Salt and salt damage on new RV's
... telling me the salt is washed off of all the RV's delivered in the winter and they don't accept any responsibility for the rust caused by the caked on salt under my 110,000 Landmark,... ...
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rockhillmanor wrote:Well, I guess you have a point for the saltaphobes that own RV's but I don't know how or why someone would lose any sleep over this.westend wrote:
So, travelling in the Winter is not to be done either?...Any "damage" done to an RV by passing on a salted highway is overstated in this post, IMO.
Not talking about taking a trip 'after' a snow fall on a salted street. And besides from a safety point a smart RV'er won't drive 'during' a snow storm with their RV's to begin with.
During the winter months I drive my MH at least once a week. AFTER the snow had passed and the roads were dry. Salt still on them, yes. But it's dried out.
I used to travel that road passed where all the RV's are made in Indiana and I've watched many of them being delivered during snowstorms where there are three plows across spreading salt, and they are right behind them all the way. Saw that a LOT of times. :R
Then the unit SITS in a dealership lot and not washed underneath. THAT's what I am talking about.
Up here, we're crying for amendments to be put on the roads when it snows. Now-a-days, they are using something besides rock salt that is less oxidizing.
I'd suggest that if someone wants a rust-free undercarriage, they have it cleaned and a protective barrier put on it. One trip through salted highways is not going to make all of the underside dissolve.
