Is it good idea to remake 2017 FORD F450 XLT installing a truck camper. I plan to buy this one due to power it has and install 2017 Northern Lite Special Edition Series Campers 9-6 Q CLA
Radar said
11:03 AM Oct 26, 2016
Not on my radar but go ahead you will make a few people envious.
-- Edited by Radar on Wednesday 26th of October 2016 11:04:24 AM
macka17 said
03:06 PM Oct 26, 2016
Only thing to watch is spares if/when you break it.
They ALL have to come from States. Cheap enuff
but big waiting time through shipping. customs etc.
I have coupla mates with Chevvy's, that's what they say.
Next time round they'll be buying Isuzu. Iveco etc.
Parts off local shelf and Cummins parts.
basically. Any truck shop,
Why the 450. Same donk as 350
Carl has a Chevvy 350 twin rears
Tows a 41ft semi. 5th wheeler over there. Cruises it nicely.
no need for any bigger.
450/4500 are TRUCKS not utes. HUGE in size.
Australian towns would love them.
I'd compare physical sizes first. You'll also probably need a truck licence.
Over 4.5ton...
Aus-Kiwi said
06:41 PM Oct 26, 2016
Engine parts would be easy . I can get parts ex US in 5 days . Cummins engine is much better than Chev 6.6 Duramax !! Takes longer to order from Vic than US . Is it going to be RHD converted ? Check second hand RVs ? I assume your building a 5 to 6 ton RV ?
Yuglamron said
08:22 PM Oct 26, 2016
My mate has an F350 it has the 7.3 Cummins and he pulls a 36' Fifth Wheeler and over the Nullarbor he reckoned it did nearly 40MPG. Mainly because it revs so low at 110 KPH. He has no problem getting spares because that motor is fitted to so many vehicles here in OZ. He did want to put the bigger 10.1 litre Cummins in which was actually more economical. Ministry of Finance said NO!!!!!!!
Aus-Kiwi said
09:55 PM Oct 26, 2016
A Cummins can be tweaked to have another 200 extra HP easy . If required .
wal1 said
11:07 PM Oct 26, 2016
Has anyone looked at where the original poster is from? Dont think he will be worried about RHD conversions, or getting spares shipped to Australia. LOL
Jaahn said
08:17 AM Oct 27, 2016
Yuglamron wrote:
My mate has an F350 it has the 7.3 Cummins and he pulls a 36' Fifth Wheeler and over the Nullarbor he reckoned it did nearly 40MPG. Mainly because it revs so low at 110 KPH. He has no problem getting spares because that motor is fitted to so many vehicles here in OZ. He did want to put the bigger 10.1 litre Cummins in which was actually more economical. Ministry of Finance said NO!!!!!!!
Hi
he reckoned it did nearly40MPG I would like to see that verified
Jaahn
Aus-Kiwi said
09:13 AM Oct 27, 2016
Slight exaggeration on fuel economy I would say .. . I must say with wind behind our motorhome in WA it seemed we didn't use any fuel .. Can't say the same heading east from Monkey Myer tho .. The Ford chassis, platform is mainly used in US . Esp with petrol engines ..
kezngaz said
03:10 PM Oct 27, 2016
Aus-Kiwi wrote:
Slight exaggeration on fuel economy I would say .. . I must say with wind behind our motorhome in WA it seemed we didn't use any fuel .. Can't say the same heading east from Monkey Myer tho .. The Ford chassis, platform is mainly used in US . Esp with petrol engines ..
East from Monkey Mia?
Were you on a boat?
Tony Bev said
04:24 PM Oct 27, 2016
Jaahn wrote:
Yuglamron wrote:
My mate has an F350 it has the 7.3 Cummins and he pulls a 36' Fifth Wheeler and over the Nullarbor he reckoned it did nearly 40MPG. Mainly because it revs so low at 110 KPH. He has no problem getting spares because that motor is fitted to so many vehicles here in OZ. He did want to put the bigger 10.1 litre Cummins in which was actually more economical. Ministry of Finance said NO!!!!!!!
Hi
he reckoned it did nearly40MPG I would like to see that verified
Jaahn
I would also like this fuel consumption verified
The best fuel consumption I ever got out of any vehicle I had owned, was approximately 60 MPG (5 litres per 100 Ks or 20 Ks per litre)
The vehicle was a 1995 Daihatsu Mira, with a fuel injected, 660 cc 3 cylinder petrol engine, with a curb weight of just over 600 kilograms.
In theory, it was so powerful that it would have been able to pull the skin off a rice pudding. Back in the real world, I do have my doubts if it would have been able to tow anything heavier than an empty wheelbarrow
As a side note Perhaps the original poster does not realise that he is on an Australian forum, instead of an American one
Aus-Kiwi said
07:09 PM Oct 27, 2016
M.M is on the WEST coast.. To get back on highway you need to travel EAST .. West would be in Indian ocean..
