< 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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mena661 wrote:JimM68 wrote:I don't have a DP but have a 33 ft coach and it does not porpoise at all. It's 100% stable even when towing. I doubt seriously that a DP of the same length would porpoise either. I find it funny how some here poo poo on the shorter coaches. To the OP, if you want a short coach, ignore the naysayers and get what YOU want. Just make sure it fits YOUR needs.
I also do not doubt much of this can be overcome by good engineering.
I think there is a very big difference in the wheelbase on a 32-34 DP vs a Gas coach of the same length. As someone mentioned, the DP is limited on how far they can move the rear wheels forward.
I saw a short DP (Not too often you see them) leaving a rest area a little while back and it was porpoising so bad, it was comical. The wife and I were laughing and I had commented that I would be pretty mad if I paid for a DP and it rode like that.
It sure as heck can happen and from the one I observed, it was substantial. Test drive any short DP on an interstate with the expansion joints.
