POCAMBU : absolutely no offense taken.
My statement about the GM 3500 series was exactly what you said. You can mount a mini mod on them but if your going to do that you might as well have a type 2 van. The light GVWR just can't handle the loads we put on the full size type 3 boxes today. With our current equipment loads the E-350 is not suitable either , unless you watch what you load the compartments with. The E-450 seemed to be the perfect balance between too light and war wagon class of the mid liners . We would never buy a mid liner due to having small roads and driveways with limited turn around space.
I have worked on a FL in intercity transport and it was wonderful for hauling a crew of 4 or 5 plus the pt. and all the specialized equipment. Unfortunately it rode like a Mack dump truck and was only good on paved multi-lane hi-ways. We don't even have anything bigger than 2 lane paved roads with a large percentage being dirt/gravel. This is why I asked about the F-450 4 wheel drive type 1 setup . I have seen a few E-series with the Quigley [sp] conversion and had wondered how that would work in ambulance service use.
We shall all have to wait and see how this all works out as I don't think that Ford will let the conversion market slip away from them as it's a large market shre for them in the commercial vehicle business
My statement about the GM 3500 series was exactly what you said. You can mount a mini mod on them but if your going to do that you might as well have a type 2 van. The light GVWR just can't handle the loads we put on the full size type 3 boxes today. With our current equipment loads the E-350 is not suitable either , unless you watch what you load the compartments with. The E-450 seemed to be the perfect balance between too light and war wagon class of the mid liners . We would never buy a mid liner due to having small roads and driveways with limited turn around space.
I have worked on a FL in intercity transport and it was wonderful for hauling a crew of 4 or 5 plus the pt. and all the specialized equipment. Unfortunately it rode like a Mack dump truck and was only good on paved multi-lane hi-ways. We don't even have anything bigger than 2 lane paved roads with a large percentage being dirt/gravel. This is why I asked about the F-450 4 wheel drive type 1 setup . I have seen a few E-series with the Quigley [sp] conversion and had wondered how that would work in ambulance service use.
We shall all have to wait and see how this all works out as I don't think that Ford will let the conversion market slip away from them as it's a large market shre for them in the commercial vehicle business
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