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Q: what is the big advantage to having these new rear
clips?
A: In this day and age, most customers are looking for a 45 foot coach. We are
creating a competitive chassis for the person searching for a large coach
without a large budget. 45 foot coaches start at $100,000.00 for a used one. Ours
start at $25,000.
The main reason people prefer the extra length
is to allow more room upstairs. When using an MCI chassis, moving the radiators
beneath the floor and out of the passenger compartment adds 3-5 feet. This, in
essence, adds almost a complete room to the rear of the coach. Our 45's
have more space in the rear then some of the earlier new MCI 45s. Those
coaches still had the radiators in the passenger compartment. With the new E
model introduced in the late 90s, they began placing the radiators below
the floors.
Q: Won't the rear end drag a lot?
A: On a standard motor home rear overhangs average 14 feet. Some are as far out as 16
feet. That is long! Our 45 footer only overhangs approximately 11 feet.
We continue an 11 degree pitch or slant on the rear end. We test our rears on a
steep driveway of 12 degrees. If it passes that steep driveway, it will go almost anywhere.
Q: How long is the tail swing on your motor coach?
A: Our tail swing is about 3 to 5 feet longer then a standard coach. It is
considered to be very minimal if you compare it to the tail swing of a Vanhool,
Prevost or other larger tail swing buses. Don't worry. You should never turn
out of the gas station and wipe the pump out.
Q: Can the bus ever sag?
A: NO. Never... Our
Walker Coach
rear clip is so heavily reinforced that the shell in that
area is twice to almost 3 times what it needs to be for this type of
application. Keep in mind, the engine is in the exact same location as it was
before we started. We do not move the engine, we only add to the upstairs
and reinforce it below. We do, however, add to the roof, the floor and the
under super structure. This end section creates a tremendous amount of strength
when put together properly. This also allows you to have a one piece large
tailgate like other new coaches.
Q: Isn't there a lot of extra strain on the back end?
A: I cannot say there is no strain at all. However, with the structural
integrity that we add to create this end section, I can say no, there is not much
strain at all where we attach the coach or rear end area.
Q: Is this the only look you offer? The back
appears a little too commercial looking.
A: This particular coach was a prototype rear section for a newer model
that we are currently designing. The new exterior copies the new style 2007-2008
models.
Q: Can the polished skins be included in the new part?
A: Yes, when we add a rear clip we can match the style of your shell. If you
have painted skins, we can match them. Polished? We match them as well.
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The images below are of one of
our Walker Coaches
just
delivered.
This is a 40' MCI 9, stretched to 45 feet but without a raised roof .
Earlier steps at the bottom of this page ....
Walker Coach
Steep Driveway Test ..
The rear of our coaches has a standard 10% incline and
the tail swing is less then
most
Motor Homes and less then other standard
45' Motor Coaches ..
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More on complete exteriors
This is a non-raised roof, commercial unit and you
can see the
visible rivets securing access panels for the A/C system
that will be
installed later.
Our
Walker Coach motor home has no visible rivets anywhere.
Yours will have all smooth rear caps.
Other Rear Clips
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Raising the Roof on a MCI 9
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Below are progression shots of a MCI
9 next to an MCI 102 A-3 with a raised roof, both with the new
Walker Coach,
Rear Clip being added. These
photos were taken at our R&D shop.
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Walker Coach