Bad Workmanship
Why do I have to put up with shoddy workmanship on my fifth wheel? From what I understand from talking with users and mechanics, we have problems that should not be occurring. An example is that I h...
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calamus wrote:
They build them as fast as they can and hire the cheapest labor(Mexicans). What needs to happen is what happened with pontoon boats a new player came in in 1997 Bennington building High quality boats and last year they had 50% of the market share. I would start the company myself if I had the start up money! SKILLED LABOR ISNT CHEAP! CHEAP LABOR ISNT SKILLED end of story!
Amish Mexicans????...:R..:?
Most of the RV industry assembly folks are piece workers, not hourly.
BTW - "Mexicans" assembled my 2005 Dodge in Sautillo, Mexico.
Excellent fit, finish, etc. - no complaints.
Only thing that has failed on that one is my USA mfg 48RE at under 80K miles..:R
Maybe we need Bennington *House Boats* on trailers!
Camp in 'em on land and/or water.
Oh yeah - have had several TTs and one fifth wheel.
Never any suspension problems - although I broke a spring once on a 24' (1975) Terry Travel Trailer. (Easy fix!)
And....that was probably due to me putting LT tires on that trailer back in about 1978 - ride was a bit harsher.
It went all over the USA, border to border - *never* a flat or tire failure.
*My* mechanic was me, no "trick" stuff, just common sense & learning from other's experiences..;)
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