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travelnutz
May 10, 2016Explorer II
The frame has to be able to handle the FWS weight, twisting action, and have solid secure slide mounting areas for the slide mechanism to be mounted on. Small slide outs of up to 16' put much less stress on frames. LS has gone to a cheaper generic purchased frame now to cut costs and be more competitive with other like size 5th wheel model prices. The cheaper generic frame will not handle the stresses inherent to the FWS so it has been discontinued. The average buyer wants cheap, cheaper, and cheapest and their wallet controls their thinking as to what wins their signature on the purchase contract.
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