Mobile RV Technicians/Mechanics

I've had both good and bad. It really is a game of chance sometimes. Even when they are recommended.

Two that I have used in my travels were competent and professional (maintenance work and a minor repair).

One that I used gave me three months of excuses why he hadn't done the work (but kept saying he was working on it with the mfg) and ended up doing nothing.

I currently am dealing with one who has also been giving the same excuses for 4 plus months. So nearly 8 months now my fridge is still not fixed, along with a couple other items (awning, stabilizers).

It is warranty work, and I have learned many do not want to do warranty work, or, as I recently learned, don't have the resources to do it.

By resources I mean that the mobile rv tech has to pay for parts up front, and then be reimbursed. I am supposed to be getting all new replacements, but the up front cost for a fridge, awning, and stabilizers seems to be prohibitive for a small operation.

So now I know to ask in advance, in more detail, just what a mobile tech is capable of doing, before inviting them to do any work.

We have one and he is excellent! Our guy is young, has past experience as a service manager of a dealership. We got him to do our enclosed trailer brakes last week. He also does all kinds of warranty work. We actually got his name from Torklift because we wanted someone to install our lower stable loads due to having to drill holes in that hard steel. It's a plus having our rig sitting home instead of a dealers lot someplace.

As mentioned find a small local guy. Big dealers are terrible and over priced.

2chiefsRus wrote:
Mobile techs who come recommended by others in a campground or the campground owners are typically very good.

X1, In Ariz. at the large RV resort we stay every winter you just watch to see which RV Mobile services are the most frequently seen working on RV's in the park. I just go over and talk to person having work done on their RV and ask them if they are satisfied with the quality of work, price and how quickly the service can be scheduled and completed. I have even used mobil services for warranty work. This avoids having to unhook, pack up and driving to a RV dealer.

Mobile techs who come recommended by others in a campground or the campground owners are typically very good.

Any service person, regardless of the industry, will be successful if they offer quality, reliable service at a fair price. The RV industry is overloaded with "technicians" who are inept and careless. RV dealers offer uncaring, even chaotic service that takes forever and never done correctly the first or second time.

There is a RV repair shop close to me that started out as a one man show. Now, they have 8+ bays, many employees, and a waiting list to get work done. They offer quality work done correctly the first time and fair pricing.