Wheel base and tag axles
We are researching upgrading to a DP. From my readings on wheelbase, the longer the wheelbase the more stable the coach will tend to be. How much stability does having a tag axle add to the coach? L...
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Dougjpr wrote:
Thanks Dick
In 2002, was Beaver under the Monaco family?
If so were they built on the same lines or did Beaver keep all their production the same under Monaco ownership?
Problem we have up here in Canada is a very limited supply of coaches. Beaver coaches are pretty hard to find up here, there are a few though.
Have become partial to Newmar Mountain Aires's and Dutch Star's (2004-2006's)
I do like the Monaco, HR, Beaver, Safari from those years as well
Doug
In 2002 Monaco had already purchased Beaver but not yet imposed their engineering so they were still "pure" Beaver and being built in Bend.. They just renamed the Magnum chassis and with an M prefix. I believe this continued until the 2004 model year before they moved production to Coburg and built them on the appropriate Monocao assy lines.
If we were going to get anything but a Beaver it would be either a Newmar or Country Coach. Nothing else compares. I've been told by a knowledgeable source that the handling of a Beaver Marquis (in that era) was much better than a Prevost and he had had several. This comment caused much cocktail conversation...some a bit heated.
