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New front end on IH45

Foretravel's web site shows the 2017 IH and its front end .

Re: New front end on IH45

Reply #1
This is the shot they have on the 50th anniversary brochure, from 1967 to 2017...only they skipped right from 1995 (Grand Villa) to 2005, what about the fantastic ones in between?  .....oh well....there are 7 altogether lined up, 1967, 1984, 1995, 2005, 2009, 2016 & 2017....

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Reply #2
Saw that one is at the Tampa RV show today along with another IH45. They also had 2 Realm FS6 display. Very nice!
Dick & Sue
'99 U320, 36'
2015 F150 4x4 Supercrew
M & G with brakeaway system
Blue Ox Avail 10,000# tow bar
Grosse Ile, Mi.

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Reply #3
Electric Front Entry door??? What does that mean?
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

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Reply #4
Check out the 1st picture that I posted on Foretravel sighting...finally. It shows the door "sliding rearward" .
No more screen doors.
Dick & Sue
'99 U320, 36'
2015 F150 4x4 Supercrew
M & G with brakeaway system
Blue Ox Avail 10,000# tow bar
Grosse Ile, Mi.

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Reply #5
Newell has had something similar to that for some unknown time.  When I was at the Tampa show last year, the Newell salesman was really proud of their air operated door that seemed to kind of vacuum the door very tightly closed.  It did open out in the normal way though without sliding.  I would bet no wind noise through that type of arrangement.  We don't get much at all through ours but I guess the rv industry is a bit "keep up with the joneses".

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Reply #6
Newell has had something similar to that for some unknown time.  When I was at the Tampa show last year, the Newell salesman was really proud of their air operated door that seemed to kind of vacuum the door very tightly closed.  It did open out in the normal way though without sliding.  I would bet no wind noise through that type of arrangement.  We don't get much at all through ours but I guess the rv industry is a bit "keep up with the joneses".

If memory serves me early 90's Monaco signatures had an air sealing entry door
"Riding and rejoicing"
Bob
1997 U320 40' Mid entry, build 5132,  wtbi ce27, 4th owner
2007 Solara convertible
2 prodeco tech outlaw ss electric bikes

1095 watts solar
08 Ls 460 and a sc430
2000 Ford F-250 superduty 4x4

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Reply #7
If you go over to MOT you will see usually one Newell with an air door issue.
2025 Wanderbox Outpost 32 on F600 Expedition Motorhome
2015 Born Free Royal Splendor on Ford 550 nonslide version  for sale
Former Coaches  covering. 360,000 miles
1999 34 U270
2000 36 U320
2001 42' double slide U320
2018 Jeep Rubicon

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Reply #8
Photos of first 2017 are on Foretravel's sales site

Foretravel Texas

(sorry for the mis-copy/paste on my original post).  Working on too many things at the same time.)
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320