F53 or Workhorse

[F4Gary]

My 32VS is a W20 and I love the 8.1 and Allison tranny. Not much diff between the W20 and W22.

[Red Dawg 63]

Originally Posted by robertkathy

i have the 38t adventurer with the 8.1 with banks power system allison tranny and the w24 (not the w22) i tow a 8.5x20 car hauler loaded with a 4 piece roll away toll box a mini cooper and a harley inside and a custom dual anti sway weight dis hitch. i did add an extra leaf in the rear leaf packs since i do drive with my water tank full with 108 gal. of fresh water. brakes on the w24 are upgraded from the w22 and are great with the grade brake. the ride is fine with the safe t steering stabilizer and new shocks. so i would highly say the workhorse

Don't you think that you are overweight as the hitch is only rated for 5000lbs?

[bobmar]

We have an ‘03 W-20, no manifold problems, no brake problems since recall complete, quiet and shifts with authority. Handles great and plenty of power. Drove several F-53’s and didn’t care for its handling and engine noise. Both engines will last a good long time with proper maintenance. I think the Allison is the better tranny. JMHO!!

[robertkathy]

Originally Posted by Red Dawg 63

Don't you think that you are overweight as the hitch is only rated for 5000lbs?

thats why i had to have a custom hitch built add extra leafs to the leaf packs re enforce the frame in the rear and for power added the bank power system.

but so you know winnie under rates the hitches down to 500 tongue 5000 load but in fact the are classIII.


Class III hitches used as weight carrying are rated up to 6000 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 600 lbs. Class III hitches used for weight distributing are rated up to 10,000 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 1000 lbs

[Gary RVRoamer]

Yeah, the W24 is a dandy chassis! Only found on the larger (and more expensive) gas models, though.

[robertkathy]

Originally Posted by Gary RVRoamer

Yeah, the W24 is a dandy chassis! Only found on the larger (and more expensive) gas models, though.

that the first i was told my coach was more expensive

[Gary RVRoamer]

that the first i was told my coach was more expensive

"More expensive" is relative, right? The W24 was used only in the larger and thus more expensive 37-38 ft Adventurer models and was an extra cost option on the 35A. Not available at all on the Sightseer.

[Rkesselus]

Originally Posted by robertkathy

i have the 38t adventurer with the 8.1 with banks power system allison tranny and the w24 (not the w22) i tow a 8.5x20 car hauler loaded with a 4 piece roll away toll box a mini cooper and a harley inside and a custom dual anti sway weight dis hitch. i did add an extra leaf in the rear leaf packs since i do drive with my water tank full with 108 gal. of fresh water. brakes on the w24 are upgraded from the w22 and are great with the grade brake. the ride is fine with the safe t steering stabilizer and new shocks. so i would highly say the workhorse

Thought I recognized that coach.