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pslocum
Sep 09, 2016Explorer
We have a 35' gasser on a ford chassis and it handles fine up hill or down, it's a 22000lb chassis the 38' foot Winnebago Adventurer is on the 26000 lb chassis I'm very sure that it would be fine it's a very nice coach and there are some great prices out on the net.
I've driven truck all my life and I'm not hung up on a Diesel engine. If you can afford one and want one fine but they all have there good points and not so good points. As far as handling complaints its IMHO usually from people not used to sitting so high in a fully loaded vehicle and they are just plane scared thus they hang on to tight and get white nuckles and complain about handling. It's not a car and will not handle like one. The advantage many diesel coaches have is air ride that can compensate for weight shift on corners and an engine brake that is nice,... but gives many a false sense of security on grades. You still need to be in the correct gear because engine brakes can and do fail, yes if your in the correct gear you will not need to use your service brakes as much ........but brakes are relatively cheap and for the $ you can purchase a lot of gas and brakes pads.
I've driven truck all my life and I'm not hung up on a Diesel engine. If you can afford one and want one fine but they all have there good points and not so good points. As far as handling complaints its IMHO usually from people not used to sitting so high in a fully loaded vehicle and they are just plane scared thus they hang on to tight and get white nuckles and complain about handling. It's not a car and will not handle like one. The advantage many diesel coaches have is air ride that can compensate for weight shift on corners and an engine brake that is nice,... but gives many a false sense of security on grades. You still need to be in the correct gear because engine brakes can and do fail, yes if your in the correct gear you will not need to use your service brakes as much ........but brakes are relatively cheap and for the $ you can purchase a lot of gas and brakes pads.
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