what mid-range 5th wheels are out there w/o lippert?
looking to see what mid-range priced 5th wheels are available that don't have Lippert frame/suspension? Some i think i've found (feel free to correct) are: - jayco - kz - northwoods
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Michelle.S wrote:
Don't know about all, but I'm pretty sure some of the Lippert Frames are built to the RV Mfr's specs and since they're just building the frames they don't know what the Mfr is putting on top of it. So just guessing that maybe some of the frame problems have to do with the RV Mfr putting just too much on the frame and suspension and not that any of us would do it, but owners just packing too much weight on top of that. Again, just thinking out loud, but food for thought.
While that may also be an issue, from my reading here the past several years, a lot of the failures showed very poorly made frames, with bad welds probably being the major culprit. I will say that, anecdotally, 2013's been a pretty good year in that there have been almost no frame failures reported here. 2011 and 2012 had a number. I do remember seeing a post that Lippert is now using certified welders whereas they were not before. Besides the frame failure reports, there were also factory tour reports that stated that some of the build processes witnessed were shoddy at best. That's something else that I've seen little of this year, compared to past years.
Lyle
