5th Wheeler Safety concerns in Australia
A case of two steps forward and one backward Australian 5vers having problems Alarm bells rung over non-compliance of American-style fifth wheelers and hitches sold in NSW The NSW department of...
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laknox wrote:
Robert, why do you post here? Looks like you can get all the abuse you want back home? :-) Seriously, though, I like the fact that Australia is regulating at least =some= of the RV industry, but IMO, it's looking for issues where there aren't really to be found. If a manufacturer sells a product in the U.S. (or elsewhere), and can point to literally decades of safe use here, why isn't is just a formality to be able to have it "certified" over there and forego a bunch of "testing". Or is it more a case of gov't drones needing something to justify their existence/jobs?
Lyle
More different uses, different country, Real problems appeared with US 5 vers When people dragged them over terrain that people would wince at in the US, but thought of as normal here
You had suspensions collapsing etc. Now a few local builders have made 5vers, that can take that sort of abuse
