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Re: [GMCnet] Why not fix one ton scrub radius with wheel offset? [message #361954 is a reply to message #361952] Sat, 23 January 2021 16:55 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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Matt, When i was in the military, after basic training, I went to Drivers
School. I learned how to drive various military vehicles, M-88 Tracked
recovery vehicle, Tanks both light and medium, 5 Ton and 10 Ton Wreckers,
Trucks of all sizes and shapes, and Military transport busses. Those had
the driver located in front of the steering axle. You had to drive
completely into an intersection before you even thought about turning the
corner. Tricky buggers, they were. About the size of a Greyhound
Senicruiser. 46 passengers or so. Small round military rear view mirrors. a
seriously difficult vehicle to back up and park. But, nothing that compares
to today's Prevost Chassis motorhomes. And like you said, there is really
nothing else out there to compare a GMC coach to. Before or since our
coaches were built. So, yes, we agree.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon

On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 1:50 PM Matt Colie via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> James Hupy wrote on Sat, 23 January 2021 12:01
>> Matt, I edited my comments on purpose for the "political correctness"
>> factor.
>>
>> Yes, a well maintained GMC will handle fairly well when compared to
>> other motorhomes of that era, but not when compared to modern
> automobiles.
>> All I was saying, really.
>> Jim Hupy
>> Salem, Oregon
>
> Jim,
>
> I will concede that there are many modern passcar that handle better than
> a forty year old motorhome, and yes it was better than it's contemporaries
> in that regard. But I would have to guess that you have not driven many
> modern motorhomes of the same size class.
>
> First, there are very few A's in the same size class as yours and Zero in
> mine....
> The larger A's are buses and drive just like buses. (Surprise?)
>
> Second, most of those in our size class are C's assembled on truck chassis
> and those that I have had the (mis)fortune to drive are as rewarding as a
> U-Haul. (This is not intended as a slam of U-Haul, after all, their
> target is not to be a comfortable travel vehicle.)
>
> So, I think we really agree for the larger part.
>
> Matt
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