The Belmont Bear said
09:49 PM Oct 27, 2016
kezngaz, is technically correct heading from Monkey Mia back to Denholm is more south west as Monkey Mia is on the eastern side of a peninsular. That's getting a little bit nit picking though as the Aus-Kiwi was only making a statement about his general direction of travel.
-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Thursday 27th of October 2016 09:50:23 PM
kezngaz said
08:23 AM Oct 28, 2016
Sorry if my comment was seen as knit picking.
I was trying to inject a little humour into the mix, something we see very little of these days.
My opologies.
Kezngaz.
macka17 said
01:48 PM Oct 29, 2016
Fuel economy can only go so far. in any system.
Then volumetric capacity comes in.
Certain sized cubic holes. NEED certain volumes of mixture to fill
and a certain vol of combustible content to go bang..
Too lean. no bang.
You have to have a combustible blend to go off.
too lean just doesn't do it.
Try the last Fiat 15 cyl ships donk I/we changed a couple pots out on.
She ran at 4+ ton per 24 hr cycle.
Break that down to ltrs per km hey.
and they ran the fuel through graded macerators first to get the lumps out.
Can only lean them down so much for compression ign.
terrygreg said
06:56 PM Nov 10, 2016
wow, will now think on iveco - did not expect it is good enough
terrygreg said
06:59 PM Nov 10, 2016
Actually I did not consider second hand rvs to be worth buying; the point is to build everything from scratch and I do agree with the opinion that 450 is much powerful compared to 350 model
Is it good idea to remake 2017 FORD F450 XLT installing a truck camper. I plan to buy this one due to power it has and install 2017 Northern Lite Special Edition Series Campers 9-6 Q CLA
Not on my radar but go ahead you will make a few people envious.
-- Edited by Radar on Wednesday 26th of October 2016 11:04:24 AM
They ALL have to come from States. Cheap enuff
but big waiting time through shipping. customs etc.
I have coupla mates with Chevvy's, that's what they say.
Next time round they'll be buying Isuzu. Iveco etc.
Parts off local shelf and Cummins parts.
basically. Any truck shop,
Why the 450. Same donk as 350
Carl has a Chevvy 350 twin rears
Tows a 41ft semi. 5th wheeler over there. Cruises it nicely.
no need for any bigger.
450/4500 are TRUCKS not utes. HUGE in size.
Australian towns would love them.
I'd compare physical sizes first. You'll also probably need a truck licence.
Over 4.5ton...
My mate has an F350 it has the 7.3 Cummins and he pulls a 36' Fifth Wheeler and over the Nullarbor he reckoned it did nearly 40MPG. Mainly because it revs so low at 110 KPH. He has no problem getting spares because that motor is fitted to so many vehicles here in OZ. He did want to put the bigger 10.1 litre Cummins in which was actually more economical. Ministry of Finance said NO!!!!!!!
Hi
he reckoned it did nearly 40MPG
I would like to see that verified
Jaahn
East from Monkey Mia?
Were you on a boat?
I would also like this fuel consumption verified
The best fuel consumption I ever got out of any vehicle I had owned, was approximately 60 MPG (5 litres per 100 Ks or 20 Ks per litre)
The vehicle was a 1995 Daihatsu Mira, with a fuel injected, 660 cc 3 cylinder petrol engine, with a curb weight of just over 600 kilograms.
In theory, it was so powerful that it would have been able to pull the skin off a rice pudding.
Back in the real world, I do have my doubts if it would have been able to tow anything heavier than an empty wheelbarrow
As a side note
Perhaps the original poster does not realise that he is on an Australian forum, instead of an American one
M.M is on the WEST coast.. To get back on highway you need to travel EAST .. West would be in Indian ocean..
kezngaz, is technically correct heading from Monkey Mia back to Denholm is more south west as Monkey Mia is on the eastern side of a peninsular. That's getting a little bit nit picking though as the Aus-Kiwi was only making a statement about his general direction of travel.
-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Thursday 27th of October 2016 09:50:23 PM
I was trying to inject a little humour into the mix, something we see very little of these days.
My opologies.
Kezngaz.
Then volumetric capacity comes in.
Certain sized cubic holes. NEED certain volumes of mixture to fill
and a certain vol of combustible content to go bang..
Too lean. no bang.
You have to have a combustible blend to go off.
too lean just doesn't do it.
Try the last Fiat 15 cyl ships donk I/we changed a couple pots out on.
She ran at 4+ ton per 24 hr cycle.
Break that down to ltrs per km hey.
and they ran the fuel through graded macerators first to get the lumps out.
Can only lean them down so much for compression ign.
wow, will now think on iveco - did not expect it is good enough
Actually I did not consider second hand rvs to be worth buying; the point is to build everything from scratch and I do agree with the opinion that 450 is much powerful compared to 350 model
Actually I will not convert the truck in rhd
as an alternative truck FORD F550 XL