Saliun S637
Okay... I rolled the dice! Put a set of Saliun S637 today. How are they holding up for those who have put them on?
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FE & NC
Thanks for links on Quality standards. I missed that link.
Now to all those that want to complain about tires I would ask why they are demanding 4 to 6 to 10 year warranty coverage on tires but are willing to accept 12 month on the rest of the RV?
Many tire companies will even sell "Road Hazard Warranty" which means no matter the reason they will replace the tire.
Try and get an RV mfg to offer 100% coverage on simple things like the 12v wiring or the paint. You know the stuff GM, Ford, Hyundai & Kia will cover for 5 to 10 years.
RV apologists, like some magazine editors and writers, will try and use the excuse that RVs are special and we should accept that they won't last more than a few months, but there is nothing special about 12v wiring or paint. Why is it acceptable for awnings to fail at 18 months? or paint to flake off bumpers at 24 or all 6 light bulbs in brake light assemblies corrode at 12 months, or a 1/2 full can of spray paint be left under the bathroom floor to roll around, or to have heat ducting crushed to 1/2 height by design, or headliner molding fall off at 3 years, or exterior graphics crack at 18 months or door hinges bend of its own weight so the door will not close properly, or windows to capture water and leak at 6 months or front end alignment improperly set when the unit leaves the factory?
ISO certification is hard to get. I am impressed that Saliun has achieved this level of documented quality process. I have worked as both a QS9000 and TS16949 auditor and from what I have personally observed in US built RVs and many of the component suppliers, I can say I would not spend more than an hour checking on their quality systems before failing them and walking out of their facility.
If that happened to a GM or Ford or Chrysler supplier there would be people looking for work the next morning.
In general tires are the highest quality item on your RV. Before you complain about a tire failure after 2 or 4 years due to overloading or underinflation or over speed operation, can you point to the rest of your RV and convince me that every part that has failed to performwas replaced, free including labor, by the local RV dealer?
Thanks for links on Quality standards. I missed that link.
Now to all those that want to complain about tires I would ask why they are demanding 4 to 6 to 10 year warranty coverage on tires but are willing to accept 12 month on the rest of the RV?
Many tire companies will even sell "Road Hazard Warranty" which means no matter the reason they will replace the tire.
Try and get an RV mfg to offer 100% coverage on simple things like the 12v wiring or the paint. You know the stuff GM, Ford, Hyundai & Kia will cover for 5 to 10 years.
RV apologists, like some magazine editors and writers, will try and use the excuse that RVs are special and we should accept that they won't last more than a few months, but there is nothing special about 12v wiring or paint. Why is it acceptable for awnings to fail at 18 months? or paint to flake off bumpers at 24 or all 6 light bulbs in brake light assemblies corrode at 12 months, or a 1/2 full can of spray paint be left under the bathroom floor to roll around, or to have heat ducting crushed to 1/2 height by design, or headliner molding fall off at 3 years, or exterior graphics crack at 18 months or door hinges bend of its own weight so the door will not close properly, or windows to capture water and leak at 6 months or front end alignment improperly set when the unit leaves the factory?
ISO certification is hard to get. I am impressed that Saliun has achieved this level of documented quality process. I have worked as both a QS9000 and TS16949 auditor and from what I have personally observed in US built RVs and many of the component suppliers, I can say I would not spend more than an hour checking on their quality systems before failing them and walking out of their facility.
If that happened to a GM or Ford or Chrysler supplier there would be people looking for work the next morning.
In general tires are the highest quality item on your RV. Before you complain about a tire failure after 2 or 4 years due to overloading or underinflation or over speed operation, can you point to the rest of your RV and convince me that every part that has failed to performwas replaced, free including labor, by the local RV dealer?
