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Bedlam wrote:Not every one is crawling 4wd trails. I go on forest roads and need better clearance and angles than a motorhome. Occasionally I even use 4wd so I don't tear up the ground too much. Overall height is my biggest concern when trees are present off or on roads since I am semi trailer height.
If the man who has a mammoth on a 550 tells you you can go on trails with it then I would say that is your answer. "In my opinion" The first pic does not match the second pic builds. The first pic looks like a delivery van but the second pic looks like trail riders. Completely different models even if they are the same frame. Also, with all the stories I and others have posted about broken frames on 3500's I would completely stay away from them and go strait to the top with a 5500 class truck. From the pics I have seen like the one you posted "Broken frame" it has seriously made me reconsider my truck camper combo, So much that we are looking at TT's again. I aint getting any younger! I would not be able to fix a broken frame nor could I afford to have it fixed. Good luck in your adventures.
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RobertRyan wrote:This is what the post is about
How practical is this top heavy monster on a small trail? Excessive overhang and a high centre of gravity. A photo of a broken RAM 1 Ton went viral showed what overloading and the fulcrum effect can do. Should large Truck Campers be more like Expedition Vehicles? Expedition Vehicles do not have broken chassis
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Earthcruiser on small trackJoe wrote:If the man who has a mammoth on a 550 tells you you can go on trails with it then I would say that is your answer. "In my opinion" The first pic does not match the second pic builds. The first pic looks like a delivery van but the second pic looks like trail riders. Completely different models even if they are the same frame. Also, with all the stories I and others have posted about broken frames on 3500's I would completely stay away from them and go strait to the top with a 5500 class truck. From the pics I have seen like the one you posted "Broken frame" it has seriously made me reconsider my truck camper combo, So much that we are looking at TT's again. I aint getting any younger! I would not be able to fix a broken frame nor could I afford to have it fixed. Good luck in your adventures.
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Second pic is of a Earthcruiser Expedition vehicle that can go very much Off Road. Your advice I think is pretty spot on regards heavy Truck Campers
Video Earthcruiser on a small track
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notsobigjoe
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RobertRyan wrote:Joe wrote:If the man who has a mammoth on a 550 tells you you can go on trails with it then I would say that is your answer. "In my opinion" The first pic does not match the second pic builds. The first pic looks like a delivery van but the second pic looks like trail riders. Completely different models even if they are the same frame. Also, with all the stories I and others have posted about broken frames on 3500's I would completely stay away from them and go strait to the top with a 5500 class truck. From the pics I have seen like the one you posted "Broken frame" it has seriously made me reconsider my truck camper combo, So much that we are looking at TT's again. I aint getting any younger! I would not be able to fix a broken frame nor could I afford to have it fixed. Good luck in your adventures.
Joe
Second pic is of a Earthcruiser Expedition vehicle that can go very much Off Road. Your advice I think is pretty spot on as regards heavy Truck Campers
I was just commenting on how they looked "to me" and I agree the earth roamers are very much an off road machine. My point was that the first pic does not look like an off road machine. Did not mean they were the exact same frame just mistyped my thoughts. I've done that before...![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/embarrassed.gif "embarrassed")
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Off road has many different meanings so not sure what your going after but some of us have heavier TC's and enjoy going off the pavement and find it practical as you can't tow a trailer to those places.
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notsobigjoe wrote:RobertRyan wrote:Joe wrote:If the man who has a mammoth on a 550 tells you you can go on trails with it then I would say that is your answer. "In my opinion" The first pic does not match the second pic builds. The first pic looks like a delivery van but the second pic looks like trail riders. Completely different models even if they are the same frame. Also, with all the stories I and others have posted about broken frames on 3500's I would completely stay away from them and go strait to the top with a 5500 class truck. From the pics I have seen like the one you posted "Broken frame" it has seriously made me reconsider my truck camper combo, So much that we are looking at TT's again. I aint getting any younger! I would not be able to fix a broken frame nor could I afford to have it fixed. Good luck in your adventures.
Joe
Second pic is of a Earthcruiser Expedition vehicle that can go very much Off Road. Your advice I think is pretty spot on as regards heavy Truck Campers
I was just commenting on how they looked "to me" and I agree the earth roamers are very much an off road machine. My point was that the first pic does not look like an off road machine. Did not mean they were the exact same frame just mistyped my thoughts. I've done that before...
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mellow wrote:Off road has many different meanings so not sure what your going after but some of us have heavier TC's and enjoy going off the pavement and find it practical as you can't tow a trailer to those places.
Yep, huge difference driving on a sandy beach and going rock crawling.
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There is also a huge difference in comparing an earth roamed with a domestic pickup with a TC . One major difference being cost .
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valhalla360 wrote:mellow wrote:Off road has many different meanings so not sure what your going after but some of us have heavier TC's and enjoy going off the pavement and find it practical as you can't tow a trailer to those places.
Yep, huge difference driving on a sandy beach and going rock crawling.
Yes very True. Still smalller TC's are much more adept on extreme roads
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RobertRyan wrote:valhalla360 wrote:mellow wrote:Off road has many different meanings so not sure what your going after but some of us have heavier TC's and enjoy going off the pavement and find it practical as you can't tow a trailer to those places.
Yep, huge difference driving on a sandy beach and going rock crawling.
Yes very True. Still smalller TC's are much more adept on extreme roads
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