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Monaco Dynasty 36 as a single model: six-cylinder engine at 8,300 cc and 13,393 kg gross weight at 11.25 m length – a heavy motorhome on its own chassis
Monaco was a US motorhome manufacturer based in Coburg, Oregon, building large, self-driven motorhomes in the upper segment under brands including Monaco and Holiday Rambler. Dynasty was one of its top-tier ranges, built on a purpose-made, rear-engined diesel chassis rather than a bought-in truck chassis.
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The six-cylinder diesel engine, at 8,300 cc, drives a vehicle 11.25 m long, 2.55 m wide, on a 5.80 m wheelbase. It weighs 12,565 kg unladen and is rated for 13,393 kg gross weight, giving on paper around 828 kg of payload for water, luggage and crew.
At 13,393 kg the vehicle falls into EU category N3 for heavy trucks, even though it is a motorhome, since the category follows gross weight rather than intended use. That only about 828 kg of the gross weight is left for payload comes down to the massive purpose-built rear-engined chassis and the body itself, which together account for most of the gross weight – typical of integrated motorhomes of this size.
On a used example of this kind it is worth checking for damp in the body around windows, roof hatches and wall penetrations, the suspension and air-suspension system given the high gross weight, and the service history of the diesel engine along with its rear-mounted cooling system. Batteries, the electrical system and the seals on slide-outs and awnings deserve the same attention, along with the availability of spare parts for a vehicle whose manufacturer is no longer on the market.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Monaco Dynasty 36
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