Powerlite Toy Haulers - Looking for Opinions/Quality

Y-Guy wrote:

BobWanderer wrote:
We looked at Forest River Stealth and Shockwave, but they have 15" tires, not going that route again.

Smart Man, maybe one deal manufacturers will figure it out and stop shipping with cheap tires.

They all have cheap tires, just easier to upgrade when you have 16" wheels to start with.

The sales guys have plenty of answers why this rig has better tires and no need for 16" LT's.
The majority I saw had "Blow Max" tires on them.

BobWanderer wrote:
We looked at Forest River Stealth and Shockwave, but they have 15" tires, not going that route again.

Smart Man, maybe one deal manufacturers will figure it out and stop shipping with cheap tires.

Funny
We have narrowed our search down to the same 2 manufacturers, only difference were looking for a 28' fifth wheel and they both have one we like. Weight and price are very close as well.
The Powerlite seems to have less walk around room in the bedroom and the Attitude has a few more things we like. We looked at Forest River Stealth and Shockwave, but they have 15" tires, not going that route again.

Thank you for all the info everyone. Ended up finding a used Forest River 2006 Sierra Sport T28SP. Everything I was looking for and then some.

I just bought a Pacific Coachworks Powerlite xl 27ft. This is a dandy trailer and I like it ver much. One problem, The scissor jacks are real cheap. Mine came rusted and no amount of WD-40 and lithium grease would make them work smoothly. The trailer was made in March of 2013. The threads are real fine and it takes forever to lower and raise them. I had to use a 1/2 ratchet because the crank they supply kept striping out. Not the jack but the socket on the crank. Replacing them is going to cost me around $350.00. They are Welded on. I called Pacific Coachworks and told them about the problem. They were polite and agreeable and gave me the number for the jack manufacturer. I called them and they offered to send me another one of the same make and model. I have refused and am buying my own. With that exception this appears to be a very nice and well-built trailer
GaryM

Thank you for the info everyone. What everyone is saying is inline with what I have heard and my gut feeling on what I have read. I was mainly leaning toward the Powerlite over the Attitude was slightly lesser cost to get into one and more importantly weight. Mainly tongue weight. The newer 3/4 ton chevy's are rated at 1,000lb tongue. The Attitude 27IFBG comes is at 1,140lb tongue weight vs 970lb on the Powerlite. I have the Firestone load leveling helper bags and was looking at a weight distribution sway hitch. I just don't know if it is enough to safely tow the Attitude 27? The engine has had some work done (cam, valve springs, intake), so I am not as concerned with power, (even though you can never have enough of that) more with the suspensions and the factory receiver hitches ability to handle the load. Any thoughts?
Thank you.
Scott

i have a 2012 pacific coachworks f28fsx and have been very happy with it . its my second rv and i took my time looking to avoid mistakes made on the first one. for an rv the build quality seems clean and well done the only problem i had was a drip at the hotwater heater fitting that was a simple fix.other than that lots of use. i went over all seams and seals just to be sure and installed a stip of easy gutter above the rear door the keep water out . the lay out is perfect for my family of four and would purchase the same unit over again. after reading about problems with water leaks i feel that comes down to the owner not being proactive even if the unit is new go over the seams

Blackdiamond is right, though PCW has been around it's gone through some changes I've read. I ran a search on them on this forum for you, here is the results, give you a bit of things to read over. This thread has some interesting comments about the history of the company.

Attitude has stood the test of time. Pacific Coach works is a new company and untested as to the quality of their products, customer service and warranty.