Itasca Latitude Rear gas Pusher. Opinions

The RV market went bust along with the economy in 2008 so new ventures were not well received. GM stopped making the Vortec 8.1 L V8, it really was antiquated and not suitable to modern emissions requirements and Navistar acquired WorkHorse and did not have a suitable diesel engine to swap in. There was no other available gas engine, certainly not a Ford as they were building their own chassis. Thus what seemed like an excellent idea vanished.

RLS7201 wrote:
There was a water pump issue with the Workhorse gas pusher. Workhorse installed a redesigned fan clutch to correct the problem.

Richard

Thanks Richard

There was a water pump issue with the Workhorse gas pusher. Workhorse installed a redesigned fan clutch to correct the problem.

Richard

MagillaGorilla wrote:
So if there are no problems with a Gas Pusher, why did they stop making them and why were there so few made? It seems like most people would prefer the engine out back. So why doe MFGs not make them any longer?

Timing maybe, RV's and motorhomes had a few rough years around the time they came out. Might have just been simply a question of production. I think the chassis manufacturer also shut down at that time. Good question.

So if there are no problems with a Gas Pusher, why did they stop making them and why were there so few made? It seems like most people would prefer the engine out back. So why doe MFGs not make them any longer?

Lash wrote:
Anyone who says the UFO has an overheating problem do not know what they are talking about. I have a UFO and have put over 57K on it in some of the hottest summers on record and have no overheating issues. Great chassis and if you are so inclined it would be a great purchase.

Regards

Thanks for the info Lash. I was collecting information for a friend who was looking at and ended up buying it. I like it.

Anyone who says the UFO has an overheating problem do not know what they are talking about. I have a UFO and have put over 57K on it in some of the hottest summers on record and have no overheating issues. Great chassis and if you are so inclined it would be a great purchase.

Regards

Mr.Mark wrote:
John, how many miles are on the unit?

I can see the interest with having the heat of the engine in the rear instead of up front.

MM.

I'm going to see it again tomorrow so I'll take a look but I think around 13,000 miles. If the generator is running (marquis 5500) when you start the engine you have to watch the gauges or you'll never know it's running. :). Kinda cool. .)

John, how many miles are on the unit?

I can see the interest with having the heat of the engine in the rear instead of up front.

MM.

So had a chance to play around with it a bit. Kinda cool. Dead quiet. If there is any noise in the rig you won't know its running. Power is fine. Its on a sprung chassis, juice breaks. Overall not bad. Coach is a mid-line but seems well screwed together. Clean and simple lines. Anyway, thanks for the input from all.