and crossmembers are sorted. It's harder to bolt a big ass trans to a motor than it is to build the crossmember to hold it up. And a couple grand will sort out the driveshafts easy peasy.

 

[ZoomerP]

2 or 3 hours with a welder and grinder and crossmembers are sorted. It's harder to bolt a big ass trans to a motor than it is to build the crossmember to hold it up. And a couple grand will sort out the driveshafts easy peasy.

I know. I was just making a list for the man that isn't going to buy that bus.

Two weeks are left on that auction, with the bid at $3500. Provided no one goes crazy, that could make an affordable home for someone. A person could do considerably worse.