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Whim-see

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An E350 based school bus could handle that easily, with a 20,000# GCWR.


The GM chassis will have a much lower GCWR.

An international or Freightliner would have plenty of capacity, but will ride much rougher. Those chassis are so heavy I'm surprised anyone even orders a short bus on them.

Make sure is a a Dual Rear Wheel school bus, as the bodies are kind of heavy, and it will allow the possibility of a larger trailer later on.


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I pull my 21 foot HTT and a lot of gear and 2 power wheelchairs and my short bus drives great. I don't go much over 65mph just don't see the need pulling the camper.

If my TT was bigger I would use WD hitch but don't see the need with my set up now.


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