Lippert frame issues

richfaa wrote:

Mile High wrote:
Rich,
Do ask the question. I'm curious what Lippert says.

In the last few years it seams like the 12" Lippert I-beam Z-frame with 6-pt levelers has homogenized itself equally across the board. I crawled under Montana, Landmark, Sanibel, Redwood, and a few others and there isn't 10 cents worth of difference in the frames between brands.

With possible the exception of the DRV box frame, specs dictating one frame as superior over another out of Lipperts door is a myth.

I have that question in BIG letters and in the 5thh wheel. I tend to agree with you Brad although I am no expert. Another question..has anyone actually been to the Lippert plant and actually seen these "welders" welding on a frame. We have been there more than once and we saw a lot of automated weeding and cutting going on .We will go again as take another look. we have been to both Lippert and Mor Ryde and I get them mixed up as to what I saw where. We got a real good visual lecture on welding at Mor Ryde when we were having the Mor Ryde IS on the 06 3400.

YES.......................on Being there and seeing lippert weld frames...........................The Frame "Plant" in Goshen, is right behind my Terminal, and when we pick up rigs, they are out there Night, and day, welding new frames...........inside the building ...and OUTSIDE...in the dark welding. 2,3,4 A.M. .........................Makes no difference.






And, they have a fleet of Moble weld trucks, at the Goshen plant................10, or 12 of them.





Now, if there was not a problem, why do they send out these Welding trucks, all over the U.S.A., to FIX frames.......Hmmmmm??????





And YES, the engineering staff , at trailer factories do specify frames................Shoddy, welds, not enough braces..........DO Happen.................:E