Thor palazzo33.3 vs Forest River Legacy 340BH ???

VinCee wrote:
Just looked at a listing for the Forest River and it does list the Allison 2500 as the transmission along with a 10K hitch set up. Quite a nice rig for the list of 159K. I would take FR quality over Thor any day.

From the FR web for the Legacy

Legacy SR 300 Features

Automotive & Cockpit

•Freightliner XCS Chassis
•Cummins® ISB 300 HP Diesel Engine
•Allison 2500MH Transmission
•22.5" Stainless Steel Wheel Inserts
•Trailer Hitch, 10,000 lb
•Trailer Hitch Capacity, 5,000 lb

Thanks for the feeback!! Does anyone know if Legacy uses the same Schwintek slide as the Palazzo??

Kevin O. wrote:
Thanks for the feeback!! Does anyone know if Legacy uses the same Schwintek slide as the Palazzo??

We bought a Legacy back in January and are very happy with it so far. We looked at the palazzo 33.3 and the sportscoach 361bh and at the time fleetwood didn't offer a bunk floor plan so that was out. The forza was nice bought don't like the rear bath setup on their bunk floor plan.

The legacy has a few items that are std that the palazzo doesn't offer such as

Fiberglass roof
Individually laid floor tile
Air horns
More exterior storage
Allison 2500mh tranny
Bunk over cab utilizes a real mattress integrated into it vs the air mattress on palazzo
Jack knife sofa doesn't require air mattress like palazzo either
Some nice hid BMW style halo projector headlights, very bright!
Few other items as well

The legacy is at least 2ft longer(bigger in kitchen/living area) and has a gvw of 28k gcwr 33k and the ccc weight is over 6k

As for the utilities bay being under a slide, that is what happens when you have a full wall slide on any coach. I don't mind it and will gladly take all that extra interior space for the 2 minutes I have to actually be under the slide.

Either way you can't go wrong but we are very happy with our choice

I'd be curious as to how the Legacy handles. The comparable length palazzo has a 242" wheelbase as opposed to the 208" on the legacy. There seem to be plusses on both. I would agree the FR seems to have a little better fit and finish, the fiberglass roof is a nice touch as well as on demand water heater (if you can get good flow), but the wheelbase bothers me. Wonder why FR didn't stretch it. The Palazzo 33.3 is actually a 34' coach on a 208" wheelbase. The FR 340 is actually a 36' coach but still on a 208" wheelbase. Now the Palazzo 36.1 which is Thor's 36 footer is on a 242". So it's not really apples to apples. The FR is longer by 2 feet but on the same wheelbase. I thought it looked kind of odd with the wheels close together like that. But it may ride fine.

Effy wrote:
I'd be curious as to how the Legacy handles. The comparable length palazzo has a 242" wheelbase as opposed to the 208" on the legacy. There seem to be plusses on both. I would agree the FR seems to have a little better fit and finish, the fiberglass roof is a nice touch as well as on demand water heater (if you can get good flow), but the wheelbase bothers me. Wonder why FR didn't stretch it. The Palazzo 33.3 is actually a 34' coach on a 208" wheelbase. The FR 340 is actually a 36' coach but still on a 208" wheelbase. Now the Palazzo 36.1 which is Thor's 36 footer is on a 242". So it's not really apples to apples. The FR is longer by 2 feet but on the same wheelbase. I thought it looked kind of odd with the wheels close together like that. But it may ride fine.

That would be my concern. My Palazzo gets blown around more than I like by trucks. Adding two feet in length in a couple of inches in height surely won't help. I would also worry about dragging the front and rear more. I drag the chin on my Palazzo fairly often and that almost has to be where the extra length is. I am wondering if there is a mis-print in the literature and the FR is really on a longer wheelbase. I would hope so if I were buying one.

Groover wrote:

Effy wrote:
I'd be curious as to how the Legacy handles. The comparable length palazzo has a 242" wheelbase as opposed to the 208" on the legacy. There seem to be plusses on both. I would agree the FR seems to have a little better fit and finish, the fiberglass roof is a nice touch as well as on demand water heater (if you can get good flow), but the wheelbase bothers me. Wonder why FR didn't stretch it. The Palazzo 33.3 is actually a 34' coach on a 208" wheelbase. The FR 340 is actually a 36' coach but still on a 208" wheelbase. Now the Palazzo 36.1 which is Thor's 36 footer is on a 242". So it's not really apples to apples. The FR is longer by 2 feet but on the same wheelbase. I thought it looked kind of odd with the wheels close together like that. But it may ride fine.

That would be my concern. My Palazzo gets blown around more than I like by trucks. Adding two feet in length in a couple of inches in height surely won't help. I would also worry about dragging the front and rear more. I drag the chin on my Palazzo fairly often and that almost has to be where the extra length is. I am wondering if there is a mis-print in the literature and the FR is really on a longer wheelbase. I would hope so if I were buying one.

I don't think it's a mis print . I can tell by looking at it that the wheelbase is shorter . I was surprised to see that you get pushed around. Palazzo is a light coach though. For a dp

For those that we're asking about the handling characteristics of the legacy, we have owned it since January and it is a one handed driving dream at 60-65 mph and have been getting 10.5 mpg(hand calculated) towing a 4700 lb jeep wrangler. I think the legacy is a couple thousand heavier than the palazzo if I recall.

I really think the key is proper loading of coach, having it weighed and running the appropriate psi on each axle.