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Foretravel IH-45
The IH-45 was Foretravel's flagship from the early 2010s to 2020. Foretravel also wrote the name as ih-45. MotorHome magazine called it the company's first complete redesign in 25 years and said the name refers to Iron Horse, a nod to Lyle Reed's railroad career. It was offered in 40-, 42- and 45-foot lengths on Foretravel's TravelRide chassis with a 600-horsepower Cummins ISX, and moved to a Spartan-built chassis for 2018.
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All the years
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| Year | Configuration | Length | Chassis | Engine | Price when new |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Model-year overview | 45 ft | Spartan K4 605, modified (Travelride III) | Cummins X15 · 605 hp | — |
| 2019 | Model-year overview | 45 ft | Spartan Travelride III | Cummins X15 · 605 hp | — |
| 2018 | Model-year overview | — | Spartan Travelride III (built by Spartan for Foretravel) | Cummins ISX · 600 hp | — |
| 2017 | Model-year overview | — | Foretravel TravelRide II | Cummins ISX · 600 hp | — |
| 2016 | Model-year overview | — | Foretravel TravelRide | Cummins ISX · 600 hp | — |
| 2015 | Model-year overview | — | Foretravel TravelRide | Cummins ISX · 600 hp | — |
| 2014 | Model-year overview | — | Foretravel TravelRide II | Cummins ISX · 600 hp | — |
| 2013 | Model-year overview | — | — | Cummins ISX | — |
| 2012 | Model-year overview | — | Foretravel TravelRide | Cummins ISX · 600 hp | — |
A dash means that value has not been documented yet. Length, chassis and engine can change by floorplan inside one model year, so open a year for the full detail.
The story of the model
IH-45 history
MotorHome magazine tested a four-slide IH 45 on the TravelRide II chassis with a 600-horsepower Cummins ISX, 1,950 lb-ft of torque, an Allison 4000MHR transmission and a 20-kilowatt generator. The magazine listed a base price of $1,175,000 and a price as tested of $1,201,370. The archived article does not show its date or the model year of the test coach, so that price is not attached to a model year here.
The owner-club history says the IH45 line was introduced in 2010, while the club's model lineage lists it under 2011. Foretravel's own archive covers the model from the 2012 product guide to the 2020 product guide. The owner-club archive records 2017 as the last year of the Foretravel-built TravelRide II chassis and 2020 as the last year of the IH-45.
Brochures and sources
- Foretravel Wiki (ForeForums) - Model lineage, 1967 to present ↗
- MotorHome magazine - Foretravel IH 45 Reviewed (RV.com archive) ↗ — Road test with specifications, a base price and an as-tested price. The archive page does not show the date.
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