< 34 ft. diesel pusher unbalanced?
Several salesmen "informed" me that few diesel pushers under 34 ft. are made on an unmodified chassis, because the required overhang/rear weight results in an unbalanced coach and poor handling. Is t...
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Cannot speak of the CC, the horsepower to weight should be awesome on that coach though. However, a good friend of mine when looking for a new coach really wanted a 32' because he towed a large enclosed trailer like us for duning. He found a 32' Journey that he really liked but wanted something a little more than the ISB 5.9 engine. He also commented about the porpoising it did going down the road. This was his first DP coming from a 26' Class C so when he asked me about the porpoising and whether or not it was normal, I replied it was not what I would call normal but different coaches/chassis do have different handling characteristics.
I told him to drive a 36' and see if he liked it better, plus it would have the C7 CAT engine which would give him a bit more HP/torque. He absolutely detested going to a 36' because he was so paranoid about overall length towing the trailer. He did however, find a 34' Journey that had the CAT C7 and as soon as he drove it fell in love with it. He said there was definitely a difference between the 32' and the 34' as far as porpoising.
Again, this is a Journey as I can't speak for a Country Coach.
Mike.
I told him to drive a 36' and see if he liked it better, plus it would have the C7 CAT engine which would give him a bit more HP/torque. He absolutely detested going to a 36' because he was so paranoid about overall length towing the trailer. He did however, find a 34' Journey that had the CAT C7 and as soon as he drove it fell in love with it. He said there was definitely a difference between the 32' and the 34' as far as porpoising.
Again, this is a Journey as I can't speak for a Country Coach.
Mike.
