Good one, MW!
I worked for Fleetwood in '75 building Terry trailers in LaGrande, Oregon. The job I enjoyed most was when I was in interior electrical, installing 12v and 110v fixtures. We never lacked for light as there were no windows or other objects in the rolling frames, and there was plenty of light to do the job.
As others have mentioned, we had air drills/drivers, and were assigned a set of hand tools. If we damaged a tool, it was replaced one-for-one. If we lost a tool, then we paid for it.
Even though Terry was supposed to be a "cut above" the average RV builders, the parts and construction techniques are designed to get the maximum product out in the minimum time. For a small line, we regularly pushed 8 to 12 units out a day. If everything worked while rolling through final inspection, then it was shipped. How well and how long that product performed after the sale??
After many years of ownership of these beasts, I've had to rebuild a lot of things that were hap-hazardously tossed together. If I ever had the money to purchase a new rig, I'd still spend the first year fixing and rebuilding things...
