2008 Tiffin - Cummins 300 Is it a 6.7 or 5.9
I saw a Tiffin FRED 2008, 32BA and wonder if the engine is a Cummins 5.9 or a 6.7. I know Cummins changed their engine in mid 2007 and supposedly the 5.9 was a a better engine than the 2007 plus ye...
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I don't know if it is the same engine that is used in pick-up trucks. I know that when we were looking, I got the VIN from the motorhome we were interested in and called Freightliner. They were able to give me a great deal of information on the chassis and also the engine, including the engine serial number, model, HP, etc. I then called Cummins with the engine serial number and they were able to give me engine specific information. That is how I discovered the color difference between the 5.9 and the 6.7
We have been very pleased with our Tiffin FRED. While you give up the air bag suspension and the air brakes, you have the advantages of a diesel, including torque and the exhaust brake.
There is a Bosch brake recall on the FRED chassis that may or may not have been taken care of on the coach you are looking at. The FRED chassis uses a Bosch hydraulic brake system rather than air brakes found on most diesel pushers. The recall involves replacing the entire brake caliper assembly. In our case, they also replaced the pads. If is essentially the same recall that applied to the Workhorse chassis a couple of years ago.
We have been very pleased with our Tiffin FRED. While you give up the air bag suspension and the air brakes, you have the advantages of a diesel, including torque and the exhaust brake.
There is a Bosch brake recall on the FRED chassis that may or may not have been taken care of on the coach you are looking at. The FRED chassis uses a Bosch hydraulic brake system rather than air brakes found on most diesel pushers. The recall involves replacing the entire brake caliper assembly. In our case, they also replaced the pads. If is essentially the same recall that applied to the Workhorse chassis a couple of years ago.
