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04-07-2015, 08:23 PM
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Junior Member
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Freightliner vs Spartan
I have a 2010 Phaeton 42QBH Tag on a Freightliner chassis.. People tell me they have the same coach on a Spartan and its a better chassis. Then they tell me they installed a safe-steer to eliminate road wander and have trouble in the wind.... And they get 5 mpg...
I just listen . I drive all over the west in the mountains, passed 18 wheelers and cross winds that would have really got my attention when I had a smaller RV. I don't have a safe steer and was impressed by the freightliners handling. I also get 7 - 7.5 mpg pulling a Jeep Rubicon. But that has more to do with the transmission than chassis. Yeah Spartan makes good Fire Engine chassis but I'm using it on an RV.
Millions of Freightliner Trucks fill the highways. I'll bet there are more Freightliner experienced mechanics around too.
I wanted a Freightliner chassis as my first choice and I think it was the right choice. 
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Rob & Ellie & "Lil Tater"
2010 Tiffin Phaeton 42 QBH
2003 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon "Toad"
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04-07-2015, 08:28 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club Solo Rvers Club iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Vancouver, WA
Posts: 37,725
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From a driving standpoint I don't think many people can tell the difference now. It used to be that most FL chassis were beam axle but not the new ones.
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Charter Good Sam Lifetime Member, FMCA,
RV'ing since 1957, NRA Benefactor Life, towing '21 Jeep JLU Rubicon Ecodiesel
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04-07-2015, 08:36 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Willow Lakes RV & Golf Resort, FL
Posts: 3,163
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Both are very good products. I've never experienced any of the issues you mention in my three plus years with a Spartan MM chassis. It is stock with the original Bilstein shocks, no safety steer and no problems with strong cross winds plus I average 7.1 to 7.4 fully loaded pulling a 4 thousand lb Ford Edge. FWIW I've owned both brands. Further note, Entegra, and Newmar Essex and King Aire use Spartan exclusively.
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Clay & Pebble
2012 Providence 42 M. Spartan Chassis, 450 ISL
Ford Edge toad, RM All Terrane, TST TPMS, SMI Air Force One, RVM95.... 
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04-07-2015, 09:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 3,816
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Essex has an optional Freightliner.
King Aire has been the only one using the K3GT. Had me wondering if Spartan would keep it for such a small market. But now with Foretravel using the K3GT under the Realm, it may have more staying power.
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2011 MVP Tahoe 230 QB on Ford E350 Chassis
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04-08-2015, 04:58 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2013
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I have a 40' unit with no tag axle on the Freightliner chassis. I have no problem with semi's passing, wondering etc. Once in a great while if there's 30 + mph cross winds she'll get a little squirrely, but basically it's a heavy duty chassis built by a truck company, and I don't expect it to drive like a car, it's a heavy vehicle.
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2008 Dodge Dakota(TOAD) 2005 Honda Shadow in TOAD
AF-1 braking system
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04-08-2015, 06:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Bainbridge Island, Wa
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FL works fine for me and have no experience with Spartan.
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04-08-2015, 06:25 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,507
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It's the old Ford vs. Chevy argument. I may have a preference on the chassis but the bread box dictates the purchase.
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