casper6871
Smithville Texas
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We are looking to trade our 2000 Newmar DS DP in for a Newmar 3950 Allstar Family edition with the rear bunks. There arent any around her to drive (or buy for that matter) and i hate to drive clear accross the country only to find i dont like it. My main question is, is it noisy being right there in the kitchen?
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wallynm
Los Alamos NM
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casper6871 wrote:We are looking to trade our 2000 Newmar DS DP in for a Newmar 3950 Allstar Family edition with the rear bunks. There arent any around her to drive (or buy for that matter) and i hate to drive clear accross the country only to find i dont like it. My main question is, is it noisy being right there in the kitchen?
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tomlang
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I don't have any first-hand information, but I researched and found this site:
http://blog.focht.net/?page_id=70
You should be able to contact a happy owner of one there.
I believe a mid-engine DP is a great idea, and wish more manufacturers would use it for other than toy haulers.
I think the engine is still far enough removed from the front to be fairly quiet.
Tom and Lynne
Tom is an Electronics Engineer, Lynne a retired teacher.
old rig is a 1988 Winnebago Superchief, just back from being on tour with the Blue Turtle Seduction (band)
new (our dream rig) is a 2003 Foretravel 38' U295
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cbeierl
Nashua, NH
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Strictly speaking, wouldn't a mid-engine coach be a 'puller'?
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tomlang
Los Angeles area
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My old Revcon was a puller, but it was FWD.
Unless you are driving in reverse, the rear wheels are driven and they are pushing everything ahead of them.
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dav5942
Stuart, FL
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Absolutely no noise or heat from the engine(even with the access hatch in the hallway) with the Newmar AllStar Mid-Engine. However one of major reasons we did not buy the Travel Supreme ME was the engine noise-they did not do as good a job of insulation.
2007 Newmar 42' Mid Engine w/Fatboy,ATVs-in Garage,lifted Jeep(s) in tow, Hog Valley Florida(a diamond in the rough),'09 Alaska again!
2007 Tour Alaska Fishing '08 Tour Grandchildren Newmar Mid Engine
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zsr22
Atlanta, GA
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Just out of curiosity, is a mid-engine application still considered a "pusher"?
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lyle_47250
madison indiana usa
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If it drives by the rear wheels it is a pusher, GMC, Revcon, & etc. are pullers in the true since of the word. JMO.
Lyle & Ginger and the 82 Revcon
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dav5942
Stuart, FL
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lyle_47250 wrote:If it drives by the rear wheels it is a pusher, GMC, Revcon, & etc. are pullers in the true since of the word. JMO.
Actually according to the "RV Terminology" : Diesel Pusher-is the term for a rear engine diesel motorhome.
Diesel Puller-is the term for a front engine diesel motorhome.
ME(Mid Engine)-is the term for a mid engine motorhome. Apparantly the terms have nothing to with front or rear wheel drive!
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wallynm
Los Alamos NM
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IMHO and to my pea brain if the engine is in front of the rear axle then it is a puller just like a Ford or Workhorse of FRED. If the engine is behind the rear axle it is a pusher even a UFO with a Chevy is a pusher.
IMHO if it is a front wheel drive then no matter where the engine is located then it is a puller.
zsr22 wrote:Just out of curiosity, is a mid-engine application still considered a "pusher"?
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