[Silverback51]

Originally Posted by DON BEVERS

We've drag raced all over the country now for the past 20yrs. Used a P/U most of the time and stayed in motels. I must say, that really gets old. We also watched as other racers pulled their rigs around with class a and c type motorhomes. Most of the class c type are gas engine powered. This makes them underpowered and the engines don't last. Anytime a power plant has to run at near full throttle for a length of time, the life expectancy drops off. If you don't believe me, check with the mechanics who work on them.
Class A units are not designed to tow 10,000 plus lbs. and if you've ever driven behind one in even a slight cross wind, you would probably be as horrified as I was to watch them.
Putting a camper on a p/u truck, in my case it would have needed to be the bigger one, 11ft or so, makes building a proper hitch a near nightmare. You do not want the trailer loose out on the freeway!
The answer in my case came from the line of class c style motorhomes that are built on HD truck chassis. These are million mile rigs with 40,000lb hitches on them. 10,000lb vertical load. I now have about 80,000mi on it and have driven in 30-40mph crosswinds and didn't even know it.
It runs at 75mph at about 1450rpm makes nearly 1600lbs/ft of torque and 450hp.
It is so nice to have a tow rig that is heavy enough that a 14,000lb trailer's movement does not effect it. It runs 70-75 on the flats, downhills, (with engine brake), uphill, whatever. It just doesn't care.
Now that some of the racers are needing the money, they can be picked up used for a fraction of the new cost.

You have Class A and Class C mixed up.