Has anybody ever looked into this or done it?

http://www.salemkroger.com/index.html

There are times I sure miss my 4x4 truck when I'm pulling into and out of the sand with my MH. This might be the answer. I'm just skeptical I guess.

That would be pretty cool. I wonder how much it would be?

I'm sure it's not cheap. I'm thinking about $5K or so. I couldn't find a price anywhere on the site.

We looked into it for a Ford Van and starting price is around 10 grand (which was too much for us).

These guys are just 30 miles down the road from me so I called them. They can only do conversions on front engine Moho's so Deisel Pushers and rear engine gassers are out.

Ya...That's a little to steep for me too.

Did you happen to get talk about pricing at all?

I didn't. When he told me it had to be a front engine, I stopped asking questions. Very nice guy. Give him a call.

I'll have to when I get some free time. Thanks!

I looked into this last year. Yeah, it was about 10 G's

So the price hasn't dropped at all then. I guess I really need to decide if I'm going to keep this MH for a long time or not.

Here's a radical idea, why stop at 4X4?
Check out this conversion:


There's also the option of only driving the rears for a 6x4 option...

Just an idea

Another... Just food for thought.

I know of a 70's era Dodge chassis Class C that's about 90% converted to 4x4 which is available cheap:







It was also converted over from a 360/TF727 to a Chevy 327/Turbo350 (I think it's the 327 in there...not sure if they swapped it out for something else at some point.)

The project kind of got abandoned after the owner upgraded to a Class A and gave the Class C to the friend who was doing most of the fabrication work on the 4x4 conversion. And then he found another Class C that's in better shape so he's been trying to get rid of this one.

It does need some TLC, and I don't think they ever got around to swapping in the new front axle. Not sure if they still have the axle or not. The motor runs...but it's really not the right motor for the coach. And apparently the rear frame was found to be in need of some reinforcement which is the main reason it's just sitting right now.

Right now the guy who has it keeps going back and forth between selling it cheap...or parting it out.

I think you spend 5k on a quality axle ready to go (brakes, gears, etc) then the transfer case, then labor.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

I looked into a straight axle conversion on my cheby 4x4 a few years back and that was 10k

If 4x4 is just to make it in the sand (last 1/2 mile of a several hundred mile trip), you may want to consider options that don't affect over-the-road performance (mpg, handling, etc.) there are some.

Sandfanatic, are you still into this?

A really nice tow rope is much cheaper. For 10 G's, you better get stuck every single time for it to be worth it. However, I'd rock one of those vans for sure as a daily driver.

This company built a class A MH 4x4 in the early 1970's. They use to bring to to Pismo Beach and drive it in the dunes. It was quite a sight to see.

http://www.revconmotorcoach.com/

I like it!


Urban Assalt Vehicle?:



Absolutely love the marine style electrics:


Got to wonder how much one of these will set you back?




Also on their site another VERY interesting option:

I remember seeing a Revcon about 6 or 7 years ago, the guy would all ways drive it out to comp at night.

As to the pricing?



Oh yeah, baby!

We run a fleet of heavy duty lube trucks that GVW at 54,000 lbs, they are about 20 to 25 grand to put a good heavy duty 4 wheel drive system into. They run Cat C7 or 9s w/ Allison Trans, then air shift front axle and transfer case. I can snap photos if anyone is interested.

Hell yea! Let's see some pics

No...I'm over it. I just hate that 5 minute drive in and out. I installed a front hitch on the front of my MH so I can get pulled with out damaging things.

I understand the frustration.

Sounds like you made a wise choice.

We went a little further with our solution, but honestly, we don't use it that much. Watch where you go, take your time, be careful. That covers most of it...
However, just in case we are prepared to get out of a sticky (or in this case, soft, sinking) situation!

Another possible option in place of 4x4 is floatation tires.

We use them and tow a 10k trailer in the sand with no problems (we air down the trailer to 20 PSI)
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Here is close view of the floatation tire (we keep it at 18 PSI, but it can go lower) on the rig:
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