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06-21-2022, 04:45 PM
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Junior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Hayden, Idaho
Posts: 21
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Which chassis?
According to current specs Freightliner has the lower trailer rating, but Spartan doesn’t.
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06-22-2022, 05:51 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Mooresville Indiana
Posts: 175
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What’s the AC issue?
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Originally Posted by outlawten5
Looking at 37 and 43 DS's on rvtrader. 40footers are out because of the A/C issue. Below the ads are the factory specs listed for the coaches I'm interested in. My question is why the 43ft has a 15k towing capacity and the 37ft only 5k. I understand the tag would take some of the load but a 10k difference sounds like too much. I prefer the 37ft coach but I will be towing an enclosed trailer loaded to about 10k lbs
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We love our 40 Spartan chassis with the 450 engine. Love the tag and chose it over 37 for those two reasons. 43 was too long for too many places we’d like to camp. What’s the AC issue? We have a DS4054
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06-22-2022, 06:03 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Mooresville Indiana
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We’re with you on the single bath. I don’t want one more bathroom to clean and to us it’s a waste of space. That’s why we chose the 4054 and ended up building. We couldn’t find a used one. Are you looking used? Each size usually has one option w the single bath but maybe not the new 43’s..😏
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Melanie and Brian Elo
Mooresville Indiana
2020 Newmar Dutchstar 4054 DP- Spartan K2 Chassis; tag axel
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06-22-2022, 08:04 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Ft. Myers, Fl.
Posts: 910
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I'll probably catch hell from you guys but I would bet the 37 would tow my 10k pound trailer just fine
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06-23-2022, 02:07 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 145
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Quote:
Originally Posted by outlawten5
Looking at 37 and 43 DS's on rvtrader. 40footers are out because of the A/C issue. Below the ads are the factory specs listed for the coaches I'm interested in. My question is why the 43ft has a 15k towing capacity and the 37ft only 5k. I understand the tag would take some of the load but a 10k difference sounds like too much. I prefer the 37ft coach but I will be towing an enclosed trailer loaded to about 10k lbs
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Hi, so what A/C issue are you referring to? We have 2022 40’ DS.
Thanks!
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06-23-2022, 03:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Ft. Myers, Fl.
Posts: 910
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I've read that 2 AC units can't keep up with extreme summer heat
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06-23-2022, 05:26 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Today? Clayton, North Carolina
Posts: 5,093
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Quote:
Originally Posted by outlawten5
I've read that 2 AC units can't keep up with extreme summer heat
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And now you’ve read from several above that the opposite is true. Used properly there is no problem.
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John and Diane (RIP Lincoln, 21 FEB 22) RVM103 NHSO
Fulltimers since June, 2012
2002 Dutch Star 40, Freightliner, Cat 3126, 2004 Element
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06-23-2022, 08:12 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Wellington, Florida
Posts: 1,720
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JFXG
And now you’ve read from several above that the opposite is true. Used properly there is no problem.
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I live in Florida. If you have extreme heat and two AC's most likely you'll be closing ALL Day and Night Shades and cranking up to full blast to barely maintain high 70's. And that's with a front Sunscreen mounted on your windshield.
I had a 2002 DSDP for 13 years before I traded up to my current 2015 DSDP 4018. And if someone says that they can maintain low 70's in the Florida Sun at over 100 degrees without shutting out the world by closing ALL shades with just two AC units... 
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Ted & Nancy
2015 Newmar Dutch Star 4018
2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
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06-23-2022, 09:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Northern Oklahoma
Posts: 5,062
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Quote:
Originally Posted by randyrr
Dutch Star Dan,
Can you give more details on what you changed related to the foam dividers?
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Yes Don, I too would be very interested in what you changed to gain more air flow.
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2015 Dutch Star 4018
2017 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
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